Science Podcasts

What are Podcasts?

How can I listen?

Suggested Podcasts

Finding additional Podcasts

What are Podcasts?

Podcasts are audio content that can be downloaded and listened to on a computer, iPod or other MP3 device. Simply, new material can be delivered automatically to your computer on a set schedule. There is an incredible range of content being published by news outlets, institutions and individuals. Science and medical journals have also utilized this technology to create weekly segments that can easily disseminate the latest news in their field at no cost to the subscriber.

How can I listen?

The easiest way is to install a free program that will check for new episodes and download them to your computer. You can listen to them from your desktop, or download them to an MP3 player or iPod. These are the most popular (free) programs:

• iTunes (Windows and Mac): http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/
  A complete multifunctional audio program
• Juice (Windows and Mac): http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net
  A client program just for Podcasts
• Doppler (Windows): http://www.dopplerradio.net/
• Peapod (Linux): http://www.peapodpy.org.uk/

Suggested Podcasts

Science Friday –NPR
Interviews with scientists and authors
http://www.sciencefriday.com/

Nature Podcast – Nature: International journal of Science
General science news, interviews
http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast

SciPod – New Scientist
Interviews, information on upcoming articles, general science news
http://www.newscientist.com/podcast.ns

The Science Show – ABC Radio National
Science news, debate, politics and events
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/default.htm

Science Podcast – Science Magazine Interviews and the week's science news
http://www.sciencemag.org/about/podcast.dtl

Journal of the American Medical Association Podcast
Summarizes and comments on current issue of JAMA
http://jama.ama-assn.org/misc/audiocommentary.dtl

Finding additional Podcasts

http://www.podcast.net

http://podcasts.yahoo.com/

http://www.podfeed.net/

http://www.ipodder.org/