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Ellen Ochoa's Extraordinary NASA Career
Episode 551
Ellen Ochoa didn't get picked the first time she applied to become an astronaut--nor the second. But she eventually went to space four times. In this excerpt from the podcast Wisdom from the Top, h…
Published on 4 years ago
Safety Precautions For The Holiday Season
Episode 550
The Omicron variant is spreading across the U.S. as the holidays are upon us. Science Desk reporter Maria Godoy has the latest on the variant and tips for reducing your risk of contracting the virus…
Published on 4 years ago
The James Webb Space Telescope Is About To Launch
Episode 549
Soon the highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope will blast off into space, hurtling almost a million miles away from Earth, where it will orbit the Sun. Decades in the making, scientists hope …
Published on 4 years ago
Striving To Make Space Accessible For People With Disabilities
Episode 548
As spaceflight inches closer to becoming a reality for some private citizens, science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel chats with the New York Times disability fellow Amanda Morris about why one organiza…
Published on 4 years ago
NIH Director Talks The Pandemic, Vaccine Hesitancy And Americans' Health
Episode 547
Dr. Francis Collins talks with health correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin about Americans' overall health, how tribalism in American culture has fueled vaccine hesitancy, and advises his successor o…
Published on 4 years ago
The Winter Twindemic: Flu And COVID
Episode 546
The U.S. is approaching 800,000 COVID-19 deaths as the Omicron variant spreads and the Delta variant continues to circulate. Hospital admissions are up more than 20 percent over the last two weeks. …
Published on 4 years ago
Concussions: How A Mild Brain Injury Can Alter Our Perception Of Sound
Episode 545
Headaches, nausea, dizziness, and confusion are among the most common symptoms of a concussion. But researchers say a blow to the head can also make it hard to understand speech in a noisy room. Emil…
Published on 4 years ago
What Does A Healthy Rainforest Sound Like? (encore)
Episode 544
On a rapidly changing planet, there are many ways to measure the health of an ecosystem. Can sound be one of them?
Researcher Sarab Sethi explains how machine learning and soundscape recordings cou…
Published on 4 years ago
What's Driving The Political Divide Over Vaccinations
Episode 543
An NPR analysis shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump have had nearly three times the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Joe Biden. That differ…
Published on 4 years ago
Seeking Answers To The Universe Deep In A Gold Mine
Episode 542
An underground lab is opening early next year in Australia. Its quest: to help detect dark matter and thereby also help answer some of physics' biggest questions about this mysterious force. It is th…
Published on 4 years ago