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Could Light And Sound Therapy Treat Alzheimer’s?
Episode 841
A new potential Alzheimer’s therapy uses 40-hertz frequencies of light and sound to stimulate the brain. Research applying this treatment to mice sho…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dr. Fauci On A Life Of Medical Research And Public Service
Episode 840
Dr. Anthony Fauci has a long history with Science Friday. Ira first met him in the early 1980s while covering the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He has been a fr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Evidence For Liquid Water On Mars | Making Campsite Booking Fairer
Episode 839
Data from the Mars InSight lander points to the presence of liquid water underneath its crust. Also, some national and state parks are changing the w…
1 year, 5 months ago
Dinosaurs’ Secrets Might Be In Their Fossilized Poop
Episode 838
To gaze upon a full T. rex skeleton is to be transported back in time. Dinosaur fossils are key to understanding what these prehistoric creatures loo…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Promise Of Perovskite Solar Panels
Episode 837
Solar holds great promise as a clean energy solution, as the sun is an incredibly abundant resource, and panels can be placed unobtrusively on roofs …
1 year, 5 months ago
An Expert Vegetable Breeder On Innovating Crops For The Future
Episode 836
It’s become clear to farmers and home gardeners alike that climate change is affecting the gardening landscape, literally. The climate is warming, pe…
1 year, 5 months ago
What The Private Sale Of Fossils Means For Paleontology
Episode 835
On July 17, Apex the stegosaurus was sold at Sothebys in New York City for a record $44.6 million. The buyer was billionaire Ken Griffin, CEO of the …
1 year, 5 months ago
Starliner Leaves Astronauts Stuck | Could We Get Weather Forecasts Years In Advance?
Episode 834
The Boeing capsule is having issues with its thrusters and cannot bring astronauts back to Earth. Also, move over, Farmer’s Almanac. A more accurate …
1 year, 5 months ago
Why Does COVID-19 Spike In Summer?
Episode 833
It may seem like everyone is either getting COVID-19 this summer, or knows someone who has. That’s because for the fourth year in a row, COVID cases …
1 year, 5 months ago
Deep-Sea ‘Nodules’ May Produce Oxygen | A Bird’s Physics Trick For High-Altitude Flying
Episode 832
New research suggests that polymetallic nodules found 13,000 feet deep produce “dark oxygen” by electrolyzing water. Also, at higher altitudes, the a…
1 year, 5 months ago