Jane Goodall, Coronavirus Update, Science Diction. March 20, 2020, Part 1
60 years ago this year, a young Jane Goodall entered the Gombe in Tanzania to begin observations of the chimpanzees living there. During her time there, Goodall observed wild chimpanzees in the Gombe ...
21 Mar 202048min
SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Vaccine'
For centuries, smallpox seemed unbeatable. People had tried nearly everything to knock it out—from herbal remedies to tossing back 12 bottles of beer a day (yep, that was a real recommendation from a ...
17 Mar 202012min
Farmers’ Stress, Tiny Dino-Bird Discovery. March 13, 2020, Part 2
The Farm Crisis of the 1980s was a dark time for people working in food and agriculture. U.S. agricultural policies led to an oversupply of crops, price drops, and farms closures. At the same time, th...
13 Mar 202047min
Coronavirus: Washing and Sanitizing, Science Diction, New HIV PrEP Drugs. March 13, 2020, Part 1
The number of people in the U.S. confirmed to be infected with the pandemic-level respiratory coronavirus continues to rise, even as testing and diagnosis capacity continues to lag behind other nation...
13 Mar 202046min
SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Meme'
Remember that summer when the internet was one Distracted Boyfriend after another—that flannel-shirted dude rubbernecking at a passing woman, while his girlfriend glares at him? Everyone had their own...
10 Mar 202013min
Astronaut Training, Marsquakes, Whale Migration. March 6, 2020, Part 2
Do You Have The ‘Right Stuff’ To Be An Astronaut? If you’ve ever considered being an astronaut, this might be your chance to land that dream job. This week, NASA opened applications for a new class of...
6 Mar 202046min
Coronavirus Genetics, Prosthetic Hands. March 6, 2020, Part 1
A New Trick For Dexterity In Prosthetic Hands Researchers working on the next generation of prosthetic limbs have a few fundamental engineering problems to overcome. For starters, how can people using...
6 Mar 202047min
Coronavirus Preparedness, Facebook’s History. Feb 28, 2020, Part 2
This week, the world’s attention has turned to the spread of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that was first detected in Wuhan, China, late in 2019. More countries are finding cases, and in the Unit...
28 Feb 202046min
