{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Breakthrough of the Year, our favorite online news stories, and the year in books ","description":"As the year comes to a close, we review the best science, the best stories, and the best books from 2019. Our end-of-the-year episode kicks off with Host Sarah Crespi and Online News Editor David Grimm talking about the top online stories[linkTK] on things like human self-domestication, the \u201cwood wide web,\u201d and more. &amp;nbsp; News Editor Tim Appenzeller joins Sarah to discuss Science\u2019s 2019 Breakthrough of the Year, some of the contenders for breakthrough, also known as runners-up, and the breakdowns\u2014when science and politics just didn\u2019t seem to mix this year. &amp;nbsp; Finally, Science books editor Valerie Thompson brings her favorites from the world of science-inflected media. She and Sarah talk about some of the best books reviewed in Science this year, a food extinction book we should have reviewed, a pair of science-centric films, and even an award-winning birding board game. &amp;nbsp; For more science books, films, and games, visit the books et al blog at&amp;nbsp;blogs.sciencemag.org\/books. &amp;nbsp; This week\u2019s episode was edited by Podigy. &amp;nbsp; Ads on this week\u2019s show: Bayer; Lightstream; KiwiCo &amp;nbsp; Listen to previous podcasts. &amp;nbsp; About the Science Podcast &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;++ &amp;nbsp; [Image: Roots, Craig Cloutier\/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook] &amp;nbsp; Authors: Sarah Crespi; David Grimm; Tim Appenzeller; Valerie Thompson &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Science Magazine Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12443777\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/12443777"}