Science Podcast

Each week, The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee brings you the latest and greatest science news from all four corners of the globe. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or email. Also, check out our Science Forum page.



 

Gagarin’s Legacy, Space Memorabilia, Disordered Surroundings

Apr 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 114: Fifty years since Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth, we look at his legacy on Earth. A new study suggests disordered surroundings breed discrimination. more »

 

Worries for Argentine Soy Farmers, The Golden Mole’s Ears

Apr 06, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 113: Argentine farmers are worrying about rains, and Wall Street speculation. We learn about the ears of the golden mole, a blind predator that inhabits parts of Africa. more »

 

Changing Antarctic Ecosystems, Paris’s Bushmeat Market

Mar 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 112: Rapidly changing climate is altering the Antarctic ecosystem. A bushmeat black market is thriving in Paris. Japan's nuclear crisis has led various countries to scrutinize nuclear safety. more »

 

Reflecting on a Doomed Antarctic Expedition, Life at the South Pole

Mar 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 111: We reflect on the legacy of a doomed expedition to the South Pole that took place a century ago. We hear from a physicist spending the winter at the South Pole. Also, remembering Chernobyl after 25 years. more »

 

Japan’s Nuclear Crisis, Ancient Tsunamis, Bushmeat in Ecuador

Mar 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 110: Japan is battling a nuclear emergency triggered by last Friday's earthquake. We learn about the history of tsunamis. Bushmeat trade is booming in an Ecuadorian rainforest. more »

 

Melting Permafrost, Dengue in Malaysia, Tiger Shark Navigation

Mar 09, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 109: Climate change is rapidly thawing permanently frozen ground in the Arctic. Dengue fever in a clean, well-planned Malaysian city. Tiger shark navigation in the Pacific. more »

 

Bilingual Babies, Bringing Solar Power to Tanzania

Mar 03, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 108: Language learning in bilingual babies. Efforts to bring solar power to rural Tanzania. more »

 

Japanese Educators Make Science Cool, Innovating for Prosperity

Mar 01, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 107: Japanese educators try to make science cool. President Obama wants to boost investment in science education, but can that investment guarantee innovation and prosperity? We visit a place called 'Hell.' more »

 

Keeping Time in Clocks & Our Brains, Chevron in Ecuador

Feb 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 106: Physicists want to develop more precise atomic clocks. Researchers get a peek at how our brains process time. Ecuadorian court convicts Chevron. more »

 

The Science & History of Kissing, Global Rise in Obesity

Feb 09, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 105: Author Sheril Kirshenbaum talks about her new book, The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us. A new report says that obesity is on the rise globally. more »

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