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You and Me and Mr. Self-Esteem
Episode 677
Most of us spend some part of our lives feeling bad about ourselves and wanting to feel better. But this preoccupation is a surprisingly new one in t…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Punchline
Episode 676
This episode, first aired in 2019, brings you the story of John Scott, the professional hockey player that every fan loved to hate. A tough guy. A b…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Brain Balls
Episode 675
When neuroscientist Madeline Lancaster was a brand new postdoc, she accidentally used an expired protein gel in a lab experiment and noticed somethin…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Moon Trees
Episode 674
In 1971, a red-headed, tree-loving astronaut named Stu ‘Smokey’ Roosa was asked to take something to the moon with him. Of all things, he chose to ta…
3 months ago
Fertility Cliff
Episode 673
As she -- and her friends — approached the age of 35, senior correspondent Molly Webster kept hearing a phrase over and over: “fertility cliff.” It w…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Good Show
Episode 672
The standard view of evolution is that living things are shaped by cold-hearted competition. And there is no doubt that today's plants and animals ca…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Alien in the Room
Episode 671
It’s faster than a speeding bullet. It’s smarter than a polymath genius. It’s everywhere but it’s invisible. It’s artificial intelligence. But what a…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Shell Game: Minimum Viable Company
Episode 670
A year ago we brought you a show called Shell Game where a journalist named Evan Ratliff made an AI copy of himself. Now on season 2 of the show, Eva…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Fela Kuti: Enter the Shrine
Episode 669
Our original host Jad Abumrad returns to share a new podcast series he’s just released. It’s all about Fela Kuti, a Nigerian musician who created a g…
4 months ago
Our Common Nature: West Virginia Coal
Episode 669
Today on the show, we’re bringing you an episode from Our Common Nature (https://link.podtrac.com/v7mx144d), a new podcast series where cellist Yo-Yo…
4 months, 1 week ago