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Snakes Are Evolutionary Superstars | Whale Song Is All In The Larynx
Episode 721
In the trees, through the water, and under the dirt: Snakes evolve faster than their lizard relatives, allowing them to occupy diverse niches. Also, …
1 year, 10 months ago
What’s Behind The Measles Outbreak In Florida?
Episode 720
The United States eliminated measles back in 2000, but it still pops up every now and then. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi…
1 year, 10 months ago
Pythagoras Was Wrong About Music | Biochar's Potential For Carbon Capture
Episode 719
The Greek philosopher Pythagoras had specific ideas about the mathematical ratios behind music. It turns out that he was wrong. Also, the charcoal-li…
1 year, 10 months ago
As Space Exploration Expands, So Will Space Law
Episode 718
Almost 70 years ago—in the middle of the Cold War—the United States and the Soviet Union kicked off the race to space, and that high-stakes sprint tr…
1 year, 10 months ago
Blood In The Water: Shark Smell Put To The Test
Episode 717
Sharks are somewhat notorious for their sense of smell and ability to sniff out prey deep in the ocean. There’s that persistent myth that sharks can …
1 year, 10 months ago
How Trivia Experts Recall Facts | One Ant Species Sent Ripples Through A Food Web
Episode 714
How can some people recall random facts so easily? It may have to do with what else they remember about the moment they learned the information. Also…
1 year, 10 months ago
OpenAI’s New Product Makes Incredibly Realistic Fake Videos
Episode 716
OpenAI, the company behind the chatbot ChatGPT and the image generator DALL-E, unveiled its newest generative AI product last week, called Sora, whic…
1 year, 10 months ago
Private Spacecraft Makes Historic Moon Landing | New Cloud Seeding Technique
Episode 715
Private Spacecraft Makes Historic Moon Landing
Thursday evening, the Odysseus moon lander successfully soft-landed on the moon, becoming the first U.S…
1 year, 10 months ago
Making Chemistry More Accessible To Blind And Low-Vision People
Episode 713
The field of chemistry is filled with visual experiences, from molecular diagrams to color-changing reactions to data displayed as peaks and waves on…
1 year, 10 months ago
Understanding And Curbing Generative AI’s Energy Consumption
Episode 712
The explosion of AI-powered chatbots and image generators, like ChatGPT and DALL-E, over the past two years is changing the way we interact with tech…
1 year, 10 months ago