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We’re working on a story about how children’s immune systems and microbiomes develop and we want to hear from you. Have you let your kids eat food that was dropped on the ground? 🍭 Argued with grandparents about cleanliness? 🧼 Saw your child do something incredibly gross? 🤢 Call us at 877 4 SCIFRI.
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
We’re working on a story about how children’s immune systems and microbiomes develop and we want to hear from you. Have you let your kids eat food that was dropped on the ground? 🍭 Argued with grandparents about cleanliness? 🧼 Saw your child do something incredibly gross? 🤢 Call us at 877 4 SCIFRI.
🎙️ Bonus podcast alert!
SciFri Host Flora Lichtman teamed up with our friends at “The Middle with Jeremy Hobson” for this special episode. With science skepticism growing post-pandemic and scientific research facing funding cuts, how can we rebuild public trust in science?
Listen now: buff.ly/vYQZ272
SciFri Host Flora Lichtman teamed up with our friends at “The Middle with Jeremy Hobson” for this special episode. With science skepticism growing post-pandemic and scientific research facing funding cuts, how can we rebuild public trust in science?
Listen now: buff.ly/vYQZ272
January 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🎙️ Bonus podcast alert!
SciFri Host Flora Lichtman teamed up with our friends at “The Middle with Jeremy Hobson” for this special episode. With science skepticism growing post-pandemic and scientific research facing funding cuts, how can we rebuild public trust in science?
Listen now: buff.ly/vYQZ272
SciFri Host Flora Lichtman teamed up with our friends at “The Middle with Jeremy Hobson” for this special episode. With science skepticism growing post-pandemic and scientific research facing funding cuts, how can we rebuild public trust in science?
Listen now: buff.ly/vYQZ272
Oh yeah those rainforest trees. Yeah thay was a wild scifri episode. Instant classic. I should grab that from WNYC podcasts.
I listened to it live while I was cruising timber last spring
I listened to it live while I was cruising timber last spring
January 29, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Oh yeah those rainforest trees. Yeah thay was a wild scifri episode. Instant classic. I should grab that from WNYC podcasts.
I listened to it live while I was cruising timber last spring
I listened to it live while I was cruising timber last spring
With life-threatening diseases, what systems determine who gets medical care and who gets left behind? Join us for a free SciFri Book Club livestream with author Daisy Hernández, where we’ll discuss “The Kissing Bug” and her research into Chagas disease and medical ethics.
January 27, 2026 at 9:04 PM
With life-threatening diseases, what systems determine who gets medical care and who gets left behind? Join us for a free SciFri Book Club livestream with author Daisy Hernández, where we’ll discuss “The Kissing Bug” and her research into Chagas disease and medical ethics.
New scheddy scheddy
Mon - Some Okami (Finish??) + Collab w/ Netto, SciFri, and Bethanney playin LORT
Tue - Finishing RE7 and starting 8 FIRST TIME LESGOOO
Thu - More RE8
Sat - FREEDAY FOR ANYTHING I WANT
Mon - Some Okami (Finish??) + Collab w/ Netto, SciFri, and Bethanney playin LORT
Tue - Finishing RE7 and starting 8 FIRST TIME LESGOOO
Thu - More RE8
Sat - FREEDAY FOR ANYTHING I WANT
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January 26, 2026 at 3:19 AM
New scheddy scheddy
Mon - Some Okami (Finish??) + Collab w/ Netto, SciFri, and Bethanney playin LORT
Tue - Finishing RE7 and starting 8 FIRST TIME LESGOOO
Thu - More RE8
Sat - FREEDAY FOR ANYTHING I WANT
Mon - Some Okami (Finish??) + Collab w/ Netto, SciFri, and Bethanney playin LORT
Tue - Finishing RE7 and starting 8 FIRST TIME LESGOOO
Thu - More RE8
Sat - FREEDAY FOR ANYTHING I WANT
We’re working on a story about games and gamification, and we want to hear from you! Tell us about how a game changed your life—like a round of truth or dare that you’ll never recover from or how you became an exercise freak to close the rings on your Apple watch. Leave us a voicemail: 877-4-SCIFRI.
January 24, 2026 at 1:45 AM
We’re working on a story about games and gamification, and we want to hear from you! Tell us about how a game changed your life—like a round of truth or dare that you’ll never recover from or how you became an exercise freak to close the rings on your Apple watch. Leave us a voicemail: 877-4-SCIFRI.
This may be one of the most important stories @scifri has done, which is saying something.
It’s more difficult than ever to know what is real online, as fake images, voices, and videos become indistinguishable from the real thing. How did we get here, and are there any guardrails?
Deepfakes Are Everywhere. What Can We Do?
X’s AI chatbot Grok is undressing users, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg with fake imagery online. How does it work and what comes next?
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January 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM
This may be one of the most important stories @scifri has done, which is saying something.
Excellent timing scifri
🤔 Does the slipperiness of ice change with temperature? Can we actually control friction, stickiness, and adhesion? The field of tribology attempts to answer these questions—and more.
What’s Happening On The Slippery Surface Of Ice?
Conventional wisdom is that ice is slippery because it has a thin layer of water on top, but new research suggests something else is at play.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Excellent timing scifri
📚 Join the SciFri Book Club community and discover your new favorite read. Connect with fellow book-lovers, take part in author talks, and more: buff.ly/rZBsve1
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 AM
📚 Join the SciFri Book Club community and discover your new favorite read. Connect with fellow book-lovers, take part in author talks, and more: buff.ly/rZBsve1
Read the excerpt, listen to the interview with @dazeher.bsky.social on @scifri.bsky.social then join the conversation with the #SciFriBookClub at scifri-book-club.mn.co #EduSky 🧪
The parasite responsible for Chagas disease "can spend up to 30 years in the human body, quietly interrupting the electric currents of the heart, devouring the heart muscle." @dazeher.bsky.social's journey to understand the disease began with a family member's diagnosis.
The Hidden Disease That Haunted A Family
Daisy Hernández’s journey to understand the history and devastating toll of Chagas disease began in her aunt’s hospital room.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Read the excerpt, listen to the interview with @dazeher.bsky.social on @scifri.bsky.social then join the conversation with the #SciFriBookClub at scifri-book-club.mn.co #EduSky 🧪
It's SciFri trivia time! Every year, Tromsø, Norway, experiences "polar night," where the sun doesn't rise above the horizon at any point during the day. How long is polar night season in Tromsø? ✨
A. 1 week
B. 7 weeks
C. 10 weeks
D. 13 weeks
A. 1 week
B. 7 weeks
C. 10 weeks
D. 13 weeks
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
It's SciFri trivia time! Every year, Tromsø, Norway, experiences "polar night," where the sun doesn't rise above the horizon at any point during the day. How long is polar night season in Tromsø? ✨
A. 1 week
B. 7 weeks
C. 10 weeks
D. 13 weeks
A. 1 week
B. 7 weeks
C. 10 weeks
D. 13 weeks
⚛️ The U.S. “has been investing in science for 80 years, and could tear a lot of that down with the stroke of one signature,” the CEO of @aaas.org told SciFri a year ago. Here’s what's happening with federal funding for science now.
One Year Into Trump’s Term, Where Does Science Funding Stand?
The CEO of AAAS is cautiously optimistic about federal funding for science, even as uncertainty makes research challenging.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
⚛️ The U.S. “has been investing in science for 80 years, and could tear a lot of that down with the stroke of one signature,” the CEO of @aaas.org told SciFri a year ago. Here’s what's happening with federal funding for science now.
Check out this Best of 2025 SciFri episode. 🔊
A breakthrough showed that a lithium deficiency could cause dementia in mice. But, due to cuts to the NIH, the research team behind it lost funding.
A breakthrough showed that a lithium deficiency could cause dementia in mice. But, due to cuts to the NIH, the research team behind it lost funding.
Lithium May Have A Role In Causing—And Treating—Alzheimer’s
This important breakthrough and other research projects have lost funding because of Trump’s cuts to the NIH.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Check out this Best of 2025 SciFri episode. 🔊
A breakthrough showed that a lithium deficiency could cause dementia in mice. But, due to cuts to the NIH, the research team behind it lost funding.
A breakthrough showed that a lithium deficiency could cause dementia in mice. But, due to cuts to the NIH, the research team behind it lost funding.
Hi SciFri. Big fan and just listened to 2 of your podcasts today. Going to Mars is inspirational but a fools journey. We’re killing our planet 🌎 and we should focus and spend our money on our only home. We will not be a multi planetary species 🦍 🚶 unless we destroy this one 🏭 💨
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Hi SciFri. Big fan and just listened to 2 of your podcasts today. Going to Mars is inspirational but a fools journey. We’re killing our planet 🌎 and we should focus and spend our money on our only home. We will not be a multi planetary species 🦍 🚶 unless we destroy this one 🏭 💨
Here's something from a recent SciFri episode. Can you guess what it is? Leave your best answer in the comments.👇🏽
📹 : Dr. Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
📹 : Dr. Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Here's something from a recent SciFri episode. Can you guess what it is? Leave your best answer in the comments.👇🏽
📹 : Dr. Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
📹 : Dr. Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
I love it when my favorite sport ultra running ends up on a podcast I enjoy which is not about running. Great job @scifri
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Are Ultramarathoners Just Built Different?
Podcast Episode · Science Friday · 01/02/2026 · 18m
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January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I love it when my favorite sport ultra running ends up on a podcast I enjoy which is not about running. Great job @scifri
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Yay! It's always great when Rosemary is on SciFri!
Author and illustrator @rosemarymosco.com loves molting cardinals so much that she once made a comic featuring one, which she named Bloödcheëp. Hear her recount the details: buff.ly/3hFQVr0
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Yay! It's always great when Rosemary is on SciFri!
Be in the know about our Friday show! 📻 Sign up for SciFri's Radio Preview weekly newsletter now: buff.ly/YPPvA2a
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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✨ Announcing the first two SciFri Book Club reads of 2026 ✨
Learn more and join the discussion: buff.ly/iGsXVnI
Learn more and join the discussion: buff.ly/iGsXVnI
December 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
✨ Announcing the first two SciFri Book Club reads of 2026 ✨
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Learn more and join the discussion: buff.ly/iGsXVnI
It's a Best of SciFri 2025 pick! 🎧
Here's what happens when a neurologist gets a cochlear implant—and then starts hearing a choir singing “The Star Spangled Banner” on repeat.
Here's what happens when a neurologist gets a cochlear implant—and then starts hearing a choir singing “The Star Spangled Banner” on repeat.
A Neurologist Investigates His Own Musical Hallucinations
Neurologist Bruce Dobkin started hearing a phantom choir singing on a loop after he received a cochlear implant. He’s not the only one.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It's a Best of SciFri 2025 pick! 🎧
Here's what happens when a neurologist gets a cochlear implant—and then starts hearing a choir singing “The Star Spangled Banner” on repeat.
Here's what happens when a neurologist gets a cochlear implant—and then starts hearing a choir singing “The Star Spangled Banner” on repeat.
Listen to one of our Best of SciFri 2025 picks! 🎧
This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations
Vocal researchers are learning how death metal singers safely produce extreme vocal distortions, in hopes of improving vocal health care.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Listen to one of our Best of SciFri 2025 picks! 🎧
This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
This research began with opera. Now, it’s homing in on mosh pits. Here’s why studying professional screamers can help vocalists across the musical spectrum.
🚀 These reads are out of this world! Join the SciFri Book Club, an online community where you can explore science books, connect with fellow readers, take part in author talks, and more: buff.ly/yk17YSF
December 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🚀 These reads are out of this world! Join the SciFri Book Club, an online community where you can explore science books, connect with fellow readers, take part in author talks, and more: buff.ly/yk17YSF
Hi #BookSky! Next month the SciFri Book Club is reading "The Kissing Bug" by @dazeher.bsky.social. I'd like to offer additional YA & children's books for educators/caretakers to share themes of public health and infectious disease in developmentally appropriate ways for learners. Suggestions?
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Hi #BookSky! Next month the SciFri Book Club is reading "The Kissing Bug" by @dazeher.bsky.social. I'd like to offer additional YA & children's books for educators/caretakers to share themes of public health and infectious disease in developmentally appropriate ways for learners. Suggestions?
Do you love robins, house sparrows, blue jays, or even geese? Tell us why we should love your fluffiest, sassiest, most underappreciated neighborhood bird, and we might share your comment on our show.🪿
Leave us a message at 1-877-4-SCIFRI.
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![Tell Us! What's your favorite common bird and why? [Collage of common bird species: a sparrow, blue jay, chickadee, and a male and a female Northern cardinal]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rjtifgmgwnacwa24lqp4tpsy/bafkreihoyzt7df7pufdodugsyulpjcm6rzvrvtziozcjve4cztd7nbrzey@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Do you love robins, house sparrows, blue jays, or even geese? Tell us why we should love your fluffiest, sassiest, most underappreciated neighborhood bird, and we might share your comment on our show.🪿
Leave us a message at 1-877-4-SCIFRI.
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