Should Ultraprocessed Foods Be Off The Menu?
The new dietary guidelines from the USDA call for Americans to “eat real food” and consume less “highly processed” food. But how? By some estimates, ultraprocessed foods make up nearly 60% of the aver...
4 Feb 29min
The Growing Experiment Of Putting Solar Panels On Farmland
In an effort to make their farms more environmentally and economically sustainable, some farmers are experimenting with agrivoltaics: growing crops underneath solar panels. This dual harvest is workin...
3 Feb 22min
We’re All Being Played By Metrics
Point systems are everywhere. Ready for movie night? Consult Rotten Tomatoes. Vetting a new pediatrician? See how many stars they have. At work, it can be even more pervasive: There’s KPIs and ROIs be...
2 Feb 29min
The Middle + SciFri: How Can Trust In Science Be Restored?
We’re bringing you a special bonus episode from our friends at the live call-in show “The Middle with Jeremy Hobson.” Jeremy is joined by Science Friday Host Flora Lichtman and theoretical astrophysic...
31 Jan 20min
Untangling The History Of Dog Domestication
All the pups we love—from chihuahuas to great danes—are descendants of the mighty gray wolf. But how did we end up with so many breeds? The story that's often told is that dog diversity really took of...
30 Jan 17min
A Science Historian Tackles Ghostwriting In Scientific Papers
We keep hearing that these are unprecedented times for science: scientific skeptics running federal agencies, growing mistrust of vaccines, and messaging from the highest levels of government that sci...
29 Jan 20min
How China Is Driving Down Electricity Costs With Renewables
In a speech last week in a speech at the World Economic Forum, President Trump said China was making a lot of wind turbines, but not using much wind power in their own country. Is that right? China st...
28 Jan 12min
Managing The Risks Of Spaceflight, 40 Years After Challenger
Forty years ago this week, the space shuttle Challenger exploded in flight, 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. All seven crew members were killed. In the months that followed, the tragedy w...
27 Jan 18min
