Science Friday
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Entertaining & educational conversations about science, tech, + more. Hosted by Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman. From WNYCStudios.
Chances are, you've seen one of his recipes online (his hasselback potato gratin for @nytimes.com is having a moment). Author and food scientist J. Kenji Lopez-Alt shares that the secret behind a great Thanksgiving meal is solid chemistry. 🧪🦃
Spice Up Your Thanksgiving With Science
Should you brine your turkey? Why do mashed potatoes get glue-y? Cookbook author Kenji López-Alt tackles the science behind thanksgiving.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Chances are, you've seen one of his recipes online (his hasselback potato gratin for @nytimes.com is having a moment). Author and food scientist J. Kenji Lopez-Alt shares that the secret behind a great Thanksgiving meal is solid chemistry. 🧪🦃
Ahead of the 15-year anniversary of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning book “The Emperor of all Maladies,” we catch up with its author, oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee.
‘A Multi-Headed Beast’: Telling The Story Of Cancer
Science writer and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses what we get wrong about cancer, and why he leans into nuance as an author.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ahead of the 15-year anniversary of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning book “The Emperor of all Maladies,” we catch up with its author, oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee.
After immigrating to the U.S. from Lebanon, neuroscientist @ardemp.bskyverified.social found belonging in science—and did Nobel-winning work on the sense of touch: buff.ly/boCE6ZY
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
After immigrating to the U.S. from Lebanon, neuroscientist @ardemp.bskyverified.social found belonging in science—and did Nobel-winning work on the sense of touch: buff.ly/boCE6ZY
These 400-year-old tables show real human nerves and veins. Now, they live on in @realgdt.bsky.social's "Frankenstein": buff.ly/bMx7jnF
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
These 400-year-old tables show real human nerves and veins. Now, they live on in @realgdt.bsky.social's "Frankenstein": buff.ly/bMx7jnF
🎸 @Phish.com has toured for over 40 years. One of the draws of the band's performances are finding moments of flow, a feeling of being locked in or in the zone. Now, bassist @mike-gordon.com is on a mission with scientists to better understand this feeling: buff.ly/AnTxWBy
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🎸 @Phish.com has toured for over 40 years. One of the draws of the band's performances are finding moments of flow, a feeling of being locked in or in the zone. Now, bassist @mike-gordon.com is on a mission with scientists to better understand this feeling: buff.ly/AnTxWBy
"Usually when you see this, you say, 'Oh, this is too good to be true.' But you know what? I think it’s true, and we should take advantage of it." New research found that mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 could enhance cancer treatments. To vaccine expert @erictopol.bsky.social, it's big news.
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 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"Usually when you see this, you say, 'Oh, this is too good to be true.' But you know what? I think it’s true, and we should take advantage of it." New research found that mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 could enhance cancer treatments. To vaccine expert @erictopol.bsky.social, it's big news.
Memories aren't frozen in time, asserts neuroscientist Steve Ramirez. His research shows how memory manipulation could revolutionize the way we treat brain disorders: buff.ly/Snxy8gs
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Memories aren't frozen in time, asserts neuroscientist Steve Ramirez. His research shows how memory manipulation could revolutionize the way we treat brain disorders: buff.ly/Snxy8gs
Is it all in the hips? Scientists break down woodpeckers’ head-hammering moves. Plus, find out what makes one ant a queen and another a worker: buff.ly/YnWryK4
November 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Is it all in the hips? Scientists break down woodpeckers’ head-hammering moves. Plus, find out what makes one ant a queen and another a worker: buff.ly/YnWryK4
They’re cute, they’re charismatic, they’re all over TikTok: @wire-wildlife.bsky.social Editor in Chief Rene Ebersole spent over a year investigating how internet fame has intensified the illegal trade of African grey parrots.
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 7:08 PM
They’re cute, they’re charismatic, they’re all over TikTok: @wire-wildlife.bsky.social Editor in Chief Rene Ebersole spent over a year investigating how internet fame has intensified the illegal trade of African grey parrots.
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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November 21, 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. 🐦⬛🧬⛲
Learn more here: buff.ly/EPCJdly
Learn more here: buff.ly/EPCJdly
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November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Be in the know about our Friday show! 📻 Sign up for SciFri's Radio Preview weekly newsletter now: buff.ly/Q5KmiTD
🍬 Are you sweet on food science trivia, or does it leave a sour taste in your mouth? From panda diets to hot peppers, we’re teaming up with the @parttimegenius.bsky.social podcast and one lucky listener to deliver a real treat.
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 6:17 PM
🍬 Are you sweet on food science trivia, or does it leave a sour taste in your mouth? From panda diets to hot peppers, we’re teaming up with the @parttimegenius.bsky.social podcast and one lucky listener to deliver a real treat.
Scientists picked through a dozen bearded vulture nests. They discovered hundreds of human artifacts, including a *very* old sandal: buff.ly/yvE7n6O
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Scientists picked through a dozen bearded vulture nests. They discovered hundreds of human artifacts, including a *very* old sandal: buff.ly/yvE7n6O
Quiz time! We recently covered some interesting dinosaur news. Do you know what this fossil is? Leave us your best guess in the comments.👇🏽
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Quiz time! We recently covered some interesting dinosaur news. Do you know what this fossil is? Leave us your best guess in the comments.👇🏽
Join us for a one-of-a-kind evening at WNYC’s Greene Space! Renowned physicist and author Sean Carroll will share big ideas from his latest book with SciFri's Ira Flatow. Learn more and get your tickets: buff.ly/s0T4s5F
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Join us for a one-of-a-kind evening at WNYC’s Greene Space! Renowned physicist and author Sean Carroll will share big ideas from his latest book with SciFri's Ira Flatow. Learn more and get your tickets: buff.ly/s0T4s5F
Imagine never showing signs of aging and having zero risk of cancer. This is the reality for some animals, and now, scientists are exploring their secrets. 🐋 🦇
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 5:32 PM
Imagine never showing signs of aging and having zero risk of cancer. This is the reality for some animals, and now, scientists are exploring their secrets. 🐋 🦇
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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...
In our #PictureOfTheWeek, invasive carp exposed to an electric shock leap out of the Illinois River. Now, a new and contentious plan aims to keep the fish out of the Great Lakes: buff.ly/avmUipw
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
In our #PictureOfTheWeek, invasive carp exposed to an electric shock leap out of the Illinois River. Now, a new and contentious plan aims to keep the fish out of the Great Lakes: buff.ly/avmUipw
"The idea of activating a memory? Very 'Total Recall' with a bit of 'Inception' thrown in. We felt like kids again, and our playground was the science lab." Read a full excerpt from "How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist's Quest to Alter the Past." 📚
Two Neuroscientists Envision A ‘Repair Shop’ For The Brain
In “How to Change a Memory,” neuroscientist Steve Ramirez embarks on a project to find and reactivate memories in the brains of mice.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
"The idea of activating a memory? Very 'Total Recall' with a bit of 'Inception' thrown in. We felt like kids again, and our playground was the science lab." Read a full excerpt from "How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist's Quest to Alter the Past." 📚
📖 Science Friday, in partnership with Dutton, is giving away 10 free copies of "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe" by @seanmcarroll.bsky.social! Enter for your chance to win today: buff.ly/a6F0GAR
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
📖 Science Friday, in partnership with Dutton, is giving away 10 free copies of "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe" by @seanmcarroll.bsky.social! Enter for your chance to win today: buff.ly/a6F0GAR
In 2020, Google’s AI lab released a tool called Alphafold that could predict how amino acids would fold into proteins under many different scenarios. Here’s where it—and its Nobel-winning team—are five years later.
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 5:27 PM
In 2020, Google’s AI lab released a tool called Alphafold that could predict how amino acids would fold into proteins under many different scenarios. Here’s where it—and its Nobel-winning team—are five years later.
"We're playing notes and patterns for the sake of getting into a dream state and transporting our consciousness," says @phish.com bassist @mike-gordon.com. Now, he's funding scientific research to better understand what he calls "flow state": buff.ly/AnTxWBy
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"We're playing notes and patterns for the sake of getting into a dream state and transporting our consciousness," says @phish.com bassist @mike-gordon.com. Now, he's funding scientific research to better understand what he calls "flow state": buff.ly/AnTxWBy
Neurobiologist Ardem Patapoutian changed the game in the field of sensation. But he didn't always identify as a scientist.
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 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Neurobiologist Ardem Patapoutian changed the game in the field of sensation. But he didn't always identify as a scientist.
How hard would you have to whack your head on a tree to make a hole? Downy woodpeckers know, and now so do researchers. Plus, if two ant eggs have the exact genes, how does one of them become queen?
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 7:11 PM
How hard would you have to whack your head on a tree to make a hole? Downy woodpeckers know, and now so do researchers. Plus, if two ant eggs have the exact genes, how does one of them become queen?
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Really enjoyed speaking with @flichtman.bsky.social on @scifri.bsky.social along with neuroscientist Greg Appelbaum. The segment is playing now via their podcast and airs this Friday on your fav. public radio station that airs Science Friday. 🧠👂🧑🔬
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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 6:09 PM
Really enjoyed speaking with @flichtman.bsky.social on @scifri.bsky.social along with neuroscientist Greg Appelbaum. The segment is playing now via their podcast and airs this Friday on your fav. public radio station that airs Science Friday. 🧠👂🧑🔬
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/phi...
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/phi...