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Science Friday
Fridays at 2 p.m.

Science Friday is your source for news and entertaining stories about science. It's brain fun for curious people.

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  • Learn more about the scientists and scholars we talked to about solutions.
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  • Most of the music in this episode was obtained from NPR's licensed music libraries.
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  • Alix Spiegel and new co-host, Hanna Rosin, examine two grand social experiments that attempt to teach McDonald's employees in Russia to smile, and workers on an oil rig how to cry.
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  • Learn more about the scientists and scholars we talked to about social norms!
  • Musical credits.