Science Magazine Podcast

A device that probes the wave-particle duality of a photon; the consequences of scarcity; how France and Germany are bolstering their research universities; and more.

How political propaganda sneaks in through social media’s back door; what an ancient shoulder blade can tell us about human evolution; the scientific challenges for the next U.S. president; and more.

A new spin on optical data transmission; a new interpretation of the collision that formed the Moon; why a version of “The Pill” for men hasn’t taken off; and more.

The evolution of animal development; mutation rates and the pace of human history; patterns in scientific publishing; and more.

Are disorders like depression increasing their toll on us and on society? Meghna Sachdev chats with Hans-Ulrich Wittchen about why this might be.

Resilience training for the treament and prevention of depression; the surprising complexity of dinosaur teeth; the mysteries of the brain; and more.

Melt-away electronics may prevent electronic waste; toddlers may be more scientific than we give them credit for; how the weather influences the rise of empires; and more.

A special show all about disease prevention, including the economics of prevention, a task force dedicated to preventive medicine, how to combat Alzheimer’s disease, and a look at grocery stores and eating habits.

Why female killer whales live so long beyond their reproductive years; who deserves the Nobel Prize for the Higgs boson; lab equipment you can make at home; and more.

Jim Austin, editor of Science Careers, describes a new web application called myIDP that helps scientists figure out how best to follow a wide variety of career paths.

The relationship between regulatory DNA and disease; a potentially treatable form of autism; the internationalization of Asia’s research institutions; and more.

Soil as a source of antibiotic resistant bacteria; how biogenic aerosols seed cloud formation in the Amazon; scientists sequence the first Denisovan genome; and more.

Roy Maartens of the University of the Western Cape on what the winning bid for the Square Kilometer Array means for science and technology in Africa.

Tracking the spread and evolution of languages across Europe; how gas clouds helped hone in on supernova formation; a project to track wild guppies; and more.

The role of citizen science in the protection of endangered species, the use of biological evidence when sentencing the psychologically ill, looming budget cuts for the research community, and more.