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Silver Linings From The UN's Dire Climate Change Report
Episode 602
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just released the second of three reports on climate change. Nearly 300 scientists from all over the world worked together to creat…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
How A Collection Of Threatened Bird Calls Swept The Australian Album Charts
Episode 601
What bird has a ten-foot wingspan and breeds almost exclusively on a single island in the Pacific Ocean? Find out in this special quiz episode of Short Wave. Host Emily Kwong tests the bird knowledge…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Orcas: Apex Predators Or Marine Park Stars?
Episode 600
NPR science correspondent Lauren Sommer joins Short Wave host Emily Kwong to talk about a team of researchers who were the first to document a pack of orcas attacking a blue whale. Their work shows …
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
What Led To The Massive Volcanic Eruption In Tonga
Episode 599
Scientists are piecing together what led up to a massive volcanic eruption in Tonga last month. NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel joins the show to talk about the likely sequence of events— an…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Twinkle, Twinkle, Shooting Star . . .
Episode 598
One of the video games that Short Wave's Scientist in Residence has been playing a lot in the pandemic is Animal Crossing, in which bits of stars fall along the beach. It got Regina thinking — what …
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Schedule Those Doctor's Appointments!
Episode 597
The pandemic is at a turning point. Hospitalizations in this country are down. Deaths are starting to decline. Some of the states that have had the strictest COVID restrictions are starting to dial b…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Do You See What I See?
Episode 596
Everyone sees the world differently. Exactly which colors you see and which of your eyes is doing more work than the other as you read this text is different for everyone. Also different? Our blind s…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Vacuuming DNA Out Of The Air
Episode 595
A few years ago, ecologist Elizabeth Clare had an idea--what if she could study rare or endangered animals in the wild without ever having to see or capture them? What if she could learn about them b…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
The Good and the Bad of TV Forensics
Episode 594
Raychelle Burks is a forensic chemist and an associate professor at American University. She's also a big fan of murder mysteries. Today, we talk pop culture forensics with Raychelle and what signs t…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
How Women Of Color Created Community In The Shark Sciences
Episode 593
As a kid, Jasmin Graham was endlessly curious about the ocean. That eventually led her to a career in marine science studying sharks and rays. But until relatively recently, she had never met another…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago