60-second Science
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Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
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Good Palm Oil Yields Could Be Bad News
02/10/2014 Duración: 01minIncreased palm oil yields could unintentionally have the effect of creating a bigger demand for land for even more palm oil planting. Cynthia Graber reports
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Sea Garbage Shows Ocean Boundaries
30/09/2014 Duración: 01minFloating refuse reveals ocean currents that in turn show where the world's oceans mix and where they stay relatively discrete. Karen Hopkin reports
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Yeast Coaxed to Make Morphine
29/09/2014 Duración: 01minGenetically manipulated yeast can produce morphine that could help get around the problems with poppy crops, which include climate, disease and war. Karen Hopkin reports
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Crustal Chemistry May Aid in Earthquake Prediction
25/09/2014 Duración: 01minResearchers say chemical changes in groundwater may someday be used to predict quakes four to six months in advance. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Dino Devastator Also Ravaged Veggies
19/09/2014 Duración: 01minAfter the Chicxulub meteorite, more than half the plant species in temperate North America perished along with the dinosaurs, and the composition of post-impact vegetation changed markedly. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Genius Grant Goes to Science Historian
17/09/2014 Duración: 01minNew MacArthur Fellow Pamela Long studies the scientific revolution as a result of the interactions of academics and hands-on infrastructure engineers in the 15th and 16th centuries. Steve Mirsky reports
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Leopards Wolf Down Fido in India Ag Area
16/09/2014 Duración: 01minA study of leopard droppings in agricultural western India reveals that the cats primarily eat domestic animals, mostly dogs, but only a small amount of livestock. Steve Mirsky reports
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Bio-Spleen Sucks Pathogens and Toxins from Blood
15/09/2014 Duración: 01minThe new device rids the blood of bacteria, fungi, viruses and toxins using nanoscale-size magnetic beads. Cynthia Graber reports
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Synthetic Fabrics Host More Stench-Producing Bacteria
05/09/2014 Duración: 01minMicrococcus bacteria thrive on the open-air lattice of synthetic fibers—where they sit chomping on the fatty acids in our sweat, turning them into shorter, stinkier molecules. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Turtles Not Among the "Silent Majority" of Reptiles
04/09/2014 Duración: 01minBiologists have identified at least 11 different sounds in the turtle repertoire—but they still have no idea what they mean. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Chimp Chatter Now up for Eavesdropping
03/09/2014 Duración: 01minResearchers from the Netherlands have made available online a digitized catalogue of more than 10 hours’ worth of chimpanzee calls. Karen Hopkin reports
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Most Tibetans Genetically Adapted to the High Life
02/09/2014 Duración: 01minNinety percent of Tibetans share a genetic mutation that prevents their blood from becoming dangerously clogged with red blood cells at high altitudes—a response that can be deadly for non-native mountaineers. Karen Hopkin reports.
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Narcissists Self-Involved Enough to Recognize Their Narcissism
01/09/2014 Duración: 01minThe simple question “To what extent do you agree with this statement: I am a narcissist” is about as good at identifying narcissists as a 40-question clinical assessment. Erika Beras reports
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How Asteroid 1950 DA Keeps It Together
29/08/2014 Duración: 01minThe kilometer-size rubble pile appears to be held together by van der Waals forces. Karen Hopkin reports
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Stressed Women Burn Fewer Comfort Food Calories
27/08/2014 Duración: 01minWomen who reported feeling stressed or depressed burned fewer calories after a calorie-packed meal than mellow women. Erika Beras reports.
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Finally, an Algorithm to Sort Your Beatles Albums
22/08/2014 Duración: 01minBy analyzing the evolving structure of the Beatles’ music, the computer program was able to correctly place the Fab Four’s albums in chronological order. Karen Hopkin reports
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Bio-Battery Produces Power from Your Perspiration
20/08/2014 Duración: 01minExercising in the future could make dirty clothes and some clean energy. Karen Hopkin reports
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Lose Your Job? Good for the Rest of Us
19/08/2014 Duración: 01minRecession lowers mortality in the population overall—even as the out-of-work individual’s risk of death rises. Karen Hopkin reports
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Nose Knows What the Mind Tells It
18/08/2014 Duración: 01minWhen people with asthma think they’re smelling something noxious, their airways become inflamed—even when the odor is harmless. Karen Hopkin reports
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Tiny Toe Tools Ensure Gecko Traction
15/08/2014 Duración: 01minTo activate or loosen their grip on a surface, geckos extend and angle or retract tiny toe hairs that create contact points. Clara Moskowitz reports