Science Friday is a weekly call-in talk show that broadcasts each Friday on public radio stations, distributed by WNYC Studios, and carried on over 400 public radio stations.
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10 Facts About Science Friday
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The Science Friday Initiative is an independently run organization with a governing Board of Directors and Executive Director.
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Science Friday is available in a podcasting format and is one of the most popular iTunes downloads, frequently in the top 15 downloads each week.
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Science Friday Initiative accepts tax-deductible donations on behalf of the radio program.
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Science Friday is funded by stations fees that broadcast the program, by individual donors, by advertising underwriters, and by foundation grants including the Alfred P Sloan Foundation, the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Heising-Simons Foundation.
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Science Friday has received federal funding from the US National Science Foundation and NASA.
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SciFri was created when the National Science Friday Foundation agreed to fund a weekly science talk-show on NPR.
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Science Friday maintained an island in Second Life, including an open-air theater with live audio and video feeds of the broadcast.
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Science Friday launched a spinoff podcast in collaboration with WNYC Studios entitled Undiscovered, which debuted in early 2017.
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