Ira Flatow

The SciFri Book Club wraps up our month-long investigation of the Great Lakes. Plus, California's government seeks to regulate water flowing into underground aquifers.

Former Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine speaks on a vulnerable country’s plan to stay put in the face of climate change, and why other countries should pay attention.

 A new book on why empathy is important to society, and how tech is changing that. Plus, a new film tells the story of a young African-American chemist and her pioneering work.

How Native American communities are planning for climate change, from traditional fire management strategies to the use of high-tech satellite data.

Journalist Kate Pickert tells the surprising cultural history of breast cancer in her book Radical. Plus, new research suggests living cells on butterfly wings help regulate temperature.

Health experts consider measures that could be put in place to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Plus, how can ecologists predict invasive species in advance?

China has quarantined two large cities over fears of a virus outbreak. Plus, what happens when access to clean drinking water from the Great Lakes is threatened?

Almost a third of registered drug studies are not reporting data to the government. Plus, how to use chemistry to help you brew the perfect cup of coffee. 

With the 2020 presidential primaries close by, how has technology changed the way pollsters poll? Plus, how restoring native fish species can help Great Lakes ecosystems.

The numbers in our everyday lives can influence how we make decisions. Plus, researchers have designed collections of frog skin and heart cells to carry out specific functions.

Every person’s migraine feels different. Can there really be one drug for everyone? And, researchers found a 9,000 light year-long wave of star forming regions in the Milky Way.

Why the future holds more destructive fire seasons for Australia and the rest of the globe. Plus, the SciFri Book Club dives into Dan Egan’s ‘The Life and Death of the Great Lakes.’ 

Why large-scale geoengineering should be part of the conversation about stopping climate change. Plus, the next addition to our charismatic creature series: the Tasmanian tiger.

Birders check in on the nuthatches, ducks, and far-flung feathered friends that are on the move this season.

We discuss the biggest moments in science from the year and recap a decade of discoveries as we head into 2020.

An archival conversation with the late astronomer Carl Sagan about our place in the universe and our need to explore.

A look at some of the emerging technologies on tap for the not-too-distant future. Plus, how catching them all led one scientist to discover a Pokémon region in our brains.