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Recent Scientific American Episodes
Publication Date | Feb 25, 2014
Duration | 00:01:19
Publication Date | Feb 25, 2014
Duration | 00:01:19
Spanish astronomers spotted a meteoroid impact at 61,000 kilometers per hour using a telescope network that automatically scans the moon. Clara Moskowitz reports
Publication Date | Feb 23, 2014
Duration | 00:01:28
Publication Date | Feb 23, 2014
Duration | 00:01:28
A new study attempts to quantify CO 2 emissions if economic growth continues. David Biello reports
Publication Date | Feb 22, 2014
Duration | 00:01:20
Publication Date | Feb 22, 2014
Duration | 00:01:20
People who played instruments as children responded a bit quicker to complex speech sounds as adults, even if they had not played an instrument in many years. Erika Beras reports
Publication Date | Feb 20, 2014
Duration | 00:01:15
Publication Date | Feb 20, 2014
Duration | 00:01:15
California wants to be the first state to mandate antitheft features on mobile devices, but carriers fear lost insurance revenue. Larry Greenemeier reports
Publication Date | Feb 20, 2014
Duration | 00:01:18
Publication Date | Feb 20, 2014
Duration | 00:01:18
The Hubble Telescope's new set of Frontier Fields images includes a galaxy some 13-billion light-years away, which makes it a candidate for the most distant object ever seen. Clara Moskowitz reports
Publication Date | Feb 19, 2014
Duration | 00:01:23
Publication Date | Feb 19, 2014
Duration | 00:01:23
As more people move to cities, careful planning could mean a happy home for both humans and a substantial amount of wildlife. David Biello reports
Publication Date | Feb 14, 2014
Duration | 00:01:16
Publication Date | Feb 14, 2014
Duration | 00:01:16
Galileo—who, among many accomplishments, was first to use a telescope to discover moons around Jupiter—was born 450 years ago this week. Clara Moskowitz reports
Publication Date | Feb 12, 2014
Duration | 00:01:19
Publication Date | Feb 12, 2014
Duration | 00:01:19
A meta-analysis finds that concussions accounted for between 6 and 9 percent of all injuries sustained on soccer fields. Dina Fine Maron reports
Publication Date | Feb 10, 2014
Duration | 00:01:24
Publication Date | Feb 10, 2014
Duration | 00:01:24
Paramount Pictures is the first of what will be many studios to release major motion pictures in all-digital, forcing small movie houses to upgrade their technology. Larry Greenemeier reports
Publication Date | Feb 10, 2014
Duration | 00:20:00
Publication Date | Feb 10, 2014
Duration | 00:20:00
Scientific American technology editor Seth Fletcher talks about the recent Consumer Electronics Show and astronomy editor Clara Moskowitz discusses last month's American Astronomical Society conference