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What Makes Our Circadian Clocks Tick
Circadian rhythms affect more than our sleep — they can shape all aspects of our health, and are in turn shaped by the rhythms of our lives. We explo…
1 year, 2 months ago
How Politics Are Changing Health and Science
With a contested presidential election looming, we explore what's at stake for health and science, from fertility medicine to cyber security with vot…
1 year, 2 months ago
Thrills & Chills: The Psychology of Fear
It's that time of year when we celebrate something we usually hate: fear. We visit haunted houses and corn mazes or binge-watch the scariest horror m…
1 year, 2 months ago
All the Rage
Your face flushes hot, maybe your fists clench, your heartbeat speeds up and your blood pressure rises. It's rage and it can go from zero to red-hot …
1 year, 3 months ago
When Law Enforcement and Health Care Meet
Police generally aren't trained to deal with mental health crises — and yet they constantly find themselves called to intervene in these challenging …
1 year, 3 months ago
When Every Second Counts: Advances in Cardiac Care
Every second counts when it comes to treating patients in cardiac arrest — which is why researchers and health care professionals are working constan…
1 year, 3 months ago
Navigating Autism in School
What's the best educational setting for my child to learn and grow? It's a question many parents contemplate, but it's an especially difficult questi…
1 year, 3 months ago
What It Takes to Treat Serious Mental Illness
We explore what it takes to recover from serious mental illness, with stories about how a patient's decades-long relationship with his psychiatrist h…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Healing Power of Music
You've heard that music is the language of the soul — but could it also be a treatment for the body? On this episode, we explore some of the latest s…
1 year, 4 months ago
What Teeth Tell us About Survival on Earth
Zoologist Bill Schutt argues that teeth were pivotal to the success of vertebrate animals, they're power tools for survival. His latest book is "Bite…
1 year, 4 months ago