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How Psychological Warfare Moved From Battlefields To Politics
Episode 791
When you think about connections between science and war, the obvious links are in technology—advanced radar, spy satellites, more powerful explosive…
1 year, 7 months ago
Step Aside, DNA. It’s RNA’s Time To Shine.
Episode 790
DNA has long been studied and understood as the genetic blueprint for life on Earth. And related scientific endeavors, like the Human Genome Project,…
1 year, 7 months ago
A Week Of Milestones For Spaceflight | Mexico Has Elected A Scientist President
Episode 789
A Week Of Milestones For Spaceflight
This has been a week of milestones for human spaceflight. After years of delays, Boeing’s Starliner capsule, carr…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Organ That Gives Birds Their Voices | Common Loons Are Pop Music Icons
Episode 785
Scientists are studying birds’ unique vocal organ, the syrinx, to better understand its evolutionary history. Also, the eerie calls of the common loo…
1 year, 7 months ago
Indigenous Nations Are Fighting To Take Back Their Data
Episode 784
You might’ve heard this phrase before: data equals power. Because when you have data, you can decide how they’re used and who gets to use them.
The hi…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Unseen World Of Plant Intelligence
Episode 788
Are plants intelligent? Until recently, botanists were hesitant to ask that question, at least publicly. But that’s changing.
In recent years research…
1 year, 7 months ago
Right-To-Repair Laws Gain Steam In State Legislatures
Episode 787
If you have a problem with your phone, like a bad battery or a cracked screen, you might decide to just buy a new one. That’s partly because we don’t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Starliner Crewed Test Flight Rescheduled | Slugs And Snails Like Cities
Episode 786
The much-delayed crewed test flight is back on the calendar, despite a helium leak. Also, researchers used data from the crowd-sourcing nature observ…
1 year, 7 months ago
Your ‘Biological Age’ Could Be Different Than How Old You Are
Episode 783
Aging often looks very different on different people. There are some 70-year-olds that exercise regularly, have no trouble going for a walk around th…
1 year, 7 months ago
High-Speed Rail Gets A Boost In The U.S.
Episode 782
While the US was known for its railroads in the 1800s, we’ve fallen behind places like Japan, China, and Europe, which have invested in trains that g…
1 year, 7 months ago