2681 - ‘Project Hail Mary’ brings a new kind of alien to the big screen
Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
2681 - ‘Project Hail Mary’ brings a new kind of alien to the big screen
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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
Episodes
2681-
‘Project Hail Mary’ brings a new kind of alien to the big screen
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Fri, 20 Mar 2026
2680-
Building a digital ant gallery, from the ground up
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Thu, 19 Mar 2026
2679-
The heaviness and (not) hope of climate change
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Wed, 18 Mar 2026
2678-
Could a ‘digital twin’ help you get better health care?
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Tue, 17 Mar 2026
2677-
Who uses Farmers’ Almanacs? + Zebra finch home design
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Mon, 16 Mar 2026
2676-
Slow Breaking News: A Giant Tortoise Revival
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Fri, 13 Mar 2026
2675-
How Is AI Being Used In The Iran War?
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Thu, 12 Mar 2026
2674-
Is There Science Behind The ‘Nervous System Reset’?
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Wed, 11 Mar 2026
2673-
AI Music Is On The Charts. Where Does It Go From Here?
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Tue, 10 Mar 2026
2672-
The Surprising Science Of Why Sneakers Squeak
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Mon, 9 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2671-
Can ‘Suggestion-Box Science’ Make Public Health More Useful?
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Sat, 7 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2670-
Fixing Society's Toughest Problems? ‘It’s On You’
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Fri, 6 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2669-
3D Images Of Galaxies Will Rock You (Ft. Queen)
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Thu, 5 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2668-
Slow Release Of Federal Science Funds Holds Up Research
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Wed, 4 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2667-
The Evolution Of An Enzyme Engineer Who Changed Chemistry
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Tue, 3 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2666-
The Art And Science Of Staving Off Cognitive Decline
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Mon, 2 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2665-
Into the Woods, From Chestnut Genetics To Tiny Forests
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026
2664-
EPA Rescinds The Legal Basis For Regulating Greenhouse Gases
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026
2663-
How One Gene Affects Alzheimer’s Risk
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Wed, 25 Feb 2026
2662-
Are My THC Gummies Going Away?
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026
2661-
Why Aren’t There Biomarkers For Mental Illness?
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Mon, 23 Feb 2026
2660-
Autism Rates Appear To Be Even Across Sexes. Diagnosis Is Not
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Sat, 21 Feb 2026
2659-
AMA Joins Effort To Launch Independent Vaccine Review Panel
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026
2658-
What A Snow Drought In The West Means For The Rest Of 2026
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026
2657-
Jump, Spin, Glide: The Science Of Figure Skating
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Wed, 18 Feb 2026
2656-
How Are State-Run Psilocybin Therapy Programs Going?
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Tue, 17 Feb 2026
2655-
A Little Grime Can Boost Kids’ Health. But What Kind?
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Mon, 16 Feb 2026
2654-
Mating, Marriage, And Monogamy In The Age Of Apps
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Sat, 14 Feb 2026
2653-
What A Tea Party With A Bonobo Taught Us About Imagination
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026
2652-
How Is Screen Time Affecting My Kid?
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Thu, 12 Feb 2026
2651-
Who Wants To Smell An Ancient Embalmed Mummy?
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Wed, 11 Feb 2026
2650-
Stressed About The World? Take A Cue From Cyanobacteria
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Tue, 10 Feb 2026
2649-
The Largest US Particle Collider Stops Its Collisions
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Mon, 9 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2648-
Olympic Ski Mountaineering, And Mountain Goat Climbing Feats
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Fri, 6 Feb 2026 13:10:52 +0000
2647-
Why Worry About My Data If I Have Nothing To Hide?
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Thu, 5 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2646-
Should Ultraprocessed Foods Be Off The Menu?
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Wed, 4 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2645-
The Growing Experiment Of Putting Solar Panels On Farmland
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Tue, 3 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2644-
We’re All Being Played By Metrics
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Mon, 2 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000
2643-
The Middle + SciFri: How Can Trust In Science Be Restored?
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Sat, 31 Jan 2026
2642-
Untangling The History Of Dog Domestication
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026
2641-
A Science Historian Tackles Ghostwriting In Scientific Papers
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Thu, 29 Jan 2026
2640-
How China Is Driving Down Electricity Costs With Renewables
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Wed, 28 Jan 2026
2639-
Managing The Risks Of Spaceflight, 40 Years After Challenger
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Tue, 27 Jan 2026
2638-
How A Mutation Made This Year’s Flu Season So Bad
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Mon, 26 Jan 2026
2637-
Tracking The Toxic Fallout Of The LA Fires
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Fri, 23 Jan 2026
2636-
Deepfakes Are Everywhere. What Can We Do?
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Thu, 22 Jan 2026
2635-
Looking Beyond Statins For New Ways To Lower Cholesterol
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Wed, 21 Jan 2026
2634-
States Expected To See More ‘Anti-Science’ Bills This Year
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Tue, 20 Jan 2026
2633-
What’s Happening On The Slippery Surface Of Ice?
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Mon, 19 Jan 2026
2632-
Teasing Apart The Causes And Early Signs Of Parkinson’s