Becky Fogel

Production Assistant

Becky Fogel is Science Friday's production assistant.

Becky Fogel is Science Friday's production assistant. Before joining SciFri, Becky was a reporter at 103.3 KWBU FM, the NPR-affiliate station in Waco, Texas. There she covered local news from education and immigration to arts and health. She also covered national breaking news stories, including the 2013 explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, for NPR and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC/Radio-Canada). Becky grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts but doesn't have the accent to prove it. When she's not hounding scientists, you can find her running (or let's be honest, walking) in her local park, searching for delicious BBQ spots, and then ... eating ice cream. You can follow her on Twitter @beckyfogel.

How he caught the wave … of predicting surf

December 29, 2015Science

Surfers are always in search of the perfect conditions. Here’s how a series of websites and apps — one dating back more than 20 years — have provided a serious edge.

Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Image by NIAID

Are we close to curing cancer?

December 17, 2015Health

Should gun violence be treated as a public health crisis?

December 11, 2015Health

Scientists are working on ways of predicting where the flu will strike next

October 25, 2015Health

US governments have made some big flops in the world of tech. Here’s why.

October 22, 2015Technology

This parent-led bedtime story app will help your kid rock at math

October 19, 2015Education

Researchers are recommending an app to help parents and kids learn important math skills together.

Following what the National Weather Service described as "high astronomical tides due to the lunar cycle," a coastal flood advisory was put in place for South Florida early this week. Pictured above is flooding that occurred in Miami Beach at Indian Creek

Is climate change the new big election issue for Latino voters?

October 10, 2015Environment

Latino voters in the US are usually seen as one-issue voters, focused on immigration. Politicians, however, are ignoring another major topic of concern for Latino voters, and that issue is climate change.

PENSOLE students’ ideation wall showing their process. Photo by Marcus Yam

Is sneaker innovation changing how we move?

October 4, 2015Technology

Sneakers owe their development to waffle irons, rolling pins and the rubber tree. But how much is this innovative footwear changing the way the human body functions in the 21st century?

Could urine be the perfect fertilizer for your garden?

August 29, 2015Environment

A group of researchers is looking into ways to recycle and re-use human urine as fertilizer, and hopefully save precious water supplies in the process. It’s a project they’re calling “peecycling.”

Pregnant panda? It’s almost impossible to tell

August 23, 2015Science

The Washington, DC, national zoo has a new baby panda — but scientists only determined there was a pregnancy a few days before the panda was actually born. That’s because scientists have yet to develop a method to conclusively determine whether a female giant panda is actually pregnant.