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Metal Near Solid
Episode 393
More than 80 years after it was predicted to be possible, a Harvard University team has finally managed to create metallic hydrogen. Why? For one thi…
9 years, 1 month ago
Headbanger's Calm
Episode 392
Extreme music – such as heavy metal – can positively influence those experiencing anger, a study by The University of Queensland has revealed. In co…
9 years, 1 month ago
American Hamsternators (LIVE from PAX 2017!)
Episode 391
A very different kind of episode of We Have Concerns, this one was recorded live at the PAX South convention in San Antonio Texas, and consists entir…
9 years, 1 month ago
Learner's Hermit (LIVE from PAX South 2017!)
Episode 390
The Austrian town of Saalfelden in the state of Salzburg is looking for someone to live in a nearby hermitage which was built more than 350 years ago…
9 years, 1 month ago
Pig Me (LIVE from PAX South 2017!)
Episode 389
Scientists have created the first successful human-animal hybrids. The project proves that human cells can be introduced into a non-human organism, s…
9 years, 1 month ago
True to Your Self
Episode 388
Why do we, as humans, have a sense of self? One new theory is that a "self" actually contributes to a stronger and more robust group dynamic. In or…
9 years, 1 month ago
DNA to Z
Episode 387
Scientists have created bacteria that thrive using an expanded "genetic alphabet". The blueprint for all life forms on Earth is written in a code con…
9 years, 2 months ago
Fully Operational
Episode 386
During WWII, there was a mathematician named Abraham Wald. Wald had an idea about allied bombers. Essentially, bombers were coming back after bombing…
9 years, 2 months ago
O2 Joy
Episode 385
It's generally thought that the evolution of complex life was a rare, once-in-4.5-billion-years event. But new research suggests that conditions were…
9 years, 2 months ago
Thirst World Problems
Episode 384
Everything we eat is flooded with “virtual water,” or water used indirectly to produce food from cradle to grave. In fact, 70% of the world’s water c…
9 years, 2 months ago