Big Picture Science

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Big Picture Science is a one-hour radio show and podcast that connects ideas in surprising and humorous ways to illuminate the origins, the behavior, and the future of life—and  technology—on Earth.

What came before the Big Bang?  How does the brain work? Will our descendents be human or machine?  What’s the origin of humor?  We ponder these questions daily... and expound on them weekly.

But, wait!  There’s more!

Are you a doubting Thomas?  Good.  Join us as we separate science from pseudoscience—and facts from the phony—in Skeptic Check, our monthly episode devoted to critical thinking.

Whether it’s astrology, Bigfoot, or just the incessant onslaught of UFOs, we take it all on, wielding the skeptical scalpel of solid science.

It’s Skeptic Check... but don’t take our word for it!

 

 

 

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329 Pieces

Big Picture Science is a weekly one-hour science magazine that connects ideas in surprising and humorous ways to illuminate the origins and evolution of life and technology on this planet… and beyond.


Pieces

Caption: Talk the Walk, Credit: Seth Shostak
Birds and bees do it … and so do fish. In a discovery that highlights the adaptive benefits of walking, scientists have discovered fish that can wa...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WUFT, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: A Twist of Slime, Credit: Seth Shostak
Your daily mucus output is most impressive. Teaspoons or measuring cups can’t capture its entire volume. Find out how much your body churns out and...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, CHSR-FM 97.9 and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Granting Immunity, Credit: Seth Shostak
“Diversity or die” could be your new health mantra. Don’t boost your immune system, cultivate it! Like a garden, your body’s defenses benefit from...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., CHSR-FM 97.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Skeptic Check: UFO Conspiracy, Credit: Seth Shostak
UFOs are back. This time they’ve landed on Capitol Hill in the form of a public, congressional hearing. We watched the hearing with great interest,...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, WVTF, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: We'll Always Have Parasites, Credit: Scott Gardner
Imagine tapeworms longer than the height of an adult human. Or microbes that turn their hosts into zombies. If the revulsion they induce doesn’t do...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, KBBI Alaska, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Measure For Measure, Credit: Seth Shostak
Whether in miles or pounds, meters or kilograms, we take daily measure out our lives. But how did these units ever come to be, and why do we want t...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Fantastic-er Voyage, Credit: Seth Shostak
Thinking small can sometimes achieve big things. A new generation of diminutive robots can enter our bodies and deal with medical problems such as ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RadioFreePalmer, KIYU-FM, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Dinosaurs' Last Gasp, Credit: Seth Shostak
Do we have physical evidence of the last day of the dinosaurs? We consider fossilized fish in South Dakota that may chronicle the dramatic events t...

Bought by KIYU-FM, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KZUM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Allergy Reason, Credit: Seth Shostak
Runny nose. Itchy, watery eyes. Sneezing. If you don’t have allergies, you probably know someone who does. The number of people with allergies, inc...

Bought by WVTF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KIYU-FM, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Made for Mars, Credit: Seth Shostak
Do you have what it takes to survive on Mars? Beginning this month, four people will spend a year in a prototype Martian habitat meant to simulate...

Bought by KIYU-FM, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15