Science Magazine Podcast

Some of the earliest Mayan astronomical tables found in Guatemala; what Vesta can teach us about the earliest solar system; a pristine fossilized forest in the path of a Chinese coal mine; and more.

Meghna Sachdev chats with Sheila Tobias, co-author of an Editorial entitled 'Empowering Science Teachers."

A technique for remotely activating genes via heated nanoparticles; more insights into the role of water on ancient Mars; advances in nanopore DNA sequencing; and more.

A fiber optic cable to connect optical clocks; the spread of Neolithic farming in Europe; roadblocks to global measles eradication; and more.

Man-made polymers that function like DNA; the role of individual confidence in group decision-making; a parasite that’s sweeping its way through U.S. citrus plants; and more.

Elucidating complex biological processes through quantitative modeling; why women are under-represented in scientific faculty; using virtual animals to predict real animals’ responses to climate change; and more.

Meghna Sachdev chats with Marie Davidian, Professor of Statistics at North Carolina State University, and Thomas A. Louis, Professor of Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about their editorial 'Why Statistics?'

New insights into uranium age-dating; elucidating the curved 3D grid of the human brain; replicating psychology experiments; and more.

Encouraging entrepreneurship in the developing world; the immune system and early microbe exposure; robots that fly like birds; and more.

Encouraging entrepreneurship in the developing world; the immune system and early microbe exposure; robots that fly like birds; and more.

Maria Leptin discusses how her varied scientific roles have affected her understanding of open access.

Balancing environment, economy, and accountability in global governance; sex, alcohol, and fruit flies; improving mental health care in Indonesia; and more.

Why the Moon’s surface is inconsistently magnetized; the importance of studying nuclear fuel during reactor accidents; how deep-sea creatures adapt to deep-sea darkness; and more.

Exploring the sociocognitive precursors for cumulative culture; microbes that produce energy from wastewater; approaching peak gold; and more.

Restoring ecological “networks of networks;” how early horse evolution reflected climate change; the history and state of science in India; and more.