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id: radiolab-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiolab-0.md
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title: Radiolab
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source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiolab
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Radiolab is a radio program and podcast produced by WNYC, a public radio station based in New York City, and broadcast on more than 570 public radio stations in the United States. The show has earned many industry awards for its "imaginative use of radio" including a National Academies Communication Award and two Peabody Awards. Radiolab was founded by Jad Abumrad in 2002, and evolved with co-host Robert Krulwich and executive producer Ellen Horne. As of 2023, Radiolab is hosted by Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller. The show focuses on topics of a scientific, philosophical, and political nature. The show attempts to approach broad, difficult topics such as "time" and "morality" in an accessible and light-hearted manner and with a distinctive audio production style. == History == The original version of Radiolab was a three-hour weekly show on New York City radio station WNYC's AM signal. Abumrad, a freelancer for WNYC, produced and hosted the show, which presented documentary radio work in an original style. Dean Cappello, then the chief content officer of WNYC Radio, told The New York Times that it was conceived back in 2002 as a space for experimentation and also as a way to fill a


id: radiolab-20260505-1
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiolab-1.md
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title: Radiolab
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiolab
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== Reception and awards == Radiolab has been widely acclaimed among listeners and critics alike for its imaginative format and original use of sound design. It has been hailed, along with This American Life, as one of the most innovative shows on American radio. As of January 2023, Radiolab has earned 13 podcast industry award nominations, including 7 wins, including the 2013 People's Choice Podcast Award for Best Science and Medicine Podcast and the 2015 People's Choice Podcast Award for Best Produced Podcast. Radiolab was also awarded for the Shorty Award for Best Podcast. Radiolab has also won two Peabody Awards for broadcast excellence. The first Peabody was awarded to the show overall, and the second was awarded for the episode titled "60 Words" (aired on April 18, 2014) garnered a second Peabody Award for Radiolab. Radiolab also received a 2007 National Academies Communication Award "for their imaginative use of radio to make science accessible to broad audiences". The program has received two Peabody Awards; first in 2010 and again in 2014. In 2011, Abumrad received the MacArthur grant, in recognition of his work with RadioLab. In a 2007–2008 study by Multimedia Research (sponsored by the National Science Foundation), it


id: reach-a-space-podcast-for-kids-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach:_A_Space_Podcast_for_Kids-0.md
category: reference
title: Reach: A Space Podcast for Kids
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach:_A_Space_Podcast_for_Kids
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Reach: A Space Podcast for Kids is produced by Soundsington Media. == Background == The podcast was created by Sandy Marshall and Nate DuFort as an outreach project of Solar System Ambassadors. Produced by Soundsington Media in Chicago, the podcast features interviews with astronauts and engineers, and includes activities for the listeners. In one of the episodes, the show has a live interview with NASA astronauts in space aboard the International Space Station. Marshall and DuFort had previously collaborated on improvisational comedy at The Second City. Guests have included Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to walk in space. The podcast is hosted by Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien of Team StarKid fame. == References ==


id: sawbones-podcast-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawbones_(podcast)-0.md
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title: Sawbones (podcast)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawbones_(podcast)
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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine is a weekly, comedic medical podcast hosted by Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband, podcaster Justin McElroy. The show is distributed online by Maximum Fun. In each episode, Sydnee discusses an element of historical medical practice, while Justin provides a comedic foil. The show normally focuses on antiquated medical practices that are unusual to modern listeners but occasionally covers rare and unusual disorders and occurrences. == History == === Background and formation === Justin McElroy began podcasting in 2007 as co-host of the video game talk show The Joystiq Podcast. In episode 115 Sydnee briefly appeared as a guest alongside Justin to answer questions about the 2009 swine flu pandemic. Sydnee and Justin McElroy had also previously worked together on a short podcast series entitled Losing the Sheen, focused on watching Two and a Half Men. The show only lasted nine episodes before the two became tired of it, instead starting a medical podcast based on Sydnee's expertise. While developing the idea for the show, the McElroys decided that it would be irresponsible for them to give medical advice to listeners, even with Sydnee's background. They opted instead to focus on the historical


id: list-of-science-podcasts-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_podcasts-0.md
category: reference
title: List of science podcasts
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_podcasts
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The following is a list of science podcasts. == List == == See also == Science communication Science journalism Popular science Nature documentary == References ==


id: science-vs-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Vs-0.md
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title: Science Vs
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Vs
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Science Vs is a science podcast created and hosted by Wendy Zukerman. The show takes a myth-busting approach to controversial topics and current events, with fact checking and research of the scientific literature, as well as interviewing relevant experts. A typical show will have over a hundred citations and involve background interviews of dozens of scientists in addition to the scientists who speak on the show. == History == The show was first produced and distributed in 2015 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as part of ABC Radio's First Run podcast program. Science Vs was picked up by Gimlet Media, a Brooklyn-based digital media company. Originally, Zukerman had to do all the research herself, but under Gimlet she was able to hire a dedicated research team. Episode topics have included immigration, gun control, ghosts, climate change, acne, and antidepressants, among others. Zukerman has said that the idea for Science Vs came from news headlines about Gwyneth Paltrow wanting women to participate in a "health practice" of vaginal steaming, which she thought could combine science with humor. Zukerman summarized her podcast's position against false equivalences, saying, "If there's a 95 percent consensus among scientists, you report the consensus." In 2019


id: list-of-scientific-skepticism-podcasts-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_skepticism_podcasts-0.md
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title: List of scientific skepticism podcasts
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_skepticism_podcasts
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:41:51.831433+00:00
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This is a list of notable podcasts that promote or practice scientific skepticism. == Active == == Inactive == These podcasts are either officially on hiatus, have ceased production, or have not produced an episode in over a year. == See also == List of books about skepticism List of notable skeptics List of notable debunkers List of skeptical conferences List of skeptical magazines List of skeptical organizations Lists about skepticism == References ==


id: skepticality-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skepticality-0.md
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title: Skepticality
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skepticality
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Skepticality was the official podcast of The Skeptics Society's Skeptic magazine. Beginning in May 2005, the podcast explores rational thought, skeptical ideas, and famous myths from around the world and throughout history. Each episode is an audio magazine featuring regular segments by contributors who are specialized in specific areas of critical thought followed by featured content which is usually in the form of an interview with a researcher, author, or individual who is helping promote skeptical thought and/or science in an effective way. It has featured interviews with James Randi, and scientists, such as authors and astronomers Phil Plait and Neil deGrasse Tyson, Greg Graffin from Bad Religion, Adam Savage from the MythBusters, songwriter Jill Sobule, author Ann Druyan and science communicator Bill Nye. Skepticality is co-hosted by Derek Colanduno and "Swoopy" Robynn McCarthy. The last released episode is from 28 August 2019. == History == The concept and the name Skepticality were created in May 2005 by Robynn McCarthy and Derek Colanduno, after the two became friends in Las Vegas. At the time, Colanduno was working at a national Sports Radio network and a privately owned Alternative Rock Station (KEDG) during the overnight shift. Skepticality gained notability on September


id: el-sue-o-de-arqu-medes-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sueño_de_Arquímedes-0.md
category: reference
title: El Sueño de Arquímedes
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sueño_de_Arquímedes
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El Sueño de Arquímedes was a Spanish science podcast and radio program which was broadcast by Radio Nacional de España (RNE) from September 2006 until June, 2007. The program was created by Ángel Rodríguez Lozano. A total of 35 programs are still available for download. In addition to El Sueño de Arquímedes, Ángel Rodríguez Lozano also hosted Vanguardia de la Ciencia, which was broadcast weekly without interruption from April 1995 until June 2007. The name of the program means "the dream of Archimedes", and alludes to Archimedes' statement that given a lever and a fixed point, he could move the world. To Ángel Rodríguez Lozano, the dream was moving the world by popularizing and sharing knowledge. == Format == Before the startup of El Sueño de Arquímedes, Ángel Rodríguez Lozano had been hosting Vanguardia de la Ciencia for more than a decade. When RNE asked if he would host a second popular science program, Ángel Rodríguez Lozano realised that the scheduled timing, Sundays between 3 and 4 p.m, meant that it would be sandwiched between sports broadcasts. Therefore, he would have to capture the attention of listeners who were not looking for this type of program. The intention was therefore


id: the-rest-is-science-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rest_Is_Science-0.md
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title: The Rest Is Science
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rest_Is_Science
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The Rest Is Science (TRIS) is a YouTube channel and podcast hosted by internet personalities Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens. Produced by the British podcast production company Goalhanger, its first episode premiered on 25 November 2025. == Background and release == The Rest Is Science was launched by the podcast production company Goalhanger, which previously created history-, politics-, and entertainment-centered podcasts under The Rest Is branding. Following their previous podcasts' approach of casting high-profile hosts, Goalhanger pegged Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens as the hosts of the podcast. Both known for their science communication online, Fry is a British mathematician and professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge; meanwhile, Stevens is an American educator and YouTuber, best known for creating Vsauce. Goalhanger announced The Rest Is Science on November 18, 2025, with the first episode released a week later on November 25. The first episode covered topics centered around water, such as whether it is actually wet, how its minerals shape its taste, and the planet's supply of drinkable water, among others. TRIS marked the first time Goalhanger focused on a video-first approach for a podcast, though it is released as both an audio and


id: this-podcast-will-kill-you-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Podcast_Will_Kill_You-0.md
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title: This Podcast Will Kill You
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Podcast_Will_Kill_You
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This Podcast Will Kill You is an American podcast hosted by disease ecologists and epidemiologists Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke. Its first full-length episode was released on October 31, 2017. New episodes were released weekly until the second season, when they were released every two weeks. Each week a different disease is covered, the majority of which are infectious diseases with some exceptions, such as scurvy in episode 19. "This Podcast Will Kill You" is part of the Exactly Right Podcast Network, created by the hosts of "My Favorite Murder." == Structure of Episodes == Each episode is about an hour in duration and generally starts with a firsthand account of someone affected by the disease. After that, the hosts create a mixed drink that is connected to the disease, called a 'Quarantini', in a segment known as 'Quarantini time'. After this introduction, the biology of the disease is explained, then history, epidemiology, and finally, the disease's effect on the modern world. Generally, Welsh tells the history of the disease and Updyke explains the biology epidemiology. Finally, the hosts cite the sources used to present the information, and supply a link to their website where the sources can be


id: timber-wars-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Wars-0.md
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title: Timber Wars
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Wars
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Timber Wars is a seven-part podcast hosted by Aaron Scott and produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting. == Background == The show was produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting. The show discusses the conservation movement that took place in the Pacific Northwest in the 1990s. The show discusses the complicated conflict between environmentalists and loggers that occurred during the period known as the timber wars. The show discusses the history of logging and how forests were viewed as potential tree farms. Foresters and dendrologists wanted to study and preserve old-growth forests, but were viewed negatively until the 1990s when large environmental protests began. At the same time, wildlife conservation for animals like the northern spotted owl became an issue. The show discusses a twenty-five year period of forestry and forest management. Aaron Scott is the host of the show—he grew up in Steamboat, Oregon not too far away from where the events of the show took place. == Episodes == === Introductory episode === === Season 1 === == Reception == Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times commented on the show saying that "Listeners are left with both an appreciation of the magnificence of old growth forests and the toll paid


id: titans-of-nuclear-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titans_of_Nuclear-0.md
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title: Titans of Nuclear
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titans_of_Nuclear
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Titans of Nuclear is an interview podcast developed by the Energy Impact Center. Each episode features interviews led by Bret Kugelmass. Other hosts include Jadwiga Najder, Olubunmi Olajide, and Naomi Senehi. Guests generally include nuclear energy experts who come from various political, scientific, and business backgrounds. The one-on-one discussions typically revolve around nuclear energy and related topics including political policy, climate change, and nuclear medicine. == History == Titans of Nuclear was conceived by Bret Kugelmass, founder of the Energy Impact Center in Washington, D.C., in 2017. That year, he began recording interviews with a variety of nuclear energy experts. The first episode of the podcast was made available online on January 8, 2018 and featured Michael Shellenberger as the guest. Other early guests in 2018 included eventual Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy and head of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Rita Baranwal, and individuals associated with both the Idaho National Laboratory and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In 2019, the podcast featured interviews with national politicians, including House Representative for Massachusetts Seth Moulton and Idaho Senator Mike Crapo. Other episodes that year featured discussions with members of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. Kugelmass would later begin sharing


id: trees-a-crowd-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees_A_Crowd-0.md
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title: Trees A Crowd
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source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees_A_Crowd
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Trees A Crowd is a natural history podcast presented by actor & ecologist David Oakes. == Creation and reception of the podcast == Oakes, as an environmentalist and an ambassador for the Woodland Trust and The Wildlife Trusts, started Trees A Crowd as a series of informal conversations with artists, scientists and enthusiasts. Speaking on the Dominic King show on BBC Radio Kent on 19 July 2019, David said in regards to why he started the podcast: If we live in a world of identity politics where personality trumps any viable policy or common sense, then maybe we can use that for betterment too. So, if we can get someone who is fascinating who can take you through their life story and their idiosyncratic interests and pastimes and accidental encounters with griffins or narwhals or fantastical or factual beasts across time, then maybe we can then be seduced into fewer plastic bottles or driving your car a little less often. Each episode explores how the countryside has inspired different career trajectories. Speaking to Countryman Magazine in June 2019, Oakes said: I decided to seek out others who, like me, have a meaningful connection with the rolling hills, misty moors, babbling


id: trees-a-crowd-20260505-1
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees_A_Crowd-1.md
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title: Trees A Crowd
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees_A_Crowd
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=== Series two === 6 January 2020 – Mark Carwardine, zoologist who achieved widespread recognition for his Last Chance to See conservation expeditions with Douglas Adams. Since then he has become a leading and outspoken conservationist, and a prolific broadcaster, columnist and photographer. 20 January 2020 – Dr Catherine Barlow of the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project. 3 February 2020 – Dr Bryce Stewart, marine ecologist and fisheries biologist, currently a lecturer for the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York. 17 February 2020 – Ingrid Newkirk, president and co-founder of PETA. 2 March 2020 – Rob Rose and Natalie Stoppard of Rosewood Farm on the Yorkshire Ings. 16 March 2020 – Tim Pears, novelist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. 26 March 2020 – A short interview with Edward Davey of the World Resources Institute discussing agricultural concerns in the midst of COVID-19. Originally this interview was set to be recorded as a live event as part of the London Climate Change Festival which was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 30 March 2020 – Dr Helen Pheby, head of curatorial programming at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. 31 March 2020 –


id: trees-a-crowd-20260505-2
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees_A_Crowd-2.md
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title: Trees A Crowd
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees_A_Crowd
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=== Series five === 7 November 2023 – Dr Paul Donald, Senior Scientist at Bird Life International. 5 December 2023 – Katie Holten, artist and environmental activist. 9 January 2024 – Dr Ruth Tingay, environmentalist and raptor conservationist. 13 February 2024 – Dr David Hetherington, ecologist and wild cat biologist. 12 March 2024 – Artist Andy Holden and Ornithologist Peter Holden; father and son. 9 April 2024 – A visit to the Carmarthenshire Vulture breed and release charity, The Horstmann Trust. 14 May 2024 – Rob Stoneman, Director of Landscape Recovery at the Wildlife Trusts. 11 & 18 June 2024 – Prof. Fiona Mathews & Prof. Tim Kendall, environmental biologist and nature writer respectively. 5 July 2024 – Matthew Oates, naturalist and nature writer. 9 August 2024 – Primatologist Dr Hannah Trayford and Wildlife Photographer Rachel Bigsby 10 September 2024 – M. G. Leonard, award-winning children's novelist and Vice President of Buglife. A bonus addendum episode was released on 1/7/25. === Series six === 21 October 2025 – Dr Sylvia Earle, Marine biologist, explorer and founder of Mission Blue. 18 November 2025 - Dr Bhaskar Choudhury, veterinarian and project head of the Wildlife Trust of India’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation


id: unlocking-us-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlocking_Us-0.md
category: reference
title: Unlocking Us
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlocking_Us
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Unlocking Us is a psychology and self-help podcast hosted by Brené Brown. Produced by Parcast, the show consists of both monologue and interview content and focuses on human vulnerability through Brown's experiences in social work. == Background == The podcast debuted on March 20, 2020. Brown discussed her fears concerning the launch of her podcast in the first episode of the show. Brown began the podcast to have a more intimate medium of communicating her stories with her audience and she records the show in her home. The show consists of both interview and monologue episodes. One of the first interviews done on the show featured David Kessler on his understanding of grief. In an episode released on March 27, 2020 Brown discusses the importance of positivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown hosted another podcast called Dare to Lead based on her book of the same name. == Reception == According to a spokesman cited by The New York Times, the show was averaging more than a million downloads every episode in May 2020. Melissa Fyfe of The Sydney Morning Herald commented on the show saying that the "first season is a bit patchy" because it takes time to adjust


id: wow-in-the-world-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow_in_the_World-0.md
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title: Wow in the World
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow_in_the_World
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Wow in the World is a children's podcast hosted by children's media and audio veterans Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas. which debuted on May 17, 2017 and produced by Tinkercast, LLC, a company established by Thomas and Raz to produce children's audio., and distributed by Wondery. Initially, it was distributed by NPR as part of its efforts to invest in podcasts and digital media aimed at wider audiences, including families, as well as Guy Raz's connections to the broadcaster for producing popular shows like the TED Radio Hour and the business podcast How I Built This. Distribution was handed over to Sony Music in April 2021, but the deal with Sony was very short lived. The Amazon-owned podcast network Wondery agreed to distribute the Tinkercast assets in September the same year. The show focuses on science and technology and each episodes is about 25 minutes long. However some episodes, such as the spin-off game show Two Whats?! And a Wow!!! are 15 minutes long and other bonus episodes may run for 5–10 minutes. == Background == In 2014, Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas had a Twitter exchanged that led to some collaborations. The show was financed by its hosts and


id: all-in-the-mind-australian-broadcasting-corporation-radio-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_Mind_(Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation_radio)-0.md
category: reference
title: All in the Mind (Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_Mind_(Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation_radio)
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All in the Mind is a weekly Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio National program which explores the mind, brain and behaviour. As of 2021 it is hosted by journalist and podcaster Sana Qadar. The radio program has won a number of awards, including the Grand Medal at the 2008 New York Radio Festival for a series of shows entitled The Brain Under Siege and Best Health/Wellbeing Podcast at the 2022 Australian Podcast Awards. All in the Mind was previously hosted by Australian science journalist Natasha Mitchell (from 2002-2012) and journalist and broadcaster Lynne Malcolm (from 2012-2021). Malcolm has written a book informed by stories covered on the program. == References == == External links == Official website


id: am-i-normal-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am_I_Normal-0.md
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title: Am I Normal?
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am_I_Normal?
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Am I Normal? is a BBC Radio 4 science documentary programme presented by Vivienne Parry. The programme examines what constitutes "normal" with regard to physical and psychological health, exploring where medical professionals draw boundaries between typical variation and conditions requiring treatment. The Guardian described it as "fascinating stuff". == Format == Each episode features Parry interviewing doctors, patients, and scientific experts about a specific topic, questioning assumptions about normality. Parry uses an alphabet board to communicate with guests, and a transcriber writes down what she spells out. Topics covered across the eight series included cancer, blood pressure, childbirth, dyslexia, drinking, depression, ageing, autism, sexuality, immunology, obsessive-compulsive disorder, health anxiety, and eating behaviour. == Broadcast history == The programme ran for eight series and 34 episodes between August 2006 and August 2011: Series 1: 22 August – 12 September 2006 Series 2: 14 November – 12 December 2006 Series 3: 31 July – 21 August 2007 Series 4: 4–25 March 2008 Series 5: 30 September – 21 October 2008 Series 6: 24 February – 17 March 2009 Series 7: 2–23 March 2010 Series 8: 19 July – 10 August 2011 The first episode examined psychosis. === Television adaptation === In April


id: andromeda-radio-show-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_(radio_show)-0.md
category: reference
title: Andromeda (radio show)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_(radio_show)
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Andromeda is a Croatian radio show covering topics in astronomy, astrophysics, and astronautics. == History == The show was started by journalist Tanja Devčić and astronomer Ante Radonić, head of the planetarium at the Technical Museum in Zagreb. It has been broadcast since 1997 on the second program of Croatian Radio, every Tuesday from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Over the years, the show has hosted numerous scientists such as Charles Duke and Mike Vucelić who participated in the Apollo project, while the most frequent guest is astronomer Korado Korlević. At the end of August 2012, it was announced that the show was being canceled, or that the concept and the name itself were changing. However, the show continued to be recorded every week, at the Technical Museum in Zagreb. In June 2013, after editorial changes, the show began airing again as the second program of Croatian Radio. == References ==


id: bastelstunde-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastelstunde-0.md
category: reference
title: Bastelstunde
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastelstunde
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parent: bastelstunde-20260505-0
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Die Bastelstunde (meaning Bricolage Hour or Hobby Hour) was a radio hobby show that aired on Austrian radio from 1929 to 1952. Bastelstunde appears to have been, globally, the first such radio show in which the moderator was building and explaining certain technical and craft projects. The show aired first on RAVAG Vienna on 8 October 1929, before being taken over by ORF Radio and was geared towards "children and other bastlers". During the time of Anschluss, when Austria was annexed to Germany from 1938 to 1945, Bastelstunde was taken over by Nazi German radio and its content was adapted to the craft bricolage needs of soldiers. After World War II the show was continued as before the war. == Radio host Oskar Grissemann == The broadcast was devised and presented by Ing. Oskar Grissemann, who hosted the show from 1929 to his death in 1952 through four governmental systems, two parliamentary democracies and two dictatorships, one of them Nazi Germany. Oskar Grissemann was the uncle of Austrian radio legend and stage actor Ernst Grissemann and the Great Uncle of comedian and radio and TV host Christoph Grissemann. Grissemann was known endearingly as the "Bastelonkel" — the uncle who teaches


id: bit-byte-gebissen-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit,_byte,_gebissen-0.md
category: reference
title: Bit, byte, gebissen
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit,_byte,_gebissen
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:13.199881+00:00
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Bit, byte, gebissen (German for Bit, Byte, Bitten) was a German radio program. It was the first program on computer topics on public radio in Germany, produced by the Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting). Bit, byte, gebissen was broadcast from October 1985 to September 1993. It ran weekly on Mondays and was half an hour long. The idea was of the radio program was born out of the boom of home computers and video game consoles starting to fascinate youngsters at the beginning of the 1980s. Another successful program on computer topics for adolescent radio listeners was Chippie from the Hessischer Rundfunk (Hessian Broadcasting), starting in 1990. == External links == Die Zündfunk-Hall-of-Fame: Das erste Computermagazin (in German)


id: chippie-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippie-0.md
category: reference
title: Chippie
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippie
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:14.391727+00:00
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parent: chippie-20260505-0
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Chippie (hr2-Computermagazin) was a German radio program. It was one of the first programs on computer topics, produced by the Hessischer Rundfunk (Hessian Broadcasting). == History == Chippie started in 1990. At first it was broadcast together with the youth magazine Radio unfrisiert, who won the Civis media prize that year. Later it got its own one-hour slot. The show was hosted by Claudia Bultje and Patrick Conley. Topics on the program were, for example: "Computer in Theater, Opera and Rock Concert" (2 May 1992), "Computer and Money" (5 September 1992), "Computers and Sex" (24 October 1992) and "Data Networks" (2 July 1994). The first computer magazine in German radio was Bit, byte, gebissen (BR, 1985). Today well-known programs are the Chaosradio (RBB) and Matrix (ORF). == References == (in German) Barbara Krebs: "Chippie – das Computermagazin". In: PCpur & TEST Magazin, Vol. 5, No. 3 (March 1992): p. 154. == External links == (in German) Game Boy & Co. Interview mit Chippie-Moderator Patrick Conley (hr3, 24. November 1991)


id: critter-of-the-week-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critter_of_the_Week-0.md
category: reference
title: Critter of the Week
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critter_of_the_Week
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:15.569518+00:00
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Critter of the Week is a weekly RNZ National programme about endangered and neglected native plants and animals of New Zealand. The show aims to raise awareness of often overlooked native critters, while raising funds for conservation efforts via Critter Of the Week Merch alongside Joyya - an ethical merch manufacturer that empowers communities facing extreme poverty and modern slavery. Beginning in 2015, Critter of the Week is an approximately 15-minute discussion between Nicola Toki (originally the Department of Conservation Threatened Species Ambassador) and RNZ Afternoons host Jesse Mulligan on an "uncharismatic and lovable" New Zealand species. Despite its name, the show features animals, plants, and fungi, with each species receiving an "attractiveness" score from 1 to 10. The show currently airs on Friday afternoons, and has a regular listenership of 100,000. == Origin and development == The topic of spotlighting uncharismatic species was raised in an interview by Mulligan in April 2015, and the programme originated later in 2015 in a discussion between Mulligan and Toki about threatened bird conservation, in which Toki lamented a lack of attention and corporate funding for species such as the Smeagol gravel slug. The first episode of Critter of the Week aired on


id: curious-cases-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curious_Cases-0.md
category: reference
title: Curious Cases
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curious_Cases
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:16.933827+00:00
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Curious Cases is a BBC Radio 4 science programme, presented by Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain. Each episode tackles a question sent in by a listener (who are collectively known as The Curios), which they attempt to solve "using the power of science". Currently in its 24th series, it is broadcast weekly on Saturdays. Originally called "The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry", the first 21 series were presented by Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry, with the first episode airing on Monday, 15 February 2016. After the end of the 21st series, there was a break of just over 19 months. The first episode of series 22 was broadcast on 4 October 2024 with Ó Briain replacing Rutherford. == Presenters == Hannah Fry has co-hosted the series since its inception to the present. Fry was appointed the Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, UK on 1 January 2025. She was awarded the David Attenborough Award by the Royal Society in 2024. Adam Rutherford is a geneticist, writer and author and lecturer at University College London. He was awarded the David Attenborough Award by the Royal Society in 2021., and appointed President of Humanists


id: earth-sky-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_&_Sky-0.md
category: reference
title: Earth & Sky
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_&_Sky
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:18.215568+00:00
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parent: earth-sky-20260505-0
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Earth & Sky was a daily radio series that presented information about science and nature. It began broadcasting in 1991 and ceased operations in 2013. EarthSky is the ongoing website, serving 21 million users in 2019, according to Google Analytics. == History == Earth & Sky was the creation of producers Deborah Byrd and Joel Block, who were also the hosts. Byrd had previously created the radio program Star Date that began broadcasting in the US in 1978, and Block was Star Date's original host. Several producers researched topics, interviewed scientists and wrote radio scripts for the program through the years, including Jorge Salazar and Marc Airhart. The final episode of Earth & Sky was broadcast on June 2, 2013. President and co-founder Deborah Byrd said that although funding options existed to continue the radio program, a decision was made to stop producing the radio show in order to concentrate on the EarthSky.org website and social media. == Content == Earth & Sky presented 60- and 90-second radio spots (called "modules") on a wide variety of scientific topics, communicating through terrestrial radio as well as satellite radio and internet radio. Earth & Sky was aired one or more times daily


id: formula-five-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_Five-0.md
category: reference
title: Formula Five
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_Five
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:19.461295+00:00
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parent: formula-five-20260505-0
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Formula Five was a British science magazine programme on BBC Radio 5 aimed at listeners in their late teens. It ran from 1990 to 1994, when the network closed. Sue Nelson presented the programme for most of its time on air, with Jez Nelson co-presenting the final series. Quentin Cooper was a regular contributor. As well as science, the series featured a running serial of Captain Scarlet, using soundtracks from the television series of the same name. == References ==


id: in-our-time-radio-series-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Our_Time_(radio_series)-0.md
category: reference
title: In Our Time (radio series)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Our_Time_(radio_series)
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:20.728377+00:00
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In Our Time is a BBC Radio 4 discussion series and podcast exploring a wide variety of historical, scientific and philosophical topics. First aired in October 1998, it is one of Radio 4's most successful discussion programmes, acknowledged to have "transformed the landscape for serious ideas at peak listening time". The series passed its 1,000th episode in September 2023 and attracts a weekly audience exceeding two million listeners. The show was presented by Melvyn Bragg, from its first broadcast in 15 October 1998. On 3 September 2025, the BBC reported that Bragg had decided to retire from the programme ahead of its new series as a new presenter would be announced in due course. On 3 December 2025, the BBC announced that Misha Glenny would take over as the new presenter from 15 January 2026. == Programme == The series, devised and produced by Olivia Seligman (with others) and currently produced by Simon Tillotson with Victoria Brignell, runs weekly throughout the year on BBC Radio 4, except for a summer break of approximately eight to ten weeks between July and September. Each programme covers a specific historical, philosophical, religious, cultural or scientific topic. In a November 2009 interview, Bragg described


id: the-life-scientific-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_Scientific-0.md
category: reference
title: The Life Scientific
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_Scientific
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:22.250246+00:00
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The Life Scientific is a BBC Radio 4 science programme, presented by Jim Al-Khalili, in which each episode is dedicated to the biography and work of a living scientist. The programme consists of an interview between Al-Khalili and the featured scientist, with others contributing anecdotes. It is broadcast on Tuesday mornings in the UK, and is available online and via BBC Sounds, as is an archive of past episodes. In October 2021 the programme reached its 10-year anniversary with discussion between Ottoline Leyser, Paul Nurse, Christopher Jackson and Sue Black on the topic of 'What makes a scientist?'. == Episodes == Guests have included: == References == == External links == The Life Scientific at BBC Online


id: material-world-radio-programme-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_World_(radio_programme)-0.md
category: reference
title: Material World (radio programme)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_World_(radio_programme)
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:23.462506+00:00
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Material World was a weekly science magazine programme broadcast on Thursday afternoons on BBC Radio 4. Its regular presenter was Quentin Cooper, with contributions from scientists who were researching areas discussed in each programme. == History == The programme began in April 1998 as The Material World, presented by Trevor Phillips. Phillips was a chemistry graduate of Imperial College, and also one of the few regular black broadcasters on Radio 4. In September 2000, Phillips was told that his close links with the Labour Party conflicted with BBC impartiality rules and meant he could no longer present BBC programmes. He was replaced with Quentin Cooper, who presented the programme until its end in 2013. From 5 April 2010 the programme was repeated on Monday evenings at 21.00, the former slot of Costing the Earth. For a short time, when programmes on 5 Live began webstreaming with video, Material World was also webcast. On 14 June 2013 it was announced that the show was to be cancelled and replaced by a new show, Inside Science. The last programme presented by Quentin Cooper was broadcast on 20 June 2013 with the final episode airing a week later on 27 June 2013, presented


id: the-naked-scientists-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Scientists-0.md
category: reference
title: The Naked Scientists
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Scientists
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:25.956407+00:00
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The Naked Scientists is a one-hour audience-interactive science radio talk show broadcast live by the BBC nationally on BBC Radio 5 Live (until 12 January 2025), and internationally on Friday nights on ABC Radio National, Australia; it is also distributed globally as a podcast. The programme was created and is edited by Cambridge University consultant virologist Dr Chris Smith. Former Naked Scientists line-up members include producers Phil Sansom, Adam Murphy, and Katie Haylor, with Peter Cowley adding ad-hoc technology perspectives. == History == Dr Chris Smith launched The Naked Scientists in 2001, rebranding the programme from a previous incarnation created in 2000 called ScienceWorld. Initially on commercial local radio, the show moved to the BBC's eastern region local radio network in 2003 where it was aired on Sundays on all 8 stations across the region. In August 2012, BBC East in response to national changes to local radio provision announced an impending change to the Sunday schedule which would have seen the show discontinued. In response to public reaction, the head of BBC East, Mick Rawsthorne, was interviewed on national radio about the decision to end the programme. Rawsthorne explained that the Naked Scientists did not fit the station's core


id: quirks-quarks-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirks_&_Quarks-0.md
category: reference
title: Quirks & Quarks
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirks_&_Quarks
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:29.871887+00:00
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Quirks & Quarks is a Canadian science news program, heard over CBC Radio One of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Created by CBC Producer Diana Filer and airing since October 8, 1975, Quirks & Quarks is consistently rated among the most popular CBC programs, attracting over 800,000 listeners each Saturday from 12:06 to 13:00. The show is also heard on Sirius Satellite Radio and some American public radio stations. The show consists of several segments each week, most of which involve the host interviewing a scientist about a recent discovery or publication, combined with in-depth documentaries; however, from time to time the show does a special "Question Show" episode, during which the format consists of scientists answering questions submitted by listeners. Quirks & Quarks has offered listeners Internet audio streams and MP3 downloads on its web page since 1993. The MP3 audio files have been archived on the program web site, going back to Sept. 2006. In 2005, Quirks became the first major CBC show available as a podcast. Since the program began, it has won more than 80 national and international journalism awards, including the prestigious Walter Sullivan Award (twice) and the Science Writing Award from the American Institute


id: science-friday-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Friday-0.md
category: reference
title: Science Friday
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Friday
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:31.174665+00:00
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Science Friday (known as SciFri for short) is a weekly call-in talk show that broadcasts each Friday on public radio stations, distributed by WNYC Studios, and carried on over 500 public radio stations. SciFri is hosted by science journalist Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman and is produced by the Science Friday Initiative. The program is divided into two one-hour programs, with each hour ending with a complete sign-off. The focus of each program is news and information on science, nature, medicine, and technology. The show originated as the Friday episode of the daily call-in talk show Talk of the Nation, but was spun off as a series in its own right when Talk of the Nation was canceled in June 2013. The Science Friday radio program is produced by the Science Friday Initiative, a 501(c)(3) organization. The Science Friday Initiative is an independently run organization with a governing board of directors and executive director. In addition to the radio program and podcasts, the organization creates educational and digital content, finds underwriting for the program, and hosts public science events. Science Friday is also available as a daily podcast and is one of the most popular iTunes downloads, frequently in the


id: science-in-action-radio-programme-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_in_Action_(radio_programme)-0.md
category: reference
title: Science in Action (radio programme)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_in_Action_(radio_programme)
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:33.406539+00:00
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parent: science-in-action-radio-programme-20260505-0
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Science in Action was a long-running weekly radio programme produced by the BBC World Service and hosted by British journalists Roland Pease, Marnie Chesterton, and scientist and broadcaster Professor Adam Hart. It was broadcast on Thursdays at 18.32 GMT and repeated twice the following day, at 01.32 and 08.32. A programme with the title Science in Action is believed to have begun life in 1964, when it replaced an earlier series, dating from the 1950s, called Science and Industry. From September 1965 a short-lived series called Science in Action ran on the Home Service; it was broadcast at 19.30 on Thursdays, later 21.30. In December 1965 it was moved to 14.30 on Fridays. The present weekly World Service series, also called Science in Action, began on Saturday 7 July 1979. The last broadcast was on 30 October 2025, as part of a cut of £6 million from the World Service and loss of 130 jobs. The programme was replaced with BBC Radio 4's programme, Inside Science, which took over the former slots of Science in Action. == See also == Inside Science, radio programme on BBC Radio Four == References == == External links == Science in Action at BBC


id: stardate-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarDate-0.md
category: reference
title: StarDate
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarDate
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:34.610029+00:00
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parent: stardate-20260505-0
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StarDate is a science radio program of The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory, broadcast on over 300 radio stations. It is a daily guide to the night sky and breaking astronomical news. Typically heard without formal introduction, StarDate is a self-contained science news feature interwoven with routine radio programming. It is the longest-running science outreach program on U.S. radio. Created in 1978 by science journalist Deborah Byrd of the McDonald Observatory, the short (2-minute) format of StarDate sprang from Byrd's scripts written for a telephone hot line on astronomy, which had started a year earlier. The telephone scripts had attracted the notice of a producer at radio station KLBJ-FM in Austin, who had turned them into a radio show that was broadcast for a year under the name "Have You Seen the Stars Tonight?" — a reference to the song co-written by Paul Kantner of Jefferson Starship. With the support of Harlan James Smith, McDonald Observatory's director, and after securing funding from the National Science Foundation, Byrd changed the name to Star Date (invoking the term "stardate" used in the opening monologue of the 1960s television series Star Trek) and began the series' national distribution in 1979. The


id: startalk-podcast-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarTalk_(podcast)-0.md
category: reference
title: StarTalk (podcast)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarTalk_(podcast)
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:35.950942+00:00
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parent: startalk-podcast-20260505-0
summary:
StarTalk is a podcast on science, comedy, and popular culture hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice, with various other comic and celebrity co-hosts and frequent guests from the worlds of science and entertainment. Past co-hosts have included Colin Jost, Lynne Koplitz, Leighann Lord, Eugene Mirman, John Oliver, and Kristen Schaal. Guests have included astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actor Morgan Freeman, George Takei, comedian Joan Rivers, Arianna Huffington, YouTuber Sam Denby, Richard Dawkins and writer Mary Roach. StarTalk has a segment called Cosmic Queries, in which listeners send in questions about the universe to be answered on the show. In May 2014, Rolling Stone ranked StarTalk at number 13 on its list of "The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now". On February 29, 2016, it was announced that there would be a spinoff podcast, StarTalk All-Stars, whose rotating hosts will be former StarTalk guests. In addition, the regular StarTalk comedy co-hosts will appear. Starting on February 1, 2017, a second spinoff, Playing with Science, was launched to discuss the science of sports. It is hosted by Gary O'Reilly and frequent StarTalk co-host Chuck Nice. StarTalk is partially funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. As a


id: sur-les-paules-de-darwin-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur_les_épaules_de_Darwin-0.md
category: reference
title: Sur les épaules de Darwin
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur_les_épaules_de_Darwin
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:37.262556+00:00
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parent: sur-les-paules-de-darwin-20260505-0
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Sur les épaules de Darwin (in English "on the shoulders of Darwin") is a one-hour science radio program broadcast by France Inter in France since 2010. it is also distributed globally as a podcast. It is presented and written by Jean-Claude Ameisen. == Bibliography == (in French) Jean Claude Ameisen, Sur les épaules de Darwin. Les battements du temps. France Inter/Les liens qui libèrent, 2012, 444p. (in French) Jean Claude Ameisen, Sur les épaules de Darwin. Je t'offrirai des spectacles admirables. France Inter/Les liens qui libèrent, 2013, 448p. (in French) Jean Claude Ameisen, Sur les épaules de Darwin : Retrouver l'aube. France Inter/Les liens qui libèrent, 2014, 448p. (in French) Jean Claude Ameisen, Nicolas Truong, Les chants mêlés de la Terre et de l’humanité. Editions de l'aube, 2015, 112p. == References == == External links == Website


id: vanguardia-de-la-ciencia-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguardia_de_la_Ciencia-0.md
category: reference
title: Vanguardia de la Ciencia
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguardia_de_la_Ciencia
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:38.590262+00:00
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parent: vanguardia-de-la-ciencia-20260505-0
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Vanguardia de la Ciencia was a Spanish science podcast and radio program which was broadcast on the shortwave band by Radio Exterior de España, one of the stations of Radio Nacional de España (RNE). The program aired weekly, without interruption, from April 1995 until June 2007. It was available for download as mp3-files from the web pages of RNE from September 2003. The program was created by Ángel Rodríguez Lozano. A total of 98 programs are still available online. In addition to Vanguardia de la Ciencia, Lozano also hosted another popular science radio program and podcast, El Sueño de Arquímedes. == History == Vanguardia de la Ciencia had a large audience worldwide. Although exact numbers of downloads and listeners are unavailable, Radio exterior de España has 80 million listeners, only surpassed by the BBC and Radio Vaticana. In addition, Vanguardia de la Ciencia was retransmitted by several radio stations in Latin America and Spain. The program was popular throughout the Spanish-speaking world. In June 2007, Vanguardia de la Ciencia and El sueño de Arquímedes were abruptly terminated. In the correspondence section of one of the last programs, Lozano explained, in response to a letter from an outraged listener, that the


id: electricity-orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-song-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_(Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark_song)-0.md
category: reference
title: Electricity (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_(Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark_song)
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:41.849618+00:00
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parent: electricity-orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-song-20260505-0
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"Electricity" is the 1979 debut single by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), featured on their eponymous debut album the following year. Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys sing the lead vocals on the track together in unison, although Humphreys is positioned higher in the mix. Recognised as one of the most influential singles of its era, "Electricity" was integral to the rise of the UK's synth-pop movement. It has garnered praise from music journalists and other recording artists. The track is a holdover from defunct Wirral group the Id (who were led by McCluskey and Humphreys), and features a melodic synthesizer break as opposed to a sung chorus. Following OMD's release of "Electricity" on Factory Records, the band were offered a recording contract with Dindisc, who twice re-issued the single. It achieved limited success on the UK singles chart, peaking at no. 99 in early 1980, but found popularity in nightclubs. A 2019 re-release, through Virgin EMI, topped the UK Vinyl Singles Chart. == Background == "Electricity" was the first song that Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys wrote together at the age of 16. It addresses society's wasteful usage of energy resources. Inspired by Kraftwerk's "Radioactivity",


id: electricity-orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-song-20260505-1
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_(Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark_song)-1.md
category: reference
title: Electricity (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_(Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark_song)
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:41.849618+00:00
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== Legacy == Andrew Trendell of NME recognised "Electricity" as a "classic" and "one of the most influential singles of the post-punk era". The Guardian's Mary Harron wrote that the song "pioneered a new electronic pop", while Mike Mettler of Digital Trends said it "is generally acknowledged as being the pioneering inspirational synth-pop track for many early electronic artists". Author and musician Rudi Esch described "Electricity" as "a song that started a new movement"; Esch borrowed its title for his book, Electri_City: The Düsseldorf School of Electronic Music (2016). John Earls of Classic Pop called the track "groundbreaking", as did AFI and Blaqk Audio frontman, Davey Havok. Erasure bandleader Vince Clarke (formerly chief songwriter of Depeche Mode and Yazoo) told the BBC, "When I was 18 or 19 I heard a single called 'Electricity' by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. It sounded so different from anything I'd heard; that really made me want to make electronic music, 'cause it was so unique." The song was a fixture in the DJ sets of Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes; bandmate John Taylor cited it as an early influence on the group. The track has also impacted artists such as Alphaville, No Doubt, Ministry's


id: the-elements-song-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_(song)-0.md
category: reference
title: The Elements (song)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_(song)
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:42:43.169047+00:00
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parent: the-elements-song-20260505-0
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"The Elements" is a 1959 song with lyrics by musical humorist, mathematician and lecturer Tom Lehrer, which recites the names of all the chemical elements known at the time of writing, up to number 102, nobelium. Lehrer arranged the music of the song from the tune of the "Major-General's Song" from The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan. The song can be found on Lehrer's albums Tom Lehrer in Concert, More of Tom Lehrer and An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer. The song is also included in the musical revue Tom Foolery, along with many of Lehrer's other songs. == Description of the song == The ordering of elements in the lyrics fits the meter of the song, and includes much alliteration, and thus has little or no relation to the ordering in the periodic table. This can be seen for example in the opening and closing lines: Lehrer had been a mathematics student and lecturer at Harvard; in the closing lines of the song, he pronounced "Harvard" and "discovered" in a parody of the non-rhotic Boston accent to make the two words rhyme, even though he did not normally speak with that accent. He accompanied himself on the


id: forty-six-2-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Six_&_2-0.md
category: reference
title: Forty Six & 2
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Six_&_2
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"Forty Six & 2" is a song by American rock band Tool. It was released as a promotional single from their second studio album, Ænima (1996). == Title and theme == A popular belief is that the song title refers to an idea first conceived by Drunvalo Melchizedek concerning the possibility of reaching a state of evolution at which the body would have two more than the normal 46 total chromosomes and leave a disharmonious state. The premise is humans would deviate from the current state of human DNA which contains 44 autosomes and two sex chromosomes. The next step of evolution would likely result in human DNA being reorganized into 46 autosomes and two sex chromosomes, according to Melchizedek. Additionally, it may refer to the desire to experience change through the "shadow", an idea that represents the parts of one's psyche and identity that one hates, fears and represses; this exists as a recurring theme in the work of Carl Jung. == Composition == Considered an "alt-metal anthem", the song is mostly in 44 time with some sections of 78 in between. In the intro, Danny Carey plays four measures of 78 on his ride cymbal over the rest


id: the-future-s-so-bright-i-gotta-wear-shades-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Future's_So_Bright,_I_Gotta_Wear_Shades-0.md
category: reference
title: The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Future's_So_Bright,_I_Gotta_Wear_Shades
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"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" is a song by Timbuk 3. It is the opening track from their debut album, Greetings from Timbuk3. Released as the album's first single in 1986, it was the band's only significant mainstream hit. == Background == The inspiration for the song, and the title specifically, came when Barbara MacDonald said to her husband singer/songwriter Pat MacDonald, "The future is looking so bright, we'll have to wear sunglasses!" But, while Barbara had made the comment in earnest – it was the early '80s, the two had met and married and were starting a family, their first EP was coming, their book was filling up with gigs – Pat heard the comment as an ironic quip and wrote down instead, "The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades." From there, the lyrics to the song were born, but not the song as it ended up in the minds of popular culture. While Pat wrote a song of a young nuclear scientist and his rich future, listening audiences heard a graduation theme song. Pat revealed on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s that the meaning of the song was widely misinterpreted as


id: galaxy-song-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Song-0.md
category: reference
title: Galaxy Song
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Song
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"Galaxy Song" is a Monty Python song written by Eric Idle and John Du Prez. The song first appeared in the 1983 film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and was later released on the album Monty Python Sings. The song was released as a single in the UK on 27 June 1983 when it reached No. 77 in the charts and again on 2 December 1991 as a follow-up to the successful reissue of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. In 2014 the song was featured in the live stage show Monty Python Live (Mostly) which was followed by another single release on 13 April 2015, this time in collaboration with Stephen Hawking. == Premise and synopsis == The song originally debuted during the comedy sketch "Live Organ Transplants". The paramedic (John Cleese), upon failing to persuade Mrs. Brown (Terry Jones) to donate her liver, opens the refrigerator doors to reveal a man wearing a pink morning suit (Eric Idle). The man accompanies Mrs. Brown through outer space singing various statistics about the galaxy. The upshot of the song (which follows a synthesized instrumental montage that, in the movie, is accompanied by a computer-animated picture of a


id: galaxy-song-20260505-1
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Song-1.md
category: reference
title: Galaxy Song
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Song
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Released in 1984, Jim Post's album Crooner From Outer Space features a remake called "Galaxy/Lighten Up". "Galaxy Song" was performed by Sharon, Lois & Bram on The Elephant Show and appeared on their album Stay Tuned. (The final line was changed to "Because we need some here on Earth".) In 1999, Clint Black recorded a remake of "The Galaxy Song" on his album D'lectrified, as well as the "Outside Intro (To Galaxy Song)", which he co-wrote and sang with Idle. In late 2012, an updated version of "The Galaxy Song" aired on BBC Two in a trailer for Wonders of Life, hosted by physicist Brian Cox. It was called "The Galaxy DNA Song" by Idle. In 2014, the song was performed in the stage show Monty Python Live (Mostly). Idle emerges from a refrigerator and begins singing to an elderly woman (Carol Cleveland). At one point, they start dancing on stage as a clip shows them dancing among the stars with the galaxy in the background. After the song ends, the show cuts to a clip of Cox at Cambridge discussing the various scientific inaccuracies within the song only to be knocked over by Stephen Hawking with his motorized wheelchair.


id: genetic-engineering-song-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Engineering_(song)-0.md
category: reference
title: Genetic Engineering (song)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Engineering_(song)
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"Genetic Engineering" is a 1983 song by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the first single from their fourth studio album Dazzle Ships. The synthesized speech featured on the track is taken from a Speak & Spell, an educational electronic toy developed by Texas Instruments in the 1970s intended to teach children spelling. "Genetic Engineering" reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a Top 20 hit in several European territories, and peaked at number 5 in Spain. In the US it made number 32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. == Reception and legacy == Smash Hits wrote, "Well worth the wait. OMD's knack of coming up with exhilarating singles has not been affected by their year off... a great tune." Jim Reid in Record Mirror said, "Madly infectious hookline propels a song absolutely dripping with 'moderne' references. A cold record, whose raison d'être lies in the application of studio technology and the manipulation of hackneyed goobledegook. Should be massive – won't touch my turntable again." In a later piece, God Is in the TV's Andy Page wrote that "Genetic Engineering" is "surely one of the most inventive and unusual


id: here-comes-science-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_Science-0.md
category: reference
title: Here Comes Science
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_Science
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Here Comes Science is the fourth children's album and fourteenth studio album by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was packaged as a CD/DVD set. The album is science-themed, and is the third in their line of educational albums, following Here Come the ABCs (2005) and Here Come the 123s (2008). It was nominated for the "Best Musical Album for Children" Grammy. "I Am a Paleontologist" was featured in a Payless ShoeSource commercial featuring kids inside a dinosaur museum. == Track listing == The CD track listing is the same as the DVD track listing, with the exception of the bonus track "Waves", which is absent from the DVD. == Personnel == They Might Be Giants John Linnell – vocals, keyboard John Flansburgh – vocals, guitar Marty Beller – drums Danny Weinkauf – bass, vocals (3) Dan Miller – guitar Additional musicians Robin Goldwasser – additional vocals (4, 5, 8, 13) Hannah & Niffer Levine – additional vocals (16) Lena & Kai Weinkauf – additional vocals (3) Dan Levine – trombone, bass trombone, arrangement, alto horn, euphonium Stan Harrison – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute Curt Ramm – trumpet, flugelhorn, trumpet solo Michael Leonhart – trumpet, flugelhorn,


id: i-g-y-what-a-beautiful-world-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.G.Y._(What_a_Beautiful_World)-0.md
category: reference
title: I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.G.Y._(What_a_Beautiful_World)
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"I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" is a song written and performed by American songwriter, singer and musician Donald Fagen. It was the first track on his platinum-certified debut solo album The Nightfly, and was released in September 1982 as its first single. It charted within the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock, R&B Singles and Adult Contemporary charts. == Background == Fagen, along with musician Walter Becker, led the rock band Steely Dan during the 1970s. Between 1972 and 1981, Steely Dan had ten Top-40 singles, including the top-ten hits "Do It Again" (1972), "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (1974) and "Hey Nineteen" (1980). In 1981 Becker and Fagen parted ways. Fagen's first album as a solo artist, The Nightfly, was released the next year. == Title and lyrics == The "I.G.Y." of the title refers to the "International Geophysical Year", an event that ran from July 1957 to December 1958. The I.G.Y. was an international scientific project promoting collaboration among the world's scientists. Fagen's lyric discusses the widespread optimistic vision of the future at that time, including futuristic concepts such as solar-powered cities, a transatlantic tunnel, permanent space stations, and spandex jackets. The song references the


id: irresistible-force-met-the-immovable-object-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irresistible_Force_(Met_the_Immovable_Object)-0.md
category: reference
title: Irresistible Force (Met the Immovable Object)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irresistible_Force_(Met_the_Immovable_Object)
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"Irresistible Force" is the second single from American alternative rock band Jane's Addiction's fourth studio album, The Great Escape Artist. The song was released on August 3, 2011. == Musical style and lyrics == The song features TV on the Radio member and multi-instrumentalist Dave Sitek on guitar and bass guitar. It is less rock-laden than the previous Jane's Addiction single, "End to the Lies", and focuses more on synth-aided textures and atmospheric soundscapes. The song starts with a spoken word intro and continues on verse-chorus form, which is accompanied by a guitar solo by Dave Navarro. The verses, which were built around "droning funk" and "the rubbery basslines" were also noted. Lyrically, the song contains references to the irresistible force paradox. In an interview with CNN, the lyricist Perry Farrell indicated that "the song chronicles how the universe was created", while the drummer Stephen Perkins described it as "what pulls him, Dave and Perry together". Will Hermes of Rolling Stone also commented on the song's lyrics, describing it as "Perry Farrell sounding like Carl Sagan in an episode of Cosmos, musing ominously about the stars and some sort of big bang." == Reception and release == The critical reception


id: lobachevsky-song-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobachevsky_(song)-0.md
category: reference
title: Lobachevsky (song)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobachevsky_(song)
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"Lobachevsky" is a humorous song by Tom Lehrer, referring to the mathematician Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky. According to Lehrer, the song is "not intended as a slur on [Lobachevsky's] character" and the name was chosen "solely for prosodic reasons". In the introduction, Lehrer describes the song as an adaptation of a routine that Danny Kaye did to honor the Russian actor Constantin Stanislavski. (The Danny Kaye routine is sung from the perspective of a famous Russian actor who learns and applies Stanislavski's secret to method acting: "Suffer.") Lehrer sings the song from the point of view of an eminent Russian mathematician who learns from Lobachevsky that plagiarism is the secret of success in mathematics ("only be sure always to call it please 'research'"). The narrator later uses this strategy to get a paper published ahead of a rival, then to write a book and earn a fortune selling the movie rights. Lehrer wrote that he did not know Russian. In the song he quotes two "book reviews" in Russian; the first is a long sentence that he then translates succinctly as "It stinks." The second, a different but equally long sentence, is also translated as "It stinks." The actual text of


id: major-general-s-song-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major-General's_Song-0.md
category: reference
title: Major-General's Song
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major-General's_Song
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"I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" (often referred to as the "Major-General's Song" or "Modern Major-General's Song") is a patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. It has been called the most famous Gilbert and Sullivan patter song. Sung by Major-General Stanley at his first entrance, towards the end of Act I, the character introduces himself by presenting his résumé as a polymath but admitting to fundamental shortcomings. He claims a wide range of classical, historical and scientific knowledge but admits that he knows little of military tactics, weapons or jargon. The song thereby satirises the idea of the "modern" educated British Army officer of the latter 19th century. The song is replete with historical and cultural references, in which the Major-General describes his impressive and well-rounded education in non-military matters, but he says that his military knowledge has "only been brought down to the beginning of the century". The stage directions in the libretto state that at the end of each verse the Major-General is "bothered for a rhyme"; interpolated business occurs here, and in each case he finds a rhyme and finishes the verse with a flourish. The piece


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file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major-General's_Song-1.md
category: reference
title: Major-General's Song
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major-General's_Song
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=== Television references === The song, or parts of it, has been sung in numerous television programs. For example, The Muppet Show (season 3, episode 52) staged a duet of the song with guest host Gilda Radner and a 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) talking carrot. Radner had requested a seven-foot-tall talking parrot, but Kermit had difficulty reading her handwriting. In a short cutaway from the 2012 Family Guy episode "Killer Queen", Peter plays the Major-General in a community theater production and mumbles all through the opening verse of the song. The 2003 VeggieTales cartoon episode The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment! features Archibald Asparagus singing the first verse of the song. In Season 2, Episode 13 of USA Network series In Plain Sight, "Let's Get It Ahn", WITSEC workers, Mary and Eleanor, sing along to the song while listening to it being played as hold music. In a Season 3 episode of Home Improvement, "Room for Change" (1994), Al Borland, believing that he is in a sound-proof booth, belts out the first stanza but is heard by everyone. Other examples of television renditions of the song include the Babylon 5 episode "Atonement", sung by Marcus Cole to irritate fellow passenger Dr. Franklin;


id: radioactivity-song-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactivity_(song)-0.md
category: reference
title: Radioactivity (song)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactivity_(song)
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"Radioactivity" (German: "Radioaktivität") is a song by the German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was released in February 1976 as the only single from their fifth studio album, Radio-Activity (1975). The song was a commercial success in France and Belgium, but failed to chart in other countries, and thus was not as successful as Kraftwerk's previous hit "Autobahn". == Composition == The original recording features a Minimoog bass line playing eighth notes. Morse code signals spelling out radioactivity are also present, near the beginning of the track and again near the end. The second time the message continues with is in the air for you and me. The song was re-recorded as a radically different version for The Mix album in 1991 and was issued as a single in an edited form with remixes by François Kevorkian and William Orbit. The 1991 version drops all references to radio and incorporates additional lyrics with a pointed anti-nuclear theme, remaking the central lyrical hook as “stop radioactivity” and also referring to “contaminated population” and mentioning by name Chernobyl, Harrisburg, Sellafield and Hiroshima. == Live performances == "Radioactivity" has remained a regular part of Kraftwerk's live sets over the years. On its original


id: the-scientist-song-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scientist_(song)-0.md
category: reference
title: The Scientist (song)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scientist_(song)
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"The Scientist" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. The song is credited to all the band members on their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. It is built around a piano ballad, with lyrics telling the story about a man's desire to love and an apology. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 11 November 2002 as the second single from A Rush of Blood to the Head and reached number 10 in the UK Charts. It was released in the United States on 15 April 2003 as the third single and reached number 18 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 34 on the Adult Top 40 chart. Critics were highly positive toward "The Scientist" and praised the song's piano riff and Chris Martin's falsetto. Several remixes of the track exist, and its riff has been widely sampled. The single's music video won three MTV Video Music Awards, for the video's use of reverse narrative. The song was also featured on the band's 2003 live album Live 2003 and has been a permanent fixture in the band's live set lists since 2002. == Background == Lead singer Chris Martin


id: the-scientist-song-20260505-1
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scientist_(song)-1.md
category: reference
title: The Scientist (song)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scientist_(song)
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"The Scientist" has been featured on two of Coldplay's live albums, Live 2003 (2003) and Live in Buenos Aires (2018). The song was covered live by Aimee Mann and released on a special edition of her album Lost in Space. Natasha Bedingfield and Avril Lavigne covered the song on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge radio show. Also, Belinda Carlisle did a live rendition on the ITV1 reality show Hit Me Baby One More Time. The British female quartet All Angels did a choral arrangement of the song on their second album Into Paradise, which was released in 2007. In addition, the American television show MADtv did a parody of the video, called "The Narcissist." Coldplay's original version plus a cover of the track performed by Johnette Napolitano and Danny Lohner were featured in the 2004 film Wicker Park. Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen performed an acoustic duet of the song at Oprah Winfrey's "No Phone Zone" rally in Los Angeles. In 2011, Willie Nelson covered the song for a Chipotle Mexican Grill short film titled Back to the Start, highlighting the problems of concentrated animal feeding operations. It also appears as the final track on his 2012 album Heroes. Nelson's version


id: she-blinded-me-with-science-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Blinded_Me_with_Science-0.md
category: reference
title: She Blinded Me with Science
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Blinded_Me_with_Science
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"She Blinded Me with Science" is a song by the English musician Thomas Dolby, released in 1982. It was first released as a single in the United Kingdom on 25 October 1982. It was subsequently included on the EP Blinded by Science and the 1983 re-release of Dolby's debut album The Golden Age of Wireless. Although viewed as a success in both the United States and Canada, peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 2 weeks at No. 1 in Canada's RPM magazine, the song barely managed to score among the Top 50 in Dolby's native United Kingdom, peaking at No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart in 1982. Dolby is often considered a one-hit wonder in the United States on the basis of the song's chart success there. In 2002, US cable television network VH1 named "She Blinded Me with Science" No. 20 on its list of the "100 Greatest One-hit Wonders". While the song is Dolby's only Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100, he has had other songs that scored on the music charts. In 2006, VH1 placed it at No. 76 on their list of "Greatest Songs of the '80s". Then, in


id: tesla-girls-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Girls-0.md
category: reference
title: Tesla Girls
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Girls
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"Tesla Girls" is a song by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the third single from their fifth studio album, Junk Culture (1984). It peaked at No. 21 in the UK and Ireland, and No. 33 on the Dutch Top 40. Although only moderately successful on the charts, it became one of the group's biggest club hits. "Tesla Girls" appeared in the John Hughes film Weird Science (1985). == Background == The song title refers to the Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor Nikola Tesla, and was suggested by the Canadian academic, designer and musician Martha Ladly, who had also suggested the title of their third studio album Architecture & Morality (1981). Tesla is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. "The references to electric chairs and dynamos is actually a reference to dynamos which was essential for the use of the alternating current and anything electrical basically," said Andy McCluskey in an online Q&A session in 1998. == Critical reception and legacy == "Tesla Girls" met with a few detractors on release. Singer Kim Wilde – whose work had been influenced by OMD – called


id: visan-om-solen-m-nen-och-planeterna-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visan_om_solen,_månen_och_planeterna-0.md
category: reference
title: Visan om solen, månen och planeterna
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visan_om_solen,_månen_och_planeterna
date_saved: 2026-05-05T07:43:00.501996+00:00
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Visan om solen, månen och planeterna is a poem written by Betty Ehrenborg-Posse, published in 1868 in Folkskolans läsebok. As a song it is, just like the Anthem of Europe, sung to the same tune as Beethoven's 9th symphony. The lyrics teach geography, astronomy and the four Northern Hemisphere temperate seasons. Nowadays, often just the closing verse is sung, named Månaderna, Januari börjar året, Månadsvisa or Visan om året. In the 1977 children's song book Smått å gott, the lyrics rika härliga framgå have been replaced by Härlig sommar är det då. == Publication == Nu ska vi sjunga, 1943, under the lines "Årstiderna", credited as "old rhyme". Smått å Gott, 1977 (as "Månaderna", credited as an "old rhyme", with "music out of Beethoven's 9th symphony") Barnvisor och sånglekar till enkelt komp, 1984, credited as music out of Beethovens 9th symphony) as well as using "Oh My Darling, Clementine" as an alternate tune, splitting the first verse up into two verses, opening the second with "Juli.." Barnens svenska sångbok, 1999, under the lines "Sånger för småfolk". == References == Barnens svenska sångbok, (1999)


id: why-does-the-sun-shine-the-sun-is-a-mass-of-incandescent-gas-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Does_the_Sun_Shine-0.md
category: reference
title: Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Does_the_Sun_Shine?_(The_Sun_Is_a_Mass_of_Incandescent_Gas)
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Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) is an EP by the American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released in 1993. It is the band's first release with a full-band line-up, rather than only the two original members (John Flansburgh and John Linnell) performing. It was also released as a single on 7-inch vinyl. == Songs == The title song is a cover version of a song by Hy Zaret from Tom Glazer's 1959 album Space Songs. The lyrics for the refrain appear verbatim in the 1951 Golden Nature Guide Stars. They Might Be Giants re-arranged the song in an uptempo version for the 1998 live album, Severe Tire Damage, and the 2009 children's album, Here Comes Science, on which was added the self-written "Why Does the Sun Really Shine? (The Sun is a Miasma of Incandescent Plasma)", which corrects several factual inaccuracies in the original song. It was also included on the soundtrack to the children's game show Carmen Sandiego: Out of This World (1994) and was briefly heard in the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Malcolm Babysits". The second track, "Jessica", was originally recorded by the Allman Brothers Band for


id: amphibian-species-of-the-world-20260505-0
file: data/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibian_Species_of_the_World-0.md
category: reference
title: Amphibian Species of the World
tags: science, encyclopedia
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibian_Species_of_the_World
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Amphibian Species of the World 6.2: An Online Reference (ASW) is a herpetology database. It lists the names of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians, which scientists first described each species and what year, and the animal's known range. The American Museum of Natural History hosts Amphibian Species of the World, which is updated by herpetologist Darrel Frost. As of 2024, it contained more than 8700 species. == History == The Association of Systematics Collections (ASC) started this project in 1978 because the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) needed a database for animals. (The ASC later changed its name to Natural Science Collections Alliance.) The ASC's Stephen R. Edwards wrote Mammal Species of the World first and started Amphibian Species of the World second. Edwards decided to write about living amphibians because Richard G. Zweifel had just composed a large list of amphibian names and because experts from the University of Kansas were available to assist him. Darrel Frost joined the project to help Edwards. Frost planned to write Turtle and Crocodilian Species of the World next, but he left to complete his Ph.D. instead. The first version of the catalogue was published as a


