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Topics: Life Sciences · Natural Sciences

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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

Latest episodeWhen, and where, did bats first take to the sky?October 30, 2026 · 12 min

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Latest episodes

1. When, and where, did bats first take to the sky?October 30, 2026 · 12 min
2. People are microdosing GLP-1s for weight loss. Is it safe?October 29, 2026 · 19 min
3. Terence Tao on how AI math solutions miss the pointOctober 28, 2026 · 23 min
4. What was life like for Tyrannosaurus rex?October 27, 2026 · 18 min
5. Isabella Rossellini on how acting connects to animal cognitionOctober 26, 2026 · 20 min
6. Why are we changing the way we keep time?October 24, 2026 · 14 min
7. Kazuo Ishiguro on emotional truth in sci-fi and in our AI realityOctober 23, 2026 · 25 min
8. Is that garbage can bear resistant? These bears will find outOctober 22, 2026 · 19 min
9. Jennifer Doudna on what it takes to be a good scientistOctober 21, 2026 · 30 min
10. Getting the billion-dollar PRIMA space telescope off the groundOctober 20, 2026 · 16 min

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