2018 Scifri Year In Review. Dec 28, 2018, Part 1
In 2018, natural disasters around the world bore the unmistakable fingerprints of human-caused...
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American Eden, New Horizons To Ultima Thule. Dec 28, 2018, Part 2
Every holiday season, tourists throng Rockefeller Center to see the famous tree, soaring above...
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Diets, Crowd Physics, Snowflake Citizen Science. January 4, 2019, Part 1
Earlier this week, hundreds of thousands of revelers huddled together under the pouring rain in...
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Winter Birding. January 4, 2019, Part 2
Every year in the dead of winter, bird lovers flock in large numbers to count as many birds as...
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Heart and Exercise, Consumer Electronics Show, Black Holes. Jan 11, 2019, Part 2
You’ve heard the news that smoking is bad for your health. But it turns out not exercising could...
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Shutdown and Science, Smartphone and Overdoses. Jan 11, 2019, Part 1
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government is approaching its third week, and it has caused a...
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Gynecology’s Dark History, Antarctic Ice, Moon Craters. Jan 18, 2019, Part 2
Nineteenth-century physician J. Marion Sims has gone down in history as the “father of modern...
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Book Club, Green New Deal, Louisiana Shrimpers. Jan 18, 2019, Part 1
In a world roiled continuously by earthquakes, volcanoes, and other tectonic disasters large and...
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SciFri Extra: ‘Behind The Sheet’ Of Gynecology’s Darker History
The 19th-century physician J. Marion Sims may have gone down in history as the “father of modern...
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Medical Conflict Of Interest, Saturn’s Rings, Bear Brook Podcast. Jan 25, 2019, Part 2
Most scientific journals go by the honor system when it comes to conflicts of interest: They ask,...
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Weather Advances, Listening to Volcanoes, Phragmites. Jan 25, 2019, Part 1
Your smartphone gives you up-to-the-minute weather forecast updates at the tap of a button. Every...
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Sleep and the Immune System, Measuring Carbon, Specimens of Hair. Feb 1, 2019, Part 2
Some citizen scientists collect minerals or plants. But 19th-century lawyer Peter A. Browne...
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Digital Art, Lava Lab, Desalination. Feb 1, 2019, Part 1
A series of lines on a wall, drawn by museum staff, from instructions written by an artist. A...
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Buttons, Grand Canyon Maps, Mosquitoes. Feb 8, 2019, Part 2
The button is everywhere. It allows us to interact with our computers and technology, alerts us...
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Earth’s Core, Govt Data In The Cloud, Book Club. Feb 8, 2019, Part 1
At the very center of the Earth is a solid lump of iron and nickel that might be as hot as the...
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Declining Insects, Sunny Day Flooding, Liquid Rules. Feb 15, 2019, Part 2
That once vibrant forest has gotten quieter and emptier, as many of the insects— and the animals...
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SciFri Book Club: ‘The Fifth Season.’ Feb 15, 2019, Part 1
In this final installment of the winter Book Club, we wrap up a winter of exploring The...
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Black Holes, California Megaflood. Feb 22, 2019, Part 2
When it floods in California, the culprit is usually what’s known as an atmospheric river—a...
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Telescope Decisions, Grape Plasma, Israeli Moon Lander. Feb 22, 2019, Part 1
The American Astronomical Society meeting is the largest annual gathering of astronomers and...
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SciFri Extra: A Night Of Volcanoes And Earthquakes With N.K. Jemisin
The Science Friday Book Club discussion of N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season may have stopped...
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