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$8B Of Climate Tech Projects Canceled | In Louisiana, A Successful, Growing Wetland
Episode 1016
How will market uncertainty and a lack of federal support for climate efforts affect the future of clean energy in the United States? Plus, many wetl…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Investigating Cat Behavior Through Genetics
Episode 1015
With the help of cat owners, a new project investigates cats’ biology and aims to link some of their behaviors to their genes.
Calling all cat people:…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Advances In Brain-Computer Interfaces For People With Paralysis
Episode 1014
An evolving technology is changing the lives of people with paralysis: brain-computer interfaces (BCI). These are devices that are implanted in the b…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
A Blind Inventor’s Life Of Advocacy And Innovation
Episode 1013
In Connecting Dots: A Blind Life, inventor Josh Miele recounts his life story and path to becoming an accessibility designer.
When inventor and scient…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Lack Of Science In Road Design Is Deadly
Episode 1012
Are traffic engineering decisions based on evidence-based research? Not as much as you might think.
If you’ve seen a car crash on the side of the road…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Possible Signature Of Life Detected On Exoplanet—Maybe | A Colossal Squid Video
Episode 1011
The Webb Space Telescope picked up traces of dimethyl sulfide on planet K2-18b. On Earth, the molecule comes from microbes and phytoplankton. Also, r…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
How ‘Science Interpreters’ Make Hidden Science Visible
Episode 1010
Imagine you’re diving into a cell. You’re paddling around in the cytoplasm, you’re climbing up a mitochondria. If you’re having a hard time picturing…
11 months ago
The Navajo Researcher Reviving A Desert Peach | A New Dino With Blade-Like Horns
Episode 1009
Bringing back Southwest peach orchards won’t be easy, but researchers are on the lookout for remaining trees—and they need help. And, the newly disco…
11 months ago
How Interjections Regulate Conversation | Saccharin For Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Episode 1008
We are rounding up your questions about roads. What confounds you about traffic, or how interstates are laid out? Are there certain road design eleme…
11 months ago
Trump’s Nominee For NASA Administrator Meets Congress
Episode 1007
On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard testimony from Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s nominee to lead NAS…
11 months ago