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Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American. To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Cuttlefish Use Ancient Ink Formula


The melanin in modern-day cuttlefish ink is nearly chemically identical to the pigment found in ancient cephalopods' fossilized ..


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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Eating Fat Makes Mice Brain Want More


Mice fed a high fat diet make new cells in the hypothalamus, which may increase the desire to eat more. Karen Hopkin reports...


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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Babies' Attention Choices Fall within Goldilocks Zone


Babies quickly lost interest in a video when the material they were confronted with was either boringly simple or stultifyingly ..


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Thursday, May 24, 2012

High-Ranking Baboons Heal Faster


The higher their social status, the less likely male baboons are to fall ill and the faster they recover from both illness and i..


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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Management Steered Women Brokers into Pay Gap


A study of stockbroker data from the mid-'90s shows that management can affect women's pay even when that pay is based solely on..


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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Flavors Fluctuate With Temperature


Chilling or heating bitter, sour, sweet and astringent solutions changed their flavor intensity in different ways. Sophie Bushwi..


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Friday, May 18, 2012

Mice Meal Times Influence Weight Gain


Mice that ate a high-fat diet within an eight-hour period daily gained less weight than mice that ate the same amount of food ov..


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Friday, May 18, 2012

Pesky Primate Plans Projectile Pitches


Santino the chimp collects and conceals rocks to throw at spectators at his zoo in Sweden. Karen Hopkin reports..


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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Whales Adjust Their Hearing Sensitivity


When warned of a loud noise, a false killer whale reduced its hearing sensitivity in anticipation of the sound. Sophie Bushwick ..


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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Hot Jupiters Smarten Search for Other Earths


One way to limit the search for Earth-like exoplanets is to figure out where they cannot exist and eliminate those systems. Cynt..


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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Nut-Cracking Chimps Demonstrate Cultural Differences


A chimpanzee's tool choice for cracking nuts depends on its community. Sophie Bushwick reports...


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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Sharing Opinions Feels at Least as Good as Earning Money


Divulging personal details activated the reward center of subjects' brains, a feeling for which they were willing to sacrifice m..


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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Creepy People Leave You Cold


A socially awkward or inappropriate person can make others feel physically colder. Amy Kraft reports..


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Friday, May 4, 2012

Pork Order May Peak Odor


A proposed European ban on pig castration could make pork smell bad to people with the right genes. Cynthia Graber reports..


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Friday, May 4, 2012

Genes Link Touch and Hearing


Tests with twins show that touch sensitivity is connected closely with hearing ability. Rose Eveleth reports..


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