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  1. What was science like in America 250 years ago?

    If you hear “colonial America” and “science,” one name probably comes to mind: Benjamin Franklin. But he wasn’t the only one thinking big thoughts and asking big questions. Many other natural philosophers were also looking at the world in n

  2. An artificial cell eats, grows, and reproduces. Is it alive?

    Researchers have engineered an artificial cell (https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/artificial-cell-eats-grows-reproduces-life?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri?) out of chemicals and biomolecules that, at a basic le

  3. Growing lunar potatoes + Dealing with razor-sharp moon dust

    Imagine this: You’re an astronaut, you’ve landed on the moon, and as you’re taking one small step for mankind, you kick up a bunch of lunar dirt. Now, tiny, jagged particles of dust are on your spacesuit, sticking to the spacecraft, getting

  4. Even Nobel Prize winners deal with imposter syndrome

    Around 25 years ago, Ardem Patapoutian set out to investigate the fundamental biology behind our sense of touch. Through a long process of gene elimination, he identified a class of sensors in the cell membrane that turn physical pressure i

  5. Squirrel poop drops Ice Age clues + The neuroscience of laughter

    Hundreds of thousands of years ago, deep in the mountains of the Yukon, a ground squirrel pooped. That scat stayed frozen for millenia—until very recently, when researchers thawed it out and realized it was a literal data dump. They found t

  6. Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS

    Pancreatic cancer (https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/new-treatments-pancreatic-cancer-als?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri?) is among the most deadly forms of cancer, and it can be difficult to catch early. But th

  7. That chlorine smell at the pool? It’s pee

    On a hot summer day, there’s nothing better than a dip in a cold pool. But you know who can ruin that for you? A scientist who studies pool chemistry. What chemical reactions are happening in that swimming pool when the water comes into con

  8. Under proposed rule, science funding must pass political review

    The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed rule changes that would bring a major shift (https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/omb-rule-change-politicize-science-grant-funding/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_camp

  9. Can you learn to love the scorpion?

    If you have arachnophobia, consider this your opportunity to try exposure therapy: A new study (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pala.70064) suggests that 415 million years ago, in modern-day England and Wales, a scorpion the len

  10. FDA approves a well-known sunscreen ingredient—finally

    The FDA recently approved (https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/fda-approval-sunscreen-chemical-bemotrizinol-consumer-trust-maha/) a sunscreen ingredient called bemotrizinol, or BEMT, that’s been used in Europe and Asia for years. This i

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