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A new step toward ending 'the wrath of malaria'
Episode 518
Scientists have been trying to figure out how to eradicate malaria for decades. Globally, a child under the age of five dies from the disease every t…
4 years, 8 months ago
The history and future of mRNA vaccine technology (encore)
Episode 517
(Encore) The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are the first authorized vaccines in history to use mRNA technology. In light of the auth…
4 years, 8 months ago
The countries left behind in climate negotiations
Episode 516
NPR climate correspondents Lauren Sommer and Dan Charles join the show before the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland (COP26) starts on…
4 years, 8 months ago
How metaphors and stories are integral to science and healing
Episode 515
New York's Bellevue Hospital is the oldest public hospital in the country, serving patients from all walks of life. It's also the home of a literary …
4 years, 8 months ago
Spiders can have arachnophobia!
Episode 514
If you're not so fond of spiders, you may find kindred spirits in other spiders! Researcher Daniela Roessler worked with jumping spiders and found t…
4 years, 8 months ago