Science Friday Presents: Science Diction
From the people who make\xa0Science Friday,\xa0we bring you\xa0Science Diction, a bite-sized podcast about words\u2014and the science stories behind them. Hosted by SciFri producer and self-proclaimed word nerd Johanna Mayer, each episode of\xa0Science Diction\xa0digs into the origin of a single word or phrase, and, with the help of historians, authors, etymologists, and scientists, reveals a surprising science connection. For example, did you know the origin of the word\xa0meme has more to do with evolutionary biology than lolcats?\xa0Here's a sneak peek!