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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Join us at 1pm EST for a Cephalopod Week Q&A!
Learn about the endangered chambered nautilus, celebrate its cephalopod cousins like the octopus, and discover the ocean’s amazing biodiversity.
We’ll be chatting with marine biologist Dr. Gregory Barord, Director of Science and Outreach for Save the Nautilus, and answering questions from the chat. Cephalopod fans of every age are welcome!
When: Thursday, October 8 at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT
Where: Science Friday’s YouTube channel
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Love Science Friday's podcast but wish you could watch instead of just listening? You're in luck! We had David Byrne in studio for today's special episode.
Give it a watch and let us know in the comments if you'd like more video podcasts from Science Friday.
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AI is changing fast and we want to hear how it’s showing up in your life.
Is an AI agent your new thought partner? Or are you using AI in ways you never expected? What’s changed since AI and how do you feel about it?
Call and tell us about it at 877-4-SCIFRI.
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They’re often used to describe how someone acts in a relationship and supposedly your attachment style traces back to your childhood.
We want to know if you’ve heard of them before and how it’s impacted you. Like do you have a rule that you never date someone with avoidant attachment? Or maybe you think of yourself as anxiously attached but you’re trying to be a secure attachment person.
Tell us how attachment styles have shown up in your life and what questions you have about it. Leave a voicemail at 877-4-SCI-FRI.
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Big news for tiny cats: an itty-bitty three-pound spotted cat is the first new wild cat species described in more than a hundred years.
Flora chatted with Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, the biologist who worked for nearly 10 years to identify this feline. They talked about how Paola met the tilcayo and why it was so hard to identify as a new species.
Listen to our podcast episode "The tilcayo is the new wild cat on the block" or hear it on your local public radio station this Friday.
Photos by Fernando Faciole/National Geographic
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The world’s smallest pacemaker is smaller than a grain of rice, can dissolve in the body, and is our #PictureOfTheWeek.
Flora chatted with John A. Rogers, who led the development of this pacemaker, about his creative process and his other biocompatible electronic devices like wireless sensors that stick to skin like a temporary tattoo.
Listen to our podcast episode “Bringing hard electronics into soft and squishy bodies.”
Image credit: John A. Rogers/Northwestern University
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Science Friday’s Cephalopod Week is right around the corner, starting October 5th! 🦑
We’re planning an octopus-squid-cuttlefish extravaganza and we need all your cephalopod questions for inspo.
Leave us a voicemail at 877-4-SCIFRI.
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Join us for a live Q&A with marine biologist and bestselling author Helen Scales! 🌊
We'll be chatting about her work, her book "What the Wild Sea Can Be,” and more! Bring your curiosity and put your questions in the chat. All are welcome! You do not need to have read the book or be a book club member to join this livestream.
📅 Friday, September 25 at 4pm ET / 1pm PT
📍 Science Friday's YouTube channel
🎟️ Free! RSVP for reminders
www.eventbrite.com/e/scifri-book-club-live-qa-with…
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Our #PictureOfTheWeek is the spider-tailed horned viper. And yes, its name is very literal. Its tail looks a lot like a spider, complete with a round "body" and several "legs," which it flicks to lure unsuspecting birds into becoming lunch.
Researchers recently got their first look inside the bizarre tail using XCT scanners. Drum roll please…the skeleton was shockingly normal. It looked just like an average snake skeleton with nothing to hint at its spider-like adaptation.
This surprise is a good reminder that skeletons don't tell the whole story. Fossils may not have evidence of unique adaptations if they were made of soft tissue.
Flora chatted with herpetology expert Sara Ruane about her snake scans on our last radio broadcast. If you missed it, check out our website to listen now! www.sciencefriday.com/episodes/september-18-2026/
📸 credits:
1. Omid Mozaffari
2. Sara Ruane
3. Sara Ruane and Stephanie Smith
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What’s your best museum memory?
We’re working on a story about the future of science museums and we want to hear from you! Tell us about a museum experience that you can’t forget.
Leave us a voicemail at 877-4-SCIFRI.
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/contribute-your-voi…
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