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American Scientist Podcast

American Scientist Podcast

Periodic audiocasts from American Scientist, a publication of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.

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Listen to American Scientist Podcast, a Science & Medicine podcast by American Scientist Podcast. Stream 111 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Cognitive Confidence | Wired For This

Today, we’ll hear from Dr. Dan Willingham, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He’s taught there since 1992, and until...

00:31:18Nov 5, 2025

The “For You” Algorithm | Wired for This

In this episode, we're talking about how we consume, process, and share information—and how all of this is changing as our relationships wit...

00:28:42Oct 22, 2025

The Urge to Blame | Wired for This

Emma Levine and Shereen Chaudhry join this episode of Wired for This. Transcript Links/Sources mentioned : HOPE LAB , led by Dr. Levine and...

00:32:38Oct 8, 2025

Plasticity in Practice | Wired for This

What does it take to change a mind? In episode two of Wired for This , we’ll hear from Dr. Katy Milkman, James G. Dinan Professor at The Wha...

00:40:21Sep 24, 2025

The Science of Yet | Wired for This

Welcome to Wired for This—a deep dive into how we think , believe , change , and connect . In this limited series, we’ll explore the psychol...

00:32:23Sep 10, 2025

First Principles and Beyond

Chris Pickard is a materials scientist who employs what are called first principles methods—modeling techniques that work out material prope...

00:29:23Feb 18, 2025

Global Discourse on Science Communication

An interview with the president and founder of African Gong, Elizabeth Rasekoala. Her current book "Race and Sociocultaral Inclusion in Scie...

01:10:22Apr 30, 2024

Changing Policies on COVID-19 Transmission

An interview with Virginia Tech environmental engineer, Linsey Marr. Her expertise in aerosols came to center stage as she and her colleague...

00:39:22Sep 5, 2023

How to Start a Fusion Fire

Andrea "Annie" Kritcher discusses her and her team's achieved ignition, raising new hopes for fusion as a practical energy source. Host Core...

00:43:27Jul 20, 2023

The Early Human Social Network

Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias is melding enviromental data and how these early populations interacted. Host Corey S. Powell and American Scientis...

00:40:41Jul 20, 2023

Physicians Need Caregiving Support Policies

The collision of the Great Resignation and long-standing gender inequities in medicine is heightening calls for improved family leave polici...

00:19:57Jul 10, 2023

Synthesizing Engineering and Biology

On using synthetic biology to create next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics -- an interview with James J. Collins of Harvard and MIT,...

00:15:41Mar 1, 2023

Science Curious Through Science Fiction

How science fiction promotes science curiosity and why that matters. Hear from science communication practitioners and scholars Reyhaneh Mak...

00:25:00Sep 6, 2022

Pulling Back the Cosmic Veil

The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are already transforming our view of the universe. Hear from John Mather, Nobel...

00:14:19Aug 1, 2022

The Genes Behind Ecosystems

There are many ways organisms adapt to their environments, which can be seen both with the eye and in an organism's genetic sequence.

00:19:25Jul 1, 2022

The Brain Cartographer

Researchers are working to understand the cellular composition and diversity of the brain, creating a catalog of cell types as well as seeki...

00:20:39May 2, 2022

3D Printing Medical Devices

Arrays of microneedles that could replace injections have been the subject of research for some 50 years, but have not yet been commercially...

00:17:52Apr 1, 2022

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