Protecting Against Poison Exposure This Holiday Season
There are a lot of holiday gatherings at this time of year, and families getting together can mean that kids are in places that don’t normally have a lot of kid visitors. And, as we know, curious kids...
10 Dec 202418min
2024’s Best Science Books For Kids
It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirku...
9 Dec 202418min
Supreme Court Case On Regulation Of Vapes | Predicting Lithium-Ion Battery Explosions
The Supreme Court hears a case centering on the FDA’s denial of applications for nicotine-based vapes containing flavored liquid seen as addictive for young people. And, damaged lithium-ion batteries ...
6 Dec 202425min
A Theatrical Tribute To Unexpected Science
The Ig Nobel awards are a salute to achievements that, in the words of the organizers, “make people laugh, then think.” Each year, the editors of the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Resea...
5 Dec 202449min
'They Might Be Giants' Sings About Science
As part of Science Friday’s 33rd anniversary show, we’re revisiting our listeners’ favorite stories, including this one from 2009.In the album “Here Comes Science,” the band They Might Be Giants tackl...
4 Dec 202426min
What Was It Like To Witness The End Of The Dinosaurs?
As part of Science Friday’s 33rd anniversary show, we’re revisiting our listeners’ favorite stories, including this one from 2022.66 million years ago, a massive asteroid hit what we know today as the...
3 Dec 202418min
A Nobel Prize For Chemistry Work ‘Totally Separate From Biology’
In 2022, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi of Stanford University, Dr. Morten Meldal of the University of Copenhagen, and Dr. K. Barry Sharpless of the Scripps Research Institu...
2 Dec 202419min
Alan Alda Reflects On Life With Parkinson’s
In 2018, actor, author and science communicator Alan Alda spoke publicly about his diagnosis for Parkinson’s Disease. Alda, who is best known for his role in “M*A*S*H,” “The Aviator,” and “The West Wi...
29 Nov 202412min
