http://www.sciencemag.org/rss/podcast.xml Periodic audiocasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary. For a full archive of shows, please visit www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/podcast. en-us Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:59:00 GMT © 2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science swills@aaas.org http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/icon/scimag_pc_logo_80_80.jpg http://www.sciencemag.org/rss/podcast.xml 80 80 Science Magazine Podcast Science Magazine Periodic audiocasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary. For a full archive of shows, please visit www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/podcast. Stewart Wills swills@aaas.org no http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091106.mp3 Stem cell gene therapy; the origins of religion; an unusually fast-evolving supernova; your Letters to Science; and more. Science Stem cell gene therapy; the origins of religion; an unusually fast-evolving supernova; your Letters to Science; and more. Stem cell gene therapy; the origins of religion; an unusually fast-evolving supernova; your Letters to Science; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091106.mp3 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 46:21 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, stem cells, gene therapy, ALD, therapy, religion, origins, Darwin, supernova, letters http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091030.mp3 Pandemic H1N1 and the 2009 Hajj pilgrimage; the contribution of inherited wealth to economic inequality; the experiences of four Nobel laureates as women in the sciences; and more. Science Pandemic H1N1 and the 2009 Hajj pilgrimage; the contribution of inherited wealth to economic inequality; the experiences of four Nobel laureates as women in the sciences; and more. Pandemic H1N1 and the 2009 Hajj pilgrimage; the contribution of inherited wealth to economic inequality; the experiences of four Nobel laureates as women in the sciences; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091030.mp3 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 46:34 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, pandemic, H1N1, flu, influenza, Hajj, pilgrimage, Mecca, inheritance, wealth, inequality, economics, anthropology, Nobel, women, scientists http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091023.mp3 Fixing a climate accounting error; a pathogenic threat to frogs; big telescope plans; and more. Science Fixing a climate accounting error; a pathogenic threat to frogs; big telescope plans; and more. Fixing a climate accounting error; a pathogenic threat to frogs; big telescope plans; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091023.mp3 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 39:38 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, climate, Kyoto, Copenhagen, protocol, carbon dioxide, pathogen, amphibians, frogs, chytridiomycosis, telescope, TMT, GMT, E-ELT http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091016.mp3 The galactic imprint on the Sun's heliosphere; Saudi Arabia's new graduate university; the taste of carbonation; plus new insights on how proteins are made. Science The galactic imprint on the Sun's heliosphere; Saudi Arabia's new graduate university; the taste of carbonation; plus new insights on how proteins are made. The galactic imprint on the Sun's heliosphere; Saudi Arabia's new graduate university; the taste of carbonation; plus new insights on how proteins are made. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091016.mp3 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 41:18 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, Sun, heliosphere, IBEX, Saudi Arabia, KAUST, carbonation, taste, proteins, ribosomes http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091009.mp3 The organized way your DNA gets folded up in your cells’ nuclei; electrical currents flowing forever even in non-superconducting metals; personalized treatments for cancer; and more. Science The organized way your DNA gets folded up in your cells’ nuclei; electrical currents flowing forever even in non-superconducting metals; personalized treatments for cancer; and more. The organized way your DNA gets folded up in your cells’ nuclei; electrical currents flowing forever even in non-superconducting metals; personalized treatments for cancer; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091009.mp3 Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 41:56 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, DNA, folding, fractal, globule, cells, nucleus, currents, non-superconductors, personalized, treatment, cancer http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091002.mp3 The most detailed snapshot of early hominid life; the origins of community structure; your Letters to Science magazine; and more. Science The most detailed snapshot of early hominid life; the origins of community structure; your Letters to Science magazine; and more. The most detailed snapshot of early hominid life; the origins of community structure; your Letters to Science magazine; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_091002.mp3 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 40:44 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, Ardipithecus, Ardi, ramidus, hominid, Lucy, origins, human, community, structure, Darwin http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090925.mp3 Challenges for carbon capture and storage; the universality of human correspondence patterns; establishing the link between nutrition and violence; and more. Science Challenges for carbon capture and storage; the universality of human correspondence patterns; establishing the link between nutrition and violence; and more. Challenges for carbon capture and storage; the universality of human correspondence patterns; establishing the link between nutrition and violence; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090925.mp3 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 36:59 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, carbon capture and storage, sequestration, carbon, correspondence, pattern, nutrition, violence http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090918.mp3 Public disapproval as an indicator for incidences of international terrorism; modeling insect-wing deformation and the engineering challenges of copying nature; developing non-surgical methods of sterilizing cats and dogs; and more. Science Public disapproval as an indicator for incidences of international terrorism; modeling insect-wing deformation and the engineering challenges of copying nature; developing non-surgical methods of sterilizing cats and dogs; and more. Public disapproval as an indicator for incidences of international terrorism; modeling insect-wing deformation and the engineering challenges of copying nature; developing non-surgical methods of sterilizing cats and dogs; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090918.mp3 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 39:11 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, terrorism, public opinion, wings, locusts, modeling, fluid dynamics, computational, biologically inspired, non-surgical, sterilization, cats, dogs http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090911.mp3 Starting vaccinations now in the northern hemisphere is optimal to control influenza A (H1N1); understanding the genetic complexity of beach mouse adaptations; and more. Science Starting vaccinations now in the northern hemisphere is optimal to control influenza A (H1N1); understanding the genetic complexity of beach mouse adaptations; and more. Starting vaccinations now in the northern hemisphere is optimal to control influenza A (H1N1); understanding the genetic complexity of beach mouse adaptations; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090911.mp3 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 33:07 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, H1N1, virus, influenza, vaccine, genetics, beach mice, adaptation, Darwin, evolution http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090904.mp3 Promoting public cooperation, cooperation's origins, convergent social evolution between humans and dogs, and more. Science Promoting public cooperation, cooperation's origins, convergent social evolution between humans and dogs, and more. Promoting public cooperation, cooperation's origins, convergent social evolution between humans and dogs, and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090904.mp3 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 39:23 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, cooperation, origins, evolution, dogs, wolves, social, public goods http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090828.mp3 Global ozone depletion by nitrous oxide; using dogs to better understand how social cognition evolved; we read from your Letters to Science magazine; and more. Science Global ozone depletion by nitrous oxide; using dogs to better understand how social cognition evolved; we read from your Letters to Science magazine; and more. Global ozone depletion by nitrous oxide; using dogs to better understand how social cognition evolved; we read from your Letters to Science magazine; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090828.mp3 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 30:45 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, ozone, nitrous oxide, nitrous, laughing gas, dogs, behavior, social, cognition, evolution, letters http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090821.mp3 How best to distribute the flu vaccine; the rise of civiliation in China; and new species of sea worms that drop glowing green "bombs"; and more. Science How best to distribute the flu vaccine; the rise of civiliation in China; and new species of sea worms that drop glowing green "bombs"; and more. How best to distribute the flu vaccine; the rise of civiliation in China; and new species of sea worms that drop glowing green "bombs"; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090821.mp3 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 38:12 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, flu, influenza, vaccine, civilization, China, archaeology, bombs, luminescent, worms http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090814.mp3 Monkeys prefer to be around people who imitate them; the timing of when humans first used fire as an engineering tool; and improving energy efficiency; and more. Science Monkeys prefer to be around people who imitate them; the timing of when humans first used fire as an engineering tool; and improving energy efficiency; and more. Monkeys prefer to be around people who imitate them; the timing of when humans first used fire as an engineering tool; and improving energy efficiency; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090814.mp3 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 42:20 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, mimic, capuchin, monkey, imitate, fire, engineering, tools, energy, efficiency http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090807.mp3 Making twisted and curved shapes from DNA; new technologies for testing the toxicity of chemicals; on the origin of eukaryotes; and more. Science Making twisted and curved shapes from DNA; new technologies for testing the toxicity of chemicals; on the origin of eukaryotes; and more. Making twisted and curved shapes from DNA; new technologies for testing the toxicity of chemicals; on the origin of eukaryotes; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090807.mp3 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 41:07 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, curve, DNA, shapes, nano, nanotechnology, nano-sized, technology, toxicity, toxic, chemicals, drugs, industrial, origin, eukaryotes, Darwin http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090731.mp3 Assessing ecological restoration; rethinking graduate student funding; science in Venezuela; and more. Science Assessing ecological restoration; rethinking graduate student funding; science in Venezuela; and more. Assessing ecological restoration; rethinking graduate student funding; science in Venezuela; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090731.mp3 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 37:27 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, ecology, restoration, ecosystem, funding, graduate, student, Venezuela, letters http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090724.mp3 Positive feedback on the climate from low-level clouds; detecting nuclear blasts anywhere on Earth; mathematical models of society; and more. Science Positive feedback on the climate from low-level clouds; detecting nuclear blasts anywhere on Earth; mathematical models of society; and more. Positive feedback on the climate from low-level clouds; detecting nuclear blasts anywhere on Earth; mathematical models of society; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090724.mp3 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 42:58 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, feedback, clouds, climate, change, nuclear, Earth, mathematics, physics, society, socioeconomic, complex http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090717.mp3 The dynamics of rotavirus epidemics; how tiger moths jam bat sonar; a look at NIH's new director; and more. Science The dynamics of rotavirus epidemics; how tiger moths jam bat sonar; a look at NIH's new director; and more. The dynamics of rotavirus epidemics; how tiger moths jam bat sonar; a look at NIH's new director; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090717.mp3 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 33:01 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, ebolavirus, swine, agriculture, hominins, art, Yucca Mountain, nuclear waste http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090710.mp3 The discovery of swine as a host for Reston ebolavirus; the art and science of hominin reconstructions; nuclear waste management after the Yucca Mountain decision; and more. Science The discovery of swine as a host for Reston ebolavirus; the art and science of hominin reconstructions; nuclear waste management after the Yucca Mountain decision; and more. The discovery of swine as a host for Reston ebolavirus; the art and science of hominin reconstructions; nuclear waste management after the Yucca Mountain decision; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090710.mp3 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 40:22 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, ebolavirus, swine, agriculture, hominins, art, Yucca Mountain, nuclear waste http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090703.mp3 Evidence for liquid water in the geologically recent past in Mars's polar regions; how birds help forests in the Serengeti; the evolutionary origins of nervous systems; and more. Science Evidence for liquid water in the geologically recent past in Mars's polar regions; how birds help forests in the Serengeti; the evolutionary origins of nervous systems; and more. Evidence for liquid water in the geologically recent past in Mars's polar regions; how birds help forests in the Serengeti; the evolutionary origins of nervous systems; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090703.mp3 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 40:38 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, Mars, Phoenix, NASA, Serengeti, forest, ecosystem, neuroscience, neurons, evolution http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090626.mp3 New draft NIH guidelines for human stem cell research; investigating the neural basis of memory and creation of a digital brain library; your Letters to Science; and more. Science New draft NIH guidelines for human stem cell research; investigating the neural basis of memory and creation of a digital brain library; your Letters to Science; and more. New draft NIH guidelines for human stem cell research; investigating the neural basis of memory and creation of a digital brain library; your Letters to Science; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090626.mp3 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 34:52 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, NIH, stem cell, cells, embryonic, human, guidelines, ethics, morals, memory, brain, library, letters http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090619.mp3 The role of Merkel cells in your sense of touch; narrowing in on the contribution of aerosols to climate change; the prospects for a cure for cystic fibrosis; and more. Science The role of Merkel cells in your sense of touch; narrowing in on the contribution of aerosols to climate change; the prospects for a cure for cystic fibrosis; and more. The role of Merkel cells in your sense of touch; narrowing in on the contribution of aerosols to climate change; the prospects for a cure for cystic fibrosis; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090619.mp3 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 38:25 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, Merkel, touch, aerosols, direct aerosol effect, cure, cystic, fibrosis, cystic fibrosis http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090612.mp3 Deforestation in the Amazon leads to a "boom and bust" cycle; China's efforts to stamp out Kashin-Beck disease; measuring the charge states of individual atoms; and more. Science Deforestation in the Amazon leads to a "boom and bust" cycle; China's efforts to stamp out Kashin-Beck disease; measuring the charge states of individual atoms; and more. Deforestation in the Amazon leads to a "boom and bust" cycle; China's efforts to stamp out Kashin-Beck disease; measuring the charge states of individual atoms; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090612.mp3 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 37:45 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, deforestation, Brazil, Amazon, economic, boom, bust, China, Kashin-Beck, disease, charge, molecular electronics, adatoms http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090605.mp3 On the origin of sex; how war and trade affected human social evolution; the challenges of calculating the returns on science investments; and more. Science On the origin of sex; how war and trade affected human social evolution; the challenges of calculating the returns on science investments; and more. On the origin of sex; how war and trade affected human social evolution; the challenges of calculating the returns on science investments; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090605.mp3 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 41:13 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, sex, origin, Darwin, war, trade, hunter-gatherer, social, evolution, investments, economic stimulus package http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090529.mp3 Assessing oil and gas reserves in the Arctic; new clues as to what's killing bats by the tens of thousands; your Letters to Science; and more. Science Assessing oil and gas reserves in the Arctic; new clues as to what's killing bats by the tens of thousands; your Letters to Science; and more. Assessing oil and gas reserves in the Arctic; new clues as to what's killing bats by the tens of thousands; your Letters to Science; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090529.mp3 Thu, 28 May 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 34:16 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, oil, gas, energy, reserves, Arctic, white-nose, syndrome, bats, bat, death, letters, Venezuela http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090522.mp3 Controlling blood vessel growth with microRNA; a neutron star transitioning into a radio pulsar; detecting scientific plagiarism; and more. Science Controlling blood vessel growth with microRNA; a neutron star transitioning into a radio pulsar; detecting scientific plagiarism; and more. Controlling blood vessel growth with microRNA; a neutron star transitioning into a radio pulsar; detecting scientific plagiarism; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090522.mp3 Thu, 21 May 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 40:10 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, ischemia, angiogenesis, blood vessel, microRNA, miR-92a, neutron, star, pulsar, radio, plagiarism, deja vu, eTBLAST http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090515.mp3 How the brain reacts to vicarious reward; potential sea level rise from collapse of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet; monies budgeted for U.S. science; and more. Science How the brain reacts to vicarious reward; potential sea level rise from collapse of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet; monies budgeted for U.S. science; and more. How the brain reacts to vicarious reward; potential sea level rise from collapse of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet; monies budgeted for U.S. science; and more. http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_090515.mp3 Thu, 14 May 2009 23:59:00 GMT no 40:51 science, science magazine, ScienceNOW, brain, vicarious, reward, sea level rise, WAIS, Antarctic, ice, ice sheet, budget, proposal