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Parents, We're Here To Help! Answers To Your COVID Vaccine Questions
Episode 528
Now that the Pfizer COVID vaccine is authorized for children five to eleven years old, a lot of parents are deliberating about what to do next. NPR h…
4 years, 7 months ago
Experiencing The Emergence, Life And Death of A Neuron
Episode 527
A new exhibit in Washington, DC, mixes science and technology for an immersive art experience — taking visitors not to a distant land, but into their…
4 years, 7 months ago
Camilla Pang On Turning Fear Into Light
Episode 526
Camilla Pang talks with Short Wave host Emily Kwong about her award-winning memoir, "An Outsider's Guide to Humans: What Science Taught Me About What…
4 years, 7 months ago
The secret history of DNA: Pus, fish sperm, life as we know it
Episode 525
It's been 150 years since the first article was published about the molecule key to life as we know it — DNA. With help from researcher Pravrutha Ram…
4 years, 7 months ago
Who pays for climate change?
Episode 524
A coalition of wealthier countries have promised that they'll provide $100 billion each year to help developing countries tackle climate change. So f…
4 years, 7 months ago
Can climate talk turn into climate action?
Episode 523
In the first week of COP26, the UN climate conference, world leaders took to the podium to talk about what their countries are going to do to fight c…
4 years, 7 months ago
What happens in the brain when we grieve
Episode 522
When we lose someone or something we love, it can feel like we've lost a part of ourselves. And for good reason--our brains are learning how to live …
4 years, 7 months ago
Why Aduhelm, a new Alzheimer's treatment, isn't reaching many patients
Episode 521
Aduhelm, known generically as aducanumab, is the first drug to actually affect the underlying disease process associated with Alzheimer's. Yet sales …
4 years, 7 months ago
Housing and COVID: Why helping people pay rent can help fight the pandemic
Episode 520
When people can't afford rent, they often end up in closer quarters. NPR health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin shares two stories from he…
4 years, 7 months ago
Planning for a space mission to last more than 50 years
Episode 519
In 1977, NASA sent out two Voyager probes to study Jupiter and Saturn. The spacecrafts were designed to last about five years, but they are still, to…
4 years, 8 months ago