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Pride Week: Loving Sally Ride
Episode 668
Tam O'Shaughnessy and Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, met as kids in the early 1960s and developed an instant connection. Years later,…
4 years ago
It's Been A Minute: Digital Privacy In A Possible Post-Roe World
Episode 667
Today, we're passing the mic to our friends at It's Been A Minute. Recently, they dug into how the anticipated repeal of Roe v. Wade will affect broa…
4 years, 1 month ago
How To Keep Meat Juicy With Science
Episode 666
How do you make the perfect stir-fry chicken without drying it out? Today, we answer that question with cookbook author and chef J. Kenji López-Alt a…
4 years, 1 month ago
What Research Says About Mass Shootings
Episode 665
Parkland, Fla. Buffalo, NY. Uvalde, Texas. Every mass shooting in the U.S. raises calls for better policies to prevent such tragedies. There's eviden…
4 years, 1 month ago
Telehealth Abortions Are Changing The Culture Of Medicine
Episode 664
Recent rule changes have increased access to abortion pills through the mail, using telehealth services. As many U.S. states gear up to restrict abor…
4 years, 1 month ago
James Kagambi: The 62 Year Old Who Just Summited Everest
Episode 663
The first all-black team of climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest last week, including the first Kenyan ever to do so. Today on the show Short…
4 years, 1 month ago
Dog Breeds Are A Behavioral Myth... Sorry!
Episode 662
Is your border collie a lethargic couch potato? Is your golden retriever bad with kids? Is your German shepherd too timid to guard your home?
Turns ou…
4 years, 1 month ago
How Changes in Abortion Law Could Impact Community Health
Episode 661
Depending how the Supreme Court votes on a pending case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, many pregnant people may lose the right to see…
4 years, 1 month ago
Why Abortion Access Is Important For A Healthy Community
Episode 660
Abortion access has been leading political news in recent weeks. But what happens when we look at abortion as a health care tool that betters public …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Queen of Nuclear Physics (Part Two): Forming Chien-Shiung Wu's Story
Episode 659
Growing up, Jada Yuan didn't realize how famous her grandmother was in the world of physics. In this episode, Jada talks to Emily about the life of p…
4 years, 1 month ago