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Solutions Week: Climate Change Is Coming For Your Wine
Episode 1128
In California's Napa Valley, the nation's unofficial wine capital, one varietal reigns supreme: cabernet sauvignon. But climate change is threatening…
2 years, 1 month ago
Solutions Week: Climate Change Is Coming For Your Wine
Episode 1128
In California's Napa Valley, the nation's unofficial wine capital, one varietal reigns supreme: cabernet sauvignon. But climate change is threatening…
2 years, 1 month ago
Body Electric: How AI Is Changing Our Relationships
Episode 1127
Hey, Short Wavers! Today, we have a special present for all of you: An episode from our good friends at NPR's Body Electric podcast all a bout artifi…
2 years, 1 month ago
Dogs Go Viral For 'Talking' To Humans — But Can They?
Last year, a dog named Bunny went viral on TikTok for pressing buttons with words on them to "communicate" with her owner. But can dogs even understa…
2 years, 1 month ago
Feeling Itchy? Air Pollution Might Be Making It Worse
Episode 1125
Short Wave producer Hannah Chinn has adult-onset eczema. They're not the only one. Up to ten percent of people in the United States have it, accordin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Are You Overestimating The Algorithm?
Episode 1124
Humans hallucinate. Algorithms lie.
At least, that's one difference that Joy Buolamwini and Kyle Chayka want to make clear. When ChatGPT tells you th…
2 years, 1 month ago
Batteries: The Lemonade Of Life
Episode 1123
Just in time for the return of the school year, we're going "Back To School" by revisiting a classic at-home experiment that turns lemons into batter…
2 years, 1 month ago
Detecting Pests By Eavesdropping On Insects
Episode 1122
From Indonesia to Wisconsin, farmers all over the world struggle with a huge problem: pests. On top of that, it's tough for farmers to identify where…
2 years, 1 month ago
What's Missing From The Invasive Species Narrative?
Episode 1121
At first glance, the whole narrative of aquatic invasive species may seem straightforward: A bad non-native species comes into a new ecosystem and ov…
2 years, 1 month ago
Preserving Your Humanity In The Age Of Robots
Episode 1120
Human beings are hardwired for social connection – so much so that we think of even the most basic objects as having feelings or experiences. (Yup, w…
2 years, 1 month ago