Best Science News Podcasts? 136
scienceListener asks: "As an avid radio listener with an interest in science and technology communication, I'm really excited about podcasts. I've found many that I like, and many more that are just terrible. One of the areas I find very lacking is science news podcasting. Aside from some very good podcasts that are really repackaged radio shows (NPR's Science Friday and their aggregated Health and Science, Canada's Quirks and Quarks, Australia's The Science Show, and a few others), and a couple produced by science centers (the Current Science & Technology Podcast from Boston's Museum of Science and the Redshift Report from the Ontario Science Centre -- which is good but isn't really about science news), I haven't found any independently-produced science podcasts worth listening to. Is anyone doing science news without the help of a major organization and doing it well?"
Two of my favorites that you did not mention: (Score:5, Informative)
slacker astronomy http://www.slackerastronomy.org/slack-live.xml [slackerastronomy.org]
skepticality Science and Skeptic Thought http://skepticality.libsyn.com/rss/ [libsyn.com]
Incidentally, I wonder if this article will slasdot itunes podcasts section? Podcasts don't seem to get the greatest amount of bandwidth compared to the rest of the itunes Music Store.
Skepticality (Score:3, Informative)
And it has been the locus of an amazing story over the last two months. Host Derek Colanduno, by no means a senior citizen (I'd guess he's in his early 30s), had a major stroke or aneurysm event at the beginning of September, that put him in intensive care in an induced coma for a week. For a day o
Re:Two of my favorites that you did not mention: (Score:1)
Re:Two of my favorites that you did not mention: (Score:2)
You can use iPodder, iTunes, or Winamp to subscribe to the feed and download or play the mp3 files, or you could just search that page that loaded in your browser for the mp3 links, and download them from there.
Re:Two of my favorites that you did not mention: (Score:2)
Or you can load it into any RSS reader.
Re:Two of my favorites that you did not mention: (Score:2)
Re:Two of my favorites that you did not mention: (Score:2)
There is no such block.
P.S. If you're going to troll, I suggest you put a little more effort into it next time.
I think the news is pretty scary right now (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:I think /. is pretty scary right now (Score:2)
A few choices... (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/ [thenakedscientists.com]
Berkeley Groks Science
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~clgroks/ [berkeley.edu]
ScienceCast:
http://sciencecast.net/ [sciencecast.net]
Personally, I can't get into indie podcasts due to the typically poor production values. There are a lot of insightful podcasters that could be developing a real audience if they would just buy a high quality mic.
Re:A few choices... (Score:5, Funny)
What a disappointment that site was. I didn't find one naked scientist.
Re:A few choices... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:A few choices... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A few choices... (Score:2)
Record your own TV shows [vobbo.com], I'll comp anyone who's serious and does a science-related broadcast.
For kids? (Score:2)
Re:For kids? (Score:2)
Re:A few choices... (Score:1)
Re:A few choices... (Score:1)
Oh bullocks, nonsense, crap, crap, crap.
We are such spoiled pussies about things like this. There are some insanely great indie podcasts out there and you are missing out if you turn them off because of less-than-NPR-quality sound quality. Ever hear an old Stones record? It is sloppy and sounds
This Week in Science (Score:5, Informative)
Re:This Week in Science (Score:2)
Re:This Week in Science (Score:2)
add ScienceFriday.com to the list (Score:2, Informative)
Nature podcast (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Nature podcast (Score:2)
This Week In Tech (TWIT) (Score:1)
my favorite (Score:2, Informative)
Nature Journal (Score:1, Redundant)
http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/index.html [nature.com]
Re:Nature Journal (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Nature Journal (Score:1)
Considering the souce of the image
Re:Nature Journal (Score:1)
And for the record, my mind has a LONG way to climb before it can be considered "gutter friendly".
- ME -
Re:IT Conversations (Score:1)
Here's a few I like (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.slackerastronomy.org/slack-live.xml [slackerastronomy.org]
Science @ NASA
http://science.nasa.gov/podcast.xml [nasa.gov]
Universe Today
http://www.universetoday.com/audio.xml [universetoday.com]
Berkeley Groks
http://www.groks.net/groks.rss [groks.net]
Regulus
http://www.regulusastro.com/regulus/whatsup/podca
Expanding the list ... (Score:3, Informative)
Let's Talk Stars (Astronomy)
http://www.letstalkstars.com [letstalkstars.com]
Celestial North Radio (Astronomy)
http://www.celestialnorth.org/radio/radio_program. htm [celestialnorth.org]
NPR Science Friday
http://www.sciencefriday.com [sciencefriday.com]
BBC's The Sky at Night (the best weekly science program ever)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/spaceguide/skya tnight/proginfo.shtml [bbc.co.uk]
BBC Science Radio
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/ [bbc.co.uk]
Dr Karl ROCKS!!! (Score:5, Informative)
Dr Karl has a happy hour on Triple-J every Thursday morning with Mel (who most slashdotters would die for) - and it's also released as a podcast too. http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/stn/default.htm [abc.net.au]
Once a week for a magic hour, Karl is Live on Air on triple j. It's an hour devoted to the collective exploration of some of the great mysteries of life, such as "why does the water in the shower slow down just when it gets hot?"
Another one from the ABC (australia) - Starstuff (Score:2)
Its a weekly round up of space news. Described as "NewsRadio's astronomy, space sciences and cosmology program, has the latest discoveries across the universe and space science news from around the world. Hosted by NewsRadio Science Editor Stuart Gary."
Its one of the best science shows Ive ever heard.
Whoops. Link.. (Score:2)
Yet another one from the ABC -- Ockham's Razor (Score:1)
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ockham/default.h
joe
Re:Dr Karl ROCKS!!! (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Dr Karl ROCKS!!! (Score:1)
Best science news, but not a podcast (Score:5, Informative)
http://scienceweek.com/ [scienceweek.com]
It's not breezy, consumer friendly reporting of scientific oddities, but succinct, clear writing about serious science, complete with contextual explanations.
I don't bother with anything else.
Re:Best science news, but not a podcast (Score:3, Interesting)
succinct, clear writing about serious science
The articles look interesting, but there's a definite political bent on the editorial pages. No matter what you think of National Review, calling them [scienceweek.com] "a frequent repository of right-wing slop and spittle" is pretty inflammatory. I get tired of seeing politics everywhere. I wish science writers would frame things so that they're disagreeing with, say, "creationists," instead of "the right wing." It would be apolitical, and a lot more accurate.
Re:Best science news, but not a podcast (Score:2)
In any case, the main, non-editorial, content is non-partisan as far as I know.
Re:Best science news, but not a podcast (Score:1)
If I melted Lite Brite [sfpg.com] pegs and ate the resulting rainbow fondue, my vomit would resemble that site.
KPFA Explorations (Score:2, Informative)
Wanhoffs Wunderbare Welt der Wissenschaft (Score:2, Informative)
New Scientist (Score:2, Informative)
The Space Show (Score:2, Informative)
No! You can't get that for free! (Score:5, Insightful)
If you want some college kid giving you their un-informed or one dimensional opinion on current science, you can get that for nearly nothing without any kind of backing. If you want good science journalism you need a team of well trained people each doing their bit to get the facts, get the interviews etc.
Re:No! You can't get that for free! (Score:2)
You have to be a serious expert to talk intelligently on any subject off the top of your head. A person can only be an expert on so many subjects. It's poss
You are one of those people .... (Score:2)
What about if scientists talk about what they are doing?
Or journalists with a heavy scientific background give their opinion or explanations about scientific matters?
You obviously have been under a rock the last, er, 10 years? The internet stopped been the real of bored teenagers exclusively some time ago...
Re:You are one of those people .... (Score:2)
I was making the point that a regular, well researched science show ie a QUALITY show as opposed to one person's rant (be it scientist, college kid, or pimply teen) is going to require a
The space show (Score:2)
- Jim
Science News rocks! (Score:3, Informative)
SciNews is run by some non-profit organization, so its not the watery, awkwardly-written PopSci articles you get with most commercial publications, i.e. the "Discovery X Can Cure Cancer" or "New 2006 Automobiles Filled with Science!"
New Scientist ain't bad either, though can be a bit flakey. I'd avoid the audio broadcasts of Scientific American, which has articles that tend to be longer and murkier. That pub's seen better days.
how to get "Science News" free (Score:1)
Caveat: they don't read the entire thing cover to cover, just selected articles.
The show is called Science of our Times
http://sunsounds.rio.maricopa.edu/schedules/sunday [maricopa.edu] look at 5 pm
I have a program, Replay Radio, which is a basic TiVo for internet radio. I just tell it to tape "Science of our Times", and it knows what to do and when to do it.
ABC Radio National (Score:3, Informative)
Re:ABC Radio National (Score:1)
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Berkely Groks Science - ack that voice! (Score:1)
Re:Berkely Groks Science - ack that voice! (Score:1)
Re:Berkely Groks Science - ack that voice! (Score:1)
Coast to Coast (Score:1, Interesting)
seti's podcast (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:seti's podcast (Score:2)
MicrobeWorld Radio (Score:2)
My wife (MicroBio Ph.D) tells me this is a nice podcast for laypeople.
"Not My Fault!" - Re:MicrobeWorld Radio (Score:2)
MicrobeWorld & Nature (Score:1)
For an indie production, try MedDot: http://www.genexpression.com/MedDot/Podcast/MedDot Pod.html [genexpression.com] Each podcast introduces 4 science papers and provides some of the details. It might be too detailed for dabblers. The parent site is slash-based http://www.meddot.org/ [meddot.org]
podcasts... (Score:2)
Re:podcasts... (Score:1, Informative)
Re:podcasts... (Score:1)
KGNU's "How on Earth" - quality science journalism (Score:2)
We don't quite yet have it configured as a podcast with nice topic information, but you can listen to the mp3s off of our web site. For the shows starting 2005-09-06, go to http://kgnu.net/audio/HowOnEarth/ [kgnu.net]. "Jim Hightower" is the segment just before How on Earth, and in our current state you'll usually have to skip a minute or two of his show before the science show.
How
French program (Score:2)
http://radio-canada.com/radio/baladodiffusion/ [radio-canada.com]
(btw, I hate the translated term they came up with. "baladodiffusion")
In Our Time on BBC Radio 4 (Score:1)
On the Radio (Score:2)
theWatt: Energy Issues (Score:4, Informative)
Tech Nation (Score:3, Informative)
http://www.technation.com/ [technation.com]
If you ever say PODCAST again... (Score:1)
Re:If you ever say PODCAST again... (Score:1)
Re:If you ever say PODCAST again... (Score:2)
Re:If you ever say PODCAST again... (Score:2, Funny)
NewScientist is about to start pod-casting (Score:1, Interesting)
One that I don't recommend. (Score:1)
Science Video (Score:1)
Science International (Score:1)
Discovery science podcast (Score:2, Informative)
If you like a good, broad mix of Science - new science, hard science, pop science, historical science and very silly science, listen to Discovery.
Discovery is produced by a different subset of the team every week. We have the latest and most unusual in science news, science features and interviews.
The Discovery archives [ourmedia.org] are hosted on archive.org. We put the http://feeds.feedbu [feedburner.com]
DailySonic (Score:1)
Plugging myself (Score:1)
Science News (Score:1)
space.com new podcast (Score:1)
Re:Any good christian science podcasts? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Any good christian science podcasts? (Score:1)
So be careful how you
Re:Any good christian science podcasts? (Score:1)
Yes, I know.
The denomination emerged about a hundred years ago as a result of quack medicine concurrent with the "science" of the time. The officials railed on magnetism and weird drugs at the time (recall Coke's advertising of the era--a "tonic" or other medicinal beverage) and instead placed an emphasis in trusting in God as a source of healing.
Cool, I didn't know that.
But, what I find really FUNNY is that the OP was mod'ed as "Flamebait" or some
Christian Science is a denomination (Score:2)
Re:Any good christian science podcasts? (Score:1)
Re:Hmmmmmmm (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Hmmmmmmm (Score:1)
Unfortunately where I live if it's broadcast over radio waves it's called "Infinity".