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Kazuo Ishiguro on emotional truth in sci-fi and in our AI reality

Five years after “Klara and the Sun” was published, the film adaptation exists in an entirely different AI landscape.
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Is that garbage can bear resistant? These bears will find out

In the name of safety, test engineers turn pill bottles over to kids, launch dead chickens through jet engines, and let bears loose on coolers.
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Jennifer Doudna on what it takes to be a good scientist

CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna on the evolution of gene-editing technology, her own path, and what it takes to be a good scientist.
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Getting the billion-dollar PRIMA space telescope off the ground

The proposed PRIMA space telescope just entered Phase B of its development. What does that mean?
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on making climate action cool

Climate leader Ayana Elizabeth Johnson reflects on this moment of the climate movement and why climate action should be fun.
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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the trusted source for news about science, technology, and other cool stuff. Host Ira Flatow mixes it up by featuring people in the know and those who want to be. Science Friday frequently features listeners that call in with their most riveting science questions. In addition, Science Friday also produces award-winning videos. It's brain fun for curious people.

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Science Friday

Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday with Flora Lichtman and Ira Flatow is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

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