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.
Episodes (6)
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Why this Ebola outbreak is so different
The U.S. is refusing to bring Ebola patients back for treatment, marking a dramatic shift from past responses and raising alarms among public health experts. This outbreak, caused by the rare Bundabugio strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a
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The math behind your daily annoyances
The most frustrating elevator rides aren't just bad luck—they're mathematically inevitable. When you're on a high floor and only one elevator serves your building, it's far more likely to arrive going the wrong way because the elevator spends more time traveli
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What’s in a name? When it comes to PCOS, a lot
The long-standing name 'polycystic ovary syndrome' (PCOS) is being officially replaced with 'Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome' (PMOS) after a 14-year international effort to correct a decades-old misnomer. The change, led by Dr. Anuja Dokras and a coal
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The science of World Cup grass
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to be played on real grass — not artificial turf — and behind the scenes, a team of turfgrass scientists from Michigan State University and the University of Tennessee has been working since 2020 to make it happen across 16 North
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Disclosure Day and the science of alien language
What if the first message from an alien civilization isn’t a greeting, but a mathematical equation? In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman explores the science behind alien communication through a conversation with linguist Jeffrey Punsky, who
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From aspiring actress to NASA astrophysicist
Irini Lambertiz, a postdoctoral fellow at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and University of Maryland College Park, shares her extraordinary journey from aspiring actress at New York City's LaGuardia High School to leading astrophysicist studying supermassiv
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