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The problem with pickleball
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. It may also be the most hated. Tennis and basketball players are complaining about losing court s…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
You’ve got scorpion
A listener recently asked, “Has the entire surface of earth at some point or another been covered in poop?” Turns out, there are some questions that …
4 months ago
Big porpoise energy
Whales have Free Willy. Dolphins have Flipper. But what about the humble porpoise?
The porpoise doesn’t star in any Hollywood blockbusters. These sh…
4 months, 1 week ago
A tinned fish renaissance
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Never add sodium to your pasta water
Put salt (aka sodium chloride) in your pasta water and you’ll end up with delicious spaghetti. Put pure sodium in it instead… and it will explode.
It…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
A cow named Speckles
When 10-year-old Doug Crandell joined the 4-H program, he was supposed to learn about raising, feeding, and selling a cow. What he wound up learning …
5 months ago
In defense of darkness
Megan Eaves-Egenes grew up under the very starry skies of rural New Mexico. During those years, she developed a deep appreciation for astronomy.
The…
5 months, 1 week ago
Life and death and psilocybin
President Trump recently signed an executive order to make certain psychedelic drugs more available to treat mental health conditions like depression…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Silicon Planet
Like a typecast actor who can’t escape the blockbuster franchise they’re known for, the element of silicon is inescapably associated with Silicon Val…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
A Dry Hot American Summer
In the spring of 1936, the producer of King Kong hauled a film crew to the desert of Arizona to shoot a sweeping romantic epic. But the heat was so p…
6 months ago