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Meet the Dermatologists Changing Their Field
Episode 558
Many skin conditions, from rashes to Lyme disease to various cancers, present differently on dark skin. Yet medical literature and textbooks don't of…
4 years, 6 months ago
Our Favorite Things: Math And Community In The Classroom
Episode 557
That's right — Day 2 of Short Wave's Favorite Episodes Week is pure math goodness! This encore episode, we revisit a conversation with mathematician …
4 years, 6 months ago
Our Favorite Things, Short Wave-style
Episode 556
It's "My Favorite Things" week on Short Wave! Through December 30th, we'll dive into our archive to bring y'all some of our personal faves — includ…
4 years, 6 months ago
Octavia Butler: Visionary Fiction
Episode 555
Today we are wrapping up Science Fiction Week with a very special episode from our friends at NPR's history podcast Throughline.
As a part of their I…
4 years, 6 months ago
Want To Start Reading Sci-Fi And Fantasy? Here's A Beginner's Guide
Episode 554
Today we're bringing you a beginner's guide to reading science fiction and fantasy from our friends at NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour and Life Kit.
So w…
4 years, 6 months ago
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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago