Chemical Heritage Foundation
How can I help CHF?

Audio Science

CHF’s weekly podcast, Distillations, is but one of many offerings available to listeners interested in the past, present, and future of science. Here are some free favorites from the world of online audio.

 

60-Second Science, Scientific American

www.sciam.com/podcast

A daily, one-minute show with reports and commentaries on science news.

 

Bytesize Science, American Chemical Society

www.feeds.feedburner.com/BytesizeScience

An educational podcast that translates news from ACS journals into accessible stories for young listeners.

 

Radio Lab, WNYC

www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab

Hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich explore the science of "big ideas" like love, memory, and mortality.

 

Chemistry World Podcast, Chemistry World

www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/podcast/CWpodcast.asp

A monthly companion piece to Chemistry World magazine, with interviews and discussions.

 

Engines of Our Ingenuity

www.uh.edu/engines/

John K. Lienhard of KUHF in Houston, Texas, offers short takes on the history of technology and invention.

 

Experiment of the Week, Robert Krampf

www.krampf.com/news.html

A video version of science educator Krampf's popular "Experiment of the Week" e-mail.

 

ICISradio, ICIS

www.deputyedtiorecn.podomatic.com

The ICIS editorial team presents insights for and about the global chemicals industry.

 

Science and the City, New York Academy of Sciences

www.nyas.org/snc/podcasts.asp

This weekly show features interviews, conversations, and lectures by noted scientists.

 

Microbeworld Radio, American Society for Microbiology

www.microbeworld.org

Ninety seconds of anything and everything you ever wanted to know about microbes.

 

The Missing Link, Elizabeth Green Musselman

www.missinglinkpodcast.wordpress.com

A monthly, long-form podcast on the history of science by a professor of history at Southwestern University.

 

The Naked Scientists, BBC/Chris Smith

www.thenakedscientists.com

A team from Cambridge University takes a "stripped down" approach to science, with Q&A and guest appearances from prominent scientists.

 

Science Elements, American Chemical Society

www.acswebcontent.acs.org/communications/podcasts/science_elements.html

A weekly podcast offering highlights from the ACS's 35 peer-reviewed journals and Chemical and Engineering News.