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'Math In Drag' Explores The Creativity And Beauty In Numbers
Episode 1072
Kyne Santos was a student at the University of Waterloo when she began her math and her drag careers. She compares her double life to Hannah Montana,…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why The Science Of Tides Was Crucial For D-Day
Episode 1071
June 6, 1944 the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy and took the Nazis by surprise in the largest sea-to-land invasion in history. This wo…
1 year, 11 months ago
Psychedelic treatment for PTSD faces misconduct hurdle
Episode 1079
People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may soon have a new treatment option: MDMA, the chemical found in ecstasy. In August, the Food and …
1 year, 11 months ago
A Silky Shark Named Genie Swam 17,000 Miles, a Record-Breaking Migration
Episode 1069
A silky shark named Genie traveled from the Galapagos Islands out to the open ocean and back – over 17,000 miles – over the course of a year and a ha…
1 year, 11 months ago
A Vaginal Microbiome Transplant Could Help People With BV
Episode 1068
Humans rely on our symbiotic relationship with good microbes—in the gut, the skin and ... the vagina. Fatima Aysha Hussain studies what makes a healt…
1 year, 11 months ago
With summer is approaching, here's a smarter way to use sunscreen
Each year 84,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with melanoma. About 90% of these skin cancers are linked to the ultraviolet radiation from the sun…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Israel Is Using Facial Recognition In Gaza
Episode 1066
After the Hamas attack of Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians began fleeing from the North of…
1 year, 11 months ago
Who's At Risk For Uterine Fibroids? Most Women
Episode 1065
Fibroids are benign uterine tumors. So why does it matter that the majority of people with a uterus will have one before they are 50 years old? Physi…
1 year, 11 months ago
What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a complex 'alphabet'
Episode 1064
Scientists are testing the limits of artificial intelligence when it comes to language learning. One recent challenge? Learning ... whale! Researcher…
1 year, 11 months ago
Scientists Reveal Mysterious Origin of Baobab Trees, Rafiki's Home in 'The Lion King'
Episode 1063
Baobabs are sometimes called the "tree of life" with their thick trunks, crown of branches and flowers that only open at twilight. But theories about…
1 year, 11 months ago