Insulin Marketplace, Hair, Whale Size. December 13, 2019, Part 2
Why Diabetes Patients Are Getting Insulin From Facebook Almost one in ten Americans are diagnosed with diabetes, according to the most recent statistics from the CDC. With those odds, you likely know ...
13 Dec 201947min
Undiscovered Presents: Spontaneous Generation
These days, biologists believe all living things come from other living things. But for a long time, people believed that life would, from time to time, spontaneously pop into existence more often—and...
11 Dec 201920min
Best Science Books and Board Games of 2019. Dec 6, 2019, Part 2
In a year jam-packed with fast-moving science news and groundbreaking research, books can provide a more slower-paced, reflective look at the world around us—and a precious chance to dive deep on big ...
6 Dec 201947min
Parker Solar Probe, Slime Molds. Dec 6, 2019, Part 1
In August 2018, NASA sent the Parker Solar Probe off on its anticipated seven-year-long mission to study the sun. Already, it has completed three of its 24 scheduled orbits, and data from two of those...
6 Dec 201946min
SciFri Extra: Bringing Environmental Justice To The Classroom
Laura Diaz, a Bay Area science teacher, grew up in Pittsburg, California near chemical plants and refineries. That experience, combined with watching her mother’s home go up in flames in last year’s C...
30 Nov 201916min
Science Awards Of The Sillier Sort. Nov 29, 2019, Part 2
The 2019 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony is a tribute to offbeat and quirky scientific studies. Here's some examples: Does pizza have a protective effect against cancer? What’s the physics behind the wombat’s...
29 Nov 201946min
Imagining The Future Of AI / Face Mites. Nov 29, 2019, Part 1
What can science fiction and social science contribute to how we think about our algorithmic present and future? Science fiction writers and Hugo-winning podcast hosts Annalee Newitz (author of The F...
29 Nov 201947min
Undiscovered Presents: Planet Of The Killer Apes
In Apartheid-era South Africa, a scientist uncovered a cracked, proto-human jawbone. That humble fossil would go on to inspire one of the most blood-spattered theories in all of paleontology: the “Kil...
27 Nov 201924min
