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40 Years Of Sounding The Alarm On Nuclear Winter
Episode 643
This week holds anniversaries for two important milestones in nuclear warfare. On November 1, 1952, the United States detonated a massive hydrogen bo…
2 years, 5 months ago
CRISPR-Based Sickle Cell Treatment | Pain Tolerance From Neanderthals
Episode 640
If given final approval by the FDA, this sickle-cell treatment would be the first to use gene-editing CRISPR technology on humans. Also, gene variant…
2 years, 6 months ago
How Poisons Have Shaped Life On Earth
Episode 637
When you think of poisons, you might think of chemicals like cyanide, arsenic, or the deadly concoction left out for rats. But have you thought of ac…
2 years, 6 months ago
Placenta Research May Help Explain Pregnancy Loss
Episode 635
Content warning: This interview includes discussion of miscarriage and pregnancy loss, and may be triggering for some listeners.
The placenta is an in…
2 years, 6 months ago
A Common Cold Medicine Ingredient Doesn’t Work. What Now?
Episode 634
Twenty years ago, scientists found that phenylephrine, listed as a decongestant in many cold medicines, didn’t work. What can you use instead?
In Sep…
2 years, 6 months ago
Diving Into Elon Musk’s Mind
Episode 633
There’s a name that’s hard to escape these days, particularly if you’re in the technology world—Elon Musk. He’s involved with Tesla electric cars, ho…
2 years, 6 months ago
RSV Drug Shortage & Beech Leaf Disease
Episode 636
RSV has reached epidemic levels in the southern US. Also, beech leaf disease is spreading rapidly in Massachusetts.
RSV Drug For Infants In Short Supp…
2 years, 6 months ago
When Studying Ecology Means Celebrating Its Gifts
Episode 632
In a conversation from 2019, bestselling author Robin Wall Kimmerer discusses the role of ceremony in our lives, and how to celebrate reciprocal rela…
2 years, 6 months ago
Unlocking The Mysteries Of A Metal-Rich Asteroid
Episode 632
Last week, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center. It’s now on a six-year trip to an asteroid, also called Psyc…
2 years, 6 months ago
Rapidly Evolving Trout & Ancient Hyper-Apex Predators
Episode 631
Research shows some rapidly evolving trout are altering Wyoming's aquatic ecosystems. Plus, paleontologists pieced together a level of apex predators…
2 years, 6 months ago