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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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August 14 · 24 min
How AI helped a nonspeaking opera star find his voice
What if AI is used to amplify human creativity rather than replace it?
August 12 · 23 min
Could humans learn to speak in music?
Linguists may have the answers
August 10 · 14 min
A moon crash, water hacks and a new mRNA flu shot
Scientists analyze an accidental SpaceX impact on the moon as cyberattacks target U.S. water systems and a new flu vaccine is approved by the FDA
August 7 · 13 min
Is Gen Z making smoking cool again?
The data say smoking is down. The vibes say something else
August 5 · 24 min
Getting to YouTube science stardom by building $#!%ty robots
How Simone Giertz did it
August 3 · 12 min
Explosive diarrhea, ‘protein maxxing’ and the science of burnout
Your salad could make you sick. Your protein obsession might not help, either
July 31 · 26 min
Lewis, Clark and America’s first great science mission
The untold science and drama of Lewis and Clark’s expedition
July 30 · 7 min
How to beat rogue antibodies at their own game [Sponsored]
Almost all of us know someone who suffers from an autoimmune disease. Or maybe you do yourself. Autoimmune diseases are common: only cancer and cardiovascular diseases are more prevalent. So how do you fight a body that is fighting against itself? argenx, an immunology innovation company that develops antibody-based therapies, is developing a new toolkit of molecules that can tamp down the rebelling part of the immune system. Scientific American Custom Media recently talked to argenx’s new CEO, Karen Massey about what's in the toolkit -- and how it's helping patients. This podcast was produced for argenx 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
July 29 · 14 min
Summer Reading Challenge: Quantum queerness, Pompeii and plant horror
The ultimate science summer reading list
July 27 · 11 min
Your summer reading list starts here
Science books our editors can’t stop recommending
July 24 · 17 min
Are we too afraid of the sun?
Maybe we shouldn't be
June 22 · 13 min
Ebola update, World Cup heat risks, dad brains
What’s going on with the Ebola outbreak, how the World Cup is dealing with rising temperatures, and how becoming a father can change your brain
June 19 · 15 min
How common viruses could quietly raise your cancer risk
veryday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time
June 17 · 19 min
The neuroscientist decoding how the brain learns
Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa talks about surprising results that are changing how we think dopamine works and how the brain really learns
June 15 · 22 min
From aspiring actress to NASA astrophysicist
This young researcher’s unlikely journey into academia will change the way you think about science, failure and belonging
June 12 · 15 min
Disclosure Day and the science of alien language
A linguist lays out what communicating with aliens could actually involve—and what that tells us about human language
June 10 · 17 min
The science of World Cup grass
How scientists are engineering the perfect World Cup pitch—one so flawless that players never notice it
June 8 · 9 min
World Cup health monitoring ramps up as Mars mission ends and AI rules shift
World Cup crowds spark outbreak tracking as AI tensions rise and ancient Rome’s roads get a stunning reboot
June 5 · 15 min
What’s in a name? When it comes to PCOS, a lot
A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change
June 3 · 13 min
The math behind your daily annoyances
From slow elevators to perfectly split pizza, math quietly explains the quirks of everyday life

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