Scientific American Podcast: Science Talk

By Scientific American

... more

· Science

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Scientific American Podcast: Science Talk:

How many episodes does Scientific American Podcast: Science Talk have?

The podcast currently has 2,367 episodes available.

Scientific American Podcast: Science Talk episodes:

September 22, 2016 Clever Ants Have Backup Navigation Systems
An ant walking in the desert can gauge distance by footsteps and the sun's position, but an ant being carried can estimate distance by visual information perceived as it passed by.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
4min
September 21, 2016 Ancient Biblical Scroll Gets Read While Wrapped
Researchers used high-tech visualization techniques to peer inside an ancient scroll too fragile to unwrap.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
5min
September 20, 2016 Birch Trees Droop at Night with No Rays in Sight
The branches of birch trees in Europe sagged by as much as four inches at night compared with daytime.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
4min
September 19, 2016 Some Malaria Mosquitoes May Prefer Cows to Us
A chromosomal rearrangement may cause one mosquito species to be lured to cows instead of humans for a blood meal. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
3min
September 15, 2016 Drunk People Feel Soberer around Heavy Drinkers
Drinkers surrounded by even more inebriated people feel less drunk than a breathalyzer test indicates they actually are. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
4min
September 14, 2016 Oldest Known Indigo Dye Found in Peru
Fabric dyed with indigo just found in Peru is some 1,600 years older than indigo-dyed fabrics that have been found in the Middle East.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
4min
September 13, 2016 Road Noise Makes Birds' Lives Tougher
By playing road noise where there was no road, researchers were able to gauge the effect of the noise on bird behavior without having to deal with the effect of the road itself.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
4min
September 12, 2016 World Wilderness Down 10 Percent in 20 Years
South America and central Africa lost the most wilderness in a decline since the 1990s that saw the planet's wild areas down by a tenth

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
4min
September 08, 2016 Photonic Chip Could Strengthen Smartphone Encryption
The chip uses pulses of laser light to generate truly random numbers, the basis of encryption. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
3min
September 07, 2016 Protein Test Could Complement Crime Scene DNA Analysis
Researchers determined that the variation of a couple hundred proteins in a person's hair could be enough to single her out from one million individuals. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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

FAQs about Scientific American Podcast: Science Talk:

How many episodes does Scientific American Podcast: Science Talk have?

The podcast currently has 2,367 episodes available.