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Name That Tune! Why The Brain Remembers Songs
Episode 738
Why do some songs can stick with us for a long time, even when other memories start to fade? Science reporter (and former Short Wave intern) Rasha Ar…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Race To Rescue The Guadalupe Fescue
Episode 737
Big Bend National Park in Texas is home to the only remaining Guadalupe fescue in the United States. The grass is tucked away in the Chisos Mountains…
3 years, 9 months ago
Short Wave Goes To The Circus
Episode 736
Julia Ruth has a pretty cool job: it takes a lot of strength, a lot of balance, and a surprising amount of physics.
As a circus artist, Julia has pe…
3 years, 9 months ago
'Scallop Discos': How Some Glitzy Lights Could Lead To A Low-Impact Fishery
Episode 735
Scientists in the UK have discovered that if they take a pot meant for catching crabs and just add some bright lights, scallops flock through the doo…
3 years, 9 months ago
Surf's Always Up — In Waco, Texas
Episode 734
Some of the world's best artificial waves are happening hundreds of miles from the ocean—in Waco, Texas. They're so good, they're attracting top prof…
3 years, 9 months ago
Happy Labor Day!
Episode 733
We're taking the day off for the Labor Day holiday! We hope you're also able to get some rest. We'll be back with another episode tomorrow.
You can no…
3 years, 9 months ago
Worm Blobs From The Bowels Of The Earth
Episode 732
In the toxic waters of Sulphur Cave in Steamboat Springs, Colo. lives blood-red worm blobs that have attracted scientific interest from around the wo…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Stars That Settled The Great Debate
Episode 731
It may seem obvious now that other galaxies lie beyond the Milky Way, but less than 100 years ago, some astronomers held a view of our universe that …
3 years, 10 months ago
Quiz Bowl! How Animals Sense The World
Episode 730
Do worms feel pain? How do otters experience the world? What are those pink appendages on the face of the star-nosed mole? We answer all these questi…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Man Who Shot The Moon
Episode 729
NASA's Artemis Moon mission was supposed to launch Monday. But it was delayed due to a problem one of the rocket engines. When it launches, it will b…
3 years, 10 months ago