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Science & the City delivers a new podcast every Friday featuring interviews, conversations, and lectures by noted scientists and authors. You can subscribe to our podcast feed and hear our latest edition each time you sync your iPod or MP3 player. To download a podcast to your computer, right-click on "listen" and select "save target as." [click here for more information on podcasts]
The Science of ChampagneGerard Liger-BelairGerard Liger-Belair has been studying the science of champagne bubbles for 10 years. Learn just how important bubbles are to the taste this celebratory drink - and find out the science behind it. Sponsor: Science & the City Food Series listen (9.5 MB) | running time 00:41:00Sundance-Sloan Film AwardsRyan Knighton, Michael Almereyda, Doron Weber, Anne LaiMeet the Sundance Institute's Sloan Fellowship winner and the 2008 Sundance-Sloan Grant recipient - two screenwriters with a serious science focus. Editor's Note: The Sundance Screenwriter's Lab was held in Park City, Utah. listen (4.3 MB) | running time 00:18:28 Food Foraging in Central ParkWildman Steve BrillJoin a New York naturalist as he leads a spring food foraging tour in Central Park. Learn the history, science, and folklore behind foraging for your own food. www.wildmanstevebrill.com. Sponsor: Science & the City listen (4.8 MB) | running time 00:20:35 Distortions of MemoryDeirdre Bair, Bruno Clement, Maryse Conde, William Hirst, Edward NersessianExperts in language, literature, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychoanalysis discuss what is known about how we store and subsequently recall the past. Sponsor: The Philoctetes Center listen (12 MB) | running time 00:52:15 Physics of the ImpossibleMichio KakuThe cofounder of string field theory offers a scientific exploration of the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel. Sponsor: Science & the City Author Series listen (13.6 MB) | running time 00:58:57 Future of the StockmarketJustin Fox, Bernard Madoff, Ailsa Roell, Robert Schwartz, Muriel Siebert, and Josh StampfliInvestors, economists, and quantitative finance experts discuss how technological innovations have hastened the growth of the markets. Sponsor: Philoctetes Center listen (13.3 MB) | running time 00:57:52 The Origin of Brain Degenerative DisordersPatrick HofA Mt. Sinai School of Medicine neuroscientist explains the morpho-molecular features that render certain neuronal populations of the brain vulnerable to degeneration. Sponsor: American Museum of Natural History listen (15 MB) | running time 01:05:09 Your Inner FishNeil ShubinThe University of Chicago's Associate Dean of Organismal Biology and Anatomy speaks about his new book, which gives the 3.5 billion year history of the human body. Sponsor: American Museum of Natural History listen (8.7 MB) | running time 00:37:40 The Neuroscience of Fair PlayDonald PfaffThe head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at Rockefeller University describes how ethics may be a hardwired function of the human brain. Sponsor: Science & the City Author Series listen (9.9 MB) | running time 00:42:49 
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