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What's Up With Nightmares?
Episode 1382
Dreams of flying? Nightmares of teeth falling out? Falling off a cliff? As a sleep scientist at the University of Montreal, Michelle Carr has pretty …
7 months, 1 week ago
The Mystery Of Inner Monologues
Episode 1381
Emily Kwong is pretty sure she lacks an inner monologue, while the inner monologue of producer Rachel Carlson won’t stop chatting. But how well can a…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
An Apple Is An Ovary: The Science of Apple Breeding
What's your favorite apple? Maybe it's the crowd-pleasing Honeycrisp, the tart Granny Smith or the infamous Red Delicious. Either way, before that ap…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Mental ‘Workouts’ Could Keep Your Brain Young
Episode 1379
Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people ag…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language w/ Adam Aleksic (from TED Tech)
This week, we’re sharing a special episode from TED Tech exploring Gen Z slang words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Data Centers, Icy Moons And Chameleons
It’s another news roundup! This time, we cover how, using data analytics – and ironically, some AI – a team at Cornell University has mapped the envi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Future Of Immune Health Might Be Here
David Ewing Duncan has spent the last 25 years being poked and prodded in the name of science. He’s signed up for hundreds of tests because, as a jou…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What Space Dust Reveals About Earth's Ice Age
Episode 1376
Cosmic dust can tell scientists about how ice covered Earth during the last ice age. This dust is leftover debris from asteroids and comets colliding…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Do Birth Control Side Effects Make It Worth Skipping?
Episode 1375
Recently, health influencers on Instagram and TikTok have been vocal about the side effects of hormonal birth control. Check out the most popular vid…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Fall foliage is still a mystery: Why do some leaves turn red?
Scientists know why leaves turn yellow in the fall: Chlorophyll breaks down, revealing the yellow pigment that was there all along. But red? Red is a…
7 months, 3 weeks ago