Scientific American Podcast: Science Talk

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The podcast currently has 2,367 episodes available.

Scientific American Podcast: Science Talk episodes:

January 22, 2015 Diaper Material Expands Wee Microscope Views
The absorbent material in disposable diapers can expand tissue samples, making more structure visible under light microscopes. Karen Hopkin reports

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January 21, 2015 Obama Talks Ebola and Climate in His SOTU
In his State of the Union address, the president talked about the need for frameworks to be in place to stop future pandemics and rising worldwide temperatures

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5min
January 20, 2015 Computer Snoopers Read Electromagnetic Emissions
Researchers were able to track the keystrokes of a nearby computer via fluctuations in its electromagnetic radiation output. Christopher Intagliata reports

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3min
January 15, 2015 Ex-President Wins Campaign against Ghastly Guinea Worm
Jimmy Carter's efforts against the horribly painful guinea worm parasitic disease have helped lower the number of cases from 3.5 million in 1986 to just 126 last year. Steve Mirsky reports

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4min
January 13, 2015 Antibiotics in Blood Can Make Malaria Mosquitoes Mightier
The drugs disrupt mosquitoes' gut bacteria, which appears to make the insects more effective malaria vectors. Christopher Intagliata reports

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4min
January 12, 2015 Health and Conservation Reminders Cut Consumer Energy Use
Households that got weekly messages about the lower pollution they generated via efficiency cut energy use much more than did residents who were told how much money they were saving. Cynthia Graber reports

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3min
January 09, 2015 Active Sun at Birth Cut Historical Life Spans
High UV radiation during solar maxima may have degraded expectant mothers' stores of folate, a vitamin essential to development. Christopher Intagliata reports

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4min
January 08, 2015 Making Evolution Make Microbes Make Products
By selecting for bacteria that can survive only if they make a particular product of interest over multiple iterations, researchers vastly improved yields and decreased production times. Cynthia Graber reports

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3min
January 06, 2015 Human Eye Sometimes Sees the Unseeable
Under certain conditions people can catch a glimpse of usually invisible infrared light. Karen Hopkin reports

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January 05, 2015 E.T. May Reveal Itself with Vibration
Looking for movement could complement chemical searches for extraterrestrial life. Christopher Intagliata reports

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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.