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Scientific American
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Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.
Recent Episodes
MAY 1, 2024
Episode 5: How Do We Know Anything?
A Practical Guide For How to Sit With Uncertainty
33 MIN
APR 24, 2024
Episode 4: This Simple Strategy Might Be the Key to Advancing Science Faster
To Be Right, You Have to Be Open to Being Wrong
35 MIN
APR 17, 2024
Episode 3: When Uncertainty Hides in the Blindspot of Overconfidence
The "Backfire Effect" Backfires--and the "Problem" With Scientists
29 MIN
APR 10, 2024
Episode 2: Think Seeing is Believing? Think Again
We think that what we see represents stone-cold reality. Science has found out how wrong we can be.
33 MIN
APR 3, 2024
Episode 1: Uncertainty is Science's Super Power. Make It Yours, Too
Inspiration, creativity, discovery—all of these things start from a place of not knowing, and these researchers all know how to navigate that unknown.
25 MIN
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