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.



 

France’s Soaring Boar Numbers, Saving Sacred Seeds

Feb 03, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 104: Number of wild boars are soaring in Europe, especially in France. Cameroon tries to lure ex-pats back home. American scientists team up traditional healers to document and save sacred seeds. more »

 

Debunking a Myth: The Vaccine-Autism Connection

Jan 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast no. 103: We're exploring the vaccine-autism link with journalist Seth Mnookin. He's the author of the new book, The Panic Viris: A True Story of Medicine, Science and Fear. more »

 

Cane Rat – A Cameroonian Delicacy, Race to Drill Lake Vostok

Jan 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 102: Americans are volunteering in a U.S. army study to develop a malaria vaccine. Cameroonian government is promoting cane rat husbandry. Russian polar scientists race to drill lost Antarctic lake. more »

 

Haiti: Another Earthquake? Managing the Cholera Outbreak

Jan 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 101: Geologists on the possibility of future earthquakes in Haiti. A geophysicist finds a link between corruption and deaths from earthquakes. Dealing with Haiti's cholera outbreak. more »

 

The 100th episode! Cacao & Strawberry Genomes, Click Languages

Jan 05, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 100: Join us in our celebration of our 100th episode. We bring updates on old stories, and give you a preview of stories we'll cover this year. Also, news about strawberry and cacao genomes. more »

 

The Neuroscience of Magic

Dec 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 99: We celebrate our 100th episode with updates on stories we've covered in the podcast, and some new ones. Also a preview of stories to come in the near future. more »

 

Medical Rationing in Zambia, Rationing During Disasters

Dec 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 98: A story about implicit forms of rationing from Zambia. Creative thinking during disasters can help avoid rationing during disasters. An ethicist on medical rationing in the U.S. more »

 

Rationing Health Care, Socks for Malaria Control, Cholera in Haiti

Dec 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 97: A South African committee that rations life-saving medical treatments. Smelly socks may aid malaria control. The controversial cause of Haiti's cholera outbreak. more »

 

China Stuck on Coal for Now, Coal Use in the U.S., Stem Cell Rap

Dec 08, 2010 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 96: China may be stuck on coal for several decades. Coal use in the U.S. is also growing. Journalist Jeff Goodell takes your questions on coal. A stem cell biologist who likes to rap. more »

 

Cost of Coal in China, Discrimination in France, Ancient Conches

Dec 01, 2010 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 95: The World's Mary Kay Magistad explores the cost of coal in China. French employers discriminate against Muslim job applicants. The cacophony of ancient Peruvian conch shells. more »

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