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Sci-Fi Movie Club: 'Contact'
Episode 553
Today we're throwing back to one of our favorite Science Movie Club episodes: 'Contact' featuring Jodie Foster. It was a real crowd pleaser, especial…
4 years, 4 months ago
Happy Science Fiction Week, Earthlings!
Episode 552
It's Science Fiction Week on Short Wave, earthlings! So strap on your zero gravity suits and polish your light sabers because we're about to get nerd…
4 years, 4 months ago
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 th…
4 years, 4 months 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 ti…
4 years, 4 months 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 orbi…
4 years, 4 months 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 disa…
4 years, 4 months 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 fue…
4 years, 4 months 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…
4 years, 4 months 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 …
4 years, 4 months 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 …
4 years, 4 months ago