Science Politely is a news series of the online magazine Smile Politely that features the research of University of Illinois graduate students.  The series began in late October 2012.  Audio recordings accompany some of the online articles and are broadcast throughout the week on WEFT.  This page serves as a guide to the articles and an archive of the audio stories.

 

Date Article Audio

12/14/12

Tiny fossils make a huge impact

 

12/13/12

Climate change - the past informs the future

 

12/11/12

Life on Earth - why are there so many of us?

 

12/4/12

Balance and barrier

 

12/3/12

The conundrum of carrots and their cousins

 

11/30/12

The plight and the flight of the wood-boring beetle

 

11/29/12

DNA-doubling helps plants benefit from being eaten

 

11/27/12

Plants don't breathe easy

 

11/20/12

Giving honey bee colonies the tools for success

 

11/16/12

Inbreeding and the hidden importance of salamander dating

 
11/13/12

Globalization of the bumble bee

Globalization of the bumble bee.mp3
11/12/12

The sly side of insect pest management

 
11/9/12

Games for scientists

 
11/8/12

Men … They just won’t go away

 
11/6/12

Father knows best

 
11/2/12

The teeth tell the story (Fossils and our climate)

The teeth tell the story.mp3
10/31/12

Why we need bats, and why bats need us

 
10/29/12 Everyone and their mother Everyone and their mother.mp3
10/26/12 Amplifying the Signal of Biology at Illinois  

 

The audio stories' theme song is "Science Is Real" by They Might Be Giants.

 

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