On using synthetic biology to create next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics -- an interview with James J. Collins of Harvard and MIT, one of founders of the field.

Synthesizing Engineering and Biology

How science fiction promotes science curiosity and why that matters. Hear from science communication practitioners and scholars Reyhaneh Maktoufi, Thomas DeFrantz, and Stephanie Castillo.

Science Curious Through Science Fiction

The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are already transforming our view of the universe. Hear from John Mather, Nobel Laureate and senior project scientist for JWST at NASA.

Pulling Back the Cosmic Veil

There are many ways organisms adapt to their environments, which can be seen both with the eye and in an organism's genetic sequence.

The Genes Behind Ecosystems

Researchers are working to understand the cellular composition and diversity of the brain, creating a catalog of cell types as well as seeking to plot the relationships, structures, and functions of those cell types.

The Brain Cartographer

Arrays of microneedles that could replace injections have been the subject of research for some 50 years, but have not yet been commercially successful. A new type of high-resolution 3D printing could change that.

3D Printing Medical Devices

As entomologist Suzanne W.T. Batra has long argued, there are far better pollinator bees than they honeybee. Hear an interview with the researcher whose colleagues at the USDA named a research conference "Batrafest" to honor her.

Beyond the Honeybee

Liquid-filled scaffolds that are not enclosed, but don’t leak? A team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory came with a 3D-printed unit with an internal structure that water clings to and flows into... even though it has holes.

Open Flow

Rewards and pitfalls to communicating science on social media: a discussion with Michael Xenos at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, BlackInNeuro and SciComm Collective's Danielle Nadin, and Samantha Yammine, also known on the internet as Science Sam.

Platforms, Echo Chambers, and Misinformation

Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi discusses his memoir, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Stars.

Entanglement and Choice

Periodic audiocasts from American Scientist, a publication of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.

Structural problems in STEM workplaces, and the importance of inclusivity in institutions -- a conversation with Shirley  Malcom.

Fixing Broken Biological Clocks

Structural problems in STEM workplaces, and the importance of inclusivity in institutions -- a conversation with Shirley Malcom.

A Sea Change in STEM

Lessons from past biotechnology controversies and the potentials and concerns that lie ahead -- a conversation with Insoo Hyun.

Guardrails for Biotech

Approaches to engage marginalized communities -- a conversation with Stephaun Elite Wallace.

(Re)building trust in public health campaigns

Data Communication

Using art as a tool for environmental education.

Art and Environmental Education

How science communicators are using music to make science more reflexive, equitable, and engaging to audiences.

Science and Hip Hop: Using Music to Communicate Science

This remarkably diverse group of dinosaurs went far beyond Triceratops.

The Crazy Anatomy of Horned Dinosaurs

Seeking to better describe the world, researchers are attempting to blend the languages of science and art.

A More Universal Language

An interview with virologist Peter Jay Hotez on the anti-vaccine movement and other challenges to vaccine development, including poverty, war and conflict, urbanization, and climate change.

Developing New Vaccines

American Scientist Podcast

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