Artificial intelligence programs that learn concepts based on just a few examples and a daily news roundup
Brenden Lake discusses a new computational model that rivals the human ability to learn new concepts based on just a single example; David Grimm talks about attracting cockroaches, searching for habit...
10 Joulu 201525min
How our gut microbiota change as we age and a daily news roundup
Paul O'Toole discusses what happens to our gut microbes as we age; David Grimm talks about competent grandmas, our tilted moon, and gender in the brain. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Dhinakaran Gajava...
3 Joulu 201529min
Can "big data" from mobile phones pinpoint pockets of poverty? And a news roundup
Joshua Blumenstock discusses patterns of mobile phone use as a source of "big data" about wealth and poverty in developing countries; David Grimm talks about gene drives, helpful parasites, and electr...
26 Marras 201529min
Bioengineering functional vocal cords and a daily news roundup
Jennifer Long explains how scientists have engineered human vocal cords; Catherine Matacic talks about vanquishing a deadly amphibian fungus, pigeons that spot cancer, and more. Hosted by Susanne Bard...
19 Marras 201527min
The consequences of mass extinction and a daily news roundup
Lauren Sallan discusses the consequences of a mass extinction event 359 million years ago on vertebrate body size; David Grimm talks about grandma's immune system, gambling on studies, and killer gene...
12 Marras 201520min
The evolution of Mars' atmosphere and a daily news roundup
Bruce Jakosky discusses where Mars' once-thick, CO2-ish atmosphere went and the first data from the MAVEN mission to study the Red Planet; David Grimm talks about worm allergies, fake fingerprints, an...
5 Marras 201523min
The origins of biodiversity in the Amazon and a daily news roundup
Lizzie Wade discusses whether the amazing biodiversity of the Amazon Basin was the result of massive flooding, or the uplift of the Andes mountain range. David Grimm talks about microbes aboard the In...
29 Loka 201531min
The neuroscience of reversing blindness and a daily news roundup
Rhitu Chatterjee discusses Project Prakash and the neuroscience behind reversing blindness in children, teenagers, and adults in rural India; David Grimm talks about where dogs came from, when life fi...
22 Loka 201533min
