George Harper
@george-harper.bsky.social
Former Evolutionary Biology Professor - Now Science Friday's Stewardship Manager because sharing science with the broadest audience possible is a critically important public good.
Can we love something to death? Are we loving African grey parrots to extinction in the wild?
Flora talks with Rene Ebersole, co-founder of @wire-wildlife.bsky.social.
Podcast version below or listen to the full show today from 2-4pm ET at sciencefriday.com
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Flora talks with Rene Ebersole, co-founder of @wire-wildlife.bsky.social.
Podcast version below or listen to the full show today from 2-4pm ET at sciencefriday.com
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African Grey Parrots Are Popular—And It’s Fueling Illegal Trade
Talkative African grey parrots are charismatic internet stars. A global scramble to source and sell the birds threatens their survival.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Can we love something to death? Are we loving African grey parrots to extinction in the wild?
Flora talks with Rene Ebersole, co-founder of @wire-wildlife.bsky.social.
Podcast version below or listen to the full show today from 2-4pm ET at sciencefriday.com
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/afr...
Flora talks with Rene Ebersole, co-founder of @wire-wildlife.bsky.social.
Podcast version below or listen to the full show today from 2-4pm ET at sciencefriday.com
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/afr...
Trivia games are a fun way to learn/teach science.
Take 12 minutes for some food science fun and try the Super Food Science Excellence Trivia Blowout (SFSETBO) w/Flora & @parttimegenius.bsky.social co-host Mangesh Hattikudur (Mango). Fun food facts!
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Take 12 minutes for some food science fun and try the Super Food Science Excellence Trivia Blowout (SFSETBO) w/Flora & @parttimegenius.bsky.social co-host Mangesh Hattikudur (Mango). Fun food facts!
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Attention, Trivia Nerds! It’s A Food Science Fact Feast
Flora and “Part-Time Genius” co-host Mangesh Hattikudur put one lucky listener to the test with food science trivia.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Trivia games are a fun way to learn/teach science.
Take 12 minutes for some food science fun and try the Super Food Science Excellence Trivia Blowout (SFSETBO) w/Flora & @parttimegenius.bsky.social co-host Mangesh Hattikudur (Mango). Fun food facts!
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/foo...
Take 12 minutes for some food science fun and try the Super Food Science Excellence Trivia Blowout (SFSETBO) w/Flora & @parttimegenius.bsky.social co-host Mangesh Hattikudur (Mango). Fun food facts!
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/foo...
More fascinating #animals this week! These #superagers live ‘long’ healthy lives - much longer than expected for the types of animals they are. What can we learn from them?
Flora talks with Vera Gorbunova (U of Rochester) and Juan Manuel Vazquez (Penn State U)
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Flora talks with Vera Gorbunova (U of Rochester) and Juan Manuel Vazquez (Penn State U)
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Can Animal Super-Agers Teach Us Their Secrets?
Some animals seem to defy the rules of aging. Understanding how they do it could help us live longer, healthier lives.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
More fascinating #animals this week! These #superagers live ‘long’ healthy lives - much longer than expected for the types of animals they are. What can we learn from them?
Flora talks with Vera Gorbunova (U of Rochester) and Juan Manuel Vazquez (Penn State U)
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Flora talks with Vera Gorbunova (U of Rochester) and Juan Manuel Vazquez (Penn State U)
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Heard of the Evelyn Tables? Displays of real human nerves & blood vessels in their positions in the body. Love that @realgdt.bsky.social included these 17th century science artifacts in #Frankenstein.
Love this article by @emmalgometz.bsky.social, too! www.sciencefriday.com/articles/fra...
Love this article by @emmalgometz.bsky.social, too! www.sciencefriday.com/articles/fra...
400-Year-Old Displays Of Human Tissue Live On In ‘Frankenstein’
The 17th century Evelyn Tables show real human nerves and veins, dried on wooden boards. Designers on the new Netflix film took note.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Heard of the Evelyn Tables? Displays of real human nerves & blood vessels in their positions in the body. Love that @realgdt.bsky.social included these 17th century science artifacts in #Frankenstein.
Love this article by @emmalgometz.bsky.social, too! www.sciencefriday.com/articles/fra...
Love this article by @emmalgometz.bsky.social, too! www.sciencefriday.com/articles/fra...
Alphafold (released 5 yrs ago) won the 2024 Nobel in Chemistry. If you don’t work in protein structures, you may not know what it is.
Ira talks w/John Jumper (Nobel recipient) about what Alphafold is, what it does well & doesn’t do well, & where it's headed.
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Ira talks w/John Jumper (Nobel recipient) about what Alphafold is, what it does well & doesn’t do well, & where it's headed.
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How Alphafold Has Changed Biology Research, 5 Years On
Google's tool for predicting how proteins “fold” turns 5 this year. How is it fitting into biological research—and where is it going?
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November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Alphafold (released 5 yrs ago) won the 2024 Nobel in Chemistry. If you don’t work in protein structures, you may not know what it is.
Ira talks w/John Jumper (Nobel recipient) about what Alphafold is, what it does well & doesn’t do well, & where it's headed.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/alp...
Ira talks w/John Jumper (Nobel recipient) about what Alphafold is, what it does well & doesn’t do well, & where it's headed.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/alp...
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Join us at CU Denver Biology! We have an open search for an assistant professor in cell and molecular biology to support our research and teaching mission. cu.taleo.net/careersectio...
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Join us at CU Denver Biology! We have an open search for an assistant professor in cell and molecular biology to support our research and teaching mission. cu.taleo.net/careersectio...
Animals are endlessly fascinating! Two cool animal studies to kick off the week: 1) How #woodpeckers peck wood, and 2) How #ants crown a queen.
Flora talks with @nickantonson.bsky.social about woodpeckers and @danielkronauer.bsky.social about ants.
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Flora talks with @nickantonson.bsky.social about woodpeckers and @danielkronauer.bsky.social about ants.
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How A Woodpecker Pecks Wood, And How Ants Crown A Queen
Is it all in the hips? Scientists break down woodpeckers' head-hammering moves. Plus, what makes one ant a queen and another a worker?
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November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Animals are endlessly fascinating! Two cool animal studies to kick off the week: 1) How #woodpeckers peck wood, and 2) How #ants crown a queen.
Flora talks with @nickantonson.bsky.social about woodpeckers and @danielkronauer.bsky.social about ants.
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Flora talks with @nickantonson.bsky.social about woodpeckers and @danielkronauer.bsky.social about ants.
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In today's podcast, Dr. Steve Ramirez - Boston U (@okaysteve.bsky.social) says memory manipulation in mice is #Inception & #Severance type manipulations. What??? He also shares that memory & imagination light up the same #brain regions.
Catch it all at www.sciencefriday.com/segments/how...
Catch it all at www.sciencefriday.com/segments/how...
Memories Change. But Can We Change Them On Purpose?
Neuroscientists are manipulating memories in mice in an effort to develop treatments for brain disorders.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
In today's podcast, Dr. Steve Ramirez - Boston U (@okaysteve.bsky.social) says memory manipulation in mice is #Inception & #Severance type manipulations. What??? He also shares that memory & imagination light up the same #brain regions.
Catch it all at www.sciencefriday.com/segments/how...
Catch it all at www.sciencefriday.com/segments/how...
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Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🐦 🎸 🧠
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Learn more here: buff.ly/wRuFSXF
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🐦 🎸 🧠
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We're thrilled to share that "The Leap," from Science Friday and @hypothesisfund.bsky.social, is a winner of the 2025 @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award for Audio. Explore the entire 10-part series here: buff.ly/rlL5C0h
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We're thrilled to share that "The Leap," from Science Friday and @hypothesisfund.bsky.social, is a winner of the 2025 @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award for Audio. Explore the entire 10-part series here: buff.ly/rlL5C0h
Many humans see us as apart from nature. This study points out we are part of the natural world for other organisms. Plus, bearded vultures are cool - eating mostly bones.
Flora's 12 min conversation w/ Dr. Ana Belen Marín-Arroyo - Universidad de Cantabria
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Flora's 12 min conversation w/ Dr. Ana Belen Marín-Arroyo - Universidad de Cantabria
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Bearded Vulture Nests Hold Trove Of Centuries-Old Artifacts
Picking through a dozen vulture nests, scientists discovered hundreds of artifacts, including a sandal that could be more than 700 years old.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Many humans see us as apart from nature. This study points out we are part of the natural world for other organisms. Plus, bearded vultures are cool - eating mostly bones.
Flora's 12 min conversation w/ Dr. Ana Belen Marín-Arroyo - Universidad de Cantabria
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Flora's 12 min conversation w/ Dr. Ana Belen Marín-Arroyo - Universidad de Cantabria
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Confession - I've loved the music of @phish.com since their 1st album. I especially love the live jams with the guys in #flowstate.
Love that this conversation between Flora and @mike-gordon.com (bassist) and Dr. Greg Appelbaum (UCSD) is about flow state.
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Love that this conversation between Flora and @mike-gordon.com (bassist) and Dr. Greg Appelbaum (UCSD) is about flow state.
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Investigating 'Flow State' With The Bassist From Phish
Phish bassist Mike Gordon is teaming up with neuroscientists to try to understand the transcendent experience of musical flow state.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Confession - I've loved the music of @phish.com since their 1st album. I especially love the live jams with the guys in #flowstate.
Love that this conversation between Flora and @mike-gordon.com (bassist) and Dr. Greg Appelbaum (UCSD) is about flow state.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/phi...
Love that this conversation between Flora and @mike-gordon.com (bassist) and Dr. Greg Appelbaum (UCSD) is about flow state.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/phi...
Ever wonder what the journey to a Nobel Prize is like?
Take a 36 min dive into the not-so-straight path that led @ardemp.bskyverified.social from roach-stomping as a child in Lebanon to Nobel Prize winning scientist. Armed's conversation with Flora is great.
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Take a 36 min dive into the not-so-straight path that led @ardemp.bskyverified.social from roach-stomping as a child in Lebanon to Nobel Prize winning scientist. Armed's conversation with Flora is great.
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Even Nobel Prize Winners Deal With Imposter Syndrome
Neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian immigrated to the US, found belonging in science, and did groundbreaking work on sense of touch.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Ever wonder what the journey to a Nobel Prize is like?
Take a 36 min dive into the not-so-straight path that led @ardemp.bskyverified.social from roach-stomping as a child in Lebanon to Nobel Prize winning scientist. Armed's conversation with Flora is great.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ard...
Take a 36 min dive into the not-so-straight path that led @ardemp.bskyverified.social from roach-stomping as a child in Lebanon to Nobel Prize winning scientist. Armed's conversation with Flora is great.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ard...
Take a 13 min break for an interesting discussion on the potential impact of COVID mRNA vaccines on cancer treatments & cancer patients.
Ira talks with Adam Grippin (@mdanderson.bsky.social) and @erictopol.bsky.social (The Scripps Research Inst.).
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Ira talks with Adam Grippin (@mdanderson.bsky.social) and @erictopol.bsky.social (The Scripps Research Inst.).
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Study Finds COVID mRNA Vaccines Boost Cancer Treatment
New research found that mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 could enhance cancer treatments and help patients live longer.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Take a 13 min break for an interesting discussion on the potential impact of COVID mRNA vaccines on cancer treatments & cancer patients.
Ira talks with Adam Grippin (@mdanderson.bsky.social) and @erictopol.bsky.social (The Scripps Research Inst.).
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Ira talks with Adam Grippin (@mdanderson.bsky.social) and @erictopol.bsky.social (The Scripps Research Inst.).
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Fossil Friday anyone? Finish the week with Dinosaurs.
Today's SciFri podcast focuses on the latest late Cretaceous research - Were Dinos thriving at the end? (w/ @stevebrusatte.bsky.social ) and Nanotyrannus is real (w/Lindsay Zanno).
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Today's SciFri podcast focuses on the latest late Cretaceous research - Were Dinos thriving at the end? (w/ @stevebrusatte.bsky.social ) and Nanotyrannus is real (w/Lindsay Zanno).
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Were Dinos On Their Way Out Before The Asteroid Hit? Maybe Not
Two new studies suggest that, contrary to longstanding beliefs, dinosaurs were not on the decline before the Chicxulub asteroid impact.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fossil Friday anyone? Finish the week with Dinosaurs.
Today's SciFri podcast focuses on the latest late Cretaceous research - Were Dinos thriving at the end? (w/ @stevebrusatte.bsky.social ) and Nanotyrannus is real (w/Lindsay Zanno).
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Today's SciFri podcast focuses on the latest late Cretaceous research - Were Dinos thriving at the end? (w/ @stevebrusatte.bsky.social ) and Nanotyrannus is real (w/Lindsay Zanno).
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#NYC area folks - SciFri event at the Greene Space - Friday 12/5 6-9pm. 1st hour - open bar, hors d'oeuvres & talking w/ @heyira.bsky.social & @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. Only 130 seats. Tickets $200/each. Come for a fun night of science!
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An Evening Of Physics And Philosophy With Dr. Sean M. Carroll
Host Ira Flatow will be joined by award-winning physicist Dr. Sean M. Carroll to discuss his book, “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe.”
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November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
#NYC area folks - SciFri event at the Greene Space - Friday 12/5 6-9pm. 1st hour - open bar, hors d'oeuvres & talking w/ @heyira.bsky.social & @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. Only 130 seats. Tickets $200/each. Come for a fun night of science!
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www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...
After you cram lots of pixels into a small space, does it matter if you cram in some more? What are the limits of our vision?
Today's SciFri podcast is "Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Resolution On A TV?" with Dr. Maliha Ashraf, U of Cambridge, and Dr. Bryan W. Jones, U of Pittsburgh
Today's SciFri podcast is "Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Resolution On A TV?" with Dr. Maliha Ashraf, U of Cambridge, and Dr. Bryan W. Jones, U of Pittsburgh
With Black Friday approaching, you might be looking for a deal on a super-high-res television. But a new study questions whether you’ll see a difference—literally. 👀
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Resolution On A TV?
At what point does the resolution on a TV display outpace what human eyes can actually see? Researchers investigated.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
After you cram lots of pixels into a small space, does it matter if you cram in some more? What are the limits of our vision?
Today's SciFri podcast is "Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Resolution On A TV?" with Dr. Maliha Ashraf, U of Cambridge, and Dr. Bryan W. Jones, U of Pittsburgh
Today's SciFri podcast is "Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Resolution On A TV?" with Dr. Maliha Ashraf, U of Cambridge, and Dr. Bryan W. Jones, U of Pittsburgh
Keeping human-introduced carp out of the Great Lakes
Today's SciFri podcast: "Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?" with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (@juanpab.bsky.social), WBEZ environment reporter, and Dr. Cory Suski, U of Illinois.
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Today's SciFri podcast: "Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?" with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (@juanpab.bsky.social), WBEZ environment reporter, and Dr. Cory Suski, U of Illinois.
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Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?
A giant infrastructure project aims to block invasive carp from entering Lake Michigan, but Chicago’s polluted water already keeps them out.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Keeping human-introduced carp out of the Great Lakes
Today's SciFri podcast: "Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?" with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (@juanpab.bsky.social), WBEZ environment reporter, and Dr. Cory Suski, U of Illinois.
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Today's SciFri podcast: "Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?" with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (@juanpab.bsky.social), WBEZ environment reporter, and Dr. Cory Suski, U of Illinois.
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Axolotls are so interesting!
Today's SciFri podcast is "Inside The Race To Save Wild Axolotls" with Dr. Alejandro Maeda-Obregón, University College London, and Dr. Luis Zambrano (@zambranol.bsky.social), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
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Today's SciFri podcast is "Inside The Race To Save Wild Axolotls" with Dr. Alejandro Maeda-Obregón, University College London, and Dr. Luis Zambrano (@zambranol.bsky.social), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
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Inside The Race To Save Wild Axolotls
Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City is the only place where axolotls live in the wild, and they face growing threats.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Axolotls are so interesting!
Today's SciFri podcast is "Inside The Race To Save Wild Axolotls" with Dr. Alejandro Maeda-Obregón, University College London, and Dr. Luis Zambrano (@zambranol.bsky.social), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
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Today's SciFri podcast is "Inside The Race To Save Wild Axolotls" with Dr. Alejandro Maeda-Obregón, University College London, and Dr. Luis Zambrano (@zambranol.bsky.social), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
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One in 10 women with a uterus experience endometriosis in their lifetime.
Today's SciFri podcast is "Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?" with Dr. Linda Griffith, Scientific Director of The MIT Center for Gynepathology Research. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/end...
Today's SciFri podcast is "Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?" with Dr. Linda Griffith, Scientific Director of The MIT Center for Gynepathology Research. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/end...
Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?
A scientist diagnosed with endometriosis is working to answer fundamental questions about the disease and pave the way for better treatments.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
One in 10 women with a uterus experience endometriosis in their lifetime.
Today's SciFri podcast is "Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?" with Dr. Linda Griffith, Scientific Director of The MIT Center for Gynepathology Research. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/end...
Today's SciFri podcast is "Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?" with Dr. Linda Griffith, Scientific Director of The MIT Center for Gynepathology Research. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/end...
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Happy Spooky Science Friday! Grab your headphones and get ready for a frighteningly nerdy Halloween show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🎃🧛🏽🧪
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Learn more here: buff.ly/jsQPONI
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Happy Spooky Science Friday! Grab your headphones and get ready for a frighteningly nerdy Halloween show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🎃🧛🏽🧪
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It’s Science Friday! I'm looking forward to segments with @whatknows.bsky.social, @drkencarter.bsky.social & @morbidpsych.bsky.social, @geodesaurus.bsky.social, and @elena-tena.bsky.social. Tune in! 11am - 1pm PT, Noon - 2pm MT, 1-3pm CT, 2-4pm ET, and 6-8pm GMT. @scifri.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It’s Science Friday! I'm looking forward to segments with @whatknows.bsky.social, @drkencarter.bsky.social & @morbidpsych.bsky.social, @geodesaurus.bsky.social, and @elena-tena.bsky.social. Tune in! 11am - 1pm PT, Noon - 2pm MT, 1-3pm CT, 2-4pm ET, and 6-8pm GMT. @scifri.bsky.social
Have you ever dressed up or dressed your kids up in a nerdy costume this time of year?
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Enter SciFri's Nerdy Halloween Costume Contest!
It’s Nightmare on Nerd Street—and your science-inspired Halloween costume could win SciFri’s first-ever costume contest.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Have you ever dressed up or dressed your kids up in a nerdy costume this time of year?
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“It really suited us to portray ourselves as this kind of pinnacle of human evolution,” says paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, who hosts the BBC and NOVA PBS docuseries “Human.” She says Homo sapiens was actually an evolutionary underdog—and shares why Neanderthals get a bad rap.
What Did It Feel Like To Be An Early Human?
A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ evolutionary history.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“It really suited us to portray ourselves as this kind of pinnacle of human evolution,” says paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, who hosts the BBC and NOVA PBS docuseries “Human.” She says Homo sapiens was actually an evolutionary underdog—and shares why Neanderthals get a bad rap.
Get a dose of amazing and end the week on a high note!
So much packed into this week's show. I'm really looking forward to Archaeologists recreating the tastes and smells of lost civilizations and hearing more about why many rodents have thumbnails similar to you and me.
So much packed into this week's show. I'm really looking forward to Archaeologists recreating the tastes and smells of lost civilizations and hearing more about why many rodents have thumbnails similar to you and me.
Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🦋☀️
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October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Get a dose of amazing and end the week on a high note!
So much packed into this week's show. I'm really looking forward to Archaeologists recreating the tastes and smells of lost civilizations and hearing more about why many rodents have thumbnails similar to you and me.
So much packed into this week's show. I'm really looking forward to Archaeologists recreating the tastes and smells of lost civilizations and hearing more about why many rodents have thumbnails similar to you and me.