60-second Science
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- Duração: 120:06:13
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Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
Episódios
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This Dragonfly Outmigrates Monarchs
07/03/2016 Duração: 02minThe dragonfly Pantala flavescens can travel 9,000 to 11,000 miles, and may interbreed across the globe. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Gators Guard Birds That Nest Nearby
04/03/2016 Duração: 01minWading birds in the Everglades prefer to nest near resident gators for protection. And the arrangement appears to be mutually beneficial. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Space "Treasure Map" Guides E.T. Search
03/03/2016 Duração: 03minA pair of astrophysicists advise searchers of intelligent life to look in the narrow band of galactic sky from which any alien observers would see Earth transit the sun—a method we use to detect exoplanets. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Milgram's Conformity Experiment Revisited in Lab and on Stage
02/03/2016 Duração: 02minA conversation following a play about the famous Milgram experiments about conformity and authority included mention of a just-published new version of the test.
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Bats Beat Ebola with Hypervigilant Immunity
29/02/2016 Duração: 01minThe immune systems in bats are in a continuous state of activation, which may explain why they can carry viruses like Ebola without harm. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Cutting Carbon Pollution Could Save Health Care $
25/02/2016 Duração: 03minSome 300,000 premature deaths could be avoided by 2030 if the U.S. abides by the ambitious Paris Climate Agreement, according to a new analysis. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Billion Sun–Bright Events Leave Radio Wave Clues
24/02/2016 Duração: 02min“Fast radio bursts” detected here on Earth last only a thousandth of a second, but are the result of a faraway source briefly shining a billion or more times brighter than our sun.
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Cyber Thieves Hold Hospital's Data for Ransom
23/02/2016 Duração: 01minHollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in California paid $17,000 to regain access to their patient digital information and other data held hostage.
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Ball Really Looks Bigger to Better Hitters
22/02/2016 Duração: 02minJessica Witt of Colorado State University explains that how well you're performing affects your visual perception of the world around you, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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HPV Vaccine Needs to Reach Boys, Too
19/02/2016 Duração: 02minGypsyamber D’Souza of Johns Hopkins University discussed the rise in HPV-related oral cancer, its connection to oral sex and the risk for men at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Mantis Shrimp Shells May Inspire Next-Generation Computer Chips
18/02/2016 Duração: 01minMantis shrimp shells contain ultrathin polarizing materials, which could find use in optical computer chips. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Opioid Epidemic Gets Treatment Prescription
17/02/2016 Duração: 03minWilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, addressed ways to deal with the U.S. opioid epidemic at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elephant Ivory DNA Reveals Poaching Hotspots
16/02/2016 Duração: 02minAlmost all the ivory in large stockpiles seized by law enforcement originates in just two locations in Africa, informing authorities about where to focus their resources.
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Gut Microbes Lessen Mice Malarial Malaise
12/02/2016 Duração: 02minMice with the right mix of microbes were spared the worst of a malaria infection, possibly via some sort of "booster effect" on the immune system. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Greenland's Meltwater May Fertilize Fjords with Phosphorus
11/02/2016 Duração: 03minGreenland's glacial rivers may flush some 400,000 tons of phosphorus into ocean waters—on par with the Mississippi or the Amazon. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Lizard Picks Best Color--to Stand against
10/02/2016 Duração: 02minAegean wall lizards are the first wild animals to be observed explicitly choosing the best background for their particular coloration to disappear into.
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Giant Bird Driven Extinct by Egg-Eating Humans
09/02/2016 Duração: 01minAbout 47,000 years ago, newcomer humans to Australia helped to wipe out an enormous flightless bird by collecting and cooking its eggs.
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Climate Change Most Affects Nations That Didn't Produce It
08/02/2016 Duração: 03minDeveloped nations that drive climate change incur relatively few of the costs whereas countries that produce few greenhouse gas emissions will be hard-hit, like nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Super Bowl Sunday's Food Needs Work
06/02/2016 Duração: 01minA public health advocate determined how much exercise is required to burn off various typical big game foods.
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Bear Gut Microbes Help Prep Hibernation
04/02/2016 Duração: 01minBears’ gut summer bacteria are more diverse and include species that tend to promote energy storage than are the bacteria that live in them during their hibernation.