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Covering everything about science and technology -- from the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies -- Science Friday is your source for entertaining and educational stories and activities. Each week, host Ira Flatow interviews scientists and inventors like Sylvia Earle, Elon Musk, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more.
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Abortion-Restrictive States Leave Ob-Gyns With Tough Choices
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Roe v. Wade was overturned almost two years ago, and a lot has changed in terms of abortion choices in the United States. Some states have effectively banned abortion, while others have such confusing laws that it’s difficult for the people who live there to know what their reproductive rights are. The post-Dobbs landscape hasn’t just affected the …
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729: Abortion-Restrictive States Leave Ob-Gyns With Tough Choices
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Roe v. Wade was overturned almost two years ago, and a lot has changed in terms of abortion choices in the United States. Some states have effectively banned abortion, while others have such confusing laws that it’s difficult for the people who live there to know what their reproductive rights are. The post-Dobbs landscape hasn’t just affected the …
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730: Nasal Rising Safely | How Your Brain Constructs Your Mental Health
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A recent study looked into life-threatening Acanthamoeba infections, and a few deaths, linked to the use of tap water with devices like neti pots. And, in ‘The Balanced Brain,’ Dr. Camilla Nord explores the neuroscience behind mental health, and how our brains deal with life’s challenges. Scientists Warn Against Nasal Rinsing With Unboiled Tap Wate…
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Nasal Rinsing Safely | How Your Brain Constructs Your Mental Health
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A recent study looked into life-threatening Acanthamoeba infections, and a few deaths, linked to the use of tap water with devices like neti pots. And, in ‘The Balanced Brain,’ Dr. Camilla Nord explores the neuroscience behind mental health, and how our brains deal with life’s challenges. Scientists Warn Against Nasal Rinsing With Unboiled Tap Wate…
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It’s a common refrain from elementary school to adulthood: “I’m bad at math.” It’s a hard subject for a lot of people, and it has a reputation for being—let’s face it—boring. Math isn’t taught in a flashy way in schools, and its emphasis on memorization for key concepts like multiplication tables and equations can discourage students. It’s not hard…
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726: A New Book Puts ‘Math in Drag’
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It’s a common refrain from elementary school to adulthood: “I’m bad at math.” It’s a hard subject for a lot of people, and it has a reputation for being—let’s face it—boring. Math isn’t taught in a flashy way in schools, and its emphasis on memorization for key concepts like multiplication tables and equations can discourage students. It’s not hard…
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With This Rare Disorder, No Amount Of Sleep Is Enough
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Humans need sufficient sleep to function. The conventional wisdom is that we need around 8 hours each night to be at peak performance. But for people with idiopathic hypersomnia, or IH, no amount of sleep can shake a profound feeling of sleepiness. Some can sleep for over 24 hours, despite using stimulants and multiple alarm clocks. Others fall asl…
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725: With This Rare Disorder, No Amount Of Sleep Is Enough
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Humans need sufficient sleep to function. The conventional wisdom is that we need around 8 hours each night to be at peak performance. But for people with idiopathic hypersomnia, or IH, no amount of sleep can shake a profound feeling of sleepiness. Some can sleep for over 24 hours, despite using stimulants and multiple alarm clocks. Others fall asl…
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How Election Science Can Support Democracy | The Genetic Roots Of Antibiotic Resistance
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How Election Science Can Support Democracy This week, the election season shifted into full gear with the Super Tuesday slate of primaries. But as the ballot options become more cemented, it’s not just pollsters and campaign operatives who are preparing for the elections—scientists are too. The Union of Concerned Scientists has established what it …
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724: How Election Science Can Support Democracy | The Genetic Roots Of Antibiotic Resistance
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How Election Science Can Support Democracy This week, the election season shifted into full gear with the Super Tuesday slate of primaries. But as the ballot options become more cemented, it’s not just pollsters and campaign operatives who are preparing for the elections—scientists are too. The Union of Concerned Scientists has established what it …
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728: Triple Feature: Dune, Mars, And An Alien On Earth
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Could A Planet Like Arrakis From ‘Dune’ Exist? “Dune: Part II” is one of the year’s most highly anticipated films, and it picks up where the first film left off: with Paul Atreides escaping into the desert on the planet Arrakis. It’s a scorching-hot world that’s covered in dunes, and home to giant, deadly sandworms. Obviously “Dune” and its setting…
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Triple Feature: Dune, Mars, And An Alien On Earth
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Could A Planet Like Arrakis From ‘Dune’ Exist? “Dune: Part II” is one of the year’s most highly anticipated films, and it picks up where the first film left off: with Paul Atreides escaping into the desert on the planet Arrakis. It’s a scorching-hot world that’s covered in dunes, and home to giant, deadly sandworms. Obviously “Dune” and its setting…
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Could This Be The End Of Voyager 1?
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In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and 2. Their mission? To explore the farthest reaches of our galaxy. Their missions were only supposed to last about four years, but it’s been almost 50. They’re now in interstellar space, navigating the region between stars. But since November, Voyager 1 has been sending unintelligible data back to Earth, raising c…
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727: Could This Be The End Of Voyager 1?
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In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and 2. Their mission? To explore the farthest reaches of our galaxy. Their missions were only supposed to last about four years, but it’s been almost 50. They’re now in interstellar space, navigating the region between stars. But since November, Voyager 1 has been sending unintelligible data back to Earth, raising c…
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What It Takes To Care For The US Nuclear Arsenal
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For many people in the US, the threat of nuclear weapons is out of sight and out of mind. But the nuclear complex is alive and well. In fact, the state of nuclear weapons is evolving in the US. The United States, among other countries, is giving its nuclear arsenal—which contains about 5,000 weapons—a makeover. This modernization costs around $50 b…
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723: What It Takes To Care For The US Nuclear Arsenal
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For many people in the US, the threat of nuclear weapons is out of sight and out of mind. But the nuclear complex is alive and well. In fact, the state of nuclear weapons is evolving in the US. The United States, among other countries, is giving its nuclear arsenal—which contains about 5,000 weapons—a makeover. This modernization costs around $50 b…
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A Young Scientist Uplifts The Needs Of Parkinson’s Patients
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"I heard elders talk about 'the shakes,' but I now know that language reflects deep historical inequities that have denied us access to healthcare, knowledge, and research that could help us alleviate burdens and strengthen our health—enough with the shakes!" —Senegal Alfred Mabry, in Cell Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenera…
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722: A Young Scientist Uplifts The Needs Of Parkinson’s Patients
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"I heard elders talk about 'the shakes,' but I now know that language reflects deep historical inequities that have denied us access to healthcare, knowledge, and research that could help us alleviate burdens and strengthen our health—enough with the shakes!" —Senegal Alfred Mabry, in Cell Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenera…
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Snakes Are Evolutionary Superstars | Whale Song Is All In The Larynx
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In the trees, through the water, and under the dirt: Snakes evolve faster than their lizard relatives, allowing them to occupy diverse niches. Also, researchers are working to understand just how baleen whales are able to produce their haunting songs. Snakes Are Evolutionary Superstars Love ‘em or hate ‘em, new research shows that snakes deserve ou…
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721: Snakes Are Evolutionary Superstars | Whale Song Is All In The Larynx
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In the trees, through the water, and under the dirt: Snakes evolve faster than their lizard relatives, allowing them to occupy diverse niches. Also, researchers are working to understand just how baleen whales are able to produce their haunting songs. Snakes Are Evolutionary Superstars Love ‘em or hate ‘em, new research shows that snakes deserve ou…
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What’s Behind The Measles Outbreak In Florida?
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The United States eliminated measles back in 2000, but it still pops up every now and then. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 35 measles cases across 15 states had been reported this year as of February 22. Early last month, a measles outbreak began at an elementary school in Broward County, in southern Florida…
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720: What’s Behind The Measles Outbreak In Florida?
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The United States eliminated measles back in 2000, but it still pops up every now and then. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 35 measles cases across 15 states had been reported this year as of February 22. Early last month, a measles outbreak began at an elementary school in Broward County, in southern Florida…
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719: Pythagoras Was Wrong About Music | Biochar's Potential For Carbon Capture
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The Greek philosopher Pythagoras had specific ideas about the mathematical ratios behind music. It turns out that he was wrong. Also, the charcoal-like substance known as biochar packs carbon into a stable form, making it less likely to escape into the atmosphere. Pythagoras Was Wrong About Music The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras proposed a …
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Pythagoras Was Wrong About Music | Biochar's Potential For Carbon Capture
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The Greek philosopher Pythagoras had specific ideas about the mathematical ratios behind music. It turns out that he was wrong. Also, the charcoal-like substance known as biochar packs carbon into a stable form, making it less likely to escape into the atmosphere. Pythagoras Was Wrong About Music The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras proposed a …
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718: As Space Exploration Expands, So Will Space Law
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Almost 70 years ago—in the middle of the Cold War—the United States and the Soviet Union kicked off the race to space, and that high-stakes sprint transformed humanity’s relationship with space forever. Ultimately the USSR launched the first satellite, Sputnik, and the U.S. put the first humans on the moon. Now we’re in a different space race. But …
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As Space Exploration Expands, So Will Space Law
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Almost 70 years ago—in the middle of the Cold War—the United States and the Soviet Union kicked off the race to space, and that high-stakes sprint transformed humanity’s relationship with space forever. Ultimately the USSR launched the first satellite, Sputnik, and the U.S. put the first humans on the moon. Now we’re in a different space race. But …
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