Nc State's Audio Abstract

Erin McKenney explains how sourdough does what it does and how you, too, can turn microbes into bread.

Chris DePerno talks about North Carolina snakes and how to coexist with them.

Roland Kays discusses the impact of house cats' hunting on local wildlife.

Brice Coffer tells us what forecasters know about thunderstorms and tornado formation.

On July 31, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Reynolds Coliseum. Jason Miller explains why the event has been lost to history until now.

One of the weirdest primates around - the aye-aye - just got weirder. Like, extra finger weirder.

Entomologist Matt Bertone joins Audio Abstract to debunk some arachnid myths and share the spidery love.

Learn about the role the climate office plays in North Carolina and how it can help our state potentially predict and prepare for the results of a changing climate.

Lupin, the corpse flower housed at NC State, prepares to bloom again.

Planetary geologist Paul Byrne talks about Venus, what can happen when the sun gets hotter, and what planets need to be habitable.

Paul Byrne explains how tectonic, volcanic and impact processes shape planetary surfaces - and what they can teach us about both distant worlds and our own.

Wouldn't it be cool if we could monitor our health by just putting on a shirt? This episode of Audio Abstract covers the emerging field of smart clothing production.

Bartonella is a bacteria most commonly associated with cat scratch disease, which until recently was thought to be a short lived – or self limiting in medical lingo – infection. Bartonella isn’t new – doctors have known about cat scratch disease for almost a century. What is new is its increasing association with a wide…

Tim Stinson is bringing the Middle Ages into the digital age by looking for DNA on medieval manuscript pages.

Physicist Karen Daniels and her students rode the "vomit comet" to test their theories about how best to land spacecraft on asteroids.

In this episode, Jane Hoppin, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Deputy Director of NC State’s Center for Human Health and the Environment, talks about the GenX Exposure Study. The study is designed to assess whether GenX and related chemicals are detectable in the bodies of Wilmington area residents. 

Brenda Stevens from the College of Veterinary Medicine has tips for keeping pets safe and healthy during holiday celebrations.

Our idea of idyllic suburban living doesn't necessarily feature bobcats, but it turns out suburbia is a little bit wilder than we thought.

In this October episode of Audio Abstract we focus - zombie-like - on the brain!

Mathematician Tye Lidman and dancer Michelle Pearson are working together to make two disciplines that people find difficult - math and dance - accessible to a broader audience.