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A group of panelists address an audience at the State of the Net Conference in January. The panel consists of (from left to right) Jason Kaplan, Hilary Swab Gawrilow, James Cross, Mercina Tillmann-Dick and Justin Herman.

Women look to make their voices heard in new space created by male-dominated blockchain boom

Blockchain has turned from a movement to an overall tech boom — or possibly a revolution. Yet the space containing blockchain pioneers is only made up of five percent women ... for now.

Women look to make their voices heard in new space created by male-dominated blockchain boom
Recent released information about Russians hacking into American power systems has raised several concerns about the overall security of the U.S. energy grid as a whole.

Can the US protect its power grid from hackers?

Can the US protect its power grid from hackers?
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ISS Expedition 22 crew members take a moment for photographs following a fit check of their Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft at the launch site’s integration facility in December 2009.

With private space competition on full boil, the ISS looks to find its place in next chapter of space habitation

With private space competition on full boil, the ISS looks to find its place in next chapter of space habitation
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ISS Expedition 22 crew members take a moment for photographs following a fit check of their Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft at the launch site’s integration facility in December 2009.

As the private space industry emerges, what's next for the International Space Station?

As the private space industry emerges, what's next for the International Space Station?
In a recent study, researchers found that naked mole rats appear to defy the traditional laws of aging.

Looking for the fountain of youth? Try looking in the tunnels inhabited by naked mole rats

Looking for the fountain of youth? Try looking in the tunnels inhabited by naked mole rats
There may be thousands of kinds of jellyfish that have yet to be discovered, even though thousands have already been identified.

New book sheds light on the amazing capabilities of jellyfish, addresses myths and misperceptions

Jellyfish have been getting a pretty bad rap lately. One author is out to change that with a new book.

New book sheds light on the amazing capabilities of jellyfish, addresses myths and misperceptions
science books in 2017

The best science books of 2017

Brain Pickings founder Maria Popova and Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum join Ira Flatow to run down the year’s best science books.

The best science books of 2017
Reading about science isn't just for grown-ups: There are many excellent science-related children's books, too.

The year's best science books for kids have something for everyone

Science Friday’s Xochitl Garcia rounded up the coolest books for young scientists ages 0 to 11.

The year's best science books for kids have something for everyone
new vascular imaging models

Explore the mysteries of the vascular system in Science Friday's newest 'Macroscope' video

“It's literally like going on a discovery mission every day,” M. Scott Echols says.

Explore the mysteries of the vascular system in Science Friday's newest 'Macroscope' video
Social media

Confronting the new geopolitics of ‘net-states’

What role should tech titans like Facebook have in global politics?

Confronting the new geopolitics of ‘net-states’
interstellar visitor

In a first, scientists spotted an ‘interstellar visitor’ in our solar system

The quarter-mile-wide hunk of space rock is affectionately being called "A/2017 U1."

In a first, scientists spotted an ‘interstellar visitor’ in our solar system
WI State Capitol building

What’s the best way to test for partisan gerrymandering?

The topic was hot in the Supreme Court last month as justices heard oral arguments in the Wisconsin gerrymandering case.

What’s the best way to test for partisan gerrymandering?
baby

The science behind 'baby talk'

We’ve all heard adults cooing to babies in “baby talk.” Now, researchers are learning more about why we do it.

The science behind 'baby talk'
Ivy Mike

What you need to know about modern nuclear war

Science Friday host Ira Flatow spoke to three nuclear experts to learn more about what modern nuclear war might look like.

What you need to know about modern nuclear war
brains

From Hollywood to here: ‘Rememory’ and the future of memory

In films, our memories can be recorded and downloaded. Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez weighs in on the real-life state of memory research.

From Hollywood to here: ‘Rememory’ and the future of memory