Science Magazine Podcast
840 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWeekly podcasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.
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Human superpredators and a news roundup
August 20, 2015 18:00 - 25 minutesChris Darimont discusses the impact of humans' unique predatory behavior on the planet and Catherine Matacic talks with Sarah Crespi about whistled languages, Neolithic massacres, and too many gas giants. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Image credit: Andrew S Wright] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marmoset monkey vocal development and a news roundup
August 13, 2015 18:00 - 23 minutesAsif Ghazanfar discusses how marmoset parents influence their babies' vocal development and Hanae Armitage talks with Sarah Crespi about the influence of livestock on biodiversity hotspots, trusting internet search results, and ant-like robots. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Carmem A. Busko, CC BY-2.5] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 11 August 2015
August 11, 2015 00:01 - 10 minutes - 6.33 MBSylvain Galvani and Timothy Hla explain why the lipid S1P protects blood vessels when it is bound to HDL.
Effective Ebola vaccines and a daily news roundup
August 06, 2015 18:00 - 18 minutesAndrea Marzi discusses a vaccine that is effective against Ebola in monkeys and David Grimm talks about weigh-loss surgery, carbon suckers, and sexist HVAC. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: NIAID] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comet chemistry and a news roundup
July 30, 2015 18:00 - 21 minutesFred Goesmann discusses Philae's bumpy landing on Comet 67P, and the organic compounds it detected there, and Hanae Armitage talks with Sarah Crespi about this week’s online news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: NAVCAM/ESA/Rosetta] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 28 July 2015
July 28, 2015 00:01 - 9 minutes - 5.41 MBPooja Desai explains that distinct calcium channel pore subunits produced from the same transcript mediate different types of calcium currents.
Ancient DNA and a news roundup
July 23, 2015 18:00 - 21 minutesElizabeth Culotta discusses the ancient DNA revolution and David Grimm brings online news stories about rising autism numbers, shark safety, and tiny cloudmakers. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Alexander Maklakov] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 21 July 2015
July 21, 2015 00:01 - 11 minutes - 6.51 MBCristina Murga and Rocio Vila-Bedmar explain why removing the kinase GRK2 prevents some of the metabolic consequences of a high-fat diet.
AI therapists and a news roundup
July 16, 2015 18:00 - 21 minutesJohn Bohannon discusses using artificial intelligence in the psychologist's chair and David Grimm brings online news stories about the age of human hands, deadly weather, and biological GPS. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img:Nils Rinaldi/Flickr] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jumping soft bots and a news roundup
July 09, 2015 18:00 - 18 minutesNick Bartlett discusses the challenges of building a jumping soft robot and David Grimm brings online news stories about drug violence in Mexico, pollution's effect on weather, and drugging away our altruism. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Stephen Wolfe/Flickr] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 7 July 2015
July 07, 2015 00:01 - 12 minutes - 7.3 MBCourtney Lane-Donovan and Joachim Herz discuss how a secreted protein that controls synaptic plasticity protects neurons from the toxic effects of amyloid β.
The scent of a rose and a news roundup
July 02, 2015 18:00 - 22 minutesSilvie Baudino discusses the biosynthesis of the compounds responsible for the scents of roses and David Grimm brings online news stories about hearing fractals, muon detectors, and bobcat burials. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: liz west/Flickr] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 30 June 2015
June 30, 2015 00:01 - 12 minutes - 7.45 MBKristopher Kahle explains how WNK1-dependent phosphorylation of an ion transporter ensures that immature neurons are stimulated, rather than inhibited, by the neurotransmitter GABA.
Metallic hydrogen and a daily news roundup.
June 25, 2015 18:00 - 20 minutesMarcus Knudson discusses making metallic hydrogen and how it can better our understanding of gas giant planets and David Grimm brings online news stories about kid justice, part-time dieting, and bird brains. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: NASA/ESA] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 23 June 2015
June 23, 2015 00:01 - 16 minutes - 9.59 MBDavid Sweatt and John Halblitz explain how DNA methylation controls glutamatergic synaptic scaling, a type of synaptic plasticity important for learning and memory.
Tracking ivory with genetics, the letter R, and a news roundup
June 18, 2015 18:00 - 33 minutesSamuel Wasser discusses using genetics to track down sources of elephant ivory, Suzanne Boyce talks with Susanne Bard about why it's so hard to say the letter R, and David Grimm brings online news stories about declining devils, keeping dinos out of North America, and the tiniest flea circus. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: guido da rozze/Flickr CC BY 2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tracking aquatic animals, cochlear implants, and a news roundup
June 11, 2015 18:00 - 36 minutesSara Iverson discusses how telemetry has transformed the study of animal behavior in aquatic ecosystems, and Monita Chatterjee discusses the impact of cochlear implants on the ability to recognize emotion in voices, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories with Sarah Crespi. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © marinesavers.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 9 June 2015
June 09, 2015 00:01 - 15 minutes - 8.81 MBGuy Salvesen explains how arsenic trioxide treatment switches which SUMO variant is conjugated to an oncoprotein, thus triggering its degradation.
Friction at the atomic level, the acoustics of historical speeches, and a news roundup
June 04, 2015 18:00 - 30 minutesAlexei Bylinskii discusses friction at the atomic level and Braxton Boren talks about the acoustics of historical spaces, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories with Sarah Crespi. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Pericles' Funeral Oration by Philipp von Foltz, 1852] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Climate change and China's tea crop and a news roundup
May 28, 2015 18:00 - 22 minutesChristina Larson discusses the impact of climate change on China's tea and other globally sensitive crops, and Emily Conover discusses daily news stories with Sarah Crespi. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Yosomono/Creative Commons License BY 2.0, via flickr] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 26 May 2015
May 26, 2015 00:01 - 13 minutes - 8.03 MBMin Zhao and Peter Devreotes discuss the results from a genetic screen to identify genes important for electrotaxis in the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum.
Testosterone, women, and elite sports and a news roundup
May 21, 2015 18:00 - 30 minutesKatrina Karkazis discusses the controversial use of testosterone testing by elite sports organizations to determine who can compete as a woman, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science in Cuba and a news roundup
May 14, 2015 18:00 - 25 minutesRichard Stone discusses science in Cuba: isolation, innovation, and future partnerships, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Garry Balding/Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, via flickr] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 12 May 2015
May 12, 2015 00:01 - 14 minutes - 8.14 MBKathleen Maguire-Zeiss, Stefano Daniele, and Hang Yin explain why drugs that inhibit signaling by pattern recognition receptors on microglia reduce neuroinflammation associated with synucleinopathies such as Parksinson's disease.
How the measles virus disables immunity to other diseases and a news roundup
May 07, 2015 18:00 - 26 minutesMichael Mina discusses how measles destroys immunity to other infectious diseases and why the measles vaccine has led to disproportionate reductions in childhood mortality since its introduction 50 years ago, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: UNICEF Ethiopia/Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0, via flickr] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 5 May 2015
May 05, 2015 00:01 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBJames Martin explains how the transcriptional coactivator Yap promotes migration of cardiomyocytes to the site of injury during heart regeneration.
Sustainable seafood and a news roundup
April 30, 2015 18:00 - 27 minutesJames Sanchirico discusses the challenges of creating sustainable fisheries in developing countries, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Simon Bush] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hubble's 25th anniversary and a news roundup
April 23, 2015 18:00 - 24 minutesHubble at 25: Daniel Clery discusses the contributions of the Hubble Space Telescope to our understanding of the universe, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: NASA] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 21 April 2015
April 21, 2015 00:01 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBGerald Dorn and Moshi Song discovered that two related isoforms of protein kinase C control growth of the heart in both developmental and pathological contexts.
The bond between people and dogs and a news roundup
April 16, 2015 18:00 - 24 minutesEvan MacLean discusses the role of oxytocin in mediating the relationship between dogs and people, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Teresa Alexander-Arab/flickr/Creative Commons BY-ND 2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 14 April 2015
April 14, 2015 00:01 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBAndrea Blanka and Susanne Häussler explain why altered fatty acid metabolism enhances the ability of a disease-associated strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to form biofilms.
Mountain gorilla genomes and a news roundup
April 09, 2015 18:00 - 23 minutesChris Tyler-Smith discusses what whole genome sequencing reveals about the genetic diversity and evolutionary history of endangered mountain gorillas, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Berzerker/flickr/Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Deepwater Horizon disaster: Five years later.
April 02, 2015 18:00 - 35 minutes5th Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster: Marcia McNutt discusses the role of science in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Warren Cornwall examines the state of ecological recovery 5 years later. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Bryan Tarnowski/Science Magazine] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 31 March 2015
March 31, 2015 00:01 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBSarah Mense and Ramon Parsons explain how mutations in PREX2 overcome tumor suppression by PTEN.
Child abuse across generations and a news roundup
March 26, 2015 18:00 - 29 minutesCathy Spatz Widom discusses whether child abuse is transmitted across generations. Angela Colmone has a round-up of advances in immunotherapy from Science Translational Medicine, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Luigi Mengato/flickr/Creative Commons] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 24 March 2015
March 24, 2015 00:01 - 9 minutes - 9.07 MBTilman Borggrefe describes how CARM1-mediated methylation promotes degradation of the Notch intracellular domain to enable transient Notch signaling during development.
Robotic materials and a news roundup
March 19, 2015 18:00 - 21 minutesNikolaus Correll discusses the future of robotic materials inspired by nature. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Nick Dragotta] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The politics of happiness and a news roundup
March 12, 2015 18:00 - 20 minutesSean Wojcik discusses the relationship between happiness and political ideology. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Erik Hersman/flickr/CC BY 2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 10 March 2015
March 10, 2015 00:01 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBRichard Neutze discusses a structural analysis of light-induced structural changes in the visual pigment rhodopsin.
Antimicrobial resistance and a news roundup
March 05, 2015 19:00 - 22 minutesStephen Baker discusses the challenges faced by lower-income countries when fighting antimicrobial resistant infections. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Merton Wilton/flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sexual trait evolution in mosquitoes and a news roundup
February 26, 2015 19:00 - 25 minutesSara Mitchell discusses the co-evolution of sexual traits in mosquitoes and their influence on malaria transmission. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Sam Cotton] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 24 February 2015
February 24, 2015 00:01 - 8 minutes - 5.12 MBVenuprasad Poojary explains how the ubiquitin ligase Itch prevents chronic skin inflammation.
Maternal effects in songbirds and a news roundup
February 19, 2015 19:00 - 17 minutesRenée Duckworth discusses the role of maternal effects on species replacement in ecological communities shaped by forest fires. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Alex Badyaev] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The planetary boundaries framework, marine debris, and a news roundup
February 12, 2015 19:00 - 29 minutesWill Steffen discusses the processes that define the planetary boundaries framework: a safe operating space within which humanity can still thrive on earth. Jenna Jambeck examines the factors influencing how much plastic debris a nation contributes to the ocean. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Bo Eide Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 10 February 2015
February 10, 2015 00:01 - 9 minutes - 5.52 MBKunxin Luo describes the multiple mechanisms through which Ski inhibits activity of the transcriptional coactivator TAZ to suppress breast cancer metastasis.
Spatial neurons and a news roundup
February 05, 2015 19:00 - 20 minutesGyorgy Buzsáki discusses how two types of neurons in the brain's hippocampus work together to map an animal's environment. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Isaac Planas-Sitjà] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 3 February 2015
February 03, 2015 00:01 - 12 minutes - 7.08 MBBen Major and Matt Walker discuss findings that suggest Wnt signaling inhibitors could be useful for treating a common type of lymphoma.
Mathematicians and the NSA and a news roundup
January 29, 2015 19:00 - 26 minutesJohn Bohannon discusses the growing rift between mathematicians and the National Security Agency following Edward Snowden's 2013 revelations of massive eavesdropping on U.S. citizens. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Amos Frumkin/Hebrew University Cave Research Center] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How comets change seasonally and a news roundup
January 22, 2015 19:00 - 17 minutesMyrtha Hässig discusses variability and heterogeneity of the coma of comet 67P as part of Science's special issue on the Rosetta spacecraft. Meghna Sachdev discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: European Space Agency/Rosetta/NAVCAM] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
High-altitude bird migration and a news roundup
January 15, 2015 19:00 - 26 minutesCharles Bishop discusses the "roller-coaster" flight strategy of bar-headed geese as they migrate across the Himalayas between their breeding and wintering grounds. Online news editor David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Nyambayar Batbayar] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices