SSS 2008-07-10

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? After a bad day at the office, were more likely to flip on a nature channel than find a flower-filled meadow or sunny beach to lower our stress. But if you cant head

SSS 2008-07-11

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Dear diary: today I ate 3 carrot sticks while I fantasized about eating carrot cake. Alright, alright, I ate 3 pieces of carrot cake, and never once consid

SSS 2008-07-14

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. On the June 30th podcast, you heard some bad singing. Clearly a lot of people think they can sing, just look at the enormous crowds that show up to auditio

SSS 2008-07-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? In the insect world, bright reds, oranges and yellows can be a warning: Eat me at your own risk, pal. Because colorful bugs can be toxic, they often get their

SSS 2008-07-16

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. In 2005 two scientists won a Nobel Prize for discovering that a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori causes most stomach ulcers. One of them even chugged a

SSS 2008-07-17

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science,I'm Steve Mirsky,got a minute? Our Milky Way galaxy produces only about 10 new stars annually. But a galaxy far, far away is experiencing a major baby boom. Its pumping out up to 4,000 new stars a year,

SSS 2008-07-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin.This'll just take a minute. Counting is one of the first things we teach our kids. I mean, every parents probably said, You had better be in that bed by the time I count to three. Fol

SSS 2008-07-21

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. You may have heard of genetic research being done in Iceland. Its a rich venue, because Icelanders have a limited gene pool and highly detailed genealogi

SSS 2008-08-04

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. I am Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? If you're ever worried that you've had one too many drinks after a night of bar-hopping, you might want to ask yourself: Are my ears ringing? Because it turns out th

SSS 2008-08-06

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. Thisll just take a minute. Clues about modern-day tuberculosis could be found in some 6,000 year old bones. Israeli, Palestinian and German scientists have teamed up to investigate th

SSS 2008-06-13

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. If evolution weeds out detrimental traits, why do some seem to stick around? Well what's bad in our current environment may have been good in the conditi

SSS 2008-05-01

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science,I am Karen Hopkin.This'll just take a minute. Some people lie through their teeth, some lie about their teeth. Our early human cousins seem to have lied with their teeth. Or they at least misled scienti

SSS 2008-05-02

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. I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll ju

SSS 2008-05-05

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Biologists often attempt to construct a genealogy that shows the relationships of all life on earth. One well-accepted effort compares the nucleic acid sequences that cod

SSS 2008-05-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science,I am Karen Hopkin.This'll just take a minute. Losing weight is no walk in the park. (Although a walk in the park wouldnt hurt). Seems no matter what diet you try, those stubborn love handles just wont g

SSS 2008-05-07

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science,I am Steve Mirsky.Got a minute? Its accepted that a large meteor impact 65 million years ago was responsible for the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. Which opened up niches for birds and mammals. But l

SSS 2008-05-08

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. It sounds like something out of a bad science fiction novel. During World War II, a fungus called Tricoderma reesei ate its way through US military unifo

SSS 2008-05-09

This is scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Would America be a better place if more people with science training held elective office? One organization that thinks so is Scientists and Engineers for America, or SEA.

SSS 2008-05-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Olive oil producers generally guess the best time to harvest their olives by checking the fruits color. The olive has to hit that perfect spot where they

SSS 2008-05-13

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Robin Williams thought that the platypus was cobbled together by an inebriated deity: Lets take a beaver. Lets put on a ducks bill. Now we know how weird the platypus is