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Take an inside look at Zipline, an ambitious drone delivery company, from the perspective of the person whose job is to find the company’s technological flaws — and fix them before lives are on the line.Modulus https://twitter.com/modulusmagHostsBrian McManus https://twitter.com/ ...  Show more

Understanding octopus intelligence requires stepping outside the notion of intelligence as we know it. Two octopus experts explain how they understand the curious creatures in this episode.Modulus https://twitter.com/modulusmagHostsBrian McManus https://twitter.com/TheBrianMcManu ...  Show more

The Planetary Society has just announced the latest awards in its Science and Technology Enabled by the Public (STEP) Grant program. With regular host Sarah Al-Ahmed on vacation, Mat Kaplan returns to introduce the principal investigator for a project that will prepare us to g ...

Original broadcast date: January 7, 2022. New innovations in gene and stem cell technology have the power to shape ecosystems and even change humanity. This hour, TED speakers share the breakthroughs heralding the next scientific revolution. Guests include biochemist Jennifer Dou ...  Show more

First up this week, Breakthroughs Editor Greg Miller joins producer Meagan Cantwell to discuss Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year. They also discuss some of the other scientific achievements that turned heads this year, from ancient DNA and autoimmune therapy, to precision p ...  Show more

Science doesn’t always get it right the first time—and that’s part of the journey. In this anniversary episode, we explore how ideas about nerve damage, sustainable materials and alien life have done a full 180. Recommended Reading Celebrating 180 Years of Scientific American 180 ...  Show more