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23andMe Bankruptcy | A Coating That Can Slow A Golf Ball’s Roll
Episode 996
The company has genetic data of 15 million people, which could be shared with a future buyer. Here’s how to delete it. Plus, an experimental coating …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
AI Word Choice | When Dwarf Lemurs Hibernate, Their Chromosomes Do Something Odd
Episode 995
Certain words are overrepresented in text written by AI language models. A study investigates why such patterns develop. Also, the ends of chromosome…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Developing Faster, Simpler Tools To Treat Tuberculosis
Episode 994
TB kills more than a million people each year. Dr. Mireille Kamariza has spent her career developing better detection and treatment tools.
As the Unit…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Author John Green On The Many Ways Tuberculosis Shaped Human Life
Episode 993
In a new book, author John Green traces how the disease has impacted culture, geography, and even fashion over the centuries.
Tuberculosis (TB) has ha…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
DESI Data Strengthens Evidence Of Change In Dark Energy
Episode 992
Researchers built the largest 3D map of our universe yet. What they found supports the idea that dark energy could have evolved over time.
One of the …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After Extended Stay On The ISS | Bottle "Pop" Physics
Episode 991
After nine months aboard the International Space Station, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally landed back on Earth. Also, a Germa…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Evolving Science Of How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adults | Butterfly Memories
Episode 990
The framework of Adverse Childhood Experiences started with an unexpected finding over 30 years ago. How is our approach changing?
We know that exper…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How NIH Cuts Could Affect U.S. Biomedical Research
Episode 989
Former NIH director Dr. Harold Varmus speaks out about what recent budget cuts and policy changes could mean for science.
One of the areas targeted by…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Fungi Create Complex Supply Chains | A Rookie Robot Umpire Takes The Field
Episode 988
Fungal networks in the ground ferry crucial nutrients to plants. But how do brainless organisms form complex supply chain networks? Also, in this yea…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
10% Of NOAA Staff Laid Off | Frozen Funds Leave Farmers In Limbo
Episode 987
Layoffs at the agency, which releases weather forecasts and monitors extreme weather, could have serious implications. Also, funds for climate and su…
1 year ago