Science Friday

Science Friday, as heard on PRI, is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by Ira Flatow. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and policymakers, and listeners can call in and ask questions as well.

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#1392
September 14 · 18 min
1392: Black bears are moving into the neighborhood. How do we coexist?
Living with black bears is complicated. They’re huge, hungry, and they really don’t care about your hostas. After a long period of being overhunted, black bears are on the rebound. And as they begin...
#1392
September 12 · 17 min
1392: Is a shorter course of antibiotics OK? + Genetic risk of fibromyalgia
You’ve probably been warned that if you don’t finish that course of antibiotics, you could wind up battling antibiotic-resistant bacteria. But a growing body of research suggests that...
#1391
September 11 · 18 min
1391: Where are we with understanding the health effects of cannabis?
When states began legalizing recreational cannabis a couple decades ago, 25 million Americans https://library.samhsa.gov/product/2023-nsduh-report/pep24-07-021 That number nearly tripled to 70 million by 2023.There are a lot of open questions about...
#1390
September 10 · 12 min
1390: Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe
There’s a flashy new find in the hunt for dark matter—the stuff that makes up 85% of all matter in the universe, but we have no clue what it is.A mile under Lead, South Dakota, is a giant cauldron filled with 7 tons of liquid xenon, encased in water...

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1392: Black bears are moving into the neighborhood. How do we coexist?

1392: Is a shorter course of antibiotics OK? + Genetic risk of fibromyalgia

1391: Where are we with understanding the health effects of cannabis?

1390: Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe