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Monday Night Football And Pursuing Two Careers With John Urschel
Episode 984
As kids, some of us dream of multiple careers: being an astronaut AND the next president. Or digging up dinosaurs AND selling out concert stadiums. A…
2 years, 5 months ago
What Fossilized Poop Can Teach Us About Dinosaurs
Episode 983
Walking into Karen Chin's office at the University of Colorado, Boulder, one of the first things you might notice is that petrified poops are everywh…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Thanksgiving Quest For The (Scientifically) Best Turkey
Episode 982
Turkey is the usual centerpiece of the Thanksgiving dinner, but it's all too easy to end up with a dry, tough, flavorless bird. For NPR science corre…
2 years, 5 months ago
3 Major Ways Climate Change Affects Life In The U.S.
Episode 981
Every five years, the United States government releases the National Climate Assessment, a comprehensive analysis of how climate change is affecting …
2 years, 5 months ago
Cutting A Teaspoon Of Salt Is Comparable To Taking Blood Pressure Medication
Episode 980
How much salt is too much salt?
Most likely, the amount you're consuming.
A new study published this week in the journal JAMA found that cutting one …
2 years, 5 months ago
Thousands of earthquakes in Iceland may spell a volcanic eruption
Episode 979
Saturday, the entire coastal town of Grindavik, Iceland was evacuated. That's because over the weekend, the country experienced nearly 2,000 earthqua…
2 years, 5 months ago
How Venus got caught up in an 18th century space race
Episode 978
In the 18th century the world was focused on Venus. Expeditions were launched in pursuit of exact measurements of Venus as it passed between Earth an…
2 years, 5 months ago
Trailblazing Computer Scientist Fei-Fei Li on Human-Centered AI
Episode 977
AI is popping up everywhere nowadays. From medicine to science to the Hollywood strikes. Today, with computer scientist and AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, we…
2 years, 5 months ago
To Figure Out The Future Climate, Scientists Are Researching How Trees Form Clouds
Episode 976
If you've ever looked up at the clouds and wondered where they came from, you're not alone. Atmospheric researcher Lubna Dada is fascinated by the my…
2 years, 6 months ago
Mapping The Seafloor Is Daunting But Key To Improving Human Life
Episode 975
Scientists have mapped less than 25% of the world's seafloor. Experts say that getting that number up to 100% would improve everything from tsunami w…
2 years, 6 months ago