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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 auth…
4 years, 1 month 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 tha…
4 years, 1 month 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 intelligen…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Peculiar Physics Of The Wiffle Ball
Episode 622
Shall we play a game - of Wiffle ball? Invented in 1953, this lightweight alternative to a baseball is perfectly suited for back yard romping. Today…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Community Scientists Who Helped Discover A New Planet
Episode 621
When a team of exoplanetary treasure hunters joined forces with professional astronomers, they discovered a whole new world. Short Wave host Emily Kw…
4 years, 1 month ago
To Be DST, Or Not To Be. That Is The Question.
Episode 620
This month, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Now sleep scientists are weighing in and are suggesti…
4 years, 1 month ago
Indoor Air Quality is Cool for Schools
Episode 619
The benefits of indoor air quality in schools are substantial, but American school buildings are old and many face major challenges when it comes to …
4 years, 1 month ago
Hal Walker: The Man Who Shot The Moon
Episode 618
In addition to flying, landing, and returning from the moon in 1969 — NASA's Apollo 11 crew helped with a series of scientific experiments. One of th…
4 years, 1 month ago
Can Nuclear Power Save A Struggling Coal Town?
Episode 317
A struggling Wyoming coal town may soon go nuclear with help from an unlikely partner, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates. NPR Correspondent Kirk …
4 years, 1 month ago
Should Bulldogs Exist?
Episode 616
Cute, wrinkly faces aside, bulldogs have myriad health problems. Science points to purebred breeding practices as the reason. NPR Science corresponde…
4 years, 1 month ago