Science Talk

Science Talk

By Scientific AmericanScience

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

Science Talk episodes

December 24, 2019 Superstrong Fibers Could Be Hairy Situation
Human hair tested stronger than thicker fibers from elephants, boars and giraffes, providing clues to materials scientists hoping to make superstrong synthetic fibers.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 min
December 20, 2019 Flaky Scalps Have a Unique Fungal Microbiome
Certain species of bacteria and fungi seem to proliferate on dandruff-ridden scalps. The reason is a little more mysterious. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 min
December 19, 2019 Moths Flee or Face Bats, Depending on Toxicity
Tiger moth species that contain bad-tasting and toxic compounds are nonchalant in the presence of bats, while edible moth species evade their predators.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 min
December 18, 2019 Ancient Seawall Found Submerged
In shallow waters off the coast of Israel, archaeologists have found entire villages—including one with a sunken seawall. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 min
December 14, 2019 Citizen Scientists Deserve Journal Status Upgrade
Here’s an argument that citizen scientists deserve co-authorship on scientific journal papers to which they contributed research.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 min
December 13, 2019 Not All Hydropower Is Climate-Considerate
While some hydropower facilities release almost no greenhouse gases, others can actually be worse than burning fossil fuels.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 min
December 12, 2019 Certain Zip Codes Pick Losers
People in certain zip codes are more likely to purchase products that flop, buy homes that are poor investments and pick political candidates who lose. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 min
December 11, 2019 Linguists Hear an Accent Begin
Residents of an overwintering station in Antarctica provided linguists with evidence of the first small changes in speech that may signal the development of a new accent.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 min
December 10, 2019 Romans Would Roam for Wood
Archaeologists unearthed wood from a Roman villa when digging Rome’s subway—and scientists determined the planks came all the way from France. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 min
December 09, 2019 When the Bellbird Calls, You Know It
The white bellbird of the Amazon may be the loudest bird in the world.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 min

About Science Talk

From the publisher's feed

Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.