Podcast Episodes

Quantum Computers Might Make All of Your Private Data Less Secure

Experts are starting to plan for the moment when a quantum computer large enough to crack the backbone of the math that keeps things secret will be t…

2 years, 1 month ago

For 60+ years, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines have evaded scientists. But now that's changed [Sponsored]

This year, healthcare providers have tools to help prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV for older adults. 

2 years, 1 month ago

New IVF Test Could Increase Chances of Pregnancy Success

Today’s episode covers a topic that many parents-to-be have struggled with: fertility. In vitro fertilization offers a path to pregnancy for people f…

2 years, 1 month ago

How to Save Indigenous Languages

From Papua New Guinea to the Andaman Islands, Indigenous languages are under threat. An Indian linguist helped preserve one language family.

2 years, 1 month ago

Can AI Predict When You Die?

A new study used machine learning on 6 million Danish people to "autocomplete" their life trajectories –— and when they might kick the bucket.

2 years, 1 month ago

The Best Way to Use Home COVID Tests Right Now

In today’s episode, we want to talk about some of the current challenges with using home COVID tests. When you first have symptoms, a change in how y…

2 years, 1 month ago

From Drunken Stupor to Sober with One (Hormone) Shot

We all have our tricks for sobering up after a night of drunken revelry: maybe a pot of black coffee or an ice-cold shower. But for mice in a certain…

2 years, 1 month ago

How Does the World’s Largest Seabird Know Where to Fly?

Imagine for a moment that you’re a very hungry bird soaring over 30-foot ocean swells in high winds, with no land for thousands of miles.

How do you k…

2 years, 2 months ago

Without the Moon, You Wouldn't Exist (Probably)

The moon has guided our movements and cultures, and though we may think we know it well, it still guards some of its deepest secrets from us. A new b…

2 years, 2 months ago

The Strange and Beautiful Science Of Our Lives

Nell Greenfieldboyce discusses her new book Transient and Strange, the intimacy of the essays and the science that inspired them.

2 years, 2 months ago