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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…
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 2 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…
1 year, 2 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…
1 year, 2 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…
1 year, 2 months ago
How Real Doctors Brought ‘The Pitt’ To Life
Episode 1006
We go inside the scientifically accurate ER world created for the TV show with one of its medical consultants.
What is it actually like to work in an …
1 year, 2 months ago
What Will Replace The International Space Station?
Episode 1005
NASA is planning to decommission the International Space Station by the end of 2030. The ISS, which began operations in 2000, is reaching the end of …
1 year, 2 months ago
What Artificial General Intelligence Could Mean For Our Future
Episode 1004
What happens when AI moves beyond convincing chatbots and custom image generators to something that matches—or outperforms—humans?
Each week, tech com…
1 year, 2 months ago