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Abortion Laws in Texas are Disrupting Maternal Care
Episode 711
New abortion bans have made some doctors hesitant to provide care for pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped fam…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Secret History of DNA
Episode 710
It's been over 150 years since the first article was published about the molecular key to life as we know it — DNA. With help from expert Pravrutha R…
4 years, 2 months ago
Wild Horses Could Keep Wildfire At Bay
Episode 709
Under a 1971 Congressional Act, the Bureau of Land Management has the right to round up wild horses on public lands. Oftentimes, those horses are shi…
4 years, 2 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: The Controversial World Of Taste Science
Episode 708
Not much is known about why people experience tastes differently and why some people can detect certain tastes and not others. There also might be ot…
4 years, 2 months ago
Spice, Spice, Baby! Why Some Of Us Enjoy The Pain Of Spicy Foods
Episode 707
Today, we talk about spicy food and its intersection with pleasure and pain as part of our "Taste Buddies" series — Short Wave's ode to "taste." In t…
4 years, 2 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: No Sugarcoating How Sweet Affects The Brain
Episode 706
Our ancestors evolved the ability to taste the sweet goodness of foods like pastries and creamy chocolates. They were enticed to consume quick calori…
4 years, 2 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: Feeling Salty?
Episode 705
Today, we're getting salty as we continue our series "Taste Buddies" — Short Wave's ode to taste buds. In this encore episode, Scientist in Residence…
4 years, 2 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: Umami And The Redemption Of MSG
Episode 704
We're continuing our celebration of taste with another episode in our "Taste Buddies" series. Today: Umami.
In the early 1900s a Japanese chemist iden…
4 years, 2 months ago
TASTE BUDDIES: Pucker Up! It's The Science Of Sour
Episode 703
This week Short Wave is celebrating our sense of taste with an entire week of themed episodes, covering everything from sugar and spice to what's bey…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Accelerated Approvals Process: Are Drugmakers Fulfilling Their Promises?
Episode 702
The Food and Drug Administration allows faster drug approvals based on preliminary study data if the drug fulfills an unmet medical need. But the spe…
4 years, 2 months ago