Sound Science is OMSI's weekly podcast. A podcast is a radio show you download on the internet. Your computer can subscribe to the show, and automatically download new episodes. A new episode is posted every Friday.

Sound Science 96 (4/25/08): This episode we talk about (1)why your tongue sticks to a frozen pole and (2)whether storing nuclear waste in a volcano would be bad. [Text answers: (1) (2) ]

Sound Science 95 (4/18/08): This episode we talk about why flu is seasonal and why we get fevers. [Text answer: (1) ]

Sound Science 94 (4/11/08): This episode we talk about (1)why pumpkins have ridges and (2)how deja vu happens. [Text answers: (1) (2) ]

Sound Science 93 (4/4/08): For NanoDays, we answer questions about nanotechnology, including: what is it, what can it be used for, can it build a space elevator, and what is gray goo? [More about nanotechnology and NanoDays at OMSI ]

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Each podcast we answer questions from listeners about science, technology and math. Educators talk about weather, chemistry, geology, physics, biology, inventions, and more!

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