Science Friday

Science Friday is a 2026 Signal Awards winner! 🏆 We are so proud to have won the Listener’s Choice Award in the science genre. Thank you to everyone who has listened to our show and voted for us. Your support means everything! https://lnkd.in/eGC__Zdn

Our Director of Audience Strategy Jaci Hirschfeld is speaking at the News Product Alliance Summit in Chicago! Her panel will discuss how newsrooms can build infrastructure to sort through and better understand their audience data. If you're also attending to the NPA Summit, check out the session! 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejkvqRW

Science Friday is nominated for a Signal Awards in their Science category! This nomination is not only a reflection of our team’s hard work, but also the incredible support of our listeners who tune in every week. If Science Friday has sparked your curiosity, taught you something new, or has been a fun part of your commute, please vote for us! Vote now before Oct. 15th: https://lnkd.in/e3kt4MJ4

Cephalopods are having a Hollywood glow-up. 🎬🐙 From monsters to villains to teachers, their on-screen roles have been changing as people understand them more. We explore the different movies cephalopods have starred in with our latest Science Goes To The Movies newsletter. Check out the article on our website and dive into our other cephalopod content that we’re dropping all week long. https://lnkd.in/ensKrB5D If you’ve been loving our cephalo-bration, join our Sea of Support with a donation! https://lnkd.in/eFg9hyCv

Join us on October 8th for a Cephalopod Week Q&A! Livestream will be on Science Friday’s YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/e9ya3xDN Learn about the endangered chambered nautilus, celebrate its cephalopod cousins like the octopus, and discover the ocean’s amazing biodiversity. We’ll be chatting with marine biologist Gregory Barord, Ph.D., Director of Science and Outreach for Save the Nautilus, and answering questions from the chat. Cephalopod fans of every age are welcome! When: Thursday, October 8 at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT Where: Science Friday’s YouTube channel (link above) Tickets: Free! RSVP for reminders below ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eBhwqqi7

It’s officially Cephalopod Week at Science Friday! All week long we’ll be celebrating our favorite squishy creatures with stories, games, educational activities, virtual events, and lots more! Dive in on our website at https://lnkd.in/epmKM9PY. And follow along on our socials (@scifri) to see if you can spot your favorite cephalopod! If you enjoy the content, give us a helping arm (or eight!) and join our Sea of Support! Every donation helps Science Friday keep science stories, activities, and special events coming. Make a splash at https://lnkd.in/evyzhw-2.

Are you curious about vermicomposting? Try this! Vermicomposting means composting with worms. They help speed up the process and you get to have a team of tiny recyclers working for you. Science Friday has a new educational resource to walk you through creating your own worm farm at home or in the classroom. This free resource also has worksheets, suggested questions, and videos to keep kids engaged. Check it out on our website! https://lnkd.in/egdC_X6H With a worm bin, you can watch one of Earth’s recycling systems in action and help keep food waste out of landfills. Leave a comment if you want to try this!

Science Friday's Flora Lichtman sat down with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson at a Climate Week NYC event produced by Grist last Friday. 🌍 They talked about the climate movement, climate solutions, and Ayana's path to becoming one of the foremost climate thinkers. The conversation was recorded and will be up on Science Friday’s podcast soon. Thank you to Grist for a wonderful evening and to Ayana for the inspiring discussion! 📸 credit: Jesse Egner

Who was at Podcast Movement in NYC? 🙋 🙋♂️ 🙋♀️ Our own Flora Lichtman joined Brittany Luse from NPR's It's Been A Minute and Valentina Powers from WNYC to chat about “Tips and Tricks for Building Podcast Audience.” It was a great reminder of how much we can learn from each other in this space. Thank you to everyone who came out and said hello!