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Back to SearchSeason 8 Episode 13: Canadian Dangers, Cute Snakes, and Kathy Pobloskie About the Science of Lost Dogs
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The animal that causes the most aggressive wildlife incidents in Canada is probably not the one you’re picturing. We break down a Fro…
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Season 8 Episode 12: NASA gets a boost from Swift and Pets vs Serious Mental Health Issues
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A space telescope is quietly slipping toward Earth, and the rescue plan sounds like science fiction: send up an autonomous robotic sp…
1 week ago
Season 8 Episode 11: Brix, the ICU, FIP, and a Spooky Cat Fungus
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A kitten can look “a little off” on Sunday and be fighting for his life by Monday morning, and that reality changes how you read the …
1 week, 6 days ago
Season 8 Episode 10: Screw Worms, Selfish Cats, and Dr. Laci Brock on Space Art!
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A parasite that lays eggs in wounds and eats living tissue sounds like something from a horror movie, but it is real and it is making…
1 month ago
Season 8 Episode 9: Winged Flight, Rile up The Dog, and Melly the Science Geek!
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Your brain is way more flexible than your body. We start with a wild virtual reality study that asks a simple sci-fi question: could …
1 month, 1 week ago
Season 8 Episode 8: Hantavirus High Seas, Pets for Stress, and Comedian Matt Koff the Catman
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A cruise ship, a rare virus, and a big question: when you hear “hantavirus outbreak,” what’s the real risk and what’s just scary head…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Season 8 Episode 7: Stiff Person Syndrome, Cat's Kidneys and Dr. Vikram Baliga on the Wonder of Plants!
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A rare autoimmune disorder can feel invisible until it steals someone’s movement, and stiff person syndrome is one of the starkest ex…
2 months, 1 week ago
Season 8 Episode 6: A.I. Issues, Tick Meds, and Dr. Mitchell on Volcanoes
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AI chatbots are everywhere now, and the real problem is not cheating or convenience. It is what happens to your brain when a tool off…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Season 8 Episode 5: Medical Cannabis Falls Short and Dog Diabetes
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The most convincing health claims are the ones that feel personal, and few topics are as personal as medical cannabis for mental heal…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Season 8 Episode 4: Teen Sleep, Mushing Dogs, and Dr. Alex Dainis on Tasting Every Single Amino Acid
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Seventy thousand digits of pi is impressive, but the number that stuck with us is much scarier: about one in four high school student…
3 months, 3 weeks ago