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Your Cells Are Always Building A Whole New You
Episode 1201
In the last year, you’ve basically replaced your body weight in new cells. So yes, it’s a new year, new you. To ring in 2026, we’re talking about sta…
8 months, 1 week ago
A Look Back At 2025 In Science, From Federal Cuts To Space Junk
Episode 1200
This has been a busy year in science, from government budget cuts and policy changes affecting research, to the record rise of renewables, to the sur…
8 months, 1 week ago
How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations
Episode 1199
Being able to belt out a tune like Adele or Pavarotti is not just about raw talent. The best singers in the world have to work on their technique—lik…
8 months, 1 week ago
What The Sigma Is Algospeak?
Episode 1198
Gen Alpha slang can seem unintelligible to adults, but linguist and TikToker Adam Aleksic argues language development in the internet age is worth le…
8 months, 1 week ago
Tangling With Entanglement And Other Big Ideas In Physics
Episode 1195
What have we learned in recent years about black holes? Can entangled quantum particles really communicate faster than light? What’s the story behind…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Science Of Thriving In Winter—By Embracing It
Episode 1197
Health psychologist Dr. Kari Leibowitz traveled to some of the coldest, darkest places on earth to learn how people there don’t just survive, but thr…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
A Neurologist Investigates His Own Musical Hallucinations
Episode 1196
Imagine sitting at home and then all of a sudden you hear a men’s choir belting out “The Star Spangled Banner.” You check your phone, computer, radio…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
‘Prehistoric Planet’ Defrosts Strange Animals Of The Ice Age
Episode 1194
Koalas with the bodies of lions. Elephants the size of your dog. Gigantic, 8-foot-tall sloths. These aren’t creatures found in science fiction: They …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
How Did Vaccine Policies Actually Change In 2025?
Episode 1193
Since 1955, when Congress passed the Polio Vaccination Assistance Act, the federal government has been in the business of expanding access to vaccine…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Astronomers Are Excited About Comet 3I/Atlas’ Close Approach
Episode 1192
This year, comet 3I/Atlas broke into our solar system, but also the zeitgeist. This dirty snowball is a visitor from another solar system, and it’s o…
8 months, 3 weeks ago