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Scientific American Podcast

The Scientific American Podcast is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine and his column, "Antigravity", is one of science writing's rate venues for humor. Check our the new daily podcast from Scientific American: "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast

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Categorized: Science
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  1. Algae, Art and Attitudes: A Roundtable About the...

    Sat February 27, 2010 at 7:45 AM

    Scientific American staffers Mark Fischetti and Robin Lloyd talk with podcast host Steve Mirsky (photo left) about sessions they attended--including those about algae for energy, dissecting the astronomy in art and attitudes about climate change--at the recent meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Plus we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Websites related to this episode include www.aaas.org, www.aven.com

  2. The Poisoner's Handbook : The Sinister Side of...

    Thu February 25, 2010 at 1:57 PM

    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Deborah Blum talks about her new work, The Poisoner's Handbook, a look at how easy it used to be to kill someone with poison and the researchers who made poisoning much harder to get away with. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include blog.deborahblum.com

  3. Ice, Ice, Baby: The Physics of Curling

    Thu February 18, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    Mark Shegelski of the University of Northern British Columbia talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky about the physics of curling, currently taking its turn on the world stage at the Vancouver Olympics. (Shegelski is also the author of the new sci-fi collection "Remembering the Future.") Plus, we test your knowledge of some recent science in the news.

  4. Whaddya Do With A Dead Whale?

    Wed February 10, 2010 at 7:10 PM

    Scientific American magaine editor-in-chief Mariette Dichristina talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky (pictured left) about some of the articles in the February issue, including one on the ecosystems that arise around the carcasses of whales that die and fall to the ocean floor: the warfare between our cells, our allied microbes and disease-causing organisms; and ways to improve the internal combustion engine.

  5. Cleopatra's Alexandria Treasures

    Sun January 31, 2010 at 7:20 PM

    Renowned archaeologist Franck Goddio talks about his efforts to recover artifacts from the ancient cities of Alexandria, Heracleion and Canopus, with special attention to discoveries related to Cleopatra and her reign. The exhibit Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt opens at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on June 5th. Websites related to this episode include www.underwaterdiscovery.org

  6. The Science Talk Quiz: "Totally Bogus"

    Mon January 25, 2010 at 7:54 PM

    Here are four science stories, but only three are true. See if you know which story is TOTALLY BOGUS.

  7. Creating Darwin's Biopic; and Consumer Electronics

    Sat January 23, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    Science Talk correspondent John Pavlus talks with Jon Amiel, director of the new Darwin biography movie Creation, and with Randal Keynes, Darwin's great-great-grandson and one of the film's scriptwriters. Then we'll hear from a few of the exhibitors who spoke to scientificamerican.com's Larry Greenmeier at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

  8. The Science Talk Quiz: "Totally Bogus"

    Mon January 18, 2010 at 8:06 PM

    Here are four science stories, but only three are true. See if you know which story is TOTALLY BOGUS.

  9. Mining For Online Game Gold And Other Amazing Stories

    Fri January 15, 2010 at 6:49 PM

    Scientific American magazine editor-in-chief Mariette Dichristina talks about the January issue, including articles on the chances of conditions conducive to life elsewhere in the multiverse and the growing practice of virtual gold farming, in which legions of online game players in developing countries acquire currency in the game that they sell to other players for real money. Websites related to this episode include www.snipurl.com/nobelfrank; www.redcross.org; www.pih.org

  10. Alan Alda's Human Spark, Part 2

    Fri January 8, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    Alan Alda, host of the new PBS science series The Human Spark, talks about his experiences as a fictional physican, a real patient and an amateur scientist. Web sites related to this episode include www.pbs.org/humanspark

 
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