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Can climate talk turn into climate action?
Episode 523
In the first week of COP26, the UN climate conference, world leaders took to the podium to talk about what their countries are going to do to fight c…
4 years, 5 months ago
What happens in the brain when we grieve
Episode 522
When we lose someone or something we love, it can feel like we've lost a part of ourselves. And for good reason--our brains are learning how to live …
4 years, 5 months ago
Why Aduhelm, a new Alzheimer's treatment, isn't reaching many patients
Episode 521
Aduhelm, known generically as aducanumab, is the first drug to actually affect the underlying disease process associated with Alzheimer's. Yet sales …
4 years, 6 months ago
Housing and COVID: Why helping people pay rent can help fight the pandemic
Episode 520
When people can't afford rent, they often end up in closer quarters. NPR health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin shares two stories from he…
4 years, 6 months ago
Planning for a space mission to last more than 50 years
Episode 519
In 1977, NASA sent out two Voyager probes to study Jupiter and Saturn. The spacecrafts were designed to last about five years, but they are still, to…
4 years, 6 months ago
A new step toward ending 'the wrath of malaria'
Episode 518
Scientists have been trying to figure out how to eradicate malaria for decades. Globally, a child under the age of five dies from the disease every t…
4 years, 6 months ago
The history and future of mRNA vaccine technology (encore)
Episode 517
(Encore) The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are the first authorized vaccines in history to use mRNA technology. In light of the auth…
4 years, 6 months ago
The countries left behind in climate negotiations
Episode 516
NPR climate correspondents Lauren Sommer and Dan Charles join the show before the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland (COP26) starts on…
4 years, 6 months ago
How metaphors and stories are integral to science and healing
Episode 515
New York's Bellevue Hospital is the oldest public hospital in the country, serving patients from all walks of life. It's also the home of a literary …
4 years, 6 months ago
Spiders can have arachnophobia!
Episode 514
If you're not so fond of spiders, you may find kindred spirits in other spiders! Researcher Daniela Roessler worked with jumping spiders and found t…
4 years, 6 months ago