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Alan Alda Challenges Scientists to Answer: What Is Sleep?
Alan Alda’s “Flame Challenge” asks scientists to answer the big questions that keep them up at...
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Food Failures: Cookie Science Secrets
In this episode, Cooking for Geeks author Jeff Potter gives home bakers tips on how to achieve...
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The Best Science Books of 2014
Science writers Deborah Blum and Annalee Newitz join Ira to share their favorite science books of...
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Evidence Mounts for Liquid Water on Mars
NASA reveals new evidence for a large lake that could have existed for millions of years on Mars.
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In mice, eating within an 8-12 hour window helped to prevent and even reverse obesity and type 2...
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What’s Killing West Coast Starfish?
Scientists have linked an unprecedented starfish die-off along the West Coast to a virus.
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Climate Deal or Not, Fight Against Global Warming Has Begun
Last year, for example, new solar plants outpaced coal installations in the U.S., and...
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Paola Antonelli: ‘Design Is More Than Cute Chairs’
For MoMA curator Paola Antonelli, “design” includes computer interfaces, video games, and maker...
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Test Launch Marks New Phase for NASA
NASA is in early stage test flights for Orion, its updated crew capsule, but the spaceflight...
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How Long Does a President’s Legacy Last?
In 1991, 53 percent of students tested could recall Lyndon Johnson as the 36th president; that...
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Near City Streets, an Insect Cleaning Crew
Ants and other insects could be able to remove thousands of pounds of food waste from street...
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An Art Movement Where Art and Science Collide
In the new art movement “art-sci,” artists take inspiration from science, use scientific...
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Does Your Genome Belong to Your Family, Too?
Should doctors share information about your risky genes with your family, since they, too, might...
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Ig Nobel Prizes Salute Science’s Strange and Silly
In a Science Friday holiday tradition, we’re playing highlights from this year’s 24th First...
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Ghosts of Early Language May Linger in the Brain
Chinese adoptees living in Canada, who now speak only French, still process Chinese sounds as...
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Food Failures: The Science of Sides
Find out how to avoid Turkey Day trip-ups in the latest episode of our “Food Failures” series.
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Would You Trust a Robot to Schedule Your Life?
Given access to your Google calendar, a personal assistant named Amy will happily schedule all...
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Female wild turkeys parse the courtship performances of males to determine their genetic potential.
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Into the Wormhole: The Science of 'Interstellar'
It’s a sci-fi epic set among black holes, wormholes, and tesseracts. But director Christopher...
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