Shorts first. Deep Dives for more.
A Short gives you the essentials in a few minutes. Want the whole story? A Deep Dive reads you the full article.
Now in beta on iOS and Android
Worth knowing. Ready to listen.
Short audio briefs on science and public research, written from the original source.
From the source to your ears in minutes.
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Sourced
Every story starts as a full article from a public agency or research institution that we are allowed to use.
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Condensed
Each article becomes a Short: a few minutes that keep the main finding, the key numbers and the caveats.
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Narrated
Shorts are read aloud in a natural voice, so you can catch up on a walk, a commute or while you cook.
Made for listening.
Follow the topics you care about.
From AI to history, your sessions build around what you follow.
Line up your listening.
Queue articles and play them back to back, with your screen off.
Save, share, or read the original.
Every Short links back to the article it came from.
We'll tell you when it's ready.
Ask for a Deep Dive and keep listening. When the full article is ready, it waits for you on Home, one tap from playing, and in Updates.
Where the stories come from.
Briefly draws on public research and science reporting, and every Short names the publisher it came from.
- NASA
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute
- National Science Foundation
- NIST
- U.S. Geological Survey
- CDC
- FDA
- Department of Energy
- Federal Reserve
- U.S. Census Bureau
- National Park Service
Briefly is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of these organizations.
Briefly is in beta.
We are testing on iOS and Android with a small group of listeners. For beta access, publishing and licensing, or anything else, we would like to hear from you.
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