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

Black bears are moving into the neighborhood. How do we coexist?

Is a shorter course of antibiotics OK? + Genetic risk of fibromyalgia

Where are we with understanding the health effects of cannabis?

Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe

Why physics and philosophy need each other

Recall rodeo: A food safety update + Why cars are catching fire

Is there science behind the ‘nervous system reset’?

For Jennifer Chayes, math is a 'native tongue'

What an mRNA melanoma vaccine may mean for cancer treatment

Why it's so hard to tell the age of a fungus

The power of the stories we tell about the ocean

What should astronauts do first when they reach Mars?

AI is everywhere in healthcare now. Doctors are conflicted

How much worse was that storm because of climate change?

How GPS shaped our world

The ancient Roman doctrine guiding modern environmental fights

What are the mysterious ‘little red dots’ in images of space?

Could we live in a dinosaur world?

Do microplastics in the body affect pregnancy?

Making a case for physicists to join climate research