Christopher Intagliata

Senior Producer, Science Friday

Christopher Intagliata appears in the following:

A no-fly zone isn't what Ukraine needs, says former U.S. NATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with former U.S. NATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder about the implications of imposing a no-fly zone in Ukraine in response to the growing humanitarian crisis.

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This 10-armed fossil is the oldest known relative of octopuses and vampire squids

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Researchers say they've found the oldest known relative of octopuses and vampire squids, in a fossil dug up decades ago in Montana. But unlike octopuses, the creature has 10 arms.

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Putin has threatened nuclear action. Here's what Russia is actually capable of

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, what we know about Russia's nuclear stockpile and capabilities.

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Doctors Without Borders describes declining situation in Mariupol, Ukraine

Monday, March 07, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Alex Wade at Doctors Without Borders about the humanitarian crisis in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

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Former NATO commander says a no-fly zone over Ukraine must be on the table

Thursday, March 03, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with retired U.S. Air Force general Philip Breedlove about calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine — and why that could push Russia and the democratic West closer to war.

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Biden's top economics adviser on fighting inflation

Wednesday, March 02, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about Biden's State of the Union address and the impact of the war in Ukraine on the U.S. economy.

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'New York Times' writer Frank Bruni on what losing eyesight taught him about life

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Frank Bruni about his new book The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found, a memoir about the author partially losing his eyesight.

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Magpies' unexpected reaction to GPS trackers may have revealed altruism in the birds

Monday, February 28, 2022

Researchers tried to attach tracking devices to magpies for a study. But the magpies helped each other to remove them — a possible sign, the scientists say, of altruism in the birds.

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The time of year the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit explains why some species survived

Monday, February 28, 2022

The asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs hit in spring the northern hemisphere, a new study suggests. Scientists say animals in the different hemispheres may have fared differently after the event.

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Some effects of climate change are irreversible, but there's still hope

Monday, February 28, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with earth scientist Brian O'Neill about a new major United Nations report on climate change.

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The strategy behind Russia's sarcastic tone toward the West

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Sarcasm isn't a typical approach to diplomacy, but it is one that Russia often takes. While it may seem humorous in the moment, the larger strategy affects how people view the conflict in Ukraine.

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A.I. has mastered 'Gran Turismo' — and one autonomous car designer is taking note

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

A new artificial intelligence program has beaten the world's best players in the popular PlayStation racing game Gran Turismo Sport. But the impact could be felt far beyond that.

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Elephant tusk DNA can expose poaching networks, new analysis finds

Friday, February 18, 2022

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a way of using DNA from elephant tusks to solve poaching mysteries and bring animal traffickers to justice.

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The Superb Owl is back, and the crowd goes wild

Friday, February 11, 2022

This Sunday, football fans will choose sides in Super Bowl 56. But while much of the country is preoccupied with football, many others will spend the day rooting for another team: the owls.

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This Super Bowl Sunday, it's the Bengals and Rams... and owls?

Friday, February 11, 2022

Every year around the time of the Super Bowl, birding enthusiasts celebrate a different phenomenon with the same "#superbowl" hashtag: the Superb Owl.

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Artificial intelligence beats top human players in popular racing game

Friday, February 11, 2022

Scientists pitted an artificial intelligence driver against real human gamers in the PlayStation driving game Gran Turismo. The AI driver beat them all.

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Teachers in Puerto Rico protest for better wages and pensions

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Jose Cintron, a middle school teacher in Puerto Rico, about the teachers' ongoing strikes to demand better wages and pensions.

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How to build a fire inside, according to Neanderthals

Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Early humans seemed to strike the perfect balance in situating their hearths in the cave, preserving ample sitting and cooking space while avoiding the worst effects of smoke.

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U.S. diplomat talks path forward with Russia

Friday, February 04, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Carpenter, who represents the U.S. at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, on the threat that the European continent could be plunged into war.

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Building a fire in a cave is not easy — early humans figured out how

Friday, February 04, 2022

Early humans seemed to strike the perfect balance in situating their hearths in the cave, preserving ample sitting and cooking space while avoiding the worst effects of smoke.

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