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What The Label Of ‘Genius’ Tells Us About Our Society
Episode 1121
What makes someone a genius? Are they the smartest, most creative, most innovative people? Those with the highest IQ? Who we consider a genius may ac…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Human Obsession With Aliens Goes Way, Way Back
Episode 1120
A video shown on Capitol Hill on September 9 reportedly shows an American hellfire missile attacking and simply bouncing off a UAP (the military term…
4 months ago
A Delicious But Invasive Mushroom Could Affect Fungal Diversity
Episode 1119
It all started harmlessly enough: People bought kits to grow mushrooms at home. But then, scientists in the upper Midwest noticed something strange. …
4 months ago
A Photographer Captures Nature In Mind-Boggling Detail
Episode 1118
If you’ve flipped through an issue of National Geographic or scrolled through their social media, and caught a stunningly detailed photo of a tiny cr…
4 months ago
How Shoddy Science Is Driving A Supplement Boom
Episode 1115
Dietary supplements are big business, with one recent estimate showing the industry is worth almost $64 billion in the United States alone. Take a ca…
4 months ago
Octopuses Use Suckers To ‘Taste’ Harmful Microbes
Episode 1117
Put on your party hat and wet suit because it is Cephalopod Week, Science Friday’s annual celebration of all things, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish…
4 months ago
After CDC Director Is Ousted, More Senior Officials Resign
Episode 1116
On August 27, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the White House fired CDC director Susan Monarez after only a month on the job. Right after …
4 months, 1 week ago
Meet 3I/Atlas, An Object From Another Solar System
Episode 1114
Earlier this summer, astronomers discovered something strange whizzing past Jupiter: an interstellar object. Scientists named it 3I/ATLAS. It’s only …
4 months, 1 week ago
How Common Household Products Pollute Our Indoor Air
Episode 1113
You have probably given some thought to outdoor air pollution, whether it’s wildfire smoke or smog from traffic. You may even check AQI measurements …
4 months, 1 week ago
The Shape-Shifting Science Of Sand Dunes
Episode 1112
In some places, sand dunes protect shorelines from the onslaught of ocean waves. In other places, the dunes themselves are on the move, and threaten …
4 months, 1 week ago