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AI + turfgrass science in the most high-tech World Cup yet
Episode 1320
The 2026 World Cup will be the largest one yet, and FIFA is trying to make it the most high-tech, too. The federation has partnered with tech giant L…
2 weeks ago
How extreme athletes like Alex Honnold keep their cool
Episode 1319
Elite athletes spend a lot of time training their bodies for strength, endurance, coordination, and precision. But what about their brains? Can psych…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Parenting tips from the animal kingdom
Episode 1318
If you’ve ever been a child, had a child, or seen a child face down in a supermarket aisle screaming, you know that parenting can be tough. But human…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Wait, is my washing machine playing Schubert?
Episode 1317
A few weeks ago, we talked to two sonic branding experts who compose music for household appliances. And we played for them a song “sung” by a washin…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
A virus hunter in Nigeria has thoughts on the Ebola outbreak
Episode 316
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring Uganda is caused by the Bundibugyo virus. There’s no specific trea…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
How did Neanderthals deal with illness and injuries?
Episode 315
If you look up where medicine originated, or the earliest medical interventions, you’ll probably find yourself reading about ancient Greece or Egypt …
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Looking for life in the clouds of Venus
Episode 314
A group of researchers and private investors are planning a series of privately funded missions to Venus, hoping to find signs of life. That may seem…
3 weeks ago
Meet the drug developer taking on wildlife diseases
Episode 1313
Many of the forces driving species to extinction—habitat destruction, pollution, climate change—also fuel the spread of disease. And plants and anima…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Can the shingles vaccine stave off dementia?
Episode 1312
The benefits of getting a shingles vaccine seem relatively straightforward: It will prevent you from getting shingles, a painful rash caused by the s…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Inside the Nebraska quarantine facility responding to hantavirus
Episode 1311
Two disease outbreaks are dominating the news: Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and hantavirus, which started spreading on a cruise shi…
3 weeks, 5 days ago