We’ve been trying to predict the outcomes of elections for a long time, and that might be a problem. Plus, a dream researcher explains how the brain reacts to crisis in dreams.

The return to school hasn’t been easy, but STEM educators are finding creative ways to teach kids. And SciFri Book Club explores what it means to be ‘sentient’ in science fiction.

Big tech companies in China are revitalizing rural areas with blockchain chicken farms and e-commerce villages. And the Scifri Book Club tackles chicanafuturism with ‘Burn the Ships.’

Astrophysicist Andrea Ghez on her decades of peering at the center of our galaxy—and the supermassive black hole she found there. Plus, a WWII shipwreck teaming with microbial life.

The 2020 Nobel Prizes honored CRISPR techniques and black hole topography studies. Then, SciFri Book Club reads Andrea Hairston’s short story about a woman who resists new technology.

Mars and Venus enter a solar system smackdown to sway your opinion on which is the best for finding signs of life. Plus, research shows viruses could be threatening freshwater mussels.

An expert explains the neuroscience behind itching and scratching. Then, a new study predicting major sea level rise magnifies the need for fundamental changes to forestall catastrophe.

More information on Trump’s positive COVID-19 test. Plus, Trump made misleading claims about a timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine. And, we kick off the fall SciFri Book Club.

Some birds use the sound their feathers make to relay messages. Plus, firefighting teams need to know where fires are moving. Infrared waves can help.