Science Quickly podcast

Science Quickly

Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

 

#1941

How common viruses could quietly raise your cancer risk

In this episode of Science Quickly, one of SciAm’s Young American Scientists, biologist Ja... more

19 Jun 2026

15 MINS

15:34

19 Jun 2026


#1940

The neuroscientist decoding how the brain learns

In this episode, host Rachel Feltman interviews neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa, who is among... more

17 Jun 2026

19 MINS

19:22

17 Jun 2026


#1939

From aspiring actress to NASA astrophysicist

In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman interviews NASA astrophysicist Eri... more

15 Jun 2026

22 MINS

22:50

15 Jun 2026


#1938

Disclosure Day and the science of alien language

In the new movie Disclosure Day, aliens communicate through a series of strange clicks and... more

12 Jun 2026

15 MINS

15:47

12 Jun 2026


#1937

The science of World Cup grass

In this episode of Science Quickly, we explore the science behind preparing natural grass ... more

10 Jun 2026

17 MINS

17:32

10 Jun 2026


#1936

World Cup health monitoring ramps up as Mars mission ends and AI rules shift

In this episode of Science Quickly, we look at how World Cup host cities are tracking pote... more

08 Jun 2026

09 MINS

09:15

08 Jun 2026


#1935

What’s in a name? When it comes to PCOS, a lot

In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman interviews physician Anuja Dokras ... more

05 Jun 2026

15 MINS

15:58

05 Jun 2026


#1934

The math behind your daily annoyances

From the mystery of why elevator waits feel endless to the surprisingly tricky problem of ... more

03 Jun 2026

13 MINS

13:01

03 Jun 2026


#1933

Why this Ebola outbreak is so different

In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman and Scientific American senior des... more

01 Jun 2026

11 MINS

11:51

01 Jun 2026


#1932

You think you’re using your phone. It’s using you back

In this episode of Science Quickly, author Vanessa Chang discusses her book The Body Digit... more

29 May 2026

23 MINS

23:52

29 May 2026


#1931

Can we build a world that works for all?

In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman interviews leading thinker Jeremy ... more

27 May 2026

18 MINS

18:29

27 May 2026


#1930

The fake disease that fooled AI

Have you ever turned to an artificial intelligence chatbot for medical advice? In this epi... more

22 May 2026

14 MINS

14:41

22 May 2026


#1929

Nukes on the moon?

In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman speaks with science journalist Rob... more

20 May 2026

16 MINS

16:49

20 May 2026


#1928

Hantavirus update, PCOS name change, ‘cheeky’ fish behavior

 In this episode of Science Quickly, we get the latest on the hantavirus outbreak with Tan... more

18 May 2026

11 MINS

11:43

18 May 2026


#1927

Why Black women face a silent health crisis

In this episode of Science Quickly, gynecologic oncologist and health equity researcher Ke... more

15 May 2026

15 MINS

15:58

15 May 2026


#1926

Do you actually need more protein? What the science says

Protein is having a major moment, showing up in everything from snack foods to coffee drin... more

13 May 2026

16 MINS

16:25

13 May 2026


#1925

Hantavirus at sea, microplastics, and the Alaska tsunami mystery

In this science news roundup, we start with a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruis... more

11 May 2026

12 MINS

12:50

11 May 2026


#1924

Influencers are obsessed with peptides. What does the science say?

Peptides are everywhere right now—from weight-loss drugs to TikTok wellness hacks—but the ... more

08 May 2026

20 MINS

20:26

08 May 2026


#1923

He let AI agents run a start-up—and things got weird fast

In this episode of Science Quickly, journalist Evan Ratliff joins Kendra Pierre-Louis to d... more

06 May 2026

23 MINS

23:45

06 May 2026


#1922

Scorpion stingers, preeclampsia hope, canceled wind farms

In this week’s Science Quickly news roundup, we look at promising results from a new study... more

04 May 2026

12 MINS

12:57

04 May 2026


#1921

The science of psychedelic therapy

In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman and science journalist Jane C. Hu ... more

01 May 2026

18 MINS

18:13

01 May 2026