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60-Second Science

60-Second Science


60-Second Science

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Length:
500 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Leading science journalists cover some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a deeper audio dive you can subscribe to Science Talk. To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 500 episodes

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Coming Soon to Your Podcast Feed: Science, Quickly

A new era in Scientific American audio history is about to drop starting next week—get ...

4 minutes
Feb 06, 2023

The 60-Second Podcast Takes a Short Break--But Wait, There's More

Scientific American ’s short-form podcast has been going for 16 years, three months and...

3 minutes
Dec 21, 2022

Is Your Phone Actually Draining Your Brain?

A new study puts the “brain drain hypothesis”—the idea that just having a phone next to...

6 minutes
Dec 20, 2022

Why Your Dog Might Think You're a Bonehead

The verdict is in: female dogs actively evaluate human competence.

3 minutes
Dec 16, 2022

Alaska's Protective Sea Ice Wall Is Crumbling because of the Climate Crisis

A massive storm slammed into Alaska’s western coast, and there was no ice to stop it.

6 minutes
Dec 14, 2022

It's the Bass That Makes Us Boogie

Concertgoers danced more when music was supplemented with low-frequency bass tones.

5 minutes
Dec 09, 2022

How Vaccines Saved Money and Lives and China's Zero-COVID Protests: COVID, Quickly Podcast, Episode 44

Vaccines saved New York City billions of dollars, and China faces public fury over its ...

7 minutes
Dec 06, 2022

'Chatty Turtles' Flip the Script on the Evolutionary Origins of Vocalization in Animals

Recordings of more than 50 species of turtles and other animals help scientists reasses...

6 minutes
Dec 02, 2022

Tardigrades, an Unlikely Sleeping Beauty

Researchers put this ancient critter through a subzero gauntlet to learn more about wha...

5 minutes
Nov 30, 2022

A Burned Redwood Forest Tells a Story of Climate Change, Past, Present and Future

From the ashes of the giants of Big Basin Redwoods State Park arise a history of fire s...

6 minutes
Nov 23, 2022