Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAntibiotic Resistance, Space Launches and the Environment, Phage Therapy. May 5, 2023, Part 2
Episode 579
SpaceX Explosion Damages Environment Around Launch Site
Last Thursday, SpaceX’s South Texas facility was awash in noise and fire, as crowds gathered …
2 years, 8 months ago
Why Rats Love Cities, Science Of Saliva And Taste. May 5, 2023, Part 1
Episode 578
A Dying Planet Offers A Peek Into The Future
This week, astronomers reported in the journal Nature that they had spotted a planet approximately the s…
2 years, 8 months ago
Personifying AI, The Reading Brain, Environmental Sampling Via Bees. April 28, 2023, Part 2
Episode 577
Why Do Humans Anthropomorphize AI?
Artificial intelligence has become more sophisticated in a short period of time. Even though we may understand tha…
2 years, 8 months ago
History And Science Of Chickens, Climate Activism, Pipeline Movie. April 28, 2023, Part 1
Episode 576
Dirty Diapers Reveal How Germy Babies’ Microbiomes Are
In a new study, researchers picked through the dirty diapers of more than 600 infants. Those s…
2 years, 8 months ago
Introducing Our New Podcast: Universe Of Art
Episode 575
How do we use art to process the world around us in ways that science can’t? How are illustrators using their skills to help us understand nature’s m…
2 years, 8 months ago
Anesthesia 101, Carbon-Sequestering Poplars, Period Book. April 21, 2023, Part 1
Episode 574
An Explosive End For A Massive Rocket
This week, SpaceX attempted the first uncrewed orbital test flight of its massive Super Heavy rocket topped wit…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Myth of the Alpha Wolf, Cherokee Nation Seed Banks, History of Gender Affirming Care. April 21, 2023, Part 2
Episode 573
How We Arrived At Current Standards Of Care For Trans Medicine
So far this year, 16 states have moved to restrict or completely ban transgender kids …
2 years, 8 months ago
‘Possibility Of Life’ Book, PFAS Sewage, ‘Smart’ Play. April 14, 2023, Part 2
Episode 572
Is Anybody Out There? The Quest For Life In Space
It’s one of humanity’s biggest fundamental questions: “Is there life elsewhere in the universe?” Bu…
2 years, 9 months ago
EV Proposal, Lactose Intolerance. April 14, 2023, Part 1
Episode 571
EPA Proposal To Require 60% Of New Cars To Be EVs by 2030
The EPA released a set of proposals this week that would cap C02 emissions for new cars. In…
2 years, 9 months ago
Artemis II Astronauts, AI Research Pause, Terra Nil Video Game. April 7, 2023, Part 2
Episode 570
An Open Letter Asks AI Researchers To Reconsider Responsibilities
In recent months, it’s been hard to escape hearing about artificial intelligence pl…
2 years, 9 months ago