Bad stats overturn ‘medical murders,’ and linking allergies with climate change
Statisticians fight bad numbers used in medical murder trials, and the state of allergy science
First up on this week’s show, we have a piece on accusations of medical murder. Contributing Correspondent Cathleen O’Grady joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss her story on how statisticians are weighing in on cases where nurses and doctors are convicted of murdering patients based on bad statistics. This segment was produced by Kevin McLean with sound design by James Rowlands.
Also on this week’s show: Allergies are on the rise and this increase is linked with climate change. Sarah speaks with Kari Nadeau, Naddisy Founda...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Bad stats overturn ‘medical murders,’ and linking allergies with climate change
Statisticians fight bad numbers used in medical murder trials, and the state of allergy science
First up on this week’s show, we have a piece on accusations of medical murder. Contributing Correspondent Cathleen O’Grady joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss her story on how statisticians are weighing in on cases where nurses and doctors are convicted of murdering patients based on bad statistics. This segment was produced by Kevin McLean with sound design by James Rowlands.
Also on this week’s show: Allergies are on the rise and this increase is linked with climate change. Sarah speaks with Kari Nadeau, Naddisy Founda...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Peering beyond the haze of alien worlds, and how failures help us make new discoveries
Data on hazes and clouds may be key to understanding exoplanets, and NextGen letter writers share the upside of failure
Hazes and clouds could keep exoplanets’ secrets hidden, unless researchers can re-create them here on Earth. After celebrating JWST and its ability to look far back in time and help us look for habitable exoplanets as the 2022 Science Breakthrough of the Year, News Intern Zack Savitsky talks with host Sarah Crespi about an overlooked problem with using telescopes to examine exoplanets’ atmospheres.
What was your greatest mistake? In a chat with producer Kevin McLean, Letters Editor Jennifer Sills ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Peering beyond the haze of alien worlds, and how failures help us make new discoveries
Data on hazes and clouds may be key to understanding exoplanets, and NextGen letter writers share the upside of failure
Hazes and clouds could keep exoplanets’ secrets hidden, unless researchers can re-create them here on Earth. After celebrating JWST and its ability to look far back in time and help us look for habitable exoplanets as the 2022 Science Breakthrough of the Year, News Intern Zack Savitsky talks with host Sarah Crespi about an overlooked problem with using telescopes to examine exoplanets’ atmospheres.
What was your greatest mistake? In a chat with producer Kevin McLean, Letters Editor Jennifer Sills ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
A controversial dam in the Amazon unites Indigenous people and scientists, and transplanting mitochondria to treat rare diseases
Keeping an eye on the largest hydroelectric project in the Amazon basin, and helping patients with deletions in their mitochondrial DNA
We are starting off the new year with producer Kevin McLean and freelance science journalist Sofia Moutinho. They discuss a controversial dam in the Brazilian Amazon and how Indigenous peoples and researchers are trying to monitor its impact.
Then, host Sarah Crespi speaks with Elad Jacoby, an expert in pediatric hematology and oncology at the Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University, about the many wonders of mitochondria. In a recent Science Translational Medicine paper, his team t...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
A controversial dam in the Amazon unites Indigenous people and scientists, and transplanting mitochondria to treat rare diseases
Keeping an eye on the largest hydroelectric project in the Amazon basin, and helping patients with deletions in their mitochondrial DNA
We are starting off the new year with producer Kevin McLean and freelance science journalist Sofia Moutinho. They discuss a controversial dam in the Brazilian Amazon and how Indigenous peoples and researchers are trying to monitor its impact.
Then, host Sarah Crespi speaks with Elad Jacoby, an expert in pediatric hematology and oncology at the Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University, about the many wonders of mitochondria. In a recent Science Translational Medicine paper, his team t...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Year in review 2022: Best of online news, and podcast highlights
On this week’s show: A rundown of our favorite online news stories, and some of our favorite moments on the podcast this year
This is our last show of the year and it’s a fun one! Dave Grimm, our online news editor, gives a tour of the top online stories of the year, from playful bumble bees to parasite-ridden friars.
Then, host Sarah Crespi looks back at some amazing conversations from the podcast this year, including answers to a few questions she never thought she’d be asking. Highlights include why we aren’t just shooting nuclear waste into space, and how mapping ant diversity is like mapping the early univer...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Year in review 2022: Best of online news, and podcast highlights
On this week’s show: A rundown of our favorite online news stories, and some of our favorite moments on the podcast this year
This is our last show of the year and it’s a fun one! Dave Grimm, our online news editor, gives a tour of the top online stories of the year, from playful bumble bees to parasite-ridden friars.
Then, host Sarah Crespi looks back at some amazing conversations from the podcast this year, including answers to a few questions she never thought she’d be asking. Highlights include why we aren’t just shooting nuclear waste into space, and how mapping ant diversity is like mapping the early univer...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Breakthrough of the Year, and the best in science books
On this week’s show: Science’s Breakthrough of the Year and runners-up, plus the top books in 2022
You might not be surprised by this year’s breakthrough, but hopefully you won’t guess all our runners-up. Producer Meagan Cantwell is joined by Greg Miller, who edited the section this year. The two discuss the big winner and more.
In our second segment, host Sarah Crespi is joined by Science Books Editor Valerie Thompson to chat about the best books in science from this year, and one movie.
Books mentioned in this segment:
Otherlands Review | Buy
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures Review | Bu...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 15, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Breakthrough of the Year, and the best in science books
On this week’s show: Science’s Breakthrough of the Year and runners-up, plus the top books in 2022
You might not be surprised by this year’s breakthrough, but hopefully you won’t guess all our runners-up. Producer Meagan Cantwell is joined by Greg Miller, who edited the section this year. The two discuss the big winner and more.
In our second segment, host Sarah Crespi is joined by Science Books Editor Valerie Thompson to chat about the best books in science from this year, and one movie.
Books mentioned in this segment:
Otherlands Review | Buy
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures Review | Bu...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 15, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
The state of science in Ukraine, and a conversation with Anthony Fauci
On this week’s show: The impact of war on science in Ukraine, and a conversation with Anthony Fauci as he prepares to step down
Some scientists in Ukraine have been risking their lives to protect scientific facilities, collections, and instruments amid the war. Contributing Correspondent Richard Stone traveled to Kharkiv and Chornobyl earlier this year to meet researchers living and working through the conflict. He spoke with host Sarah Crespi to share some of their stories.
Then we have a conversation with Anthony Fauci, who will be stepping down from his government roles this month after more than 50 years in public ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 8, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
The state of science in Ukraine, and a conversation with Anthony Fauci
On this week’s show: The impact of war on science in Ukraine, and a conversation with Anthony Fauci as he prepares to step down
Some scientists in Ukraine have been risking their lives to protect scientific facilities, collections, and instruments amid the war. Contributing Correspondent Richard Stone traveled to Kharkiv and Chornobyl earlier this year to meet researchers living and working through the conflict. He spoke with host Sarah Crespi to share some of their stories.
Then we have a conversation with Anthony Fauci, who will be stepping down from his government roles this month after more than 50 years in public ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 8, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
A genetic history of Europe ’s Jews, and measuring magma under a supervolcano
On this week’s show: A medieval German cemetery yields clues to Jewish migrations in Europe, and supercomputers help researchers estimate magma under Yellowstone
First up this week on the podcast, we explore the genetic history of Jewish people in Europe. Contributing Correspondent Andrew Curry talks with host Sarah Crespi about researchers working with rabbis and the local Jewish community to apply new techniques to respectfully study remains in a medieval Jewish cemetery in Germany.
We also have a story on how much magma has accumulated inside Yellowstone National Park’s supervolcano. Producer Meagan Cantwell talks...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 1, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
A genetic history of Europe ’s Jews, and measuring magma under a supervolcano
On this week’s show: A medieval German cemetery yields clues to Jewish migrations in Europe, and supercomputers help researchers estimate magma under Yellowstone
First up this week on the podcast, we explore the genetic history of Jewish people in Europe. Contributing Correspondent Andrew Curry talks with host Sarah Crespi about researchers working with rabbis and the local Jewish community to apply new techniques to respectfully study remains in a medieval Jewish cemetery in Germany.
We also have a story on how much magma has accumulated inside Yellowstone National Park’s supervolcano. Producer Meagan Cantwell talks...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - December 1, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Artificial intelligence takes on Diplomacy, and how much water do we really need?
On this week’s show: Meta’s algorithm tackles both language and strategy in a board game, and measuring how much water people use on a daily basis
First up this week on the podcast, artificial intelligence (AI) wins at the game Diplomacy. Freelance science journalist Matthew Hutson joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the advances needed for an AI to win a game that requires cooperation and trust between human and AI players.
Next, we hear about how much water people need to stay hydrated. It’s not the eight glasses a day recommendation we’ve heard so much about. Herman Pontzer, a professor in Duke University’...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - November 24, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
