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Will Artificial Intelligence Help — Or Hurt — Medicine?
Episode 893
A doctor's job is to help patients. With that help, often comes lots and lots of paperwork. That's where some startups are betting artificial intelligence may come in. The hope is that chatbots could…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Shoring Up The Future With Greener Batteries
Episode 892
Today on the show, next-generation energy innovators Bill David and Serena Cussen challenged us to think about the future of clean energy storage. They spoke to Emily Kwong at the 2023 annual meeting…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
SUPERBLOOM: An Upside To The California Downpours
Episode 891
California's wet winter has devastated many local communities. It has also benefited some of the state's endangered ecosystems. Those benefits are on full display in California's largest remaining gr…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Worm Blobs In The Bowels Of The Earth
Episode 890
In the toxic waters of Sulphur Cave in Steamboat Springs, Colo. live blood-red worm blobs that have attracted international scientific interest. We don special breathing gear and go into the cave wit…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
The News Roundup Goes Intergalactic
Episode 889
It's our latest roundup of science news! This time, with Ailsa Chang of NPR's All Things Considered, who joins us to discuss three stories that take us on a journey through space — from the sounds of…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Fire And Ice: Linking Intense Wildfire And The Melting Arctic
Episode 888
In the Arctic Ocean, sea ice is shrinking as the climate heats up. In the Western U.S., wildfires are getting increasingly destructive. Those two phenomena are thousands of miles apart, but scientist…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
The Race To Protect Millions Of People From Melting Glaciers
Episode 887
Melting glaciers are leaving behind large, unstable lakes that can cause dangerous flash floods. Millions of people downstream are threatened.
In today's episode, NPR Climate Desk reporter Rebecca He…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Where are the whales? Scientists find clues thousands of miles away
Episode 886
Endangered North Atlantic right whales are disappearing from their native waters, a serious danger for a species with only 340 animals left. The mystery behind this change took NPR's climate reporter…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Are Rats Running This Podcast?
Episode 885
This week, New York City crowned Kathleen Corradi its first rat czar. The new position is part of a multipronged approach from city officials. Reporter and New Yorker Anil Oza called up rodentologist…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Peep The Delightful Science Of Chickens
Episode 884
When Tove Danovich decided to dabble in backyard chicken keeping, she embraced a tried and true journalistic practice — reading everything there is to find on the subject. In her search, she found p…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago