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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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Jennifer Doudna on what it takes to be a good scientist

Getting the billion-dollar PRIMA space telescope off the ground

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on making climate action cool

Could a whale swallow a human, “Whalefall” style?

Why do politicians talk like that?

Sargassum superblooms are choking coastlines around the Atlantic

Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day and the women who made the internet

Are attachment styles more than a social media trend?

The science and politics of the new mRNA flu vaccine

What is the Kelvin wave on the West Coast?

The punk rock life of cephalopods

The Nobel winner searching for deep-space neutrinos in Antarctica

How important ideas get reawakened, with David Byrne

The History of Concrete with John Wilson

The tilcayo is the new wild cat on the block

Are natural history museums going extinct?

Examining a new lunar crater + searching for signs of alien technology

Did the COVID pandemic stunt kids’ development?

How do concussions affect the brain?

Are new treatments for celiac disease on the horizon?