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Could this vaccine trial mean a future without HIV?
Episode 1431
Early last year, a hundred researchers, clinicians and other experts on HIV discussed the development of an innovative vaccine that could prevent the…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why do we kiss? It's an evolutionary conundrum
Episode 1430
The evolutionary purpose of kissing has long eluded scientists. Smooching is risky, given things like pointy teeth, and inherently gross, given an es…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
AI is great at predicting text. Can it guide robots?
It seems like artificial intelligence is everywhere in our virtual lives. It's in our search results and our phones. But what happens when AI moves o…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The physics of the Winter Olympics
Episode 1428
Watching a ski jumper fly through the air might get you wondering, “How do they do that?” The answer is – physics!
That’s why this episode, we have tw…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
These bacteria may be key to the fight against antibiotic resistance
In 1928, a chance contaminant in Scottish physician Alexander Fleming’s lab experiment led to a discovery that would change the field of medicine for…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Babies got beat: Why rhythm might be innate
Episode 1426
Rhythm is everywhere. Even if you don’t think you have it, it’s fundamental to humans’ biological systems. Our heartbeat is rhythmic. Speech is rhyth…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
How do extreme G-forces affect Olympic bobsledders?
Episode 1425
Olympic sliding sports – bobsled, luge and skeleton – are known for their speed. Athletes chase medals down a track of ice at up to 80 or 90 mph. Wit…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Autism: debunking Trump claims, and what scientists still don't know
Autism has a long history of misinformation that continues to today. The Trump administration has perpetuated some of this misinformation in the last…
5 months ago
Why research into ‘forever chemicals’ includes firefighters
PFAS make pans nonstick, clothes waterproof and furniture stain resistant. They're so ubiquitous, they're even inside of us. Now, researchers are loo…
5 months ago
Lessons and failures from the Challenger space shuttle explosion
Episode 1422
On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Ch…
5 months ago