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How Racism – And Silence – Could Hurt Your Health
Episode 1186
Racism is often covered as a political, cultural, or news story. But how is it affecting people's health? That's the question Cara Anthony, a KFF New…
1 year, 10 months ago
What's A Weather Forecast Worth?
Episode 1185
The federal government has been tracking the weather for more than 150 years. Yet over the last few decades, the rise of the Internet and big tech ha…
1 year, 10 months ago
Conan The Bacterium's Superpower: Resisting Radiation
Episode 1184
In the 1950s, scientists exposed a tin of meat to a dose of radiation that they expected would kill all forms of life. But one organism defied the od…
1 year, 10 months ago
In The Club, We All ... Archaea?
Episode 1183
Thor. Loki. Heimdall. They're not just Norse gods or Marvel characters. They're also the names of various Asgard archaea. These microscopic organisms…
1 year, 10 months ago
Grape Growers' Next Collaborators? Robots
Episode 1182
If you crossed WALL-E with a floor lamp, it might look a little like the PhytoPatholoBot. These robots aren't roving through space or decorating a li…
1 year, 10 months ago
Who Does Science? Under Trump, That Could Change
Episode 1181
The next four years may be challenging for foreign-born scientists who want to work in the United States. Foreign-born workers account for about half…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Comeback Of The Southwest Peach
Episode 1180
Centuries ago, Southwest tribal nations tended vast orchards of peach trees. But in 1863, thousands of those trees were cut down by the United States…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Ambitious Quest To Genetically Map All Known Vertebrates
Episode 1179
The Vertebrate Genomes Project: It's an ambitious effort by an international group of scientists to create a "Genome Ark" by sequencing the genomes o…
1 year, 10 months ago
These Rats Can Drive. What's Happening In Their Brains?
Episode 1178
In neuroscientist Kelly Lambert's lab at the University of Richmond, rats hop into cars, rev their engines and skid across the floor of an arena. Res…
1 year, 10 months ago
Why Your Brain Loves Sales
Episode 1177
This Cyber Monday, a meditation on holiday sales. A quick trip to pick up presents can turn into an hours-long shopping spree thanks to all the ways …
1 year, 10 months ago