Introducing Science Quickly’s New Host, Rachel Feltman

Science Quickly

Scientific American

Science

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Meet Rachel Feltman, the new host of Science Quickly! Bringing a fresh perspective and infectious enthusiasm, Rachel will take you on audio journeys to far-off places, inspire you to ponder deep questions, and introduce you to people changing the world with science. Email us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Kelso Harper, Carin Leong, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman. Our show is edited by Elah Feder, Alexa Lim, Madison Goldberg and Anaissa Ruiz Tejada with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, Science Quickly fans.
0:02.0	Some of you have probably been listening to this podcast
0:04.8	from the very beginning, which is no small feat.
0:09.5	This show is just about old enough to vote, which makes it ancient in podcast years.
0:15.9	We here at Scientific American are so grateful to have you as listeners,
0:20.0	but we aren't surprised that so many of you have stuck around.
0:23.6	For almost 18 years, you've been able to count on this feed for intriguing, enriching science news
0:29.6	that always makes the most of your time.
0:32.2	We know there are a lot more shows to listen to than there were in 2006,
0:36.6	which gives us all the more reason to deliver short and efficient scientific insights
0:41.3	straight to your eardrums.
0:43.0	Of course, like any organism with staying power,
0:46.0	science quickly has evolved.
0:48.0	I mean, remember when the show used to be like,
0:50.0	literally a minute long and when it had a totally different name, life comes at you fast.
0:55.8	You can probably guess where this is going.
0:58.2	Science quickly is growing and changing once more. For starters, the show is getting a new host.
1:08.0	That's me. I'm Rachel Feltman.
1:10.0	You may have heard me popping in and out of the Science Quickly Feed over the past few weeks.
1:15.3	You might also recognize me from my regular appearances on Science Friday, or my previous gigs
1:20.8	as Executive Editor of Popular Science and founder of the Washington Post's Speaking of Science blog.
1:27.0	I am also the host of PopSai's Hit Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learn This Week, where I take listeners on deep dives into the strangest
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