60-Second Science
Scientific American
Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
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Mar 7, 2016 • 3min
This Dragonfly Outmigrates Monarchs
The dragonfly Pantala flavescens can travel 9,000 to 11,000 miles, and may interbreed across the globe. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 4, 2016 • 3min
Gators Guard Birds That Nest Nearby
Wading birds in the Everglades prefer to nest near resident gators for protection. And the arrangement appears to be mutually beneficial. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 3, 2016 • 3min
Space "Treasure Map" Guides E.T. Search
A pair of astrophysicists advise searchers of intelligent life to look in the narrow band of galactic sky from which any alien observers would see Earth transit the sun—a method we use to detect exoplanets. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 2, 2016 • 4min
Milgram's Conformity Experiment Revisited in Lab and on Stage
A conversation following a play about the famous Milgram experiments about conformity and authority included mention of a just-published new version of the test.
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Feb 29, 2016 • 3min
Bats Beat Ebola with Hypervigilant Immunity
The immune systems in bats are in a continuous state of activation, which may explain why they can carry viruses like Ebola without harm. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 25, 2016 • 3min
Cutting Carbon Pollution Could Save Health Care $
Some 300,000 premature deaths could be avoided by 2030 if the U.S. abides by the ambitious Paris Climate Agreement, according to a new analysis. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2016 • 4min
Billion Sun–Bright Events Leave Radio Wave Clues
“Fast radio bursts” detected here on Earth last only a thousandth of a second, but are the result of a faraway source briefly shining a billion or more times brighter than our sun.
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Feb 23, 2016 • 3min
Cyber Thieves Hold Hospital's Data for Ransom
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in California paid $17,000 to regain access to their patient digital information and other data held hostage.
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Feb 22, 2016 • 3min
Ball Really Looks Bigger to Better Hitters
Jessica Witt of Colorado State University explains that how well you're performing affects your visual perception of the world around you, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Feb 19, 2016 • 4min
HPV Vaccine Needs to Reach Boys, Too
Gypsyamber D’Souza of Johns Hopkins University discussed the rise in HPV-related oral cancer, its connection to oral sex and the risk for men at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
