Science Quickly

Scientific American

Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

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Friday · 23 min
What science says about endless phone scrolling
The science of screen addiction and how to build a healthier relationship with technology
Wednesday · 16 min
Are Blue Zones real?
The data behind Blue Zones might not be that strong
Tuesday · 23 min
Fighting Fear with Facts: Navigating Infectious Disease Information [Sponsored]
From sensationalized health claims to AI-generated misinformation, misleading content can distort how people understand infectious disease. Epidemiologist and science communicator Jessica Malaty Rivera explores why fear spreads, how science evolves and what individuals can do to evaluate sources, recognize emotional manipulation and build trust in evidence. This podcast was produced for Bayer by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monday · 11 min
Nobel winners, neutrino detectors and nature’s longest-living tortoise
Breaking down this year’s Nobel Prize–winning science, from switching brain cells on and off with light to catching cosmic neutrinos in Antarctic ice to building mirror-image molecules. Plus, a 194-year-old tortoise’s DNA might hold the key to a longer life.
October 9 · 18 min
The doctor fighting for pain-free IUDs
A new study shows promising results in lowering pain during IUD placements
October 7 · 14 min
Who’s accountable when AI goes wrong?
A deeper debate over accountability, safety and control.
October 5 · 14 min
El Niño flood threats, measles risks and a risky viral trend
The flood threat, measles risk and TikTok trend to know about
October 2 · 19 min
You’re probably walking past edible plants every day
How foraging can change the way we think about food and nature
September 30 · 18 min
Can you spot a romance scam?
What you can do to protect yourself
September 29 · 20 min
Navigating Science and Health Misinformation [Sponsored]
As health misinformation surges online, Morgan McSweeney—known online as Dr. Noc, a science communicator and immunology expert whose videos reach millions each month across TikTok, Instagram, and X—explores why facts alone might not be enough to earn public trust, and what science communicators can do differently. This podcast was produced for Bayer by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine's board of editors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 28 · 10 min
Fire amoebas, fossilized vomit and AI energy demands
From the smallest building blocks of life to prehistoric vomit and a newly discovered amoeba that can really take the heat.
September 25 · 34 min
Unexplainable: Dark matter and the end of answers
What if the universe’s biggest mystery has no answer?
September 24 · 20 min
Rethinking Age-Related Vision Loss [Sponsored]
Treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration has advanced significantly with anti-VEGF therapies, but the need for frequent injections remains a challenge. A new, longer-lasting treatment now in development aims to reduce treatment burden while helping preserve vision. This podcast was produced for Ocular Therapeutix by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 23 · 16 min
Should you be ‘poop maxxing’?
Is it possible to optimize our poop?
September 21 · 15 min
Space weapons are here, and AI experts are sounding alarms
From orbital weapons to AI risks and weaker emissions rules
September 18 · 19 min
Can you hear a forest disappear?
Filmmaker and journalist Leah Varjacques takes listeners inside an Indonesian forest that’s quickly changing as the country attempts to move its capital city
September 16 · 26 min
Unexplainable: What happened before the big bang?
Rachel Feltman joins Vox’s Unexplainable
September 14 · 12 min
From 9/11’s lasting legacy to AI’s disruptive future
As new 9/11 documents emerge, AI transforms power and progress
September 11 · 26 min
Is AI making us less human?
What do we lose when machines become our closest confidants?
September 9 · 17 min
The surprising science of friendship
New research challenges assumptions about the kind of friendships we need

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