Science Quickly podcast

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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.

 

#1985

Slime molds, Pompeii and alien consciousness with Annalee Newitz

In this episode of Science Quickly, science journalist and science-fiction author Annalee ... more

18 hrs Ago

20 MINS

20:09

18 hrs Ago


#1984

Cover Story: Escaping the Infinite Scroll

How much screen time is too much? In this episode of Science Quickly, Scientific American ... more

Yesterday

29 MINS

29:32

Yesterday


#1983

Bee stingers, plastic risks and ovarian surprises

In this episode of Science Quickly: a surprising discovery about postmenopausal ovaries, n... more

19 Oct 2026

09 MINS

09:58

19 Oct 2026


#1982

What science says about endless phone scrolling

How much screen time is too much? In this episode of Science Quickly, Scientific American ... more

16 Oct 2026

23 MINS

23:30

16 Oct 2026


#1981

Are Blue Zones real?

Longevity research has fueled books, documentaries and billion-dollar industries, but how ... more

14 Oct 2026

16 MINS

16:38

14 Oct 2026


#1980

Fighting Fear with Facts: Navigating Infectious Disease Information [Sponsored]

From sensationalized health claims to AI-generated misinformation, misleading content can ... more

13 Oct 2026

23 MINS

23:00

13 Oct 2026


#1979

Nobel winners, neutrino detectors and nature’s longest-living tortoise

This week’s science news roundup unpacks the 2026 Nobel Prizes—from controlling brain cell... more

12 Oct 2026

11 MINS

11:02

12 Oct 2026


#1978

The doctor fighting for pain-free IUDs

In this episode of Science Quickly, Rachel Feltman speaks with Helena Kopp Kallner, an ob-... more

09 Oct 2026

18 MINS

18:43

09 Oct 2026


#1977

Who’s accountable when AI goes wrong?

When news broke that OpenAI agents had breached the AI platform Hugging Face, many headlin... more

07 Oct 2026

14 MINS

14:55

07 Oct 2026


#1976

El Niño flood threats, measles risks and a risky viral trend

In this episode of Science Quickly, we explore how an El Niño–driven Kelvin wave could inc... more

05 Oct 2026

14 MINS

14:35

05 Oct 2026


#1975

You’re probably walking past edible plants every day

In this episode of Science Quickly, Rachel Feltman speaks with Alexis Nikole Nelson, bette... more

02 Oct 2026

19 MINS

19:07

02 Oct 2026


#1974

Can you spot a romance scam?

In this episode of Science Quickly, Rachel Feltman speaks with criminologist Fangzhou Wang... more

30 Sep 2026

18 MINS

18:13

30 Sep 2026


#1973

Navigating Science and Health Misinformation [Sponsored]

As health misinformation surges online, Morgan McSweeney—known online as Dr. Noc, a scienc... more

29 Sep 2026

20 MINS

20:18

29 Sep 2026


#1972

Fire amoebas, fossilized vomit and AI energy demands

In this episode of Science Quickly, we cover discoveries both big and small, from the supe... more

28 Sep 2026

10 MINS

10:52

28 Sep 2026


#1971

Unexplainable: Dark matter and the end of answers

In this episode of Science Quickly, we share part two of our crossover with Vox’s Unexplai... more

25 Sep 2026

34 MINS

34:29

25 Sep 2026


#1970

Rethinking Age-Related Vision Loss [Sponsored]

Treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration has advanced significantly with anti-VE... more

24 Sep 2026

20 MINS

20:19

24 Sep 2026


#1969

Should you be ‘poop maxxing’?

As colon cancer rates rise in younger adults, more and more people are paying attention to... more

23 Sep 2026

16 MINS

16:19

23 Sep 2026


#1968

Space weapons are here, and AI experts are sounding alarms

In this episode of Science Quickly, we discuss newly revealed U.S. space weapons, growing ... more

21 Sep 2026

15 MINS

15:16

21 Sep 2026


#1967

Can you hear a forest disappear?

In this episode of Science Quickly, filmmaker and journalist Leah Varjacques takes us to a... more

18 Sep 2026

19 MINS

19:46

18 Sep 2026


#1966

Unexplainable: What happened before the big bang?

In this special crossover episode, Science Quickly shares an appearance by host Rachel Fel... more

16 Sep 2026

26 MINS

26:14

16 Sep 2026


#1965

From 9/11’s lasting legacy to AI’s disruptive future

In this episode of Science Quickly, we explore newly released 9/11 records and their revel... more

14 Sep 2026

12 MINS

12:39

14 Sep 2026


#1964

Is AI making us less human?

Can an artificial intelligence really be a friend? In this episode of Science Quickly, Sci... more

11 Sep 2026

26 MINS

26:25

11 Sep 2026


#1963

The surprising science of friendship

Friendships are key to our well-being, but what kind of friendships do we really want? Des... more

09 Sep 2026

17 MINS

17:56

09 Sep 2026


#1962

What if a dating app matched you with a dead body?

What if a dating app could optimize human connection, even after death? In this episode of... more

04 Sep 2026

15 MINS

15:44

04 Sep 2026


#1961

The hackers fighting to keep our water safe

Across the U.S., the digital infrastructure that runs our utilities is quickly aging, beco... more

02 Sep 2026

15 MINS

15:29

02 Sep 2026