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Addressing Water Contamination With Indigenous Science
Episode 632
Ranalda Tsosie grew up in the Navajo Nation, close to a number of abandoned uranium mines. The uranium from those mines leached into the groundwater, contaminating some of the unregulated wells that …
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Voices From A Ukrainian Hospital Damaged By Russian Attacks
Episode 631
In the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv at least half a dozen hospitals have been damaged by Russian attacks. The Emergency Department of City Hospital No. 2, located on the ground floor, was in…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Planet Money: How Manatees Got Into Hot Water
Episode 630
Today we share the mic with our colleagues at Planet Money to talk about one of our favorite aquatic creatures: manatees. Decades ago, manatees nearly went extinct as their habitat dwindled and boats…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Lemurs Will Rock You
Episode 629
There's a lot for scientists to learn about the origins of humans' musical abilities. In the last few years, though, they've discovered homo sapiens have some company in our ability to make musical r…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
War In Ukraine Sets Back Tuberculosis Treatment
Episode 628
According to the World Health Organization, Ukraine has the fourth highest incidence of tuberculosis in Europe — and one of the highest rates of multidrug resistant TB anywhere in the world. The coun…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: The Origins Of Umami
Episode 627
A Japanese chemist identified umami in the early 1900s, but it took a century for his work to be translated into English. Short Wave host Emily Kwong talks with producer Chloee Weiner about why it to…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
The Indicator: Destroying Personal Digital Data
Episode 626
Today, we present an episode of NPR's daily economics podcast, The Indicator from Planet Money. It's filled with one of our favorite topics: Data.
Algorithms are the secret sauce for many tech platfor…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
When To Consider Another COVID-19 Booster
Episode 625
This week, U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisors will meet to discuss long-term COVID vaccine strategy. This follows the recent FDA authorization and CDC recommendation of a second boost…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
What We Gain From Dark Night Skies
Episode 624
For many of us, seeing stars in the night sky is challenging because of light pollution. But there are some communities that are trying to change that. Today on the show, we visit cultural astronomer…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
What Octopus Minds May Tell Us About Aliens
Episode 623
Octopuses! They are escape artists, they camouflage in all kinds of surroundings, and they are incredibly intelligent creatures--and that intelligence evolved completely separately from humans'. Th…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago