Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCocaine Sharks and the Hottest Days on Record (So Far)
It’s a scorching summer, with record-breaking temperatures last Monday. Rain really is harder to predict, and greenhouse gasses are probably to blame…
1 year, 7 months ago
Unusual Archaeology: Ancient Chambers and Ocean Tides (Part 1)
Fish trapping is an ancient practice, reaching across the globe from at least as far back as 11,000 years ago. It takes advantage of coastal tides an…
1 year, 7 months ago
Advanced Meditation Can ‘Reset’ the Brain
Meditation is mostly mainstream, with many people using mindfulness to manage stress. But dedicated practitioners of advanced meditation move beyond …
1 year, 7 months ago
Windows Devices Go Down, COVID Rates Go Up, and Tornadoes Touchdown on the Ground and on the Big Screen
President Biden is far from the only positive as COVID is experiencing a summer surge. Windows malfunction grounds planes and causes outages for bank…
1 year, 7 months ago
Cleaning Up Paris’s Poop River for the Olympics
The Seine is set to feature prominently in the Paris 2024 Olympics’ Opening Ceremony—and in its marathon swimming events. But this urban waterway has…
1 year, 7 months ago
Name a Quasi-Moon with Radiolab Host Latif Nasser
Science journalist and Radiolab host Latif Nasser found himself at the center of a space mystery. A space poster in his child’s room showed Zoozve, a…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Kavli Prize Presents: Building Materials From The Bottom Up [Sponsored]
Chad Mirkin, recipient of the 2024 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, has spent his career exploring the possibilities of creating and inventing materials a…
1 year, 7 months ago
Astronauts Can Drink More Recycled Pee Than Ever, and You Can Still Catch the Plague
We commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, dive into NASA’s groundbreaking Mars habitat simulation and discuss the innovative “s…
1 year, 7 months ago
On Thin Ice: Contemplating Our Climate Future in Antarctica (Part 4)
We’re at the end of the Nathaniel B. Palmer’s Antarctic expedition. The researchers onboard are returning sea ice and thousands of gallons of seawate…
1 year, 8 months ago
Saving the Last Truly Wild Horse
Przewalski’s horses are truly wild horses, even the ones held in captivity. They traditionally roamed the Central Asian steppes, so you can imagine e…
1 year, 8 months ago