Popular science podcasts are entertaining and informative looks at different topics with a scientific perspective.


The PopSci Podcast
From Cocktail Party Science to our foolproof 5-Minute-Project video series, here's your one-stop source for the PopSci Podcasts

Science of YouTube: Uncanny Valley
29 Sep 2008 at 6:56pm
In the premier episode, we dive into that space between the robots and humans and find some very creepy things. Follow the series at popsci.com/scitube.
iPod Hat Trick
8 Sep 2008 at 5:41pm
Trick out your iPod three easy ways
Cocktail Party Science: Carbon Discredit
8 Jul 2008 at 6:31pm
Russ George knew how to fight global warming: Grow rainforests' worth of plantlife in the open ocean, plantlife that would suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. He had the boat, the money and the team to make it happen. Everything was going according to planâthat is, until the environmentalists mobilized
Visting the Green Megalopolis
30 Jun 2008 at 1:03pm
Visting the Green Megalopolis
Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet
23 Jun 2008 at 4:29pm
To rescue the Earth, we need bold engineering ideas that go beyond simple recycling
Cocktail Party Science: Inventions of the Year
9 Jun 2008 at 5:19pm
A homebuilt tumor killer, one-wheeled motorcycle and more
Cocktail Party Science: The Space Archaeologists
22 May 2008 at 6:02pm
Archaeologists are using satellites and high-tech radar to unearth ancient civilizationsâand avoid landmines along the way
Cocktail Party Science: Inside Speed Racer
14 May 2008 at 3:23pm
The science of the summer blockbuster.
Cocktail Party Science: The Real Iron Man
25 Apr 2008 at 3:31pm
Super powerful exoskeletons aren't just the stuff of science fiction
Cocktail Party Science: RC Jets
15 Apr 2008 at 5:03pm
It's not kids stuff. The high-stakes hobby of R/C jets on this week's podcast as host Chuck Cage sits down with the writer and photographer behind "Wing Men".
Cocktail Party Science: All About DIY
7 Apr 2008 at 6:31pm
How the motorized skateboard for the urban jungle came about. Staff photographer John Carnett relays the story of his latest DIY exploits.
Cocktail Party Science: Science Confirms the Obvious
31 Mar 2008 at 1:19pm
Caffeine wakes you up, rock stars die young and long ambulance rides aren't ideal. The writers and editors of PopSci's "Science Confirms the Obvious," talk to Chuck Cage about the studies that make you say "duh."
Cocktail Party Science: How it Works
24 Mar 2008 at 4:03pm
Rip open a Pleo, get the run down on hybrids, and learn about the military's  futuristic flying laser gun as Chuck Cage and the editors of PopSci take you inside some of the world's most sophisticated machines.
Cocktail Party Science: Solving the Gas Problem
17 Mar 2008 at 2:38pm
The editors and writers of <i>PopSci</i> sit down with host Chuck Cage to discuss genetically-modified fuel, the Vatican and whether the Internet is, indeed, for porn (not voters).
Cocktail Party Science: Jonathan Coulton, Live at SXSW
11 Mar 2008 at 3:36pm
Listen to JoCo, review the origins of the Internet and learn how tech can change the world in this week's podcast