Science Quickly
Science

Science Quickly

by Scientific American

Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

109 episodes
EN-US language
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1
We weren’t supposed to have chins
13:37 Apr 1, 2026
2
NASA’s nuclear spacecraft, Iran war climate fallout and a promising new Lyme shot
10:58 Mar 30, 2026
3
You’ve been lied to about pain—here’s the truth
22:39 Mar 27, 2026
4
Can AI do math, or does it just act like a calculator?
16:24 Mar 25, 2026
5
Heat dome, legal win for vaccines, lead-tainted clothes
11:49 Mar 23, 2026
6
Andy Weir spills the space tea on Ryan Gosling and Project Hail Mary
14:02 Mar 20, 2026
7
GLP-1 drugs are entering a new chapter
15:39 Mar 18, 2026
8
Nuclear doubts, bigger hail, and new clues about aging brains
11:20 Mar 16, 2026
9
How RFK, Jr.’s beliefs echo a troubling ideology
30:09 Mar 13, 2026
10
The Traitors and the science of sneaky lies
13:52 Mar 11, 2026
11
Measles outbreak, AI in warfare, sped-up global warming
12:38 Mar 9, 2026
12
Michael Pollan explores consciousness, AI and the brain
24:11 Mar 6, 2026
13
A tech journalist, some hot dogs and an AI hoax
19:31 Mar 4, 2026
14
Women’s heart health, Artemis update, postbirthing vitamins for reindeer
12:15 Mar 2, 2026
15
A teen, an algorithm and the race to stop poaching
21:45 Feb 27, 2026
16
The science behind polyamory
15:14 Feb 25, 2026
17
New dino, vaccine shake-ups, dirty air risks
11:16 Feb 23, 2026
18
The surprising enigma of slippery ice
15:41 Feb 20, 2026
19
Can AI keep Alzheimer’s patients safe at home?
18:47 Feb 18, 2026
20
Trump’s climate rollback, this wild winter and ‘Penisgate’
11:43 Feb 16, 2026
21
The evolutionary riddle of the kiss
15:02 Feb 13, 2026
22
How Heated Rivalry nailed its Russian
17:47 Feb 11, 2026
23
Rhythm babies, rocket delays, solar fireworks
12:11 Feb 9, 2026
24
Psychiatry’s playbook is about to get torn up
17:25 Feb 6, 2026
25
The curious case of the nonburpers
17:31 Feb 4, 2026
26
A new AI tool to decode DNA, a medical marvel and a rebel lipstick vine
11:33 Feb 2, 2026
27
The hidden genius behind nonreflective glass
15:15 Jan 30, 2026
28
Want to smell more attractive? Try these foods
12:52 Jan 28, 2026
29
A historic moon mission, AI that helps restore stroke patients’ voice and the oldest cave art ever found
11:21 Jan 26, 2026
30
The quest for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA
18:33 Jan 23, 2026
31
What is consciousness, really?
16:16 Jan 21, 2026
32
EPA weakens air pollution rules, cancer survival soars, and NASA evacuates astronauts
11:13 Jan 19, 2026
33
How Venezuela’s Heavy Crude Shapes Climate Risks
18:34 Jan 16, 2026
34
The Great Seed Oil Panic
17:20 Jan 14, 2026
35
Woodpeckers Rock the Lab, AI Steps Out of the Chat Box, and Flu Hits Hard
11:03 Jan 12, 2026
36
Weighing the Good and Bad of Weight-Loss Drugs
22:18 Jan 9, 2026
37
America’s Children Face a New Era of Health Risk
14:36 Jan 7, 2026
38
How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
16:56 Jan 5, 2026
39
ENCORE: Algorithmic Social Media Is Driving New Slang
26:53 Jan 2, 2026
40
ENCORE: Understanding the Science of ‘Squirting’
17:28 Dec 31, 2025
41
ENCORE: Science’s Greatest 180s
6:39 Dec 29, 2025
42
The Quest for Climate-Ready Christmas Trees
13:40 Dec 24, 2025
43
2025: The Year Science Was Shaken
18:15 Dec 22, 2025
44
The Hidden Voices of Monk Seals
20:58 Dec 19, 2025
45
Inside the Struggle to Save an Orca Community
11:20 Dec 17, 2025
46
Hobbit Disappearance Explained, Second-Hottest Year Looms, New Mpox Variant Found
10:09 Dec 15, 2025
47
Karen Hao on Why AI Is Reshaping Society
27:58 Dec 12, 2025
48
Can NASA Deliver on Perseverance’s Promise to Reveal Life on Mars?
16:27 Dec 10, 2025
49
CDC Vaccine Panel, Satellite Light Pollution, Puppy Power
9:48 Dec 8, 2025
50
New Hope for Treating Postpartum Depression?
14:55 Dec 5, 2025
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