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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Apr 1, 2022 • 10min
Second Boosters, Masks in the Next Wave and Smart Risk Decisions: COVID Quickly, Episode 27
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
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Mar 30, 2022 • 6min
New Research Decodes the Sea Cow's Hidden Language
Florida manatees are “talking” up a storm, and a team that has been recording those sounds for seven years is starting to understand the chatter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 25, 2022 • 5min
Does This Look like a Face to You?
Science—and experience—show that we most definitely see faces in inanimate objects. But new research finds that, more often than not, we perceive those illusory faces as male. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 23, 2022 • 3min
Some Good News about Corals and Climate Change
A nearly two-year-long study of Hawaiian corals suggests some species may be better equipped to handle warmer, more acidic waters than previously believed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 18, 2022 • 10min
Florida Gets Kids and Vaccines Wrong and Ukraine's Health Crisis: COVID Quickly, Episode 26
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
You can listen to all past episodes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 15, 2022 • 13min
Are You Better Than a Machine at Spotting a Deepfake?
New research shows that detecting digital fakes generated by machine learning might be a job best done with humans still in the loop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 11, 2022 • 7min
A Treasure Trove of Dinosaur Bones in Italy Rewrites the Local Prehistoric Record
New fossils are changing a decades-old story about the species that roamed the Mediterranean 80 million years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 8, 2022 • 4min
Chimps Apply Insects to Their Wounds
It is not clear whether the act has medicinal benefit or is merely a cultural practice among the animals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 4, 2022 • 9min
The Push to Move Past the Pandemic: COVID Quickly, Episode 25
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
You can listen to all past episodes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 3, 2022 • 11min
Researchers Analyzed Folk Music like It Was DNA: They Found Parallels between Life and Art
Using software designed to align DNA sequences, scientists cataloged the mutations that arose as folk songs evolved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
