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Cockroaches are cool!
Episode 503
Cockroaches - do they get a bad rap? Producer Thomas Lu teams up with self-proclaimed lesbian cockroach defender Perry Beasley-Hall to convince prod…
4 years, 6 months ago
Bonobos and the Evolution of Nice
Episode 502
How did humans evolve some key cooperative behaviors like sharing? NPR Science Correspondent Jon Hamilton reports back from a bonobo sanctuary in the…
4 years, 6 months ago
Why Music Sticks in Our Brains
Episode 501
Why do some songs can stick with us for a long time, even when other memories start to fade? Science reporter (and former Short Wave intern) Rasha Ar…
4 years, 6 months ago
Here's a better way to talk about hair
Episode 500
Humans have scalp hair. But why is human scalp hair so varied? Biological anthropologist Tina Lasisi wanted to find out. And while completing her PhD…
4 years, 6 months ago
How foraging reconnected Alexis Nikole Nelson with food and her culture
Episode 499
Our colleagues at the TED Radio Hour introduce us to forager and TikTok influencer Alexis Nikole Nelson. She shares how the great outdoors has offere…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Toll Of Burnout On Medical Workers — And Their Patients
Episode 498
Burnout has long been a problem among health care workers. The pandemic has only made it worse. Some were hopeful COVID vaccines would provide some r…
4 years, 7 months ago
SURPRISE! It's A...Babbling Baby Bat?
Episode 497
A paper published recently in the journal Science finds similarities between the babbling of human infants and the babbling of the greater sac-winged…
4 years, 7 months ago
Goodbye, Climate Jargon. Hello, Simplicity!
Episode 496
People are likely to be confused by common climate change terms like "mitigation" and "carbon neutral," according to a recent study. So how can every…
4 years, 7 months ago
How To Help Someone At Risk Of Suicide
Episode 495
Suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, according to the most current data. But research shows that suicide is preventable. …
4 years, 7 months ago
Scientists Are Racing To Save Sequoias
Episode 494
Based on early estimates, as many as 10,600 large sequoias were killed in last year's Castle Fire — up to 14% of the entire population. The world's l…
4 years, 7 months ago