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Last update: 2026-08-18

Science Friday

scifri.bsky.social

Entertaining & educational conversations about science, tech, + more. Hosted by Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman. From WNYCStudios.

Reported Followers

238,747

7 days:682

14 days:1,313

30 days:2,668

Reported Followers by date

2026-08-17:238,747144

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Actual Followers

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Actual Followers by date

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Data is not available for the profiles with more than 100 000 followers or follows

Reported Following

128

7 days:0

14 days:0

30 days:0

Reported Follows by date

2026-08-17:1280

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Actual Following

125

7 days:0

14 days:0

30 days:1

Actual Follows by date

2026-08-17:1250

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Blocking others

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Blocks by date

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Liking others

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Likes by date

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Own posts

2,990

7 days:9

14 days:20

30 days:52

Posts by date

2026-08-17:2,9900

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Likes earned

7 days:311

14 days:580

30 days:1,416

Likes by date

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Reposts earned

7 days:55

14 days:103

30 days:235

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Top 5 Most Liked Posts (14 days)

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Who knew insect pee could be so fascinating? Research projects like this are the norm at The Bhamla Lab (@bhamlalab.bsky.social), where Saad Bhamla believes scientists should take risks and find new ways of looking at things.

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We couldn’t agree more. For today’s podcast, we’re throwing it back to when Queen guitarist/astronomer Brian May and astrophysicist Derek Ward-Thompson chatted with Flora about their stereoscopic book of galaxies, “Islands in Infinity: Galaxies 3-D.” And yes, we get into the music too.

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Have you seen a larval firefly? Firefly researcher Candace Fallon says everyone should check out the juvenile insect that kind of looks like a steamrolled roly-poly. Producer Kathleen Davis chatted with Fallon about all things fireflies, including the search for species that are “lost” to science.

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How many hours a day are you sitting? Probably too many. Manoush Zomorodi, author of "Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being,” recruited 23,000 people to take movement breaks every 30 minutes to see if they actually felt the benefits.

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Our #PictureOfTheWeek features astronaut Leland Melvin surrounded by floating food and drink packets in space. As NASA prepares for long-term space missions to the moon and Mars, how important is the food they send up?

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Top 5 Most Reposted Posts (14 days)

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Who knew insect pee could be so fascinating? Research projects like this are the norm at The Bhamla Lab (@bhamlalab.bsky.social), where Saad Bhamla believes scientists should take risks and find new ways of looking at things.

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2.

We couldn’t agree more. For today’s podcast, we’re throwing it back to when Queen guitarist/astronomer Brian May and astrophysicist Derek Ward-Thompson chatted with Flora about their stereoscopic book of galaxies, “Islands in Infinity: Galaxies 3-D.” And yes, we get into the music too.

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How many hours a day are you sitting? Probably too many. Manoush Zomorodi, author of "Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being,” recruited 23,000 people to take movement breaks every 30 minutes to see if they actually felt the benefits.

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Have you seen a larval firefly? Firefly researcher Candace Fallon says everyone should check out the juvenile insect that kind of looks like a steamrolled roly-poly. Producer Kathleen Davis chatted with Fallon about all things fireflies, including the search for species that are “lost” to science.

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We want to hear your ocean stories! Did a snorkeling trip bring you to tears? Did you fall in love with sea slugs at a tidal pool? Did you lock eyes with a manta ray and find the meaning of life? Tell us about your most memorable or surprising experience with the ocean. Call in at 1-877-4-SCIFRI.

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