Areas to watch in 2021, and the living microbes in wildfire smoke

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🗓️ 31 December 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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We kick off our first episode of 2021 by looking at future trends in policy and research with host Meagan Cantwell and several Science news writers. Ann Gibbons talks about upcoming studies that elucidate social ties among ancient humans, Jeffrey Mervis discusses relations between the United States and China, and Paul Voosen gives a rundown of two Mars rover landings. In research news, Meagan Cantwell talks with Leda Kobziar, an associate professor of wildland fire science at the University of Idaho, Moscow, about the living component of wildfire smoke—microbes. The bacteria and fungi that hitch a ride on smoke can impact both human health and ecosystems—but Kobziar says much more research is needed. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF). [Image: Christopher Michel/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook] Authors: Meagan Cantwell; Ann Gibbons; Jeffrey Mervis, Paul Voosen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.7	with usage and settings. Welcome to the science podcast for January 1st, 2021. I'm Megan Cantwell. Each week, we feature the most
1:19.6	interesting news and research published in Science and the Sister Journals. First, we turn to the areas of
1:26.1	research and policy our reporters will be watching this
1:29.4	year, from rovers landing on Mars to understanding the social ties of ancient humans. Also this
1:36.2	week, I speak with Lita Kobziar about an overlooked aspect of wildfire smoke, the microbes they carry.
1:46.7	First up, we have Ann Gibbon.
1:48.5	She's a contributing correspondent at science.
1:50.9	She'll be looking out for studies that examine the social relationships between ancient
1:55.4	humans.
1:56.1	Thank you so much for joining me, Ann.
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