an Science Podcast - Biomechanics of fruitflies on the wing and a news roundup (11 April 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Fruitflies take evasive action; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Science Podcast - A binary star system that includes a white dwarf and a news roundup (18 April 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:00:00 -0400 A distinctive binary star system; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Science Podcast - Lessons from the tsetse fly genome and a news roundup (18 April 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:00:00 -0500 Tsetse fly genetics; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Science Podcast - Climate and corn and a news roundup (2 May 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 02 May 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Climate and crops; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Science Podcast -Chine marine archaeology and a news roundup (9 May 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 09 May 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Marine archaeology on the Silk Road; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Science Podcast - Evading back-action in a quantum system and a news roundup (16 May 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 16 May 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Measuring minute motions; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Science Podcast - Inequality and health and a news roundup (23 May 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 23 May 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Inequality and health; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an 25 years after Tiananmen and a news roundup (30 May 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 30 May 2014 12:00:00 -0400 The impact of Tiananmen Square on science in China; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Rethinking global supply chains and a news roundup (6 Jun 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Taming the unwieldy web of global supply chains; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Mapping Mexico's genetics and a news roundup (13 Jun 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Mapping Mexico's genetically diverse population; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Mind reading and a news roundup (20 Jun 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Learning to read minds; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Pollen paths and a news roundup (27 Jun 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Moths chasing odors; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Psychedelic research resurgence and a news roundup (4 Jul 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Psychedelic research resurgence; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Oceans of plastic and a news roundup (11 Jul 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:00:00 -0400 The fate of plastic that ends up at sea; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Altering genes in the wild and a news roundup (18 Jul 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Controlling populations in the wild through genetic manipulation; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Science funding for people not projects and a news roundup (25 Jul 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:00:00 -0400 NIH opts to back researchers rather than research; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Full Article
an Galactic gamma rays and a news roundup (1 Aug 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:00:00 -0400 A new class of gamma ray sources; roundup of daily news. Full Article
an Preconception parenting and a news roundup (15 Aug 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Parenting from before conception; roundup of daily news. Full Article
an Censorship in China and a news roundup (22 August 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Investigating web censorship practices in China; roundup of daily news. Full Article
an The home microbiome and a news roundup (29 August 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Sharing microbes around the house; roundup of daily news. Full Article
an Scaling up a biofuel and a news roundup (5 Sep 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Bringing cellulosic ethanol to market; roundup of daily news. Full Article
an Engineering global health and a news roundup (12 September 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Frugal engineering for global health; roundup of daily news. Full Article
an The spread of an ancient technology and a daily news roundup (26 September 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:00:00 -0400 New evidence reveals the complicated history of stone tool use 400,000 - 200,000 years ago. Full Article
an Mapping the sea floor and a daily news roundup (3 October 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0400 Satellite data helps map the last unexplored terrain on planet Earth. Full Article
an Robot relations and a daily news roundup (10 October 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0400 The rights and responsibilities of robots. Full Article
an Plants and predators and a daily news roundup (17 October 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0400 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] Full Article
an High altitude humans living ~11,000 years ago (24 October 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0400 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] Full Article
an Changing minds on charitable giving and a news roundup (31 October 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0400 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] Full Article
an A new way to study norovirus and a news roundup (7 November 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:00:00 -0500 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. Full Article
an How hippos help and a news roundup (14 November 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:00:00 -0500 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] Full Article
an Gendered brains and a news roundup (21 November 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:00:00 -0500 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] Full Article
an The oldest piece of Mars on Earth and a news roundup (21 November 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:00:00 -0500 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] Full Article
an The shocking predatory strike of the electric eel and a news roundup (5 December 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500 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] Full Article
an A flock of genomes and a news roundup (12 December 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500 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] Full Article
an Our breakthrough of the year and this year's top news stories By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500 Robert Coontz discusses this year's Breakthrough and letting readers have their say. Online news editor David Grimm brings the top news stories of 2014 and takes an audio news quiz. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. Full Article
an Deworming buffalo and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Vanessa Ezenwa discusses the complex relationship between parasitic infections and tuberculosis in African buffalo and what it can tell us about human health. Online news editor David Grimm dicusses coloration in lizards, weighing earth-like planets, and how bears help meadows by eating ants. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Mark Jordahl/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0] Full Article
an High-altitude bird migration and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Charles Bishop discusses the "roller-coaster" flight strategy of bar-headed geese as they migrate across the Himalayas between their breeding and wintering grounds. Online news editor David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Nyambayar Batbayar] Full Article
an How comets change seasonally and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Myrtha Hässig discusses variability and heterogeneity of the coma of comet 67P as part of Science's special issue on the Rosetta spacecraft. Meghna Sachdev discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: European Space Agency/Rosetta/NAVCAM] Full Article
an Mathematicians and the NSA and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 John Bohannon discusses the growing rift between mathematicians and the National Security Agency following Edward Snowden's 2013 revelations of massive eavesdropping on U.S. citizens. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Amos Frumkin/Hebrew University Cave Research Center] Full Article
an Spatial neurons and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Gyorgy Buzsáki discusses how two types of neurons in the brain's hippocampus work together to map an animal's environment. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Isaac Planas-Sitjà] Full Article
an The planetary boundaries framework, marine debris, and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Will Steffen discusses the processes that define the planetary boundaries framework: a safe operating space within which humanity can still thrive on earth. Jenna Jambeck examines the factors influencing how much plastic debris a nation contributes to the ocean. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Bo Eide Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0] Full Article
an Maternal effects in songbirds and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Renée Duckworth discusses the role of maternal effects on species replacement in ecological communities shaped by forest fires. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Alex Badyaev] Full Article
an Sexual trait evolution in mosquitoes and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Sara Mitchell discusses the co-evolution of sexual traits in mosquitoes and their influence on malaria transmission. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Sam Cotton] Full Article
an Antimicrobial resistance and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Stephen Baker discusses the challenges faced by lower-income countries when fighting antimicrobial resistant infections. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Merton Wilton/flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0] Full Article
an The politics of happiness and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Sean Wojcik discusses the relationship between happiness and political ideology. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Erik Hersman/flickr/CC BY 2.0] Full Article
an Robotic materials and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Nikolaus Correll discusses the future of robotic materials inspired by nature. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Nick Dragotta] Full Article
an Child abuse across generations and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Cathy Spatz Widom discusses whether child abuse is transmitted across generations. Angela Colmone has a round-up of advances in immunotherapy from Science Translational Medicine, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Luigi Mengato/flickr/Creative Commons] Full Article
an Mountain gorilla genomes and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Chris Tyler-Smith discusses what whole genome sequencing reveals about the genetic diversity and evolutionary history of endangered mountain gorillas, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Berzerker/flickr/Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0] Full Article
an The bond between people and dogs and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Evan MacLean discusses the role of oxytocin in mediating the relationship between dogs and people, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Teresa Alexander-Arab/flickr/Creative Commons BY-ND 2.0] Full Article
an Hubble's 25th anniversary and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Hubble at 25: Daniel Clery discusses the contributions of the Hubble Space Telescope to our understanding of the universe, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: NASA] Full Article
