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What Happens While You're Under Anesthesia?
Episode 1227
Picture a relaxing scene. Maybe a beach in Tahiti, your toes in the sand, a cold drink in hand. Now imagine your favorite music playing in the background.
If Dr. Alopi Patel were your anesthesiologist…
Published on 10 months ago
This Is Your Brain On Dessert
Episode 1226
Ever eat a full meal ... and find you still have room for dessert? If so, you're not alone. Sugar is a quick form of energy that many people crave — even when they're full. Today, hosts Emily Kwong a…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Party In Peru: New Critters Just Dropped
Episode 1225
What happens when a team of scientists and local Awajún guides go on a 38-day trip into the Alto Mayo region of Peru? Over 2000 species are identified, of course! Tucked in this lush landscape where …
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
When AI Cannibalizes Its Data
Episode 1224
Asked ChatGPT anything lately? Talked with a customer service chatbot? Read the results of Google's "AI Overviews" summary feature? If you've used the Internet lately, chances are, you've consumed co…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Could This Particle 'Clean Up' A Cosmic Mystery?
Episode 1223
Physics has a bit of a messy problem: There's matter missing in our universe. Something is there that we can't see but can detect! What could this mysterious substance be? A lot of astronomers are se…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Lessons in Love From Voles
Episode 1222
For years, scientists have known that oxytocin is important in facilitating the feeling of love in humans. How do they know? Prairie voles. For years, scientists have relied on the cuddly rodents to …
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Stopping A Deadly Disease On Apache Lands
Episode 1221
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the United States, often killing people within about a week if left untreated. At one point, the San Carlos Apache Reservati…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
What Happens Inside A Top-Secret U.S. Nuclear Facility?
Episode 1220
The U.S. tested nuclear weapons until the early 1990s. Since then, scientists have been using supercomputers and experiments to simulate nuclear test detonations, without detonating any nukes. But th…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Dangers Of Mirror Cell Research
Episode 1219
For people with two hands, one is usually dominant. On a molecular level, life takes this to the extreme. All of the DNA in earthly living things twists to the right, whereas the protein building blo…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
How Physics Could Make Big Crowds Safer
Episode 1218
What do large crowds of people and water have in common? They both act like fluids. When crowds cheer, sway and clump together, the movements look like ripples of water. Researchers hope insights fro…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago