Luke Groskin

A screengrab from "Breakthrough: A Re-Sounding Remedy" showing a new technique to improve cochlear implants.

These cochlear implants can break the silence for people with hearing loss

September 16, 2016Health

“Breakthrough: A Re-Sounding Remedy” is the first video in a SciFri series about groundbreaking women in STEM.

People in Brazil who earn their living by collecting and sorting garbage and selling them for recycling Marcello Casal Jr./Agência Brasil

Here are all your burning questions about recycling, answered

July 23, 2016Lifestyle

What can we learn from obsolete medical equipment — or is it pure quackery?

January 15, 2016Arts

A cure for ‘colorblindness’ may be in sight

September 10, 2015Health

Take the Science Friday Lollipop Challenge!

July 6, 2015

Silk, nature’s miracle, new material for state-of-the-art medical devices

June 20, 2015Technology

There are numerous futuristic, high-tech materials used in medicine these days, from titanium alloys to hydrogels — even 3D-printed human tissue. But medicine’s next wonder material might come from much humbler origins — worm spit. Otherwise known as silk.

Babies don’t learn to fear heights the way we’ve long thought they do

April 9, 2015Development

Research at NYU shows that while babies can learn from experiences near high ledges or narrow bridges, it’s not a phobia they acquire. So how do people learn to be afraid of heights?

Science Friday Introduces New Video Series, The Macroscope

April 6, 2015

Since 2008, Science Friday has produced hundreds of short videos detailing an enormous range of topics, from food physics, to galactic collisions, to cryptic octopuses. Our videos have never shied from exploring the nitty-gritty of scientific concepts and research, and they always highlight our conversations with scientists and innovators, presenting their stories in their own words. We're […]

A badminton shuttlecock, or birdie, is designed to always fly nose first and slow down after its hit.

The world’s fastest sport isn’t the one you’re thinking of

January 5, 2015Sports

What’s the fastest sport in the world? A little birdie told me: badminton. Professional players can make the birdie, or shuttlecock, travel over 200 mph.

In an experiment that explored the fluid physics of foam, Guinness emerged the clear winner as the beer least likely to spill when jostled.

The marvelously stabilizing power of beer foam

December 23, 2014Science

The beer you order doesn’t just make a difference in terms of taste. A group of Princeton researchers has found how different beers are more spill-resistant than others thanks to their layers of foam — and even crowned a winner.