SciFri
Entertaining conversations about science, technology and other stuff that’ll blow your mind and help you make sense of our weird, fascinating world. From supermassive black holes to superbugs, Science Friday brings you the latest in science news and connects you with leading experts to dig deeper. The show is hosted by Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman, and is distributed by WNYC Studios to over 500 public radio stations across the country.
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Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Vote on your favorite topic and listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🌋 🔊
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Can your head grow an entirely new body? No, because you’re not a sea slug. Discover what else makes them awesome: buff.ly/p9zmvGS
2 days ago | [YT] | 28
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🍕 When ecologist Luca Luiselli and his team began studying tropical lizards feasting on discarded pizza, international recognition felt out of the question. Hear more about this and other highlights from the 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes: buff.ly/jRjsAxx
4 days ago | [YT] | 31
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Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Vote on your favorite topic and listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🔊 🐀 🌊 Learn more here: buff.ly/PZOnD8i
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In an effort to jumpstart a global microbe conservation movement, a team of scientists is collecting samples from all over the world—including the oceans: buff.ly/ctfKCNh
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Some bat species feed on fruits or flowers—and play an important role as pollinators. One place that role is crucial is in the relationship between bats and agave plants. Bat conservationist Kristen Lear joins Host Ira Flatow to describe efforts to restore agaves in the Southwest and Mexico, which has consequences for bats, for the ecosystems around the agave, and for your mezcal: buff.ly/eYEQtKK
📷 Credit: @BatConservation
1 week ago | [YT] | 44
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Spooky season might be over, but according to author Geo Rutherford, lakes always have a mysterious edge.
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Science writer and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses what we get wrong about cancer, and why he leans into nuance as an author: buff.ly/92LxRAd
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 26
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🐜 Even though their genetic makeup as eggs is identical, a queen and a worker ant will grow up to become vastly different sizes. In our #PictureOfTheWeek, the bottom ant is a queen and the ant on top of her is a worker.
Hear how this happens: buff.ly/0fOLcp3
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If humans aged like the longest-lived bat species, we’d live for hundreds of years—and that bat is just one of many superagers in the animal kingdom: buff.ly/YlatJbX
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 38
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