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Science Magazine Podcast

End of the year podcast: 2018’s breakthroughs, breakdowns, and top online stories

Science Magazine Podcast

Science Podcast

News, News Commentary, Science

4.3842 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

First, we hear Online News Editor David Grimm and host Sarah Crespi discuss audience favorites and staff picks from this year’s online stories, from mysterious pelvises to quantum engines. Megan Cantwell talks with News Editor Tim Appenzeller about the 2018 Breakthrough of the Year, a few of the runners-up, and some breakdowns. See the whole breakthrough package here, including all the runners-up and breakdowns. And in her final segment for the Science Podcast, host Jen Golbeck talks with Science books editor Valerie Thompson about the year in books. Both also suggest some last-minute additions to your holiday shopping list. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Download the transcript (PDF) Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast [Image: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio; Music: Jeffrey Cook] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Morgan State University, a Baltimore, Maryland Carnegie R2 doctoral research institution,

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offers more than 100 academic programs and awards degrees at the Baccliorate, Masters, and Doctoral Levels,

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is furthering their mission of growing the future leading the world.

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Morgan continues to address the needs and challenges of the modern urban environment.

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With a four-year

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quadrupling of research, more than a dozen new doctoral programs, and eight new

0:26.4

national centers of excellence, Morgan is positioned to achieve Carnegie R1 designation in the next

0:32.4

five years. To learn more about Morgan and their ascension to R1, visit morgan.edu slash research.

0:40.0

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1:26.1

Welcome to the science podcast for December 21st, 2018.

1:30.3

I'm Sarah Crespi.

1:31.5

This is the last podcast of the year, and we're going to celebrate with a roundup of the top online news stories, according to David Grimm.

1:39.4

And we'll hear from news editor Tim Appenzeller.

1:42.2

He talks with Megan Cantwell about this year's

1:44.2

breakthrough of the year and some of the runners up and breakdowns. And finally, we'll have a look

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