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Carry The Two: Making Audio Magic With Math
Episode 713
Math is a complex, beautiful language that can help us understand the world. And sometimes ... math is also hard! Science communicator Sadie Witkowski says the key to making math your friend is to fo…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
A Tale Of Two Parks And The Bats Within Them
Episode 712
Buckle up! Short Wave is going on a road trip every Friday this summer. In this first episode of our series on the research happening in the National Park system, we head to Shenandoah National Park …
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Abortion Laws in Texas are Disrupting Maternal Care
Episode 711
New abortion bans have made some doctors hesitant to provide care for pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.
Today,…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Secret History of DNA
Episode 710
It's been over 150 years since the first article was published about the molecular key to life as we know it — DNA. With help from expert Pravrutha Raman, Short Wave producer Berly McCoy explains how…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Wild Horses Could Keep Wildfire At Bay
Episode 709
Under a 1971 Congressional Act, the Bureau of Land Management has the right to round up wild horses on public lands. Oftentimes, those horses are shipped to holding facilities, where they are kept in…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: The Controversial World Of Taste Science
Episode 708
Not much is known about why people experience tastes differently and why some people can detect certain tastes and not others. There also might be other tastes out there to add to the list beyond the…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Spice, Spice, Baby! Why Some Of Us Enjoy The Pain Of Spicy Foods
Episode 707
Today, we talk about spicy food and its intersection with pleasure and pain as part of our "Taste Buddies" series — Short Wave's ode to "taste." In this episode, Host Emily Kwong talks to food report…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: No Sugarcoating How Sweet Affects The Brain
Episode 706
Our ancestors evolved the ability to taste the sweet goodness of foods like pastries and creamy chocolates. They were enticed to consume quick calories that might only be available sporadically. What…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: Feeling Salty?
Episode 705
Today, we're getting salty as we continue our series "Taste Buddies" — Short Wave's ode to taste buds. In this encore episode, Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber goes on a salty flavor journey w…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: Umami And The Redemption Of MSG
Episode 704
We're continuing our celebration of taste with another episode in our "Taste Buddies" series. Today: Umami.
In the early 1900s a Japanese chemist identified umami, but it took a century for his work t…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago