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New Star Trek Season, Same Ol' Sci-Fi
Episode 913
Season 2 of the critically acclaimed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiered June 15 (streaming on Paramount+). So today, Short Wave Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber chats with two Trekkie phy…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
A Newly-Discovered Asteroid And What's Beneath The Ice On Enceladus
Episode 912
All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro returns to nerd-our with Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber on three science headlines from space: a newly-discovered asteroid, a new moon-relate…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Give Rivers Space: The Simple Flood Risk Fix
Episode 911
With much of California's massive snowpack yet to melt, downstream communities remain on high alert for flooding. Hundreds of homes were destroyed or damaged during the record-breaking winter, which …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Life Lessons From Supernovae
Episode 910
For many scientists, science isn't something they check in and out of — it permeates their whole lives. That's true for Sarafina El-Badry Nance, an astrophysicist and science communicator. In her new…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
How To Stay Safe Amid Wildfire Smoke
Episode 909
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing poor air quality in parts of the U.S. This smoke can have dangerous health effects because it carries fine particulates known as PM 2.5. With millions of peop…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Behold! The Dulcet Tones Of Cosmic Rays
Episode 908
Teppei Katori loves two things: particle physics and music. Naturally, he combined the two. Today on Short Wave, Teppei talks to host Regina G. Barber about how he and his collaborators convert data …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
The Rise Of The Dinosaurs
Episode 907
Dinosaurs ruled the earth for many millions of years, but only after a mass extinction took out most of their rivals. Just how that happened remains a mystery — sounds like a case for paleoclimatolog…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Helping A Man Walk Again With Science
Episode 906
This week's science news roundup reunites All Things Considered host Ailsa Chang with Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber to dig into the latest headlines in biomedical research, also k…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Why Melting Ice In Antarctica Is Making Hurricanes Worse In Texas
Episode 905
Ice in Antarctica is melting really quickly because of climate change. That's driving sea level rise around the world, and the water is rising especially fast in the seaside city of Galveston, Texas …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
What Happens When An Infant Loses Half Their Brain?
Episode 904
Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of a process known as brain plasticity, which allo…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago