Science Friday

Science Friday

Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

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Climate Future Exhibit | Oregon's Proposed Fish Vacuum

Climate Future Exhibit | Oregon's Proposed Fish Vacuum

A Climate Change Exhibit Asks ‘What If We Get It Right?’Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist and co-founder of the nonprofit Urban Ocean Lab, thinks a lot about the possible futures of our ...

8 Nov 202317min

How A Deaf Advisory Group Is Changing Healthcare

How A Deaf Advisory Group Is Changing Healthcare

When Tamiko Rafeek admitted herself to the hospital a few years ago, she asked for an interpreter. “I was feeling very, very sick that day,” she recalled. Rafeek is deaf, and the Americans with Disabi...

7 Nov 202317min

40 Years Of Sounding The Alarm On Nuclear Winter

40 Years Of Sounding The Alarm On Nuclear Winter

This week holds anniversaries for two important milestones in nuclear warfare. On November 1, 1952, the United States detonated a massive hydrogen bomb in the Marshall Islands. The new weapon vaporize...

6 Nov 202318min

CRISPR-Based Sickle Cell Treatment | Pain Tolerance From Neanderthals

CRISPR-Based Sickle Cell Treatment | Pain Tolerance From Neanderthals

If given final approval by the FDA, this sickle-cell treatment would be the first to use gene-editing CRISPR technology on humans. Also, gene variants inherited from Neanderthals can impact pain toler...

3 Nov 202324min

How Poisons Have Shaped Life On Earth

How Poisons Have Shaped Life On Earth

When you think of poisons, you might think of chemicals like cyanide, arsenic, or the deadly concoction left out for rats. But have you thought of acorns? What about the cup of coffee you had this mor...

2 Nov 202317min

Placenta Research May Help Explain Pregnancy Loss

Placenta Research May Help Explain Pregnancy Loss

Content warning: This interview includes discussion of miscarriage and pregnancy loss, and may be triggering for some listeners.The placenta is an incredible body part. It’s the only organ grown tempo...

1 Nov 202317min

A Common Cold Medicine Ingredient Doesn’t Work. What Now?

A Common Cold Medicine Ingredient Doesn’t Work. What Now?

Twenty years ago, scientists found that phenylephrine, listed as a decongestant in many cold medicines, didn’t work. What can you use instead? In September, an advisory committee for the Food and Drug...

31 Okt 202312min

Diving Into Elon Musk’s Mind

Diving Into Elon Musk’s Mind

There’s a name that’s hard to escape these days, particularly if you’re in the technology world—Elon Musk. He’s involved with Tesla electric cars, home solar and battery installations, SpaceX rockets,...

30 Okt 202330min

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