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Breakthrough of the Year, our favorite online news stories, and the year in books
Breakthrough of the Year, our favorite online news stories, and the year in books
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
As the year comes to a close, we review the best science, the best stories, and the best books from 2019. Our end-of-the-year episode kicks off with Host Sarah Crespi and Online News Editor David Grimm talking about the top online stories on things like human self-domestication, the “wood wide web,” and more.
News Editor Tim Appenzeller joins Sarah to discuss Science’s 2019 Breakthrough of the Year, some of the contenders for breakthrough, also known as runners-up, and the breakdowns—when science and politics just didn’t seem to mix this year.
Finally, Science books editor Valerie Thompson brings her favorites from the world of science-inflected media. She and Sarah talk about some of the best books reviewed in Science this year, a food extinction book we should have reviewed, a pair of science-centric films, and even an award-winning birding board game.
For more science books, films, and games, visit the books et al blog at blogs.sciencemag.org/books.
This week’s episode was edited by Podigy.
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About the Science Podcast
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[Image: Roots, Craig Cloutier/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook]
Authors: Sarah Crespi; David Grimm; Tim Appenzeller; Valerie Thompson
News Editor Tim Appenzeller joins Sarah to discuss Science’s 2019 Breakthrough of the Year, some of the contenders for breakthrough, also known as runners-up, and the breakdowns—when science and politics just didn’t seem to mix this year.
Finally, Science books editor Valerie Thompson brings her favorites from the world of science-inflected media. She and Sarah talk about some of the best books reviewed in Science this year, a food extinction book we should have reviewed, a pair of science-centric films, and even an award-winning birding board game.
For more science books, films, and games, visit the books et al blog at blogs.sciencemag.org/books.
This week’s episode was edited by Podigy.
Ads on this week’s show: Bayer; Lightstream; KiwiCo
Listen to previous podcasts.
About the Science Podcast
++
[Image: Roots, Craig Cloutier/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook]
Authors: Sarah Crespi; David Grimm; Tim Appenzeller; Valerie Thompson
Released:
Dec 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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