Ira Flatow appears in the following:
Proactive Policing, The Social Brain
Friday, June 12, 2020
Researchers are investigating the possible impacts of policing on physical and mental health. Plus, a look at the brain chemistry of connection and community.
Anthony Fauci On The Pandemic’s Future
Friday, June 12, 2020
Anthony Fauci has been in public health since before the AIDS crisis. Why he thinks we must always be ready for new deadly diseases.
Breast Cancer Cultural History, Butterfly Wings
Friday, June 05, 2020
Journalist Kate Pickert tells the surprising cultural history of breast cancer in her book Radical. And, new research suggests living cells on butterfly wings help regulate temperature.
Police Behavior Research, Dermatology In Skin Of Color, Coffee Extraction
Friday, June 05, 2020
Fifty years of research suggests police behavior makes the biggest difference in safe protests. Plus, a dermatologist is working to better and treat people with darker skin tones.
Vaccine Rate Decrease, Mind-Body Music
Friday, May 29, 2020
COVID-19 has decreased trips to the pediatrician, leaving kids vulnerable to disease. Plus, an electronic musician turns heartbeats and brain-waves into sound.
Bio-Inspired Concrete, Nose Microbiome, Space News
Friday, May 29, 2020
Researchers studied the nose microbiome to help create future probiotics for infections. Plus, how engineers are looking to nature for inspiration to create new forms of concrete.
Ancient East Asian Genomes, COVID And Clotting, And Cassowary Plumage
Friday, May 22, 2020
Doctors are seeing unusual blood clotting in some patients hospitalized with the novel coronavirus. Plus, what the cassowary’s shiny feathers can tell us about their dinosaur cousins.
Degrees Of Change: Regulatory Rollbacks
Friday, May 22, 2020
The Trump administration is reversing nearly 100 environmental rules, affecting water and public health. Plus, locusts in East Africa and how climate change is impacting hurricanes.
Science Friday News Roundup 5/22/20
Friday, May 22, 2020
Results from a vaccine study are a positive step toward the end of the pandemic. Plus, what’s happening with locusts in East Africa, and how climate change is impacting hurricanes.
Galileo, Home COVID Monitoring Tech, Origin Of The Feces
Friday, May 15, 2020
Astrophysicist Mario Livio discusses Galileo’s battles against political and religious critics. Then, a look at new at-home tests that may give a new picture of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global COVID Hotspots, Fact Check My Feed, Koji Fermenting
Friday, May 15, 2020
A breakdown of the week’s COVID-19 news, including a study on the virus in semen. Plus, koji has transformed food for centuries—and it’s a perfect tool for culinary experimentation.
Science Friday News Roundup 5/15/20
Friday, May 15, 2020
Countries that were touted as early successes in “flattening the curve” are seeing flare-ups of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Evolutionary Biologist Neil Shubin, Bee Virus Behavior, Search for Lost Apples
Friday, May 01, 2020
Neil Shubin traces the milestones in evolutionary biology that tell the story of how life started on Earth. Plus, apple detectives are on the hunt for lost pioneer-era apple varieties.
COVID-19 By The Numbers, 1918 Flu
Friday, May 01, 2020
What can we learn from the United States’ response to the 1918 influenza pandemic? Plus, scientists map the coronavirus’ spread, helping navigate COVID-19 responses.
Science Friday News Roundup 5/1/20
Friday, May 01, 2020
A handful of COVID-19 patients under the age of fifty have experienced strokes, raising questions about the virus.
Vaccine Process, Hubble Space Telescope Anniversary, Alchemy Of Us
Friday, April 24, 2020
Are efforts to speed the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus adding risk to the process? Plus, after 30 years, the Hubble Space Telescope still offers sharp insight into space.
