Ask Science – Archive
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| Type | Post Date | Title | Link to content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 402 | November 8, 2021 | Life’s Last Bow | view |
| Episode 401 | November 2, 2021 | Standing Up for Sex | view |
| Episode 400 | October 26, 2021 | Dinosaurs in Flight | view |
| Episode 399 | October 19, 2021 | The Great Permian Catastrophe | view |
| Episode 398 | October 12, 2021 | A Song of Fire and Ice | view |
| Episode Bonus: | May 11, 2021 | Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut | view |
| Episode 321 | January 12, 2021 | How Long Can a Person Hold Their Breath? | view |
| Episode 397 | December 14, 2020 | Why the Arecibo Telescope Collapse is a Tragic Loss for Science | view |
| Episode 238 | December 7, 2020 | When Does Your Intelligence Peak? | view |
| Episode 305 | November 30, 2020 | Does CBD Oil Work? The Science Behind Cannabidiol | view |
| Episode 396 | November 23, 2020 | Why Am I Still Getting Sick in Lockdown? | view |
| Episode 395 | November 16, 2020 | How to Conceive a Boy or a Girl (According to Science) | view |
| Episode 394 | November 9, 2020 | Can Anything Go Faster Than the Speed of Light? | view |
| Episode 393 | November 2, 2020 | Is Melatonin Safe? Should You Stop Taking It? | view |
| Episode 392 | October 26, 2020 | How We Know a Supermassive Black Hole Lurks in the Center of Our Galaxy | view |
| Episode 391 | October 19, 2020 | Phobias and Fears—Can You Literally Be Scared to Death? | view |
| Episode 307 | October 12, 2020 | The Science of Tipping Points: How 25% Can Create a Majority | view |
| Episode 390 | October 5, 2020 | What Happens to Saltwater Fish in Fresh Water? | view |
| Episode 389 | September 28, 2020 | What Are the Absolute Coldest and Hottest Temperatures Possible? | view |
| Episode 388 | September 21, 2020 | Is There Life on Venus? Here’s What the New Discovery Means | view |
| Episode 387 | September 15, 2020 | How Do We Contain Wildfires? The Fascinating (and Frightening) Facts | view |
| Episode 278 | September 7, 2020 | Asteroid, Meteor, Meteorite, and Comet: What’s the Difference? | view |
| Episode 386 | September 1, 2020 | What Is a Derecho? A Meteorologist Explains | view |
| Episode 385 | August 24, 2020 | Why Do We Need to Save the Bees? | view |
| Episode 201 | August 18, 2020 | How Memory Works and 6 Tips to Improve It | view |
| Episode 384 | August 10, 2020 | Did Scientists Just Unravel One Mystery of Stonehenge? | view |
| Episode 383 | August 4, 2020 | What Does Your Blood Type Mean? How Rare Is Yours? | view |
| Episode 318 | July 27, 2020 | How Do Meteorologists Calculate ‘Feels Like’ Temperature? | view |
| Episode 382 | July 20, 2020 | Emotional, Irritated, Faking It—Why Do Humans Cry? | view |
| Episode 381 | July 13, 2020 | Wearing a Mask During Coronavirus—Separating Myths from Facts | view |
| Episode 380 | July 7, 2020 | Can Nukes Actually Stop a Devastating Hurricane? | view |
| Episode 379 | June 30, 2020 | Is It Aliens? A Science Writer On UFOs and Her Visit to Area 51 | view |
| Episode 243 | June 23, 2020 | 8 Rules for Picking the Right Sunscreen According to Science | view |
| Episode 378 | June 16, 2020 | Without Plate Tectonics, Earth Might Not Support Life | view |
| Episode 377 | June 8, 2020 | Did a Virus Make Us Mammals? | view |
| Episode 376 | June 2, 2020 | Did NASA Discover a Parallel Universe? | view |
| Episode 375 | May 26, 2020 | “Is Takeout Safe?” and Other Food Safety Questions | view |
| Episode 281 | May 19, 2020 | Do Microwaves Cause Cancer? (And 3 Other Microwave Myths) | view |
| Episode 374 | May 11, 2020 | Subterranean Rivers—Water Flowing Underground | view |
| Episode 373 | May 4, 2020 | Why Is a NASA Spacecraft Currently Orbiting an Asteroid? | view |
| Episode 372 | April 28, 2020 | Can I Visit Just One Family During the Pandemic? | view |
| Episode 371 | April 21, 2020 | What Is the Air Quality Like Near You? | view |
| Episode 370 | April 13, 2020 | What’s the Difference Between Germs, Bacteria, and Viruses? | view |
| Episode 369 | April 7, 2020 | Is Pollution Clearing While We’re Staying Home? | view |
| Episode 368 | March 30, 2020 | Coronavirus Myths and Facts with Epidemics Expert Dr. Jonathan Quick | view |
| Episode 217 | March 27, 2020 | 6 Tips for Identifying Fake News | view |
| Blog post | March 26, 2020 | At-Home Science Lessons for Families | view |
| Episode 174 | March 24, 2020 | How Are Seasonal Flu Vaccines Made? | view |
| Episode 367 | March 17, 2020 | How Can I Sanitize My Smartphone and My House? | view |
| Episode 366 | March 10, 2020 | What Is a Chimera? Could You Be One? | view |
| Episode 365 | March 3, 2020 | The Science of Composting (and Why It’s Good for the Planet) | view |
| Episode 364 | February 25, 2020 | How Long Would It Take to Fall Through the Earth? | view |
| Episode 363 | February 17, 2020 | Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! Is a Familiar Star About to Explode? | view |
| Episode 362 | February 10, 2020 | The Science of Soulmates | view |
| Episode 361 | February 4, 2020 | What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus | view |
| Episode 360 | January 28, 2020 | Stars Are Suns, Suns Are Bright—So, Why Is the Night Sky Dark? | view |
| Episode 359 | January 20, 2020 | Why Do Skunks Smell So Bad and What Can You Do About It? | view |
| Episode 273 | January 13, 2020 | The Fascinating Physics of Figure Skating | view |
| Episode 358 | January 7, 2020 | Science Says It Takes This Long to Form a Habit | view |
| Episode 206 | December 31, 2019 | Why Do Smells Trigger Memories? | view |
| Episode 357 | December 23, 2019 | More Fun Snowy Science Experiments | view |
| Episode 356 | December 17, 2019 | Is Astrology Real? Here’s What Science Says | view |
| Episode 355 | December 10, 2019 | Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Astronaut? | view |
| Episode 354 | December 3, 2019 | Have Scientists Discovered a Fifth Force? | view |
| Episode 353 | November 26, 2019 | Can You Still Get the Plague? | view |
| Episode 352 | November 19, 2019 | Can Science Explain Our Obsession With Pumpkin Spice? | view |
| Episode 351 | November 12, 2019 | The Mariana Trench is 7 Miles Deep—What’s Down There? | view |
| Episode 350 | November 5, 2019 | What’s the Science Behind Why We Hiccup? | view |
| Episode 349 | October 28, 2019 | 5 Real-Life Monsters to Fuel Your Nightmares | view |
| Episode 348 | October 22, 2019 | How Can You Tell If You Have Perfect Pitch? | view |
| Episode 347 | October 15, 2019 | Can Science Explain Deja Vu? | view |
| Episode 346 | October 7, 2019 | Is Vaping Dangerous? Here’s What Science Says So Far | view |
| Episode 264 | September 30, 2019 | Do Essential Oils Work? Here’s What Science Says | view |
| Episode 345 | September 24, 2019 | Is It Too Late to Stop Climate Change? | view |
| Episode 344 | September 17, 2019 | How Deep is the Deepest Hole Ever Dug? | view |
| Episode 343 | September 10, 2019 | Why Do We Laugh? | view |
| Episode 342 | September 3, 2019 | Why Does Sugar Taste So Good? | view |
| Episode 341 | August 27, 2019 | The Amazon Is on Fire—What Can We Do? | view |
| Episode 340 | August 20, 2019 | What Do Cashews, Mangos, and Poison Ivy Have in Common? | view |
| Episode 339 | August 13, 2019 | What Is Chernobyl Like Today? | view |
| Episode 338 | August 6, 2019 | Microplastics Pollution Is Everywhere. Is It Harmful? | view |
| Episode 280 | July 29, 2019 | Can We Predict Earthquakes At All? | view |
| Episode 337 | July 22, 2019 | How an Idea Becomes a Published Scientific Paper | view |
| Episode 336 | July 16, 2019 | Fascinating Facts About the International Space Station | view |
| Episode 335 | July 9, 2019 | Should You Worry About Flesh-Eating Bacteria? | view |
| Episode 334 | July 2, 2019 | How Did Water Get On Earth? | view |
| Episode 333 | June 25, 2019 | The Power of Nuclear Weapons with Dr. Alex Wellerstein | view |
| Episode 286 | June 18, 2019 | 5 Important Facts You Should Know About Ticks | view |
| Episode 332 | June 11, 2019 | Is Screen Time Bad for Kids? | view |
| Episode 331 | June 3, 2019 | The Scientific Evidence for the Health Benefits of Cordyceps | view |
| Episode 237 | May 28, 2019 | 20 Small Acts to Fight Climate Change | view |
| Episode 330 | May 21, 2019 | Breast Milk Uses – Does Science Support These Home Remedies? | view |
| BONUS | May 17, 2019 | Introducing Science Rules! with Bill Nye | view |
| Episode 329 | May 13, 2019 | Real-Life Zombies | view |
| Episode 328 | May 7, 2019 | Making a Career of Combining Art and Science | view |
| Episode 195 | April 29, 2019 | The Health Benefits of Coffee | view |
| Episode 327 | April 23, 2019 | How Does Wind Energy Work? | view |
| Episode 326 | April 16, 2019 | 5 Facts About the First Ever Image of a Black Hole | view |
| Episode 325 | April 9, 2019 | What Killed the Dinosaurs? | view |
| Episode 324 | April 2, 2019 | Is Pluto a Planet? | view |
| Episode 323 | March 26, 2019 | Can We Cure HIV? | view |
| Episode 272 | March 18, 2019 | How Does Insulin Work in Our Bodies? | view |
| Episode 322 | March 12, 2019 | Are Wormholes Real? | view |
| Episode 256 | February 26, 2019 | How Much Does My Dog Understand? | view |
| Episode 320 | February 18, 2019 | Could We Live on Mars? | view |
| Episode 319 | February 12, 2019 | The Neuroscience of Romance: Your Brain on Love | view |
| Episode 298 | January 28, 2019 | Are Extreme Weather Events Linked to Climate Change? | view |
| Episode 317 | January 21, 2019 | How the Government Shutdown Affects Science | view |
| Episode 316 | January 14, 2019 | Can Knowing Your Genetic Risk Change Your Physiology? | view |
| Episode 315 | January 7, 2019 | 4 Things to Know About the Measles and Vaccination | view |
| Episode 314 | January 1, 2019 | The Science (or Lack Thereof) Behind Inducing Labor Naturally | view |
| Episode 230 | December 25, 2018 | How Do I Know If My Tap Water Is Safe? | view |
| Episode 313 | December 18, 2018 | Why Do We Draw Stars with Five Points? | view |
| Episode 312 | December 11, 2018 | The Science of Double-Dipping: A Health Risk or Just Gross? | view |
| Episode 311 | December 4, 2018 | The Science of Snowfall | view |
| Episode 310 | November 27, 2018 | 4 Tips to Understand the Importance of NASA’s InSight Landing | view |
| Episode 309 | November 20, 2018 | Do Women and Left-Handed People Have Better Memories? | view |
| Episode 308 | November 13, 2018 | Rock or Alien Probe? The Science Behind ‘Oumuamua | view |
| Episode 306 | October 30, 2018 | 6 Possible Scientific Reasons for Ghosts | view |
| Episode 185 | October 23, 2018 | Do Tattoos Boost Your Immune System? | view |
| Episode 304 | October 8, 2018 | A Nobel Prize-Worthy Idea: What Is Chirped Pulse Amplification? | view |
| Episode 303 | October 2, 2018 | Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others? | view |
| Book | September 27, 2018 | Jeff Nesbit Has an Idea of How the World Will End | view |
| Episode 302 | September 18, 2018 | How Can Science Help Reverse Blindness? | view |
| Episode 301 | September 11, 2018 | Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the Discovery of Pulsars | view |
| Episode 300 | September 4, 2018 | Mindfulness: The Science Behind the Practice | view |
| Episode 299 | August 28, 2018 | Why Do We Put Telescopes in Space? | view |
| Episode 297 | August 14, 2018 | Do Hair Loss Treatments Actually Work? | view |
| Episode 296 | August 7, 2018 | What Is Hypothyroidism and How Do We Treat It? | view |
| Episode 295 | July 31, 2018 | What Is a Fecal Transplant? (Gross, Yes, But Also Life-Saving) | view |
| Episode 294 | July 24, 2018 | What Are Chemtrails Made Of? | view |
| Episode 141 | July 17, 2018 | How Do Lasers Work? | view |
| Episode 293 | July 10, 2018 | The 5+ Effects of Oppressive Heat Waves | view |
| Episode 292 | July 2, 2018 | How Fireworks Get Their Colors, Sounds, and Shapes | view |
| Episode 291 | June 25, 2018 | The Mysterious Return of Ozone-Depleting CFCs | view |
| Episode 290 | June 18, 2018 | How Much Time Should We Be Spending Outdoors? | view |
| Episode 289 | June 12, 2018 | Could Zombies (or a Zombie Virus) Become a Reality? | view |
| Episode 288 | June 6, 2018 | What Is Antimatter? | view |
| Episode 287 | May 29, 2018 | Who Was Henrietta Lacks and What Are HeLa Cells? | view |
| Episode 285 | May 14, 2018 | Why Is Hawai’i Banning Sunscreen? | view |
| Episode 284 | May 8, 2018 | What Is the Speed of Sound? | view |
| Episode 283 | May 1, 2018 | What’s It Take to Get to Pluto? A Q&A with David Grinspoon | view |
| Episode 282 | April 24, 2018 | Can Our Sense of Smell Predict Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s? | view |
| Episode 279 | April 2, 2018 | How and When Did the Grand Canyon Form? | view |
| Episode 277 | March 20, 2018 | 5 Simple Ways to Boost Our Intelligence | view |
| Episode 276 | March 5, 2018 | How Do We Find Exoplanets? | view |
| Episode 275 | February 27, 2018 | How Close is Too Close to Live by the Highway? | view |
| Episode 274 | February 20, 2018 | Lessons on Early Aviation with Bessie Coleman | view |
| Episode 271 | January 29, 2018 | How Does Sand Get Its Color? | view |
| Episode 270 | January 22, 2018 | How Can Science Combat the Opioid Crisis? | view |
| Episode 269 | January 15, 2018 | How Do We Measure Time? 5+ Innovative Ways | view |
| Episode 268 | January 9, 2018 | Is Chocolate Really Going Extinct? | view |
| Episode 146 | January 2, 2018 | How Old is the Universe? | view |
| Episode 267 | December 26, 2017 | Could Artificial Wombs Be a Reality? | view |
| Episode 266 | December 19, 2017 | How Do Candles Burn? | view |
| Episode 265 | December 12, 2017 | Should I Get a Real or Fake Christmas Tree? 4 Helpful Tips | view |
| Episode 263 | November 28, 2017 | The End of Net Neutrality: What It Means For Science (and You) | view |
| Episode 262 | November 20, 2017 | How Well Do Ancestry DNA Tests Actually Work? | view |
| Episode 261 | November 13, 2017 | How Do Water Purifiers Work? | view |
| Episode 260 | November 6, 2017 | Why Are Coral Reefs Worth Protecting? | view |
| Episode 259 | October 31, 2017 | How Fast Can a Marathon Be Run? | view |
| Episode 258 | October 24, 2017 | Can You Smell Fear? | view |
| Episode 257 | October 17, 2017 | 6 Brilliant Facts About LIGO and the Neutron Star Collision | view |
| Episode 255 | September 25, 2017 | Citizen Science with NASA GLOBE | view |
| Episode 254 | September 18, 2017 | What are Extremophiles? | view |
| Episode 253 | September 12, 2017 | Why NASA Is Crashing Its Cassini Spacecraft into Saturn | view |
| Episode 180 | September 5, 2017 | The Surprising Scientific Reason Behind Physical Attraction | view |
| Episode 252 | August 28, 2017 | What Makes Storms Like Hurricane Harvey So Strong? | view |
| Episode 251 | August 21, 2017 | How Do We Know the Earth Isn’t Flat? | view |
| Blog post | August 15, 2017 | Are Eclipse Glasses Safe? | view |
| Episode 250 | August 15, 2017 | How Can You Prepare for the August Solar Eclipse? | view |
| Episode 249 | August 8, 2017 | How Did Scientists Edit the Genes of Human Embryos? | view |
| Episode 248 | August 1, 2017 | 2 Surpising Ways Scientists Hope to Limit Human Environmental Impact | view |
| Episode 247 | July 25, 2017 | How Do We Encourage More Women in STEM? | view |
| Episode 246 | July 17, 2017 | Will the Thawing of Arctic Ice Release Diseases? | view |
| Episode 245 | July 11, 2017 | Women in Science: Jill Tarter, SETI, and Our Search for Extraterrestrial Life | view |
| Episode 244 | June 26, 2017 | How Old Is the Oldest Human Skeleton? | view |
| Episode 242 | June 13, 2017 | Pride in Science: Ben Barres, Astrocytes, and Activism | view |
| Episode 241 | June 6, 2017 | How Important Is the Paris Climate Agreement? | view |
| Episode 240 | May 30, 2017 | How Much Solar Power Will We Lose During the August Solar Eclipse? | view |
| Episode 239 | May 23, 2017 | 3 Ways Science Is Vital to the United States Department of Agriculture | view |
| Episode 186 | May 8, 2017 | Can Eating Chocolate Make You Smarter? | view |
| Episode 236 | April 25, 2017 | How Dangerous Is Asbestos? | view |
| Episode 235 | April 18, 2017 | 8 Ways Climate Change Puts Your Safety at Risk | view |
| Episode 234 | April 11, 2017 | How Often Do Planes Get Struck by Lightning? | view |
| Episode 233 | April 4, 2017 | The First Ever Image of a Black Hole | view |
| Episode 232 | March 28, 2017 | How Bad Is the Air Pollution Where You Live? | view |
| Episode 231 | March 20, 2017 | The Best Science Programming on PBS | view |
| Episode 229 | March 7, 2017 | Women in Science: Hidden Figure Katherine Johnson, NASA’s Human Computer | view |
| Episode 228 | February 28, 2017 | 6 Things You Should Know About the New Planet Discovery | view |
| Blog post | February 22, 2017 | How Well Do You Know the FDA? | view |
| Episode 227 | February 21, 2017 | Citizen Science: Astronomy Edition | view |
| Episode 226 | February 14, 2017 | What Does the Food and Drug Administration Do? | view |
| Episode 225 | February 6, 2017 | What Does the Environmental Protection Agency Do? | view |
| Episode 224 | January 31, 2017 | 5 Immigrants and Refugees Who Changed U.S. Science | view |
| Episode 223 | January 24, 2017 | How Do You Estimate Crowd Size? | view |
| Episode 222 | January 17, 2017 | How to Support Renewable Energy (And Why You Really Should) | view |
| Episode 221 | January 9, 2017 | What Are Fast Radio Bursts? | view |
| Episode 220 | January 3, 2017 | Why Is the Ozone Hole Shrinking? | view |
| Episode 177 | December 26, 2016 | Why Does the Melting of Arctic Sea Ice Matter? | view |
| Episode 219 | December 20, 2016 | What Does “Mercury in Retrograde” Mean? | view |
| Episode 218 | December 13, 2016 | Lithium-Ion Batteries: What They Are and Why They Explode | view |
| Episode 216 | November 22, 2016 | What to Say to a Climate Change Skeptic | view |
| Episode 215 | November 15, 2016 | The Science Behind Climate Change | view |
| Episode 214 | November 8, 2016 | The Science Behind How Your Vote Is Counted | view |
| Episode 213 | October 31, 2016 | Is the 5-Second Rule True? | view |
| Episode 212 | October 25, 2016 | The Neuroscience of Fear: What Happens in Your Brain When You’re Afraid | view |
| Episode 156 | October 18, 2016 | Do Aliens Exist? | view |
| Episode 211 | October 10, 2016 | Can You Really Trust Election Polls? | view |
| Episode 210 | October 4, 2016 | Should I Get a Flu Shot? | view |
| Episode 209 | September 27, 2016 | How Antibiotics Work: Past, Present, and Future | view |
| Episode 208 | September 19, 2016 | How Many Stars Are in the Sky? | view |
| Episode 207 | September 13, 2016 | New Research Reveals There Are 4 Separate Species of Giraffes | view |
| Episode 205 | August 30, 2016 | Proxima B: 5 Things You Need to Know About the New Earth-Like Planet | view |
| Episode 135 | August 23, 2016 | Why We Dump 28 Billion Pounds of Plastic into the Ocean | view |
| Article | August 19, 2016 | Animals Versus Olympians: Who Gets the Gold? | view |
| Episode 204 | August 16, 2016 | Can Animals Feel Empathy? | view |
| Episode 203 | August 9, 2016 | How Do the Strongest, Fastest Animals Compare to Olympians? | view |
| Episode 202 | August 2, 2016 | Why Do Some Olympic Records Get Broken? | view |
| Episode 200 | July 19, 2016 | What Does Pokémon Go Mean for Augmented Reality? | view |
| Episode 139 | July 12, 2016 | Will the Sun Explode? | view |
| Episode 199 | July 5, 2016 | 5 Quick Facts About NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter | view |
| Episode 198 | June 28, 2016 | 9 Tips to Win a Competitive Eating Contest | view |
| Episode 197 | June 20, 2016 | What Are the Summer Solstice and the Strawberry Moon? | view |
| Episode 196 | June 13, 2016 | Does Soap Really Kill 99.9% of Germs? | view |
| Episode 194 | May 30, 2016 | Science Experiments at Home: The Edible Solar System | view |
| Episode 193 | May 24, 2016 | What Causes Wildfires? | view |
| Episode 192 | May 16, 2016 | What Does It Mean for Mars to Be in ‘Full Opposition’? | view |
| Episode 191 | May 9, 2016 | Is Interstellar Travel Really Possible? | view |
| Episode 190 | April 25, 2016 | 5 Incredible Facts About Octopuses | view |
| Episode 189 | April 19, 2016 | Will Salt Water Quench the World’s Thirst? | view |
| Episode 2 | April 13, 2016 | Unknown History, as Explained Through Science | view |
| Episode 188 | April 12, 2016 | Can Music Make Us Smarter and Help Us Heal Faster? | view |
| Episode 187 | April 4, 2016 | CRISPR-Cas9 Technology Allows Us to Edit Our Own DNA | view |
| Episode 184 | March 15, 2016 | 7 Surprisingly Revolutionary Ways to Use 3D Printers | view |
| Episode 183 | March 7, 2016 | Women in Science: Rosalind Franklin and the Discovery of DNA | view |
| Episode 182 | March 1, 2016 | What Will Astronaut Scott Kelly’s Year in Space Teach Us? | view |
| Episode 181 | February 15, 2016 | 5 Reasons You Should Care About the Discovery of Gravitational Waves | view |
| Episode EE | February 1, 2016 | The Search for Planet X | view |
| Episode 178 | January 25, 2016 | 6 Fun Science Experiments to Do with Snow | view |
| Episode 176 | January 12, 2016 | David Bowie and the Importance of Space Travel | view |
| Episode 175 | January 5, 2016 | What Causes Allergies? | view |
| Episode 130 | December 29, 2015 | Lost in Space: Satellites and Space Junk in Earth’s Orbit | view |
| Episode 173 | December 15, 2015 | Will Commercial Companies Be the Next to Take on Space Travel? | view |
| Episode 172 | December 8, 2015 | When Is It Safe to Eat Moldy Food? | view |
| Episode 133 | November 30, 2015 | How Well Can We Predict the Weather? | view |
| Episode 171 | November 23, 2015 | The Computer Science Behind the First Down Line | view |
| Episode 170 | November 17, 2015 | What About the Climate Is Changing? | view |
| Episode 169 | November 10, 2015 | Bill Nye’s Advice to Tackle Climate Change | view |
| Episode 168 | November 2, 2015 | 4 Science Experiments for Leftover Halloween Candy | view |
| Episode 167 | October 27, 2015 | Can We Predict the Next Hurricane Patricia? | view |
| Episode 138 | October 19, 2015 | Is Anxiety Genetic? | view |
| Episode 166 | October 13, 2015 | 6 Buzzworthy Facts About Bees | view |
| Episode 165 | October 6, 2015 | Women in Science: Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer | view |
| Episode 164 | September 29, 2015 | Is There Water (or Life) on Mars? | view |
| Episode 163 | September 22, 2015 | Understanding Parkinson’s Disease: An Interview with Jon Palfreman | view |
| Episode 162 | September 15, 2015 | What Causes the Tides? | view |
| Episode 161 | September 8, 2015 | 4 Science Headlines to Jumpstart Your Next Conversation | view |
| Episode 160 | September 1, 2015 | What Happens If You Fall Into a Black Hole? | view |
| Episode 159 | August 25, 2015 | 6 Back-to-School Activities to Get Students Excited About Science | view |
| Episode 158 | August 17, 2015 | Einstein’s Legacy: The Photoelectric Effect | view |
| Episode 157 | August 10, 2015 | 4 Animal Comparisons We Use Incorrectly | view |
| Episode 132 | August 4, 2015 | Science in the Kitchen | view |
| Episode 155 | July 21, 2015 | Do Stars Really Twinkle? And Other Common Scientific Misconceptions | view |
| Episode 154 | July 14, 2015 | What Makes the New Horizons’ Encounter With Pluto So Extraordinary? | view |
| Episode 153 | July 7, 2015 | 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Sharks | view |
| Episode 152 | June 30, 2015 | Science Experiments at Home: Liquids | view |
| Episode 129 | June 23, 2015 | Can We Feel the Earth Moving? | view |
| Episode 151 | June 16, 2015 | Making Jurassic Park a Reality | view |
| Episode 150 | June 9, 2015 | The Return of the Large Hadron Collider | view |
| Episode 149 | June 2, 2015 | Is the Radiation From My Cell Phone Dangerous? | view |
| Episode 148 | May 26, 2015 | Science Experiments at Home: Model Rockets | view |
| Episode 147 | May 19, 2015 | How Do Chameleons Change Color? | view |
| Episode 145 | May 5, 2015 | What Is a Volcano? | view |
| Episode 144 | April 25, 2015 | How to Survive an Asteroid Attack | view |
| Episode 143 | April 18, 2015 | Go Green: Reusable vs. Disposable Cups | view |
| Episode 142 | April 11, 2015 | The Best Way to Nap | view |
| Episode 140 | March 27, 2015 | Can You Prevent Myopia? | view |
| Episode 137 | March 6, 2015 | Women in Science: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin’s X-Ray Crystallography | view |
| Episode 136 | February 27, 2015 | Mollusks Set a New Strength Record | view |
| Episode 134 | February 13, 2015 | What Is Dark Matter? | view |
| Episode 131 | January 23, 2015 | Are You an Early Bird or a Night Owl? | view |
| Episode 26 | January 5, 2015 | What’s on the Dark Side of the Moon? | view |
| Episode 128 | December 26, 2014 | Meet the New Host of Ask Science | view |
| Episode 127 | December 19, 2014 | Personal Genetics: Testing for Susceptibility | view |
| Episode 126 | December 13, 2014 | Personal Genetics: DNA, SNPs, GWAs, and Haplotypes | view |
| Episode 125 | December 5, 2014 | What Was the Christmas Star? | view |
| Episode 124 | November 28, 2014 | Science Q&A: Smoothies and Airplane Wings | view |
| Episode 123 | November 22, 2014 | The Science of Snow | view |
| Episode 31 | November 14, 2014 | The Truth About Turkey | view |
| Episode 122 | November 7, 2014 | Evolution vs. Creationism: Bill Nye Joins the Debate | view |
| Episode 121 | October 31, 2014 | Mysteries of the Microwave | view |
| Episode 74 | October 24, 2014 | Halloween Science: How Do Broomsticks Fly? | view |
| Episode 120 | October 17, 2014 | How Are Calories in Food Measured? | view |
| Episode 119 | October 10, 2014 | What’s the Difference Between a Solar Eclipse, a Lunar Eclipse, and a New Moon? | view |
| Episode 118 | October 3, 2014 | Kid Questions: What’s With Fall Leaves and Glow-in-the-Dark Toys? | view |
| Episode 117 | September 27, 2014 | Can Turmeric Prevent or Cure Disease? | view |
| Episode 116 | September 19, 2014 | Ask Science Answers Your Emails | view |
| Episode 115 | September 12, 2014 | Ask Science’s iTunes Answers | view |
| Episode 114 | September 5, 2014 | The Science of Gardening Part 2: Germination | view |
| Episode 113 | August 29, 2014 | The Science of Gardening Part 1: Monocots vs Dicots | view |
| Episode 112 | August 22, 2014 | Choosing the Right Homeschool Science Resources | view |
| Blog post | August 21, 2014 | Ask Science’s Favorite Science Education Books (Part 2) | view |
| Episode 14 | August 15, 2014 | What is a Neural Network? | view |
| Blog post | August 14, 2014 | Ask Science’s Favorite Science Education Books (Part 1) | view |
| Episode 111 | August 9, 2014 | Should You Worry About the Ebola Outbreak? | view |
| Episode 110 | August 1, 2014 | 3 Science Myths Debunked | view |
| Episode 109 | July 25, 2014 | The Big and Small of Scientific Numbers | view |
| Episode 108 | July 20, 2014 | Buffalo or Bison? | view |
| Episode 107 | July 11, 2014 | Why Do I Have to Know This Science Stuff Anyway? | view |
| Episode 57 | July 6, 2014 | How to Be a Birdwatcher? | view |
| Episode 106 | June 27, 2014 | How to Spot a Good Medical Study | view |
| Episode 105 | June 20, 2014 | Protein Power: Translation | view |
| Episode 104 | June 14, 2014 | Protein Power: Transcription | view |
| Episode 103 | June 7, 2014 | Protein Power: DNA vs. RNA | view |
| Episode 102 | May 31, 2014 | Science Q&A: Fizzling Photons, Magnesium Panic Attacks, and Raising Normal Kids | view |
| Episode 101 | May 24, 2014 | The Secret Life of Genes | view |
| Blog post | May 21, 2014 | What Inspired Ask Science to Study Science? (Part 4) | view |
| Blog post | May 19, 2014 | What Inspired Ask Science to Study Science? (Part 3) | view |
| Episode 34 | May 16, 2014 | Why Do We Yawn? | view |
| Blog post | May 14, 2014 | What Inspired Ask Science to Study Science? (Part 2) | view |
| Blog post | May 12, 2014 | What Inspired Ask Science to Study Science? (Part 1) | view |
| Episode 100 | May 9, 2014 | The Science of Agoraphobia | view |
| Episode 99 | May 2, 2014 | Geology: The Science of Rocks and Minerals | view |
| Episode 98 | April 25, 2014 | The Science of Shakespeare | view |
| Episode 97 | April 18, 2014 | Which Homeschool Science Curriculum Should You Use? | view |
| Episode 96 | April 11, 2014 | Newton, Einstein, and Gravitational Waves | view |
| Episode 95 | April 4, 2014 | What Is Resonance? | view |
| Episode 94 | March 28, 2014 | Why Metal Rusts | view |
| Episode 93 | March 23, 2014 | The Science of Sound | view |
| Episode 92 | March 14, 2014 | How Does Electricity Work? | view |
| Blog post | March 14, 2014 | Einstein: The Man and the Myths | view |
| Episode 91 | March 7, 2014 | Momentous Momentum in “The Music Man” | view |
| Episode 89 | February 21, 2014 | How Fast Is Your Broomstick? | view |
| Episode 88 | February 15, 2014 | What’s the Difference Between Speed and Velocity? | view |
| Episode 87 | February 8, 2014 | More Science Q&A | view |
| Episode 86 | February 1, 2014 | All About Air Pressure | view |
| Episode 85 | January 25, 2014 | How Not to Be Scammed by Internet Claims | view |
| Episode 84 | January 17, 2014 | The Diet Secret That Will Blow Your Mind | view |
| Episode 83 | January 11, 2014 | Retractions in Science | view |
| Episode 38 | January 4, 2014 | Should You Store Batteries in the Freezer? | view |
| Episode 82 | December 28, 2013 | Science Q&A | view |
| Episode 81 | December 22, 2013 | What Is the Space-Time Continuum? | view |
| Episode 80 | December 14, 2013 | What Is Bardet-Biedl Syndrome? | view |
| Blog post | December 9, 2013 | 4 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Science Fan | view |
| Episode 79 | December 7, 2013 | What Is Quantum Computing? | view |
| Episode 78 | November 30, 2013 | Super Powered Water: Solubility | view |
| Episode 77 | November 23, 2013 | Super Powered Water: Specific Heat and Heat of Vaporization | view |
| Episode 76 | November 15, 2013 | Super Powered Water: Cohesion and Adhesion | view |
| Episode 20 | November 9, 2013 | Death by Asteroids! | view |
| Blog post | November 7, 2013 | The History of RLS | view |
| Episode 75 | November 4, 2013 | What’s the Difference Between Baking Soda and Baking Powder? | view |
| Episode 73 | October 19, 2013 | The Science of Minecraft (Part 2): Metal and Minerals | view |
| Episode 72 | October 13, 2013 | The Magic of Magic Shell | view |
| Episode 71 | October 5, 2013 | Why Blowing on a Hot Drink Cools it Off | view |
| Episode 70 | September 28, 2013 | How Natural Is “All Natural” Food Coloring? | view |
| Episode 69 | September 21, 2013 | The Science of Minecraft (Part 1): Smelting Ore | view |
| Episode 18 | September 14, 2013 | The Human Genome | view |
| Episode 68 | September 7, 2013 | My Life as a Meteor | view |
| Episode 67 | August 31, 2013 | That’s No Moon, It’s a Space Station | view |
| Episode 66 | August 24, 2013 | Is it a Star or a Planet? | view |
| Episode 30 | August 17, 2013 | Why Is the Sky Blue? | view |
| Episode 65 | August 10, 2013 | Despicable Science Part 2: Glow-in-the-Dark Minions | view |
| Episode 64 | August 4, 2013 | Despicable Science Part 1: Freeze Ray | view |
| Episode 63 | July 27, 2013 | The Science of Celiac | view |
| Episode 62 | July 22, 2013 | What Is Gluten? | view |
| Episode 13 | July 13, 2013 | Why Do Apples Turn Brown? | view |
| Episode 61 | July 8, 2013 | What Causes Lightning Bolts? | view |
| Episode 60 | June 28, 2013 | Three Lies You Learned in School | view |
| Episode 59 | June 21, 2013 | Correlation vs. Causation | view |
| Episode 58 | June 14, 2013 | Why Dead Honeybees Means the Beginning of the Apocalypse | view |
| Episode 56 | May 31, 2013 | Simple Machines: Spinning with Screws | view |
| Episode 55 | May 24, 2013 | Simple Machines: Wrenches and Wheels | view |
| Episode 54 | May 17, 2013 | Simple Machines: Running Up Ramps | view |
| Article | May 14, 2013 | Audio Excerpt: My Beloved Brontosaurus | view |
| Episode 53 | May 10, 2013 | Kids and Developmental Milestones: What’s the Connection? | view |
| Episode 8 | May 3, 2013 | The Science of Fire | view |
| Episode 52 | April 26, 2013 | Simple Machines: Lifting with Levers | view |
| Episode 51 | April 19, 2013 | Simple Machines: Pulling with Pulleys | view |
| Episode 50 | April 12, 2013 | The Bizarre Love Triangle of Work, Energy, and Power | view |
| Episode 49 | April 5, 2013 | All Work and No Play | view |
| Episode 48 | March 29, 2013 | Why Do Glasses Get Foggy in Cold Weather? | view |
| Episode 1 | March 22, 2013 | What Is Radiation? | view |
| Episode 47 | March 15, 2013 | What’s the Matter? | view |
| Episode 46 | March 8, 2013 | Why Doesn’t Static Electricity Kill You? | view |
| Episode 45 | March 2, 2013 | Hydroelectric Power and the City of Ember | view |
| Episode 44 | February 22, 2013 | The Potential and Kinetic Energy of Kung Fu Panda | view |
| Episode 43 | February 15, 2013 | Jumping with John Carter of Mars | view |
| Episode 42 | February 9, 2013 | What Is Density? | view |
| Episode 41 | February 1, 2013 | Bowling and the Conservation of Momentum | view |
| Episode 40 | January 25, 2013 | Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion | view |
| Episode 39 | January 19, 2013 | Could Jurassic Park Really Happen? | view |
| Episode 37 | January 5, 2013 | What’s a Capacitor? | view |
| Episode 36 | December 28, 2012 | The Science of Violence | view |
| Episode 35 | December 22, 2012 | The Science of Christmas | view |
| Episode 33 | December 8, 2012 | A Tour of the Periodic Table (Part 3) | view |
| Episode 32 | December 1, 2012 | What Is Static Electricity? | view |
| Episode 29 | November 10, 2012 | A Tour of the Periodic Table (Part 2) | view |
| Episode 28 | November 2, 2012 | A Tour of the Periodic Table (Part 1) | view |
| Episode 27 | October 27, 2012 | What is “Supersonic”? | view |
| Episode 25 | October 15, 2012 | Can DNA Evidence Lie? | view |
| Episode 24 | October 5, 2012 | Seasonal Flu Vaccination 101 | view |
| Episode 23 | September 29, 2012 | Stem Cell Research | view |
| Episode 22 | September 22, 2012 | Does the MMR Vaccine Cause Autism? | view |
| Episode 21 | September 17, 2012 | What is ENCODE? | view |
| Episode 19 | August 31, 2012 | Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe? | view |
| Episode 17 | August 17, 2012 | Evolution and Super Goblins | view |
| Episode 16 | August 10, 2012 | How to Teach Science to Children | view |
| Episode 15 | August 3, 2012 | Why Are Weather Forecasts Often Wrong? | view |
| Episode 12 | July 13, 2012 | The Higgs Boson Q&A | view |
| Episode 11 | July 6, 2012 | What Is Gut Microbiota? | view |
| Episode 10 | June 29, 2012 | Atomic Bonds – The Ties That Bind | view |
| Episode 9 | June 22, 2012 | What are Atoms? | view |
| Episode 7 | June 8, 2012 | Does Herbal Medicine Work? | view |
| Episode 6 | June 1, 2012 | How the Media Sensationalizes Science | view |
| Episode 5 | May 25, 2012 | The Basics of pH | view |
| Episode 4 | May 20, 2012 | Vinegar + Baking Soda = The Ultimate Cleanser? | view |
| Episode 3 | May 11, 2012 | What Is Interspecies Breeding? | view |
| Episode 2 | May 4, 2012 | The Mighty Onion | view |