Science Friday
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Science Friday

Science Friday and WNYC Studios

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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

What this show covers

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What listeners will find here

A transparent fish that can regrow its brain is becoming a science star
This episode explores Danionella cerebrum, a tiny nearly transparent glassfish that can regenerate parts of its body, including its brain. Flora talks with biologists Deniz Atabay and Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado about why researchers are excited by this emerging model organism and what it might reveal about the nervous system.

Episodes

Meet the tiny, see-through fish that can regenerate its brain
Meet the tiny, see-through fish that can regenerate its brain
5 Nov 2026 · 17 min
Why is everyone so obsessed with protein?
Why is everyone so obsessed with protein?
4 Nov 2026 · 18 min
What a trapped antimatter particle could tell us about reality
What a trapped antimatter particle could tell us about reality
3 Nov 2026 · 12 min
Why are armadillos moving up north?
Why are armadillos moving up north?
2 Nov 2026 · 13 min
When, and where, did bats first take to the sky?
When, and where, did bats first take to the sky?
30 Oct 2026 · 12 min
People are microdosing GLP-1s for weight loss. Is it safe?
People are microdosing GLP-1s for weight loss. Is it safe?
29 Oct 2026 · 18 min
Terence Tao on how AI math solutions miss the point
Terence Tao on how AI math solutions miss the point
28 Oct 2026 · 22 min
What was life like for Tyrannosaurus rex?
What was life like for Tyrannosaurus rex?
27 Oct 2026 · 18 min
Isabella Rossellini on how acting connects to animal cognition
Isabella Rossellini on how acting connects to animal cognition
26 Oct 2026 · 19 min
Why are we changing the way we keep time?
Why are we changing the way we keep time?
24 Oct 2026 · 14 min
Kazuo Ishiguro on emotional truth in sci-fi and in our AI reality
Kazuo Ishiguro on emotional truth in sci-fi and in our AI reality
23 Oct 2026 · 25 min
Is that garbage can bear resistant? These bears will find out
Is that garbage can bear resistant? These bears will find out
22 Oct 2026 · 18 min
Jennifer Doudna on what it takes to be a good scientist
Jennifer Doudna on what it takes to be a good scientist
21 Oct 2026 · 29 min
Getting the billion-dollar PRIMA space telescope off the ground
Getting the billion-dollar PRIMA space telescope off the ground
20 Oct 2026 · 15 min
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on making climate action cool
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on making climate action cool
19 Oct 2026 · 12 min
Could a whale swallow a human, 'Whalefall' style?
Could a whale swallow a human, 'Whalefall' style?
16 Oct 2026 · 18 min
Why do politicians talk like that?
Why do politicians talk like that?
15 Oct 2026 · 18 min
Sargassum superblooms are choking coastlines around the Atlantic
Sargassum superblooms are choking coastlines around the Atlantic
14 Oct 2026 · 12 min
Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day and the women who made the internet
Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day and the women who made the internet
13 Oct 2026 · 17 min
Are attachment styles more than a social media trend?
Are attachment styles more than a social media trend?
12 Oct 2026 · 17 min
The science and politics of the new mRNA flu vaccine
The science and politics of the new mRNA flu vaccine
10 Oct 2026 · 12 min
What is the Kelvin wave on the West Coast?
What is the Kelvin wave on the West Coast?
9 Oct 2026 · 12 min
The punk rock life of cephalopods
The punk rock life of cephalopods
8 Oct 2026 · 18 min
The Nobel winner searching for deep-space neutrinos in Antarctica
The Nobel winner searching for deep-space neutrinos in Antarctica
7 Oct 2026 · 13 min
How important ideas get reawakened, with David Byrne
How important ideas get reawakened, with David Byrne
6 Oct 2026 · 16 min
'The History of Concrete' with John Wilson
'The History of Concrete' with John Wilson
5 Oct 2026 · 15 min
The tilcayo is the new wild cat on the block
The tilcayo is the new wild cat on the block
2 Oct 2026 · 12 min
Are natural history museums going extinct?
Are natural history museums going extinct?
1 Oct 2026 · 17 min
Examining a new lunar crater + searching for signs of alien technology
Examining a new lunar crater + searching for signs of alien technology
30 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Did the COVID pandemic stunt kids’ development?
Did the COVID pandemic stunt kids’ development?
29 Sept 2026 · 21 min
How do concussions affect the brain?
How do concussions affect the brain?
28 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Are new treatments for celiac disease on the horizon?
Are new treatments for celiac disease on the horizon?
25 Sept 2026 · 11 min
Everyone is calling for safer AI. So what does that mean?
Everyone is calling for safer AI. So what does that mean?
24 Sept 2026 · 22 min
Underwater archeology reveals clues about Ice Age humans
Underwater archeology reveals clues about Ice Age humans
23 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Climate change is increasing hurricane risk for Hawaiʻi
Climate change is increasing hurricane risk for Hawaiʻi
22 Sept 2026 · 12 min
Bringing hard electronics into soft and squishy bodies
Bringing hard electronics into soft and squishy bodies
21 Sept 2026 · 18 min
What is lymphatic drainage, anyway?
What is lymphatic drainage, anyway?
18 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Hot flashes, hormone therapy, and the science of perimenopause
Hot flashes, hormone therapy, and the science of perimenopause
17 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Telling the tale of human origins, one fossil tooth at a time
Telling the tale of human origins, one fossil tooth at a time
16 Sept 2026 · 25 min
Did the fire at the Library of Alexandria set humanity back?
Did the fire at the Library of Alexandria set humanity back?
15 Sept 2026 · 14 min
Black bears are moving into the neighborhood. How do we coexist?
Black bears are moving into the neighborhood. How do we coexist?
14 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Is a shorter course of antibiotics OK? + Genetic risk of fibromyalgia
Is a shorter course of antibiotics OK? + Genetic risk of fibromyalgia
12 Sept 2026 · 17 min
Why cannabis’s health effects are so hard to study
Why cannabis’s health effects are so hard to study
11 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe
Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe
10 Sept 2026 · 12 min
Why physics and philosophy need each other
Why physics and philosophy need each other
9 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Recall rodeo: A food safety update + Why cars are catching fire
Recall rodeo: A food safety update + Why cars are catching fire
8 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Is there science behind the ‘nervous system reset’?
Is there science behind the ‘nervous system reset’?
7 Sept 2026 · 18 min
For Jennifer Chayes, math is a 'native tongue'
For Jennifer Chayes, math is a 'native tongue'
4 Sept 2026 · 30 min
What an mRNA melanoma vaccine may mean for cancer treatment
What an mRNA melanoma vaccine may mean for cancer treatment
3 Sept 2026 · 11 min
Why it's so hard to tell the age of a fungus
Why it's so hard to tell the age of a fungus
2 Sept 2026 · 9 min

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