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Twinkle, Twinkle, Shooting Star
Episode 715
Ahead of the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, we're re-airing our first episode with Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber. In it, Regina and pla…
3 years, 8 months ago
How Monkeypox Became A Public Health Emergency
Episode 714
The White House officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency in the United States last week. More than 7,500 cases of the virus have been …
3 years, 8 months ago
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 Witkowsk…
3 years, 8 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…
3 years, 9 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 fam…
3 years, 9 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 R…
3 years, 9 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 shi…
3 years, 9 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 ot…
3 years, 9 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 t…
3 years, 9 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 calori…
3 years, 9 months ago