Podcast Episodes

What Flock cameras really see – and how

Episode 1569

Police departments across the U.S. are installing Flock cameras, saying the surveillance devices help deter theft and solve crimes, like helping find…

23 hours ago

The sound of fear: Why so many animals scream

It's Halloween season — and what better way to celebrate October 13th than to explore the haunting sound of fear? That's exactly what we do in this e…

1 day, 23 hours ago

One of the toughest parts of ADHD is left out of the diagnosis

ADHD diagnoses are on the rise in the United States, but what if professionals are missing a key part of the disorder? In the 1970s, some clinicians …

5 days, 23 hours ago

What's missing from the lethal injection conversation

Episode 1565

You might have seen the news that Christa Pike, a convicted murderer in Tennessee, did not die from the injections given to her as part of her death …

1 week ago

Science-backed guidance for healthy screen time

We’re all aware – and wary – of doomscrolling. Lots of screen time can be bad for us. But what if that’s not always the case? We spoke with the autho…

1 week, 1 day ago

The genetic secret helping bats survive a deadly epidemic

Episode 1563

We’re easing you into Halloween season with an episode about bats. There’s a silent serial killer decimating little brown bats as they hibernate. Whi…

1 week, 2 days ago

Eating alone may be secretly spiking your blood sugar

Being more social has a ton of benefits: lower stress, decreased inflammation – even living a longer life! Recently, some scientists have added lower…

1 week, 5 days ago

How much of Earth's life is still undiscovered?

If you, like us, clicked on the cute cat photos posted everywhere recently, announcing the discovery of the first new cat species in more than a cent…

2 weeks ago

What social media gets wrong about inflammation

Episode 1560

Inflammation is all over our feeds. Influencers claim it’s the reason you're bloated or fatigued, the source of digestive problems and the cause of m…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

A fall mystery: why do only certain leaves turn red?

Leaves turn yellow in the fall because Chlorophyll breaks down, revealing the yellow pigment that was there all along. But why red? Red is a differen…

2 weeks, 2 days ago