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Should Bulldogs Exist?
Episode 616
Cute, wrinkly faces aside, bulldogs have myriad health problems. Science points to purebred breeding practices as the reason. NPR Science corresponde…
4 years, 6 months ago
COVID-19 Cases Rise In The U.K., U.S. Watches For New Wave
Episode 615
The omicron outbreak has slowed dramatically in the U.S. But cases are rising in Britain due to an omicron subvariant. There are signs the U.S. could…
4 years, 6 months ago
Parents Of Transgender Youth Fear Texas' Anti-Trans Orders
Episode 614
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the state's Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate certain gender-affirming care as poss…
4 years, 6 months ago
How Art Can Heal The Brain
Episode 613
Arts therapies appear to ease a host of brain disorders from Parkinson's to PTSD. But these treatments that rely on music, poetry or visual arts have…
4 years, 6 months ago
Fighting Misinformation With Science Journalism
Episode 612
On December 31, 2021, The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Spotify posted an episode with an interview with physician Dr. Robert Malone full of misinf…
4 years, 6 months ago
What Mount Kilimanjaro Has To Do With The Search For Alien Life
Episode 611
Understanding how life survives in extreme Earth environments could point to ways life can survive on other worlds. Astrobiologist Morgan Cable talks…
4 years, 6 months ago
Humble Pi: Enjoying When Math Goes Awry
Episode 610
Over the last 24 hours, some of us Short Wavers celebrated Pi Day the only way we know how: eating some yummy pie and thinking math thoughts. Here on…
4 years, 6 months ago
Genetic Fact Vs. Fiction And Everything In Between With Janina Jeff
Episode 609
Geneticist Janina Jeff is back on the show to talk with host Emily Kwong about season 2 of her podcast In Those Genes. They talk about rhythm, aging …
4 years, 6 months ago
A Physics Legend Part Two: Chien-Shiung Wu's Granddaughter Reflects
Episode 608
Growing up, Jada Yuan didn't realize how famous her grandmother was in the world of physics. In this episode, we delve into the life of physicist Chi…
4 years, 7 months ago
A Physics Legend Part One: How Chien-Shiung Wu Changed Physics Forever
Episode 607
In the 1950's, a particle physicist made a landmark discovery that changed what we thought we knew about how our universe operates. And Chien-Shiung …
4 years, 7 months ago