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Science Podcast - Monstrous stone monuments of old and a rundown of stories from our daily news site (3 Jan 2014)

Britain's prehistoric stone monuments; stories from our daily news site.




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Science Podcast - Abundant bacterial vesicles in the ocean and a rundown of stories from our daily news site (10 Jan 2014)

Ocean-going vesicles; stories from our daily news site.




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Science Podcast - The modern hunter-gatherer gut, fast mountain weathering, and a rundown of stories from our daily news site (17 Jan 2014)

Hunter-gatherer gut microbes, fast moving mountains, and a daily news roundup.




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Science Podcast - The genome of a transmissible dog cancer, the 10-year anniversary of Opportunity on Mars, and a rundown of stories from our daily news site (24 Jan 2014)

The genome from a cancerous cell line that's been living for millenia, Opportinty's first 10 years on Mars, and a daily news roundup.




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Science Podcast - Quantum cryptography, salt's role in ecosystems, and a rundown of stories from our daily news site (31 Jan 2014)

Should we worry more about quantum decryption in the future or the past, how salt's role as a micronutrient may effect the global carbon cycle, and a daily news roundup.




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Science Podcast - Tracing autism's roots in developlement and a rundown of stories from our daily news site (7 Feb 2014)

Tackling the role of early fetal brain development in autism; daily news stories with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Termite-inspired robots and cells with lots of extra genomes (14 Feb 2014)

Termite-inspired builder robots; why some mammalian cells have so many copies of their chromosomes.




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Science Podcast - Analyzing soundscapes and a news roundup (21 Feb 2014)

Eavesdropping on ecosystems; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Treating Down Syndrome and a news roundup (28 Feb 2014)

Treatment trials for Down Syndrome; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - 100 years of crystallography, linking malaria and climate, and a news roundup (7 Mar 2014)

Celebrating crystallography's centennial; how climate pushes malaria uphill; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Checking the hubris of big data harvests and a news roundup (14 Mar 2014)

What Google's Flu Trends can teach us about the pitfalls of big data; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Human odor discrimination and a news roundup (21 Mar 2014)

Human odor discrimination; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - A BRCA1 and breast cancer retrospective and a news roundup (28 Mar 2014)

BRCA1 turns 20; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Life under funding change and a news roundup (4 April 2014)

Money battles; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Biomechanics of fruitflies on the wing and a news roundup (11 April 2014)

Fruitflies take evasive action; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - A binary star system that includes a white dwarf and a news roundup (18 April 2014)

A distinctive binary star system; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Lessons from the tsetse fly genome and a news roundup (18 April 2014)

Tsetse fly genetics; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Climate and corn and a news roundup (2 May 2014)

Climate and crops; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast -Chine marine archaeology and a news roundup (9 May 2014)

Marine archaeology on the Silk Road; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Evading back-action in a quantum system and a news roundup (16 May 2014)

Measuring minute motions; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science Podcast - Inequality and health and a news roundup (23 May 2014)

Inequality and health; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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25 years after Tiananmen and a news roundup (30 May 2014)

The impact of Tiananmen Square on science in China; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Rethinking global supply chains and a news roundup (6 Jun 2014)

Taming the unwieldy web of global supply chains; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Mapping Mexico's genetics and a news roundup (13 Jun 2014)

Mapping Mexico's genetically diverse population; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Mind reading and a news roundup (20 Jun 2014)

Learning to read minds; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Pollen paths and a news roundup (27 Jun 2014)

Moths chasing odors; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Psychedelic research resurgence and a news roundup (4 Jul 2014)

Psychedelic research resurgence; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Oceans of plastic and a news roundup (11 Jul 2014)

The fate of plastic that ends up at sea; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Altering genes in the wild and a news roundup (18 Jul 2014)

Controlling populations in the wild through genetic manipulation; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Science funding for people not projects and a news roundup (25 Jul 2014)

NIH opts to back researchers rather than research; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.




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Galactic gamma rays and a news roundup (1 Aug 2014)

A new class of gamma ray sources; roundup of daily news.




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Building brain-like computers (8 Aug 2014)

A new class of gamma ray sources; roundup of daily news.




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Preconception parenting and a news roundup (15 Aug 2014)

Parenting from before conception; roundup of daily news.




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Censorship in China and a news roundup (22 August 2014)

Investigating web censorship practices in China; roundup of daily news.




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The home microbiome and a news roundup (29 August 2014)

Sharing microbes around the house; roundup of daily news.




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Scaling up a biofuel and a news roundup (5 Sep 2014)

Bringing cellulosic ethanol to market; roundup of daily news.




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Engineering global health and a news roundup (12 September 2014)

Frugal engineering for global health; roundup of daily news.




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Monitoring 600 years of upwelling off the California coast (19 September 2014)

Hindcasting weather over the ocean near the California coast for 600 years.




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The spread of an ancient technology and a daily news roundup (26 September 2014)

New evidence reveals the complicated history of stone tool use 400,000 - 200,000 years ago.




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Mapping the sea floor and a daily news roundup (3 October 2014)

Satellite data helps map the last unexplored terrain on planet Earth.




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Robot relations and a daily news roundup (10 October 2014)

The rights and responsibilities of robots.




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Plants and predators and a daily news roundup (17 October 2014)

Adam Ford discusses linking plants, their herbivores, and their predators on the East African savannah. Science daily news editor David Grimm brings stories on storing CO2 underground for millions of years, why fruit flies like yeast and vice versa, and volcanoes on the moon. [Img: Filip Lachowski]




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High altitude humans living ~11,000 years ago (24 October 2014)

Kurt Rademaker discusses his work exploring the Andean plateau for artifacts of the earliest high-altitude humans, Paleoindians that lived at 4500 meters more than 11,000 years ago. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: David-Stanley/Flickr]




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Changing minds on charitable giving and a news roundup (31 October 2014)

Ayelet Gneezy discusses trends in charitable giving and how to maximize donations. David Grimm brings stories on an algal virus found in humans, how to stop zooming human population growth, and an avalanche on an asteroid. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: ISAS/JAXA]




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A new way to study norovirus and a news roundup (7 November 2014)

Stephanie Karst discusses her team's successful efforts to culture norovirus in the lab and what this new system means for treatment and prevention. David Grimm brings daily news stories on counting virtual friends, drama at the center of the galaxy, and the birth of the penis. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. 




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How hippos help and a news roundup (14 November 2014)

David Grimm and Meghna Sachdev discuss robots that can induce ghostly feelings, the domestication of cats, and training humans to echolocate. Elizabeth Pennisi discusses overcoming hippos' dangerous reputation and oddly shaped bodies to study their important role in African ecosystems. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Kabacchi/Wikipedia]




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Gendered brains and a news roundup (21 November 2014)

Cordelia Fine discusses the prevalence of "neurosexism" in the study of the human brain. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on climbing walls like a gecko, human hand transplants, and measuring altruism in the lab. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: turkishdisco/Flickr/CC-BY-SA] 




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The oldest piece of Mars on Earth and a news roundup (21 November 2014)

Eric Hand discusses the winding history of the Black Beauty meteorite--a 4.4 billion-year-old piece of Mars. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on bacteria's role in the blood-brain barrier, the "ice-pocalypse", and why only 10 percent of galaxies may host complex life. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Joe McNally]




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The shocking predatory strike of the electric eel and a news roundup (5 December 2014)

Kenneth Catania takes a close look at how exactly electric eels stun their prey. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on pushing back the earliest abstract art by a few millennia, how our primate ancestors handled their liquor, and murderous sea mammals. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Kenneth Catania]




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A flock of genomes and a news roundup (12 December 2014)

Erich Jarvis sums up the findings from sequencing 40+ bird genomes. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories capturing comet dust, the origins of life, and losing the Y chromosome. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Copyright © Flip de Nooyer/Foto Natura/Minden Pictures]