Carin Leong

3 weeks ago | scientificamerican.com | Rachel Feltman |Jeffery DelViscio |Kelso Harper |Carin Leong

Rachel Feltman: Hey, it’s Rachel, and I am here in a bunny suit at MIT.nano with Professor Vladimir Bulović, who is going to show us around. Vladimir Bulović: Well, it’s a pleasure to have you here. Thanks for coming. [The] goal of this space is to enable anyone to build anything they wish. Feltman: Hey, it's still Rachel, but now I'm here at the Scientific American recording studio. As you just heard, today's episode is a little different than our standard format.

Oct 16, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Carin Leong |Allison Parshall

Parenting a flock of Northern Bald Ibises is a demanding job. For the past six months, biologists Barbara Steininger and Helena Wehner have spent every day hand-feeding and raising dozens of these endangered chicks. They couldn’t pass their fostering duties off on anyone else during that time—the juvenile birds needed to imprint on them and them alone. Steininger and Wehner then took to the skies to guide their young charges on the birds’ first migration.

Jun 6, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Carin Leong |Allison Parshall

There’s a meme about bears floating around the Internet: “If not friend, why friend-shaped?”This is an intriguing question if you decide to take it seriously. Most deadly apex predators have a certain ferocity to them that doesn’t scream “friend”—think lions, wolves and crocodiles. So why do bears seem so cute and cuddly? Have we just been conditioned by teddy bears and Paddington to find them safe and comforting, or is there something else going on?

Jun 3, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Kelso Harper |Carin Leong

Kelso Harper: Hey science nerds, happy Monday. It’s Kelso Harper, multimedia editor here at Scientific American. I’m filling in for our esteemed host Rachel Feltman while she takes a well-deserved break. But don’t worry—she’ll be back on Wednesday to talk about a culinary delicacy that may take you by surprise: cicadas. But for now, it’s time to catch up on some science news! For Science Quickly, I’m Kelso Harper.

Jan 29, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Josh Fischman |Tanya Lewis |Carin Leong |Elah Feder

Tanya Lewis: Hi, this is Your Health, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series!Josh Fischman: We bring you the latest vital health news: Discoveries that affect your body and your mind.  Lewis: And we break down the medical research to help you stay healthy. I’m Tanya Lewis. Fischman: I’m Josh Fischman. Lewis: We’re Scientific American’s senior health editors. Fischman: Today’s episode covers a topic that many parents-to-be have struggled with: fertility.