SSS 2010-11-01

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. If youre like me, you get a jolt of energy from socializing, and hanging out with large groups of friends, because were extroverts. But if were too socia

SSS 2010-11-02

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Toss a piece of leaf onto a spider web. The spider is indifferent. Because leaves don't squirm like captured flies. But Australia's assassin bug turns the tabl

SSS 2010-11-03

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Maybe your dad said, The harder you work for something, the more youll appreciate it. Well, father really did know best, because a new study finds that the

SSS 2010-11-04

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. It's been touted for its healthful, anti-inflammatory properties. It's been recommended for helping ease the pain of arthritis, preventing cancer and s

SSS 2010-11-05

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Five very old galaxies are now known to astrophysicists, thanks to Albert Einstein. A century ago, Einstein predicted an effect called cosmic gravitational lensing. Pictur

SSS 2010-11-08

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? One of the dreams of biomedical scientists is to be able to transform adult cells into other kinds of cells. And thus avoid some of the ethical concerns of working with

SSS 2010-11-09

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Modern human babies are essentially learning machines. After birth, their brains grow in leaps and bounds, allowing infants to lay the groundwork for fut

SSS 2010-11-11

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Ah, daydreaming. Is there anything more pleasant than sitting back and letting your thoughts drift? Well, yes: not letting your thoughts drift, for one.

SSS 2010-11-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If you've ever had to pick up and carry a tired child through the mall, you know that walking sometimes tuckers out the toddlers. Now scientists think th

SSS 2010-11-15

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. Thisll just take a minute. Heres a strange tale of two previously unrelated food products. First: chitlins, that delicacy of fried pig large intestines. Theyre well-loved throughout t

SSS 2010-11-16

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? That old saying, she died of a broken heart? It's not just poetry. Studies have shown that some people who lose a loved one may be at greater risk for a heart at

SSS 2010-11-17

We humans are pretty good at communicating with sounds other than words. But how much of this is hard-wired, and how much do we pick up from others? To find out, researchers recorded the nonverbal sounds of people born deaf, as they responded to a ra

SSS 2010-11-10

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. You've got a text message. You open it up. How are you? it asks. That seems like an almost throw-away question. But that simple message once a week, ma

SSS 2010-11-19

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Look at a map and you can tell right away where New York ends and New Jersey begins. But that official border is not a true reflection of how the community is really sha

SSS 2010-11-18

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Astronomers have already discovered hundreds of exoplanets. But make way for the new kid, which is orbiting a kind of star that models say it shouldnt. Researche

SSS 2010-11-22

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. You've seen it on TV. Crime scene investigators show up at what might be a murder scene. There are blood spattersbut no body. Who's the victim? Now, a

SSS 2010-11-23

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The elderly suffer from an alarming epidemic. A third of people over 65 fall at least once a year. Half of those fall more frequently. Exercise can help,

SSS 2010-11-24

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, one major question looms large for millions of large Americans: Are my fat pants fat enough? Thanksgiving marks the start of the h

SSS 2010-11-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science.I'm Cynthia Graber.This will just take a minute. Back in April, 2009, this podcast covered research finding that a simple writing exercise helped minority students improve their grades. Now, a new study

SSS 2010-11-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? For some reason, every year a few dozen runners dash from southern Italy all the way to the North Cape of Norway, in what's called the TransEurope-FootRace. It takes abo