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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

SSS 2008-10-28

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. As long as there have been mice, people have sought a better mousetrap. And since we figured out that bacteria can make us sick, weve searched for better

SSS 2008-07-29

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 Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will

SSS 2008-10-30

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. When it comes to flu shots, the more the merrier. Happily, that doesnt mean you need to get jabbed more than once. What it does mean, according to two re

SSS 2008-10-31

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. In an earthquake, the ground beneath you gives way. Its no longer the one thing you can count on to be solid and stable. Instead, it swerves, dips and