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This Year's Top Science Stories, Wrapped
Episode 1001
2023 was filled with scientific innovation, exploration and new discoveries. A few of the biggest threads we saw unraveling this year came from the James Webb Space Telescope, the changing climate an…
Published on 2 years ago
A year in music science: wonder, volume and animals that groove
Episode 1000
As 2023 comes to a close, Short Wave teamed up with our friends at All Things Considered to round up some of our favorite stories of the year — this time, about the science behind music. First, scien…
Published on 2 years ago
Life Could Be Different ... And Maybe Better?
Episode 999
Are people ever satisfied? Two social psychologists, Ethan Ludwin-Peery and Adam Mastroianni, fell down a research rabbit hole accidentally answering a version of this very question. After conducting…
Published on 2 years ago
This Holiday, Dig Into Some Of The Hilarious Science Of Christmas BMJs Past
Episode 998
Would you survive as a doctor in The Sims 4? What's an appropriate amount of free food to take from a public sample station before it's greedy? And how much do clock towers affect sleep? These are th…
Published on 2 years ago
LED Lights Make You Sick? We Found Out What Causes It
Episode 997
LED light bulbs are the future. They're better for the environment and the pocket book. But for some people, certain LEDs lights — particularly holiday lights—are also a problem. They flicker in a wa…
Published on 2 years ago
Once A Satirical Conspiracy, Bird Drones Could Soon Be A Reality
Episode 996
Millions of people in the U.S. are bird watchers. But a couple of years ago a satirical conspiracy theory gained popularity because of an absurd claim: That those birds were also watching people.
Now…
Published on 2 years ago
Climate Talks Call For A Transition Away From Fossil Fuels. Is That Enough?
Episode 995
For the first time in its history, the United Nations climate conference concluded with a call to transition away from fossil fuels. But not all of the nearly 200 countries present at the meeting, kn…
Published on 2 years ago
Want To Be Greener This Holiday Season? Try Composting!
Episode 994
Does thinking about the trajectory of the climate make you have a panic spiral? If so, we have the perfect podcast for you: The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast from NPR member station KCRW. The whole conc…
Published on 2 years ago
More Plant And Fungi Emojis, Please!
Episode 993
A team of conservation biologists from Italy recently found that current emoji options are sorely lacking when it comes to life outside of vertebrates in the animal kingdom. Sure, there are multiple …
Published on 2 years ago
When AI Goes Wrong
Episode 992
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used throughout the world to predict the future. Banks use it to predict whether customers will pay back a loan, hospitals use it to predict which patien…
Published on 2 years ago