Alexa Lim

Senior Producer, Science Friday

(Science Friday)

Alexa Lim is a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries. You can find her on the phone researching stories throughout the week and at a heightened level of anxiety every Friday between 2-4 p.m. E.T. A few of her favorite interviews have involved orchestrating a live physics game show, sound-checking with the International Space Station, and learning how to ask where the bathroom is in Dothraki.

After brief stints in an oncology lab and in the exotic world of science textbook publishing, she found her way into public radio through an internship at StoryCorps. Before joining Science Friday, she produced Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio and for the JazzStories podcast, where she discovered that the jazz harp is an underrated instrument.

Alexa grew up in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in biology. She can confirm that there is no basement in the Alamo.

Alexa Lim appears in the following:

Tech Unions, Color Perception, Fish Vs Birds

Friday, February 19, 2021

Tech workers, like other industries before them, are asking if unions can help improve jobs. Plus, researchers capture unusual video evidence of a fish eating young seaside sparrows.

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Orange Bat, Greenland Bacteria, COVID Anniversary, Alien Argument

Friday, January 22, 2021

Astrophysicist Avi Loeb says evidence of aliens has been closer than we think. Plus, a look at how coronavirus researchers are faring. And a newly-described orange bat from Africa.

two men both wear black clothing and glasses. John Flansburgh has a goatee and is looks off to the right. John Linnell is staring directly at the camera, looks quite like Alison Bechdel

They Might Be Giants, Animal Sounds Quiz, Luxury Ostrich Eggs

Friday, January 01, 2021

A trip into the Science Friday archives for a visit from the band They Might Be Giants. Plus, deciphering the ornate status symbols of Bronze and Iron age elite.

a line drawing in black and white with yellow markings. it's a view of a street looking from above - street markings of power lines and symbols are noted in white and yellow

Roman Mars, Disinformation, Ancient Female Big Game Hunters

Friday, November 20, 2020

Roman Mars talks about the often overlooked details built into our cities. And in Peru, a team of researchers uncovered a 9,000-year-old burial site of a possible female big game hunter.

Body Temperature, COVID Vaccines, Dog Genomics

Friday, November 13, 2020

Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine candidate passes an important test. But there are many questions left to answer. Plus, some studies show that average human body temperature may be getting cooler.

Asian farmer working with a buffalo on terraced rice field in China

U.S. COVID Spikes, Blockchain Chicken Farm, Book Club: Chicanafuturism

Friday, October 16, 2020

Big tech companies in China are revitalizing rural areas with blockchain chicken farms and e-commerce villages. And the Scifri Book Club tackles chicanafuturism with ‘Burn the Ships.’

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Hydrox: How A Cookie Got A Name So Bad

Friday, October 16, 2020

Before Oreo, there was a nearly identical cookie on the market. A much-loved cookie with a terrible name.

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Feather Communication, Thermal Imaging Wildfires, Tick Saliva

Friday, September 25, 2020

Some birds use the sound their feathers make to relay messages. Plus, firefighting teams need to know where fires are moving. Infrared waves can help.