Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Dark Side of Houseplant Collection
Marc Hachadourian, senior curator of orchids and director of glasshouse horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden, joins host Rachel Feltman to e…
1 year, 4 months ago
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Ascends, Ozempic Is Linked to Depression, and Mpox Cases Spread Rapidly
NASA’s Perseverance rover cautiously climbs Jezero Crater on Mars in search of new discoveries. We also explore recent revelations about the Red Plan…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dissecting the Linguistic Patterns of Kamala Harris
The Democratic presidential ticket has literally diverse voices. While Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech is influenced by her Californian origins…
1 year, 4 months ago
‘Dark Oxygen’ Is Coming from These Ocean Nodules, and We Don’t Know How
Polymetallic nodules litter a stretch of ocean between Mexico and Hawaii. They contain metals, such as manganese and cobalt, that mining companies wa…
1 year, 4 months ago
How Our Brains See Faces [Sponsored]
Doris Tsao is the 2024 recipient of The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for her research on facial recognition. Her work has provided insights into the c…
1 year, 4 months ago
James Cameron’s OceanXplorers Embraces Real- Life Science with Cinematic Flare
James Cameron is known for his ambitious filmmaking. His newest project is a six-part National Geographic miniseries that goes beneath the waves with…
1 year, 4 months ago
Uncovering the Truth about Sexual Pleasure and Prostates with Science Vs’s Wendy Zukerman
When the hit podcast Science Vs went to find the facts about the “male G-spot,” it was faced with remarkably little research to draw from. So the tea…
1 year, 4 months ago
What Happens when Space Junk Falls on Your Property?
Debris from satellites, rockets and other space infrastructure are crowding low-Earth orbit. Occasionally, that space junk crashes down to Earth. For…
1 year, 4 months ago
Olympic Athletes Swim the Murky Seine, and Astronauts Are (Still) Stuck on the Space Station
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris came to a close on Sunday—and swimmers swam the Seine as promised. The two astronauts sent to the International Spa…
1 year, 5 months ago
Unusual Archaeology: Investigating Ancient Human Sacrifice (Part 3)
Content warning: This episode focuses in part on the archaeological study of ancient human sacrifice, including incidents involving young children. W…
1 year, 5 months ago