This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The Earths crust is old. Billions of years old. So old that its nearly impossible to imagine. And now scientists have discovered what may be the oldest

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SSS 2008-08-20

This is Scientific Americans Sixty Seconds Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Youve no doubt heard that grapefruit juice can greatly increase the effects of some drugs. Even to a dangerous degree. Pharmacologist David Bailey made that discovery

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SSS 2008-08-21

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute. A trip to the emergency room is usually traumatic. It has to be. Why else would you be going? But new research shows that it also tends to be confusing. S

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SSS 2008-08-22

This scientific Americans 60-second science, Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? One of the drawbacks to attending a sporting event can be the boorish behavior of some fans who have pounded down the brewskies. Now comes a study that finds that three quart

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SSS 2008-08-25

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute? For accurate weather forecasting and climate analysis, researchers need the best models possible about how the air circulates above the earth. And a new study is challe

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SSS 2008-08-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Don't be fooled by those big bovine eyes and the mouth slowly chewing cudcows have a magnetic personality. At least thats the claim made by German researchers in the

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SSS 2008-08-28

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If youve ever spent time with toddlers, sooner or later youll hear the word Mine! Its usually followed by an adult saying, Now, now, you have to learn to

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SSS 2008-07-22

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Not too long ago, scientists had to hoof it to the library to review the literature. And they had to flip through a card catalog to find that dusty old v

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SSS 2008-07-23

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a few minutes? Today we have a special edition featuring a brief interview with Sciam editor, Steve Ashley. Steve Ashley, a lot of people are very concerned about oil right now, b

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SSS 2008-07-24

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. Itll just take a minute. When you think about an ecosystem, you usually think of the big animals that live there. The Serengetis ruled by lions. And estuaries are populated by fishes,

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SSS 2008-07-25

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Remember when Barbie whined that math is hard. Maybe you got annoyed at hearing a popular female doll say that to little girls. Or maybe you also had a n

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SSS 2008-07-28

Podcast is sponsored from the people of American Chemistry who provide the plastics, medicines and innovations that make life modern. Learn more at americanchemistry.com. This is Scientific American's 60-Second Psych. I'm Christine Nicholson, got a m

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SSS 2008-07-30

Podcast is sponsored from the people of American Chemistry, who provide the plastics, medicines, and innovations that make life modern. Learn more at americanchemistry. com. This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, Im Karen Hopkin. This will

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SSS 2008-09-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. We humans love a good story. We tell stories to entertain, to inform, even to pass the time. And weve been telling tales for, oh, the past 50,000 years.

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SSS 2008-11-27

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? We all know to wash our hands after handling raw poultry. But next time youve just cruised down the interstate behind a truck full of chickens or Thanksgiving turkey

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SSS 2008-11-28

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If you paid attention during high school biology, you probably remember that girls are born with all the eggs theyll ever have, whereas guys are churning

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SSS 2008-10-22

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Theres a push now to find the fuel of the future. Will it come from corn? Sugarcane? How about bugs? University of Florida entomologist Michael Scharf

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SSS 2008-10-23

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Animals rely on all sorts of cues to find their next meal. Monkeys and birds are attracted to the colors of ripe fruits and berries. And snakes find thei

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SSS 2008-10-24

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. You know that warm feeling you get when you spend time with someone you love? How about the one that comes from wrapping your hands around a steaming m

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SSS 2008-10-27

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? The eyes often dont have it. Tennis referees, for example, sometimes mess up when calling a ball in or out. And a new study finds that refs are much more likely to mak

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