Silkworms spin, depending on breed, between hundreds of meters to over a kilometer of continuous silk fiber to generate a cocoon for protection and permit the development of the pupa. Image courtesy of Fiorenzo Omenetto.

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Hour One- 2pm ET

Cooking for Geeks

Do you like to experiment with your food? We'll talk with the author of a new book about science, technology, and DIY hacks in the kitchen. (more)

Hour Two-3pm ET

BPA in Store Receipts

Bisphenol-A, a building block of plastics that has been identified as a hormone mimic, may be in your store receipts. (more)

Danica McKellar, Girls, and Math

Actress and author Danica McKellar joins us to talk about getting young girls fired up about mathematics. (more)

On Copyright and Hacking Your Phone

Rules issued last week by the US Copyright Office give legal sanction to 'jailbreaking' a cell phone, unlocking it to operate on different carriers, and more. (more)

Science Friday Archives:

SciFri Blogs

The Return Of The Dreaded "Slide Show" -- One of the technological breakthroughs of the early 1960s was the Kodak Carousel slide projector (you can catch a glimpse of it on "Made Men" if you still don't have your own gathering dust in the attic)... (more)

Chicago: City of the Big Solar Panels. -- Chicago, Illinois. The Windy City. Hog butcher for the world... (more)

Noteworthy: Geek 2.0

Have you noticed that the word "geek" has gotten a little chic? Maybe it's time for a new term for those of us true geeks. Tell us your suggestion for the new geek.