Science Friday

WNYC

Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

Episodes

Growing lunar potatoes + Dealing with razor-sharp moon dust

Even Nobel Prize winners deal with imposter syndrome

Squirrel poop drops Ice Age clues + The neuroscience of laughter

Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS

That chlorine smell at the pool? It’s pee

Under proposed rule, science funding must pass political review

Can you learn to love the scorpion?

FDA approves a well-known sunscreen ingredient—finally

Why do sports announcers talk like that?

Swords, cannibalism, poison: inside the world of killer microbes

When music transports you to a different place

A vast whale graveyard + Zombie sea cucumbers

Should we bring mountain lions back to the Northeast?

Blue Origin explosion hits NASA timeline + Artemis III crew

Why can I handle tequila but not rum?

AI + turfgrass science in the most high-tech World Cup yet

How extreme athletes like Alex Honnold keep their cool

Parenting tips from the animal kingdom

Wait, is my washing machine playing Schubert?

A virus hunter in Nigeria has thoughts on the Ebola outbreak