November 25, 2008
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
What's the best way to get home for the holidays?
The Science of Thanksgiving
The answers to all your questions about the big bird: Does turkey make you sleepy? What's the difference between white and dark meat? And, stories about the bird itself
Mind & BrainNovember 24, 2008
Eat, Exercise and Be Merry
Research shows that people who write down what they are grateful for may exercise more. Rachel Mahan reports
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EnvironmentSeptember 25, 2008
Is Keeping Kosher Good for the Environment?
We run the numbers to see whether keeping kosher has any effect on your carbon footprint
EnvironmentMarch 19, 2008
For the Birds: A look at birds, habitat conservation and environmental economics
Ornithologist and conservation biologist Jeffrey Wells talks about birds and their roles as markers for environmental health. He also discusses the Boreal Forest, the Boreal Birdsong Initiative, the eBird research project (that you can assist) and his new book, The Birder's Conservation Handbook. We also have a brief tribute to the late Arthur C. Clarke. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.ebird.org; www.borealbirds.org
Mind & BrainNovember 22, 2007
When the Virtual You Changes the Real You
Imagine a future where a digital you is influencing the real you; where a communicating clone can convince us to alter our decisions and behavior. Research underway at Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab has shown that our digital self can persuade our real self to exercise more. (A good thing after gorging on mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie!)
FitnessNovember 21, 2007
Does Turkey Make You Sleepy?
Stop blaming the bird for your turkey daze.
HealthMay 23, 2007
Lying in Weight: The Hidden Epidemic of Eating Disorders in Adult Women (And A Few Men)
In this episode, molecular biologist and journalist Trisha Gura discusses her new book, Lying In Weight, about eating disorders in adult, even elderly, women, as well as a small percentage of men. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.trishagura.com; www.sciam.com/podcast
The SciencesNovember 22, 2006
Taming the Wild Turkey
Turkey expert Richard Buchholz explains how the bird on your table Thursday is much different from the ones they had at the first Thanksgiving
The SciencesNovember 22, 2006
Tiny Technology and Talking Turkey
In this episode, Scientific American's "SA 50" research leader of the year, MIT's Angela Belcher, discusses her work using viruses and other organisms to help create nanoelectronics. Animal behaviorist and turkey expert Richard Buchholz brings us up to date on some turkey science. And we'll test your knowledge of some recent turkey science in the news and outer boroughs. Websites mentioned on this episode include http://home.olemiss.edu/~byrb; www.sciam.com/podcast
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2006
Bait and Switch
Some notes on our feathered and finned friends
The SciencesDecember 22, 2003
Turkey Teaser Explained