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Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?
Episode 1158
Endometriosis is a painful disease that occurs when endometrium-like tissue grows outside of the uterus. It’s extremely common—if you have a uterus, you have a 1 in 10 chance of getting it. Yet, it t…
Published on 13 hours ago
Why Hasn’t Wave Energy Gotten Its Sea Legs Yet?
Episode 1157
We've figured out how to harness renewable energy from many natural systems, like solar, wind, and geothermal power. But what about the ocean’s waves? It might seem like converting wave power into el…
Published on 2 days, 14 hours ago
A Halloween Monster Mashup, And A Spooky Lakes Tour
Episode 1156
For Halloween, we bring you an ode to three quintessentially creepy creatures: bats, arachnids, and snakes. First, bat researcher Elena Tena joins Host Flora Lichtman to describe tracking the greater…
Published on 3 days, 14 hours ago
What Happens To Your Digital Presence After You Die?
Episode 1155
There’s an established playbook for getting one’s affairs in order before death—create a will, name legal guardians, and so on. But there’s also a newer consideration: what will happen to our digital…
Published on 4 days, 14 hours ago
Why Morbid Curiosity Is So Common—And So Fun
Episode 1154
At first blush, the plots of many horror movies don’t seem particularly appealing. Take “The Shining”: A murderous psychopath tries to kill his family in a haunted, secluded hotel. But horror movies …
Published on 5 days, 14 hours ago
Peanut Allergies In Kids Are Finally On The Decline
Episode 1153
For decades, peanut allergies were on the rise in the US. But a study released on October 20 found that peanut allergies in babies and young children are now decreasing. This drop correlates with a c…
Published on 6 days, 14 hours ago
How Do Bacteria Talk To Each Other?
Episode 1152
Bacteria have been around for billions of years. Could they have come up with complex behaviors that we just don’t understand yet? Could they have their own language? Their own culture? Their own com…
Published on 1 week ago
A Lab-Grown Salmon Taste Test And More Foodie Innovations
Episode 1151
After years of development, lab-grown fish is taste-test ready for the public. Four restaurants in the US are serving up cultivated salmon made by the company Wildtype. Producer Kathleen Davis gives …
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
What Did It Feel Like To Be An Early Human?
Episode 1150
Do science documentaries need a refresh? What if the goal wasn’t just teaching you something, but making you feel something? A new series from the BBC, airing on PBS, called “Human” tries to do just …
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
TikTok Is Shaping How We Think About ADHD
Episode 1149
TikTok and other social media sites are full of mental health content—often short, grabby, first-person videos detailing symptoms for conditions like ADHD and autism. But what does this mean for teen…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago