Science Friday

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.

Science Friday

All Tracks from Science Friday

The SciFri Book Club reads ‘The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year’

Meet the tiny, see-through fish that can regenerate its brain

Why is everyone so obsessed with protein?

People are microdosing GLP-1s for weight loss. Is it safe?

Terence Tao on how AI math solutions miss the point

What was life like for Tyranossaurus rex?

Isabella Rossellini on how acting connects to animal cognition

Kazuo Ishiguro on emotional truth in sci-fi and in our AI reality

Is that garbage can bear resistant? These bears will find out

Jennifer Doudna on what it takes to be a good scientist

Asking For Help, PFAS Chemicals, Plastics Recycling, Depression Book. October 21, 2022. Part 2

Societal Climate Impacts, Alaskan Crab Shortage, Protected Fisheries Surprise. October 21, 2022, Par

Eco-Death Care, Brain Memory Prosthetic, Space Food. Oct 14, 2022, Part 2

How Gamification Has Taken Over, Brewing An Ancient Beer Again. Oct 14, 2022, Part 1

Science Issues In the Election, Diabetes and Hibernating Bears, Medicine Nobel. Oct 7, 2022, Part 2

Planning To Power The Electric Vehicle Boom, Hurricane Ian Aftermath. October 7, 2022, Part 1

New Alzheimer’s Drug, Bangladeshi Water Machine, Recording Earth’s Sounds. Sept 30, 2022, Part 1

DART Asteroid Mission, Rescue Robots, Raccoon Vaccination, Medical Marijuana and Workplace Rules, La

Undersea Rovers, Swimming Sperm, Teen Inventor, Soil Judging. Sep 23, 2022, Part 2

Big Ideas In Physics, Saturn’s Rings, Soylent Green. Sep 23, 2022, Part 1