Current Science & Technology Podcast

This week we will hear about the re-discovery of a very unique type of frog from Indonesia. We will also learn about Citizen Science, including the Museum of Science's project about fireflies.

This week we will hear about solar power research involving new solar cell design. Also, we will learn how the type of exercise you do can affect the shape of your heart.

For Earth Month, we have nuclear scientist Dr. Andrew Kadak talking about one of the most widely used forms of alternative energy: nuclear power. He will discuss the benefits and risks involved and where the future of nuclear power is going.

This week, we'll learn about multi-drug resistance in fungi. Also, in honor of Earth Day on April 22, we'll discuss how well computer models of climate change actually work.

Our guest, Dr. Raghu Kalluri, talks about the importance of a tumor's microenvironment in the formation of cancer.

On this episode, we'll learn about gecko-inspired surgical tape and giant antarctic sea creatures.

This week, we'll talk to a scientist who is able to "steer" stem cells to alleviate osteoporosis. We'll also hear how some snakes are able to eat very poisonous newts.

This week, we'll learn about the science of stress and hear about a machine that uses immune cells to detect dangerous airborne diseases.

This week, we'll talk about art as an inspiration for nanotechnology, and learn how scientists are using stem cells to cure diabetes in mice.

This week, we'll take a big-picture look at the concept of a carbon footprint, and we'll learn how an ingredient in potato chips could save you from an atomic bomb.