Science Friday
Science Friday and WNYC Studios
NPR's weekly radio hour tracking bug pee mechanics, primate obstetrics, and vaccine psychology with working researchers.
Why we picked this
We picked Science Friday because it treats science as a process of continuous inquiry rather than a collection of settled facts. For decades, the show has mapped the outer edges of biology, physics, and medicine by talking directly to the researchers doing the work. Instead of leaning into sensationalism, the hosts ask precise questions about how complex systems actually function. It is a steady, reliable archive for any listener who wants to understand the mechanics of the natural world through careful, unhurried reporting.
Recent episodes
Why are we changing the way we keep time?
Oct 24, 202614 min
Kazuo Ishiguro on emotional truth in sci-fi and in our AI reality
Oct 23, 202625 min
Is that garbage can bear resistant? These bears will find out
Oct 22, 202618 min
Jennifer Doudna on what it takes to be a good scientist
Oct 21, 202629 min
Getting the billion-dollar PRIMA space telescope off the ground
Oct 20, 202615 min
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on making climate action cool
Oct 19, 202612 min
Could a whale swallow a human, 'Whalefall' style?
Oct 16, 202618 min
Why do politicians talk like that?
Oct 15, 202618 min
Sargassum superblooms are choking coastlines around the Atlantic
Oct 14, 202612 min
Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day and the women who made the internet
Oct 13, 202617 min
Are attachment styles more than a social media trend?
Oct 12, 202617 min
The science and politics of the new mRNA flu vaccine
Oct 10, 202612 min
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