Science Quickly

Science Quickly

By Scientific American

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

Recent Episodes

Measles outbreak, AI in warfare, sped-up global warming

9 Mar 2026

Michael Pollan explores consciousness, AI and the brain

6 Mar 2026

A tech journalist, some hot dogs and an AI hoax

4 Mar 2026

Women’s heart health, Artemis update, postbirthing vitamins for reindeer

2 Mar 2026

A teen, an algorithm and the race to stop poaching

27 Feb 2026

The science behind polyamory

25 Feb 2026

New dino, vaccine shake-ups, dirty air risks

23 Feb 2026

The surprising enigma of slippery ice

20 Feb 2026

Can AI keep Alzheimer’s patients safe at home?

18 Feb 2026

Trump’s climate rollback, this wild winter and ‘Penisgate’

16 Feb 2026

The evolutionary riddle of the kiss

13 Feb 2026

How Heated Rivalry nailed its Russian

11 Feb 2026

Rhythm babies, rocket delays, solar fireworks

9 Feb 2026

Psychiatry’s playbook is about to get torn up

6 Feb 2026

The curious case of the nonburpers

4 Feb 2026

A new AI tool to decode DNA, a medical marvel and a rebel lipstick vine

2 Feb 2026

The hidden genius behind nonreflective glass

30 Jan 2026

Want to smell more attractive? Try these foods

28 Jan 2026

A historic moon mission, AI that helps restore stroke patients’ voice and the oldest cave art ever found

26 Jan 2026

The quest for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA

23 Jan 2026

What is consciousness, really?

21 Jan 2026

EPA weakens air pollution rules, cancer survival soars, and NASA evacuates astronauts

19 Jan 2026

How Venezuela’s Heavy Crude Shapes Climate Risks

16 Jan 2026

The Great Seed Oil Panic

14 Jan 2026

Woodpeckers Rock the Lab, AI Steps Out of the Chat Box, and Flu Hits Hard

12 Jan 2026

Weighing the Good and Bad of Weight-Loss Drugs

9 Jan 2026

America’s Children Face a New Era of Health Risk

7 Jan 2026

How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

5 Jan 2026

ENCORE: Algorithmic Social Media Is Driving New Slang

2 Jan 2026

ENCORE: Understanding the Science of ‘Squirting’

31 Dec 2025