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Science Friday Presents: Science Diction
Science Diction
English - February 27, 2020 22:21 - 1 minute - 1.47 MBScience History science friday history language words culture origin word Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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From the people who make Science Friday, we bring you Science Diction, a bite-sized podcast about words—and the science stories behind them. Hosted by SciFri producer and self-proclaimed word nerd Johanna Mayer, each episode of Science Diction digs into the origin of a single word or phrase, and, with the help of historians, authors, etymologists, and scientists, reveals a surprising science connection. For example, did you know the origin of the word meme has more to do with evolutionary biology than lolcats? Here's a sneak peek!