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The Leap: A Scientist’s Quest To See Every Organism On Earth
Episode 1042
Manu Prakash is many things—biologist, engineer, inventor, philosopher—but what he isn’t is conventional. Following his instincts has led Manu to his…
9 months, 1 week ago
Are We Prepared To Fight ‘The New Polio’?
Episode 1051
A mysterious disease called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) has been appearing in emergency rooms for about a decade. The disease has caused otherwise h…
9 months, 1 week ago
How Science Communication Can Step Up Amid Federal Cuts
Episode 1050
It’s a precarious time for science in the United States. Federal funding is being slashed, career scientists are being laid off, and researchers are …
9 months, 1 week ago
How Cannibalistic Tadpoles Could Curb Invasive Cane Toads
Episode 1049
South American cane toads were brought to Australia in 1935 to help eradicate native beetles that were destroying sugar cane crops. The toads didn’t …
9 months, 1 week ago
Turning The Binoculars On Birders
Episode 1048
Birding is a hobby that attracts a very particular group of people: the kind who get up at sunrise, go into the woods, and wait for hours for a littl…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Leap: Be Bold Or Just Don't Do It
Episode 1041
As a young plant scientist, Joanne Chory shook up the research establishment with her unconventional approach to figuring out how plants work. Her me…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
What Huge Cuts To NSF Funding Mean For Science
Episode 1040
Grant funding by the National Science Foundation has been cut by more than half this year, bringing the foundation’s science funding to its lowest le…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
What Happens When Air Traffic Control Systems Go Dark?
Episode 1039
At the end of April, air traffic control radar surveillance and radio communication systems at Newark Liberty International Airport went dark for ove…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Could The NIH Plan For A ‘Universal Vaccine’ Really Work?
Episode 1038
At the beginning of May, the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, announced a plan to develop a univer…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Leap: This Is Going To Kill Your Career
Episode 1037
Betül Kaçar started her scientific career as a biochemist, working on an enzyme found in zebrafish. But then she found her calling: investigating som…
9 months, 2 weeks ago