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Corey Gray Is Picking Up Cosmic Vibrations
Episode 782
A pivotal week in Corey Gray's life began with a powwow in Alberta and culminated with a piece of history: the first-ever detection of gravitational waves from the collision of two neutron stars. Cor…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Climate Tipping Points And The Damage That Could Follow
Episode 781
If Earth heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse--scientists warn that abrupt changes could be set off, with devastating impacts around the world. As the 27th annual cl…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Depression And Alzheimer's Treatments At A Crossroads
Episode 780
Researchers are launching a make-or-break study to test the conventional wisdom about what causes Alzheimer's disease. And in a recent small study, the antidepressant effects of ketamine lasted longe…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Why Do We Cry?
Episode 779
Last month, Short Wave explored the evolutionary purpose of laughter. Now, we're talking tears. From glistening eyeballs to waterworks, what are tears? Why do we shed them? And what makes our species…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Traditional Plant Knowledge Is Not A Quick Fix
Episode 778
Regina G. Barber talks with Dr. Rosalyn LaPier about ethnobotany--what it is and how traditional plant knowledge is frequently misunderstood in the era of COVID and psychedelics. And, how it's releva…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
COP-out: Who's Liable For Climate Change Destruction?
Episode 777
World leaders have gathered in Egypt this week to begin climate talks at the 27th Conference of the Parties. However, there are still outstanding questions about who should pay for climate change los…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Control: Eugenics And The Corruption Of Science
Episode 776
In 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, a book about the evolution of non-human animals by natural selection. In its wake, a political idea arose — eugenics. Reading Darwin's bo…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Should Daylight Saving Time Be Permanent?
Episode 775
Correspondent Allison Aubrey talks to host Emily Kwong about the pros and cons of adopting permanent Daylight Saving Time or year-round Standard Time.
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Allergic To Cats? There's Hope Yet!
Episode 774
Katie Wu is a cat person. She has two of them: twin boys named Calvin and Hobbes. But up until grad school, she couldn't be anywhere close to a cat without her throat tightening and her nose clogging…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Saving The Pacific Lamprey
Episode 773
Pacific lamprey have lived on Earth for about 450 million years. When humans came along, a deep relationship formed between Pacific lamprey and Native American tribes across the western United States…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago