Podcast Episodes

Tales From the Crypt

Episode 793

For 60 years, between 1637 and 1697, people who died at the largest hospital in Milan were dropped into a brick-lined crypt. Now, 300 years later, th…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Silence is Golden

Episode 792

New research aims to quality the health effects of silence. It turns out, just a few hours of quiet time per week can have striking benefits. Anthony…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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Snakebites for Science

Episode 791

Tim Friede has allowed himself to be bitten by venomous snakes more then 200 times. As a result, his blood has helped scientists concoct a new antibo…

9 months ago

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Virtual Nostalgia

Episode 790

Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have introduced InteRecon, a program that enables users to rec…

9 months, 1 week ago

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Speaking Bonobo

Episode 789

A new study from researchers at the University of Zurich and Harvard University reveals that bonobos, our closest living relatives alongside chimpanz…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Batman's Cocktail Party Mystery

Episode 788

Every night, bats emerge out of roosts in massive numbers, creating what scientists have called a 'cocktail party nightmare' of clashing echolocation…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Walking Dead

Episode 787

A new study places the US at the top of the list of most fatal countries to be a pedestrian. Anthony and Jeff take a look at all the reasons it is so…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Taste This Machine

Episode 786

Scientists have developed a device, called “e-Taste”, capable of recreating complex flavours of food and drink from five basic building blocks, and p…

11 months ago

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Move with the Crowd

Episode 785

Researchers have discovered that dense crowds can spontaneously synchronize into collective oscillations, with hundreds of people moving in coordinat…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Try to Imagine It

Episode 784

People with aphantasia lack the ability to summon images in their "mind's eye." But a new study suggests that the blueprints for those imaginary imag…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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