SciFri Book Club: ‘The Fifth Season.’ Feb 15, 2019, Part 1
In this final installment of the winter Book Club, we wrap up a winter of exploring The Stillness, learning how volcanologists research lava flows and crater tremors, and even diving into the center o...
15 Helmi 201947min
Declining Insects, Sunny Day Flooding, Liquid Rules. Feb 15, 2019, Part 2
That once vibrant forest has gotten quieter and emptier, as many of the insects— and the animals that depend on them—have disappeared. In a worldwide report card on the state of insects in the journal...
15 Helmi 201947min
Buttons, Grand Canyon Maps, Mosquitoes. Feb 8, 2019, Part 2
The button is everywhere. It allows us to interact with our computers and technology, alerts us when someone is at the front door, and with a tap, can have dinner delivered to your home. But buttons a...
8 Helmi 201947min
Earth’s Core, Govt Data In The Cloud, Book Club. Feb 8, 2019, Part 1
At the very center of the Earth is a solid lump of iron and nickel that might be as hot as the surface of the Sun. This solid core is thought to be why our magnetic field is as strong as it is. As the...
8 Helmi 201947min
Sleep and the Immune System, Measuring Carbon, Specimens of Hair. Feb 1, 2019, Part 2
Some citizen scientists collect minerals or plants. But 19th-century lawyer Peter A. Browne collected hair—lots and lots of hair. His collection started innocently enough. Browne decided to make a sci...
1 Helmi 201946min
Digital Art, Lava Lab, Desalination. Feb 1, 2019, Part 1
A series of lines on a wall, drawn by museum staff, from instructions written by an artist. A textile print made from scanning the screen of an Apple IIe computer, printing onto heat transfer material...
1 Helmi 201947min
Weather Advances, Listening to Volcanoes, Phragmites. Jan 25, 2019, Part 1
Your smartphone gives you up-to-the-minute weather forecast updates at the tap of a button. Every newscast has a weather segment. And outlets like the Weather Channel talk weather all day, every day. ...
25 Tammi 201945min
Medical Conflict Of Interest, Saturn’s Rings, Bear Brook Podcast. Jan 25, 2019, Part 2
Most scientific journals go by the honor system when it comes to conflicts of interest: They ask, and the researchers tell. But that system might be due for an overhaul. A recent ProPublica and New Yo...
25 Tammi 201946min
