This is an A. borealis phorid fly female, depositing eggs into a worker honey bee. Photo by Christopher Quock.

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Hour One- 2pm ET

One Scholar’s Take On The Power of The Placebo

New research suggests placebos may have the power to heal in certain applications. audio available (more)

Debate Persists Over Publishing Bird Flu Studies

A microbiologist and a biosecurity expert debate the risks and benefits of publishing two studies. audio available (more)

Levitating Fruit Flies To Learn About Space Travel

Using a powerful magnet, physicists are levitating insects to study the effects of zero gravity on biological systems. audio available watch video (more)

Hour Two-3pm ET

Parasitic Fly Threatens Honey Bee Populations

A biologist discusses the behavior of a parasitic fly that can cause honey bees to behave erratically, then kill them. audio available (more)

Winter Wonderland? Wonder No Longer

A panel of experts discusses the different scientific phenomena that combine to make up the winter season. audio available (more)

Science Friday Archives:

SciFri Blogs

Science and Art in Antarctica Posted January 4, 2012 by Kayla Iacovino. Laura Von Rosk, landscape artist turned Antarctic research and ice diving assistant, spent the last...

It Don’t Bug Me Posted December 23, 2011 by Sam Flatow. Kids these days are crazy about “vintage.” “Vintage” 8 tracks, “vintage” t-shirts, “vintage” mayonnaise –...

The Coast is Clear â€” For Climate Change Mayhem Posted December 5, 2011 by Neil Wagner. . Early November brought Alaska its worst storm in decades. It was described as “historic,”...

Science and the Arts

Picturing Medicine’s History

The Art of Medicine: Over 2,000 Years of Images and Imagination by Julie Anderson, Emm Barnes, and Emma Shackleton. (University of Chicago Press, 2012.) Coffee table book alert. Actually I probably wouldn’t put The Art of Medicine on my coffee … Continue reading →

What’s (Not) In A Name

As a published author and successful painter, James Prosek has more tools than most artists for communicating what he sees in nature. But he’s dissatisfied. Mostly with Linnaeus and his eponymous system for naming the natural world. (Remember? Kingdom, Phylum, … Continue reading →

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