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January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wild stuff. Music created using brain cells grown from the late composer Alvin Lucier’s blood generate sound.

From @sciam.bsky.social #ScienceQuickly

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The Dead Composer Whose ‘Brain’ Still Makes Music
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September 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Today’s #ScienceQuickly podcast from @sciam.bsky.social focuses on #RFKJr firing a key CDC vaccine review panel, which will likely result in major changes.

A previous interview w/ @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social informs the discussion: www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
RFK, Jr., Overhauls Vaccine Panel, Ocean Acidification Hits Alarming Levels, and Pangolins Face Hunting Threat
Major changes hit a key CDC vaccine advisory panel, ocean acidification crosses a critical threshold, and new research reveals an unexpected threat to pangolins.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This week’s #ScienceQuickly podcast from @sciam.bsky.social focuses on the current outbreak of #tuberculosis

“Just like we are seeing floods and other things happen more and more regularly, we’re going to see these events more and more regularly" - @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social

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Applying COVID Lessons to Today’s Infectious Disease Outbreaks
On COVID’s fifth anniversary, the U.S. is facing an outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas that makes strong public health systems as important as ever.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our Director @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social appeared on this week’s #ScienceQuickly podcast from @sciam.bsky.social which was the final of 3 episodes focused on #birdflu.

They discussed how well we are prepared for the pandemic potential for a #H5 virus, & look at the science for vaccine development.
Bird Flu Vaccines Are under Development at Biosecure Laboratories like This
This San Antonio, Tex., lab takes biosecurity seriously. Suit up with its scientists and go behind the scenes of the science of vaccine creation.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican:

#measles outbreak, #ai in warfare, sped-up global #warming

In this episode of Science Quickly, we cover a few important updates on the measles outbreaks in the U.S. We also look at how governments are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence for […]
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March 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican

A teen, an algorithm and the race to stop #poaching

In this episode of Science Quickly, freelance wildlife writer #melissahobson investigates how a 17‑year‑old’s breakthrough artificial-intelligence-based gunshot detector could transform antipoaching […]
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February 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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How Venezuela’s Heavy Crude Shapes Climate Risks

In this episode, we dive into the climate stakes behind #venezuela’s vast but troubled #oil reserves and the country’s mounting tensions with neighboring Guyana. Climate reporter @amywestervelt breaks down […]
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January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican

America’s #children Face a New Era of #Health Risk

Recent federal public #health changes could affect children’s health, from #vaccine access to essential #medical care. In this episode, senior editor Dan Vergano breaks down what shifting national […]
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January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
#sciencequickly: Inside the Struggle to Save an #orca Community

#kendrapierrelouis: For #ScientificAmerican’s Science Quickly (...)

If you’re of a certain generation, you might be able to trace your affinity for #orcas to repeated viewings of a certain movie: the seminal 1993 film Free Willy […]
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December 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican:

Can #vaccines Help Defeat #cancer?

Host Kendra #pierrelouis speaks with reporter Rowan #mooregerety about how #mrna #vaccines, first successfully developed to protect against #covid, are now being tested to treat cancers such as pancreatic cancer […]
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November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican: Kissing Bugs, Koalas and Clues to Life on Mars

A paper published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argues that #chagas_disease is now #endemic in the U.S. #koalas may finally be spared from a deadly epidemic. Meanwhile NASA’s #perseverance […]
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September 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican: Kissing Bugs, Koalas and Clues to Life on Mars

A paper published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argues that #chagas_disease is now #endemic in the U.S. #koalas may finally be spared from a deadly epidemic. Meanwhile NASA’s #perseverance […]
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September 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican:

The Deep Sea’s Mysterious Oxygen Source

#mining the Deep Sea Could Threaten a Source of #ocean #oxygen

Deep-sea rocks packed with valuable metals may also be making oxygen in the deep, dark ocean—raising new questions about the cost of mining them […]
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August 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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#BirdFlu’s Jump to #cattle Took Dairy Farmers by Surprise (Part 2)

Dairy cattle have become an intermediary between avian #influenza found in wild birds and the handful of recorded #h5n1 bird flu cases in humans. Senior news reporter Meghan #bartels took […]
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June 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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How #birdflu Went from an Isolated Avian Illness to a Human #pandemic #threat (Part 1)

Bird flu #outbreaks in #poultry and #cattle have caused concern for public health officials. There have been few reported cases of human transmission, but the growing […]
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June 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican:

A Tuberculosis Outbreak Exposes U.S. Postpandemic Vulnerabilities

It’s been five years since #covid was declared a global pandemic.
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Now the U.S. faces a #tuberculosis #outbreak in #kansas that underscores the importance of public health […]
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March 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican:

#measles Misinformation, #ozone Recovery and Woolly #mice

In this week's news roundup, we dig into measles misinformation, ozone recovery and new findings on using nasal cartilage to treat knee injuries.

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March 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
#sciencequickly by #scientificamerican : #tuberculosis Outbreak, #rfk, Jr.’s Confirmation Hearings and #polarbear Hair

In this week’s roundup, catch up on the spread of #bird_flu in the U.S., a tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas and lessons from fossilized vomit

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February 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#sciencequickly podcast by #scientificamerican:

What the End of #us. #netneutrality Means For You

Net #neutrality, the principle that all #internet #traffic should be treated equally, was heralded by the Federal Communications Commission and open Internet advocates. A federal court struck […]
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January 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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#outbreaks of #norovirus, a Death from #birdflu and #wildfires in L.A.

Norovirus cases are up this year, with 91 reported outbreaks nationwide. Human metapneumovirus (#hMPV) cases are up in China and India. There has also been an increase in the U.S […]
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January 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#sciencequickly - Podcast by #scientificamerican:

Anthony #fauci Is Worried about #BirdFlu—And How Our Divisions Could Help It Hurt Us

“America’s Doctor” says that our common enemy is the danger posed by viruses, not each other.

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December 4, 2024 at 12:07 PM
#sciencequickly Podcast by #scientificamerican:
Your Rundown of the Science #nobels, and #ýEuropaClipper Is Delayed

Everything you need to know about last week’s #physics, #chemistry, and #physiology or medicine #Nobels. #covid could raise the risk of #heart_attacks and strokes years after […]
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October 14, 2024 at 11:46 AM
#sciencequickly Podcast by #scientificamerican:

The Danger of Hurricane Downpours and the End of ‘Climate Havens’

#hurricanes #beryl, #francine and #helene have battered the Gulf Coast this year. #hurricane #milton is expected to add to the #destruction, particularly in parts of the west […]
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October 9, 2024 at 4:08 PM