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2 weeks ago | 
science.org | Sarah Crespi |Erik Stokstad |Kevin McLean |Valerie Thompson
University of Hawaii Insect Systematics and Biodiversity lab First up on the podcast, bringing Gregor Mendel’s peas into the 21st century. Back in the 19th century Mendel, a friar and naturalist, tracked traits in peas such as flower color and shape over many generations. He used these observations to identify basic concepts about inheritance such as recessive and dominant traits. Staff Writer Erik Stokstad talks with host Sarah Crespi about the difficulty of identifying genes for these...
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
science.org | Sarah Crespi |Kevin McLean |Jocelyn Kaiser
00:00 35269695 First up this week, we catch up with the editor of ScienceInsider, Jocelyn Kaiser. She talks about changes at the major science agencies that came about with the transition to President Donald Trump’s second administration, such as hiring freezes at the National Institutes of Health and the United States’s departure from the World Health Organization. Next, producer Kevin McLean talks with Dan Kaplan, a professor in the departments of immunology and dermatology at the...
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
birdnote.org | Gregg Thompson |Kevin McLean
BirdNote®The Bustard and the Bee-eaterWritten by Kevin McLeanThis is BirdNote. The Kori Bustard struts across the savannahs of Eastern and Southern Africa. Its crested head sits on top of a long neck and stilted legs. With males standing up to 4 feet tall and weighing 40 pounds or more, Kori Bustards are one of the heaviest birds in the world that can still fly… though it takes some effort.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
science.org | Christie Wilcox |Sarah Crespi |Kevin McLean
Today’s Exemplar from Science Associate Editor Bianca Lopez examines the connection between diversity and nutrition. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including a sparkling new approach to geoengineering and how AI mediators can help warring camps find common ground.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
science.org | Christie Wilcox |Kevin McLean |Sarah Crespi |Dina Fine Maron
Today’s Deep Dive explores ancient trysts between human species. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including how a cold-loving fungus infects warm bats and how the climate shaped barley evolution. BREAKING NEWS | ScienceInsiderEuropa Clipper threatened by electronics flawsNASA’s $5 billion flagship mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, due for an October launch, could be in big trouble because some of its electronics may be vulnerable to Jupiter’s intense radiation.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
science.org | Kevin McLean |Sarah Crespi |Dina Fine Maron
Dane County Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Center First up this week, producer Kevin McLean and freelance science journalist Dina Fine Maron discuss the history of rodent control and how rat poisons are making their way into our ecosystem. Next on the episode, host Sarah Crespi talks with Jeppe Rasmussen, a postdoctoral fellow in the behavior ecology group at the University of Copenhagen, about why researchers are training artificial intelligence to listen for seals, frogs, and whales....
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
science.org | Kevin McLean |Andrew Zaleski |Zakiya Whatley |Robert Frederick
First up this week, guest host Kevin McLean talks to freelance writer Andrew Zaleski about recent advancements in the world of synthetic blood. They discuss some of the failed attempts over the past century that led many to abandon the cause altogether, and a promising new option in the works called ErythroMer that is both shelf stable and can work on any blood type.
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May 24, 2024 | 
science.org | Christie Wilcox |Sarah Crespi |Kevin McLean |David Grimm
Today’s Deep Dive delves into how the odd romance of anglerfish likely helped them take over the deep ocean abyss. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including crows that count out loud and a clue as to why men may be more prone to developing neuropsychiatric conditions. Drug Development | ScienceNonhormonal contraceptive keeps male mice from fathering pupsNearly half of the world’s pregnancies are unintended.
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May 23, 2024 | 
science.org | Sarah Crespi |Kevin McLean |David Grimm |Robert Frederick
Abi Warner Photography/Alamy Stock Photo This week’s show is all animals all the time. First, Online News Editor Dave Grimm joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss stepping on venomous snakes for science, hunting ice age cave bears, and demolishing lizardlike buildings. Next, producer Kevin McLean talks with Diana Liao, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tübingen, about teaching crows to count out loud. They discuss the complexity of this behavior and how, like the famous band, these...
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
science.org | Christie Wilcox |Sarah Crespi |Kevin McLean |Michael Price
Today’s Deep Dive asks whether Spinosaurus was a deep diver or merely a “heron from hell.” But first, catch up on the latest science news, including how flashing lights might help with “chemo brain” and an amphibian doing its best mammal impression. Conservation | ScienceDanger in the depths: Deepwater sharks disappearing due to demand for liver oilThe dark depths of the ocean are out of our reach, except for the few with access to deep-diving submersibles.
