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Science Magazine Podcast

Science Magazine

Weekly podcasts from Science Magazine, the world"s leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.

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17:49

Maternal effects in songbirds and a news roundup

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2015/02/19

Renée Duckworth discusses the role of maternal effects on species replacement in ecological communities shaped by forest fires. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Alex Badyaev]

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29:46

The planetary boundaries framework, marine debris,...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2015/02/12

Will Steffen discusses the processes that define the planetary boundaries framework: a safe operating space within which humanity can still thrive on earth. Jenna Jambeck examines the factors influencing how much plastic debris a nation contributes to the ocean. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Bo Eide Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0]

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20:05

Spatial neurons and a news roundup

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2015/02/05

Gyorgy Buzsáki discusses how two types of neurons in the brain's hippocampus work together to map an animal's environment. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Isaac Planas-Sitjà]

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26:07

Mathematicians and the NSA and a news roundup

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2015/01/29

John Bohannon discusses the growing rift between mathematicians and the National Security Agency following Edward Snowden's 2013 revelations of massive eavesdropping on U.S. citizens. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Amos Frumkin/Hebrew University Cave Research Center]

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17:17

How comets change seasonally and a news roundup

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2015/01/22

Myrtha Hässig discusses variability and heterogeneity of the coma of comet 67P as part of Science's special issue on the Rosetta spacecraft. Meghna Sachdev discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: European Space Agency/Rosetta/NAVCAM]

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26:22

High-altitude bird migration and a news roundup

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2015/01/15

Charles Bishop discusses the "roller-coaster" flight strategy of bar-headed geese as they migrate across the Himalayas between their breeding and wintering grounds. Online news editor David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Nyambayar Batbayar]

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19:06

Deworming buffalo and a news roundup

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2015/01/08

Vanessa Ezenwa discusses the complex relationship between parasitic infections and tuberculosis in African buffalo and what it can tell us about human health. Online news editor David Grimm dicusses coloration in lizards, weighing earth-like planets, and how bears help meadows by eating ants. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Mark Jordahl/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0]

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15:58

Measuring MOOCs

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2015/01/01

Justin Reich discusses the brief history of MOOCs and their impact on teaching online and offline. [Img: GARY WATERS/GETTYIMAGES]

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29:23

Our breakthrough of the year and this year's top news...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/12/19

Robert Coontz discusses this year's Breakthrough and letting readers have their say. Online news editor David Grimm brings the top news stories of 2014 and takes an audio news quiz. Hosted by Sarah Crespi.

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18:32

Science Podcast - Lessons from the tsetse fly genome...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/12/15

Tsetse fly genetics; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.

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20:09

The oldest piece of Mars on Earth and a news roundup...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/12/15

Eric Hand discusses the winding history of the Black Beauty meteorite--a 4.4 billion-year-old piece of Mars. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on bacteria's role in the blood-brain barrier, the "ice-pocalypse", and why only 10 percent of galaxies may host complex life. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Joe McNally]

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23:14

A flock of genomes and a news roundup (12 December 2014)

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/12/12

Erich Jarvis sums up the findings from sequencing 40+ bird genomes. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories capturing comet dust, the origins of life, and losing the Y chromosome. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Copyright © Flip de Nooyer/Foto Natura/Minden Pictures]

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26:17

The shocking predatory strike of the electric eel and...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/12/05

Kenneth Catania takes a close look at how exactly electric eels stun their prey. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on pushing back the earliest abstract art by a few millennia, how our primate ancestors handled their liquor, and murderous sea mammals. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Kenneth Catania]

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25:58

Gendered brains and a news roundup (21 November 2014)

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/11/21

Cordelia Fine discusses the prevalence of "neurosexism" in the study of the human brain. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on climbing walls like a gecko, human hand transplants, and measuring altruism in the lab. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: turkishdisco/Flickr/CC-BY-SA]

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22:22

How hippos help and a news roundup (14 November 2014)

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/11/14

David Grimm and Meghna Sachdev discuss robots that can induce ghostly feelings, the domestication of cats, and training humans to echolocate. Elizabeth Pennisi discusses overcoming hippos' dangerous reputation and oddly shaped bodies to study their important role in African ecosystems. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Kabacchi/Wikipedia]

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20:34

A new way to study norovirus and a news roundup (7...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/11/07

Stephanie Karst discusses her team's successful efforts to culture norovirus in the lab and what this new system means for treatment and prevention. David Grimm brings daily news stories on counting virtual friends, drama at the center of the galaxy, and the birth of the penis. Hosted by Sarah Crespi.

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23:15

Changing minds on charitable giving and a news...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/10/31

Ayelet Gneezy discusses trends in charitable giving and how to maximize donations. David Grimm brings stories on an algal virus found in humans, how to stop zooming human population growth, and an avalanche on an asteroid. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: ISAS/JAXA]

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15:19

High altitude humans living ~11,000 years ago (24...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/10/24

Kurt Rademaker discusses his work exploring the Andean plateau for artifacts of the earliest high-altitude humans, Paleoindians that lived at 4500 meters more than 11,000 years ago. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: David-Stanley/Flickr]

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19:40

Plants and predators and a daily news roundup (17...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/10/17

Adam Ford discusses linking plants, their herbivores, and their predators on the East African savannah. Science daily news editor David Grimm brings stories on storing CO2 underground for millions of years, why fruit flies like yeast and vice versa, and volcanoes on the moon. [Img: Filip Lachowski]

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20:30

Robot relations and a daily news roundup (10 October...

Science Magazine Podcast ·

2014/10/10

The rights and responsibilities of robots.

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