Space shuttle Atlantis lands for the final time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls.

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Hour One- 2pm ET

Remodeling Hearts With Stem Cells

Cardiologist Josh Hare describes research into using a type of stem cells to repair heart attack damage. audio available (more)

Exploring The Wild Life Of Our Bodies

Biologist Rob Dunn explains how the organisms that share our world have shaped us. audio available (more)

Yes, We Do Have Bananas, For Now

America’s widely eaten banana variety, the Cavendish, could be wiped out by a fungus. audio available (more)

Video Pick: Engineering Artificial Cilia

Physicists fabricated a simple version of cilia that will flap spontaneously and even synchronize their movements. audio available watch video (more)

Hour Two-3pm ET

The Experimental Traveler: Take A Science Vacation

Plan a scientific summer getaway around Grand Canyon geology, tidepools or volcanic lava tubes. audio available (more)

A Tale Of Two Addicts: Freud, Halsted And Cocaine

Medical historian Howard Markel discusses his book An Anatomy of Addiction. audio available (more)

Science Friday Archives:

SciFri Blogs

The 10% extinction distinction Posted July 22, 2011 by Neil Wagner. . The rabbit (or is it a hare?) in today’s strip wants the cockroach to...

What Will Be The Last Words From Space? Posted July 7, 2011 by Ira Flatow. The final shuttle launch has been getting so much last minute attention one would think...

The Longest Day Posted June 17, 2011 by Carl Flatow. I recently received an email from a representative of the company Applied Materials, “the world’s...

Science and the Arts

Accidental Art, from the Vaults of the Natural History Museum

Sometimes art happens by accident. Entomologists, ichthyologists, arachnologists, geologists, and more all rely on imaging technologies to learn more about the fish, coral, bugs, and landscapes they study. The images they create communicate important information, but they can also be … Continue reading →

The Quark’s Literary Origins

Happy Bloomsday! Each year on June 16, literary geeks worldwide honor the life and work of Irish writer James Joyce (Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man). In celebration, artist and writer Jonathon Keats shares … Continue reading →

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