Science Friday and WNYC Studios|2817 - Hot flashes and hormone therapy: the science of perimenopause
Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
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Published17 Sep 2026
Duration18:34
Episodes
2817-
Hot flashes and hormone therapy: the science of perimenopause
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17 Sep 2026
2816-
Telling the tale of human origins, one fossil tooth at a time
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16 Sep 2026
2815-
Did the fire at the Library of Alexandria set humanity back?
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15 Sep 2026
2814-
Black bears are moving into the neighborhood. How do we coexist?
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14 Sep 2026
2813-
Is a shorter course of antibiotics OK? + Genetic risk of fibromyalgia
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12 Sep 2026
2812-
Why cannabis’s health effects are so hard to study
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11 Sep 2026
2811-
Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe
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10 Sep 2026
2810-
Why physics and philosophy need each other
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Wed, 9 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2809-
Recall rodeo: A food safety update + Why cars are catching fire
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Tue, 8 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2808-
Is there science behind the ‘nervous system reset’?
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Mon, 7 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2807-
For Jennifer Chayes, math is a 'native tongue'
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Fri, 4 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2806-
What an mRNA melanoma vaccine may mean for cancer treatment
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Thu, 3 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2805-
Why it's so hard to tell the age of a fungus
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Wed, 2 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2804-
The power of the stories we tell about the ocean
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Tue, 1 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2803-
What should astronauts do first when they reach Mars?
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31 Aug 2026
2802-
AI is everywhere in healthcare now. Doctors are conflicted
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28 Aug 2026
2801-
How much worse was that storm because of climate change?
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27 Aug 2026
2800-
How GPS shaped our world
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26 Aug 2026
2799-
The ancient Roman doctrine guiding modern environmental fights
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25 Aug 2026
2798-
What are the mysterious ‘little red dots’ in images of space?
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24 Aug 2026
2797-
Could we live in a dinosaur world?
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22 Aug 2026
2796-
Do microplastics in the body affect pregnancy?
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21 Aug 2026
2795-
Making a case for physicists to join climate research
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20 Aug 2026
2794-
Creating 'world models' for robots + An AI math shakeup
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19 Aug 2026
2793-
What can moments of lucidity teach us about Alzheimer’s?
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18 Aug 2026
2792-
Colorado’s snow drought deals a major blow to recreation
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17 Aug 2026
2791-
How do you find a ‘lost’ species?
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14 Aug 2026
2790-
What we get wrong about vaccine hesitancy
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13 Aug 2026
2789-
Why this lab studies the speed of bug pee and other curiosities
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12 Aug 2026
2788-
Some primates undergo even more extreme childbirth than humans
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11 Aug 2026
2787-
Deb Haaland is a politician, and proud of it
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10 Aug 2026
2786-
Sitting all day is terrible for us. Moving a little can help
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Fri, 7 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2785-
A Nagasaki survivor and physician recounts his life's work
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Thu, 6 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2784-
What do people eat? Plant and animal DNA in sewage provide clues
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Wed, 5 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2783-
3D images of galaxies will rock you (ft. Queen)
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Tue, 4 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2782-
The evolution of an enzyme engineer who changed chemistry
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Mon, 3 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
2781-
Why is brain cancer so hard to treat?
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31 Jul 2026
2780-
How can astronaut food be better?
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30 Jul 2026
2779-
The reality of living with extreme heat in India
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29 Jul 2026
2778-
Tracking shark populations, one shark at a time
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28 Jul 2026
2777-
The Black women codebreakers of the Cold War
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27 Jul 2026
2776-
Asha de Vos’ journey from deck hand to marine science leader
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24 Jul 2026
2775-
Why worry about my data If I have nothing to hide?
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23 Jul 2026
2774-
Peering through dust clouds to the center of the galaxy
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22 Jul 2026
2773-
Why a paper about relocating coastal communities hit a nerve
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21 Jul 2026
2772-
How do you piece together what life was like in Pompeii?
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20 Jul 2026
2771-
Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak
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17 Jul 2026
2770-
A space telescope launch + Alvin submersible check-up
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17 Jul 2026
2769-
How does a tick bite cause a red meat allergy?
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16 Jul 2026
2768-
What will our reaction be when we discover aliens?