Ira Flatow

Anthony Fauci will step down as head of the NIAID in December. He reflects on his career. Plus, people voted on topics like healthcare, climate change infrastructure, and abortion.

We’ll talk to a physician about the surge in RSV, and hear from regions that are wrestling with skyrocketing cases. Plus, how the Ice Age can help us understand today's climate. 

Contraception failures can cause hundreds of thousands of unplanned pregnancies each year. Plus, a biotech expert shares insights on what’s needed to combat the next phase of COVID.

Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman explains how “noise” can lead to poor decisions. Plus, a saucy galactic memoir. And the Voyager spacecraft mission scientist retires.

Can new regulations and burial ideas help make dying more eco-friendly? Plus, how NASA’s team of food scientists makes food delicious, nutritious, and fit for spaceflight.

A game developer explains the consequences of allowing gaming principles to creep into so many corners of our lives. Plus, learn about an ancient form of beer making a comeback. 

From adapting to extreme weather to funding STEM education, voters have a say in science policy. Plus studying bears may help researchers find new ways to treat diabetes. 

As more electric vehicles hit the road, how can we improve our infrastructure to support the transition? Plus, the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Florida.

Rather than compete against each other, sperm may actually cooperate to swim upstream.  Plus, what does it take to design an autonomous rover for the deep sea? 

Can mere mortals learn real physics, without all the analogies? Spoiler: There’s going to be math. Plus, a new theory suggests that Saturn’s rings may have come from a missing moon.

The chief engineer for the Space Launch System gives an update on the Artemis mission and the challenges of returning to the moon.  Plus, AI in improving mammograms.

What we do and don’t know about how antidepressants affect the brain. Plus, the latest advances in pharmaceutical treatments for depression. 

Reducing fossil fuel production may reduce the global supply of sulfuric acid, used to make fertilizers and mine rare metals. Plus, how goats are helping parks remove invasive plants.

Remembering the inventive scientist who listened for signals from distant planets, and developed a way to calculate the probability of discovering extraterrestrial life.

Why New Jersey’s Lenape Nation is still seeking reprieve from sludge left by Ford. Plus, how Jordan Peele’s new film used inspiration from the oceans to make its new creature.

The White House announced a new policy to make federally-funded science more accessible. Plus, why you should thank your local wasp. And the tricky question of when life begins.

NASA’s long-awaited Artemis Program will have a test launch at the end of the month. Plus, a new school year brings new challenges for parents and pediatricians.

A queer scientist Joseph Osmundson makes meaning of the occasionally hostile life forms we share the planet with. Plus, healthy seagrass in the Gulf of Mexico is good news for manatees.

A teenager has developed a non-invasive, affordable prosthetic arm. Plus, a therapy used to treat certain blood cancers may someday do more. And a climate game-making festival.

Experts explain how monkeypox spreads and debunk common misconceptions about the virus. Plus, a saucy galactic memoir written by an astronomer and folklorist.