Science Friday

with Ira Flatow

The source for entertaining stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

  • The punk rock life of cephalopods

    Oct 8, 2026
    Cephalopods have a reputation for being smart and majestic. And while that may be true, the life of a cephalopod can also be dark and gritty. Have you heard of octopus death spirals? ...
  • How important ideas get reawakened, with David Byrne

    Oct 6, 2026
    On Science Friday, we love to talk about ideas, especially ideas that have the power to shape the future. But there are plenty of groundbreaking ideas that almost don’t make it out of...
  • The History of Concrete with John Wilson

    Oct 5, 2026
    John Wilson’s new documentary, “The History of Concrete,” has a subject matter that to most people may seem gray, drab, and boring. The film is anything but. Alongside facts about con...
  • The tilcayo is the new wild cat on the block

    Oct 2, 2026
    Big news for tiny cats: an itty-bitty three-pound spotted cat from Bolivia—called the tilcayo—is the first new wild cat species described in more than a hundred years. Tilcayo pics ha...
  • Are natural history museums going extinct?

    Oct 1, 2026
    Leaders of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University say they can’t afford to keep the museum open to visitors. And there are rumors that another natural history museum, in...
  • Did the COVID pandemic stunt kids’ development?

    Sep 29, 2026
    It’s a conversation at playgrounds and in classrooms: parents and teachers worry that kids who spent formative years at home during the COVID-19 pandemic are set back, emotionally, so...
  • How do concussions affect the brain?

    Sep 28, 2026
    Football season is upon us and a new study is making headlines. Researchers found that roughly 1 in 4 NFL players will develop CTE, a neurodegenerative disease, in their lifetime. Whi...

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