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Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

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If AI Starts Making Music on Its Own, What Happens to Musicians? 27.03.2023 16:16

Music made with artificial intelligence could upend the music industry. Here’s what that might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music-Making Artificial Intelligence Is Getting Scary Good 24.03.2023 16:46

Google’s new AI model can generate entirely new music from text prompts. Here’s what they sound like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artificial Intelligence Helped Make the Coolest Song You've Heard This Week 22.03.2023 14:39

Machine-learning algorithms are getting so good that they can translate Western instruments into Thai ones with ease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Space Force Humor, Laser Dazzlers, and the Havoc a War in Space Would Actually Wreak 20.03.2023 15:06

In the inaugural episode of Cosmos, Quickly, we blast off with Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno of the Space Force, who is charged with protecting our space in space, particularly from Russia and China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Squeak Squeak, Buzz Buzz: How Researchers Are Using AI to Talk to Animals 17.03.2023 11:20

The burgeoning field of “digital bioacoustics” is helping us understand animals like never before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RSV Vaccines Are Coming At Last: Your Health, Quickly, Episode 2 15.03.2023 10:22

A vaccine pioneer tells us that shots to protect against RSV—a dangerous virus for babies and older people—are finally nearing approval. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the Mathematical Constant Pi Was a Song, What Would It Sound Like? 14.03.2023 10:57

Every year on Pi Day, we have a reason to celebrate one of math’s most famous symbols. But this year we speak to someone who has captured it in song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How To Stop a (Potentially Killer) Asteroid 10.03.2023 9:08

We slammed a $330-million spaceship the size of a dairy cow into an asteroid the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Here’s what we’re learning about how our first step in planetary defense could save us in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Scientific Secret to Soothing Fussy Babies 08.03.2023 6:01

Some animals’ babies physically relax when their parents whisk them away from danger. The same thing works for tiny, wailing humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Helper Sharks Discovered the World's Largest Seagrass Ecosystem 06.03.2023 6:55

Scientists partnered with tiger sharks to map seagrass—the unsung hero of ocean conservation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the Woolly Bear Caterpillar Turns into a Popsicle to Survive the Winter 03.03.2023 7:24

Some caterpillars have evolved with antifreeze in their body cavity, allowing them to become cater-Popsicles to survive cold winters. But climate change could threaten that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pandemic's Mental Toll, and Does Telehealth Work? Your Health, Quickly, Episode 1 01.03.2023 11:36

Hosts Josh Fischman and Tanya Lewis explore the pandemic’s mental health toll on teens and young adults. They also delve into the effectiveness of telehealth, which has been booming since the start of the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Not Being Able to Picture Something in Your Mind Affect Your Creativity? 27.02.2023 7:09

Researchers who study aphantasia, or the inability to visualize something in your “mind’s eye,” are starting to get a sense of how to accurately measure the condition and what it may mean for those who have it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sorry, UFO Hunters--You Might Just Be Looking at a Spy Balloon 24.02.2023 8:49

From space aliens to foreign surveillance, we spoke to experts to find out what’s really going on with the balloon brouhaha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change [Sponsored] 23.02.2023 7:03

Successfully mitigating the impacts of climate change will rely heavily on innovation in science and technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do We Find Aliens? Maybe Unlearn What We Know About 'Life' First 22.02.2023 9:46

Science might be redefining what “life out there” really means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love and the Brain: Do Partnerships Really Make Us Happy? Here's What the Science Says 20.02.2023 16:08

How romance affects our well-being is a lot more complicated than “they lived happily ever after.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love and the Brain: The Animal Matchmaker and the Panda Romeo and Juliet 17.02.2023 12:37

In fair zoo-ona, a pair of star-cross’d pandas take their life. And we learn about whether or not animals can fall in love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love and the Brain: How Attached Are We to Attachment Styles? 15.02.2023 12:57

Are you “anxious,” “avoidant” or “disorganized?” So-called attachment styles have taken the Internet by storm. But it turns out there’s a lot more to unpack than people think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love and the Brain, Part 1: The 36 Questions, Revisited 13.02.2023 13:42

Host Shayla Love dives into the true story behind the now infamous 36 questions that lead to love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming Soon to Your Podcast Feed: Science, Quickly 06.02.2023 5:25

A new era in Scientific American audio history is about to drop starting next week. Get ready for a science variety show guaranteed to quench your curiosity in under 10 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 60-Second Podcast Takes a Short Break--But Wait, There's More 21.12.2022 4:33

Scientific American’s short-form podcast has been going for 16 years, three months and seven days, counting today. But it’s time for us to evolve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Your Phone Actually Draining Your Brain? 20.12.2022 8:14

A new study puts the “brain drain hypothesis”—the idea that just having a phone next to you impacts your cognition—to the test to see if the science passes muster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Your Dog Might Think You're a Bonehead 16.12.2022 4:59

The verdict is in: female dogs actively evaluate human competence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alaska's Protective Sea Ice Wall Is Crumbling because of the Climate Crisis 14.12.2022 8:00

A massive storm slammed into Alaska’s western coast, and there was no ice to stop it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices