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Weekly podcast of 'Science Friday,' a science and technology news discussion program heard on public radio stations across the USA.


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Who's Doing What Online?
In the U.S., more than four in five adult Internet users make use of social media offerings at least once a month, and half use social networks like Facebook, according to a new report. Sean Corcoran, an analyst with Forrester Research, says that online life isn't just for young people anymore....

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[ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:05:18 -0400 ]


Did Cooking Give Humans An Evolutionary Edge?
In Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human, primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that cooking gave early humans an advantage over other primates, leading to larger brains and more free time. Wrangham discusses his theory, and why Homo sapiens can't live on raw food alone....

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[ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:02:19 -0400 ]


Testosterone Affects Some Women's Career Choices
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers write that women with higher levels of testosterone may seek riskier finance jobs. Study author Paola Sapienza discusses how hormones, not sexism, may explain the gender imbalance in banking....

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[ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:02:14 -0400 ]


Fried Hollandaise Sauce: Achievable With Science
Chef Wylie Dufresne, the owner of New York City restaurant wd-50, experiments with food, literally. He has lab notebooks detailing what certain chemicals do to certain dishes. Science Friday stopped in to see him prepare his scientific spin on eggs Benedict....

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[ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:02:12 -0400 ]


Multitasking May Not Mean Higher Productivity
A new study says so-called "heavy multitaskers" have trouble tuning out distractions and switching tasks compared with those who multitask less. And there's evidence that multitasking may weaken cognitive ability. Stanford University professor Clifford Nass explains the work....

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[ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:02:05 -0400 ]


Science News Highlights: Ozone Layer, DNA Swap
Scientists say nitrous oxide is in line to become the leading threat to the ozone layer. In other news, researchers have swapped DNA between monkey egg cells, correcting certain genetic diseases in the offspring. NPR science correspondent Richard Harris runs through the new research....

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[ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:02:00 -0400 ]


Sizing Up Sustainable Food
These days some shoppers are looking at more than the price of their groceries; they're also considering "food miles" — how far the grapes or pork chops traveled to get to the store. But some experts say eating food grown locally isn't necessarily the best way to go green at the grocery store....

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:11:30 -0400 ]


X-Ray Technology Rediscovers Lost Paintings
Van Gogh, N.C. Wyeth and other artists recycled canvases by painting over previous works. Today museum scientists are using new x-ray technology to uncover the outline of hidden paintings, and using chemistry to fill in the colors....

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:11:27 -0400 ]


Science Roundup: Worms, Snorkels, Cell Battles
Science Friday highlights science news from the week, including: sea worms that drop bioluminescent bombs, how deepwater rice avoids drowning and what happens when bacteria and fruit fly immune cells meet....

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:11:25 -0400 ]


Folding DNA Into Tiny Circuits
DNA may be the key to building smaller, faster circuits. So says a reporting in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. IBM research scientist Greg Wallraff explains how folded DNA fragments could be used in the circuitry of the future....

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:11:21 -0400 ]


Can 'Unscientific America' Be Science Literate?
Is the rift closing between scientists and the general public? Sheril Kirshenbaum, co-author of Unscientific America, discusses the challenges of communicating about science and engineering, what scientists can do to help, and why science literacy is especially important today....

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:11:16 -0400 ]


What's On The Horizon For Hurricane Season?
Peak hurricane season typically lasts from August to October. Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, explains the climate patterns and ocean temperatures that lead to hurricanes, and offers advice on how to prepare for storms before they hit....

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:11:12 -0400 ]


'Chronicling' The Craft Of Cheesemaking
Can chemistry explain what makes Stilton stinky and goat cheese gooey? Liz Thorpe, vice president of Murray's Cheese in New York and author of the new book The Cheese Chronicles, talks about the science and business of making cheese in America....

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:04:07 -0400 ]


Singing About Mental Illness In 'Next to Normal'
The Tony award-winning musical Next To Normal portrays a family struggling with mental illness and the treatments offered by modern psychiatry — with rock songs about Valium and bipolar disorder....

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:04:02 -0400 ]


Lasers And Glowing Dye Illuminate Ocean Processes
John Dabiri, bioengineer at Caltech, has developed new techniques for studying the motion of aquatic animals. In a recent study in the journal Nature, Dabiri and colleagues explain how swimming animals contribute to ocean mixing — the process that distributes heat, nutrients and gasses throughout the sea....

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:03:59 -0400 ]


Age Doesn't Mean Heart Disease For Bolivian Tribe
Researchers are studying Bolivia's Tsimane tribe to better understand the effects of aging in the developed world. Gerontologist Eileen Crimmins describes a study that looked for signs of heart disease in the Tsimane, who still live a relatively traditional lifestyle....

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:03:56 -0400 ]


Hacking Voting Machines For Election Security
Computer scientist Hovav Shacham has figured out a way to hack into older, seemingly more secure voting machines. Shacham talks about the "hack-ability" of electronic voting systems, election security and the best way to run an election with the current machines....

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:03:51 -0400 ]


Rep. Roscoe Bartlett On Securing The Grid
America's electric grid is vulnerable to attack from electromagnetic weaponry, and building a smart grid might make it worse, says Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD). Bartlett, a former research scientist and engineer, offers his solution for securing U.S. electronics from attack....

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:03:47 -0400 ]


The Buzz On Bees: Coping With Vanishing Colonies
Entomologist Dave Tarpy discusses beekeeping three years after colony collapse disorder appeared, and ecologist Kevin Matteson talks about urban beekeeping — it's illegal in certain cities, but some folks flout the law. Can bees in urban areas affect native bee populations?...

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[ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:08:53 -0400 ]


Exploratorium Founder Profiled in New Book
Physicist and Exploratorium founder Frank Oppenheimer is profiled in Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens. Author K.C. Cole, a friend of Oppenheimer's, digs into FBI files and personal memories to describe the complex man also called the "Uncle of the Atomic Bomb."...

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[ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:08:48 -0400 ]


Engineering Earth's Climate Could Be Dangerous
Presidential science adviser John Holdren said this year he wouldn't rule out engineering the Earth's climate as an option to slow global warming. Rob Jackson, director of Duke University's Center on Global Change, discusses the dangers of modifying Earth's climate....

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[ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:08:42 -0400 ]


Should Humans Return To The Moon?
The Obama administration recently appointed a committee to review NASA's plans for human spaceflight and its goal to return humans to the moon by 2020. Committee chairman Norm Augustine discusses alternative destinations, including Mars, the moons of Mars or even deep space....

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[ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:08:37 -0400 ]


Southern California Utilities Go Solar
California's renewable energy laws have pushed many utilities to sign contracts with solar startups like Stirling Energy Systems. Stirling CEO Steve Cowman and National Renewable Energy Laboratory solar engineer Mark Mehos discuss the future of large-scale solar plants....

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[ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:08:32 -0400 ]


Art, Science Converge In Museum Displays
Creating realistic and accurate museum exhibitions requires close collaboration between artists and scientists. Ira Flatow talks with exhibit designers about what is involved in recreating animals and environments that disappeared long ago....

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[ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:04:36 -0400 ]


SEAPLEX Mission To Visit 'Garbage Patch'
Grad students from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography will visit the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," where plastics and other refuse collect. Chief scientist Miriam Goldstein outlines what the researchers hope to learn about the material dumped in the ocean....

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[ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:04:33 -0400 ]


Health Officials Brace For Fall Flu Season
Experts met this week to decide who should receive the first available swine flu shots this fall. Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and University of California, Berkeley epidemiologist Dr. Arthur Reingold discuss public health preparations....

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[ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:04:30 -0400 ]


Who Really Owns Your Digital Data?
Tech columnist Randy Stross discusses whether users really own the digital books and music they purchase, or merely rent them. Computer scientist Hank Levy talks about privacy software that causes e-mails and documents on remote servers to self-destruct after eight hours....

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[ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:04:21 -0400 ]


Scientists Say Some Fisheries Are Recovering
A new report in the journal Science, crediting good management, says some over-fished ecosystems are improving and fish numbers are up. Marine biologist Boris Worm — who in 2006 warned that without action many fish populations could be gone by 2048 — describes the study's findings....

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[ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:04:18 -0400 ]


Engineering A Band-Aid Of Beating Heart Cells
Jordan Lancaster and Steven Goldman, of the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration and the University of Arizona, put rat heart cells on a piece of synthetic mesh and within a few days, the mesh started beating. The hope is that the patch could be used to treat damaged hearts....

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[ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:05:22 -0400 ]


New Movie Probes Future Of Moon Travel
Duncan Jones talks about his first feature film, Moon. It's an indie sci-fi flick about living on the moon. Drawing from current NASA research projects, Moon aims to paint a realistic picture of a lone astronaut in charge of mining the moon for an energy source....

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[ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:05:18 -0400 ]

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