Radio Archives - Science Update

Here you can browse the extensive archive of Science Update’s flagship daily, minute-long, syndicated radio show (now also known as the Science Update Podcast – Daily Edition)—by date or by topic. You can also find past episodes of the Science Update Podcast – Weekly Edition. And don’t forget: you can search by keyword in the box on the upper right of every page.

Recent Archives

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Smell of Fear

Apr 1, 20091 min read

Chemicals in sweat can influence our perception of others’ emotions.

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Server Naps

Mar 31, 20091 min read

Programming big computer servers to shut on and off in fractions of a second could save huge amounts of power.

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Addiction & Parkinson’s

Mar 30, 20091 min read

Parkinson’s disease and addiction overlap in surprising ways.

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Psychology Roundup

Mar 27, 20091 min read

Do violent games kill compassion?

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Podcast

Mar 27, 20090 min read

How sleep affects your long-term memory, nap-time for computers saves energy and how we smell fear in people – literally.

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Fingerprint Purpose

Mar 26, 20091 min read

New research suggests our fingerprints help us feel finely detailed surfaces.