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Back to SearchMeet The Doctor Who Solves Medical Mysteries
Episode 623
A news story was circulating a few months ago—a woman in Australia came into the hospital with abdominal pain. She was increasingly forgetful and str…
2 years, 6 months ago
mRNA Research Wins Nobel Prize & Lightning On Venus
Episode 624
An mRNA Advance Wins A Nobel Prize
This week, a handful of scientists scattered around the world got surprise telephone calls announcing that they wil…
2 years, 6 months ago
Placebo Effect, Technoableism, Florida Citrus, Neuroscience Music. Sept 29, 2023, Part 2
Episode 621
The Science Behind The Placebo Effect
Earlier this month, a Food and Drug Administration panel concluded that a common decongestant ingredient used in…
2 years, 7 months ago
Vision and the Brain, Jellypalooza. Sept 29, 2023, Part 1
Episode 620
After 7 Years, NASA Gets Its Asteroid Sample
About a week ago, space nerds got the delivery of a lifetime: a sample from Bennu, an asteroid soaring th…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ocean Climate Solutions, Florida Corals, Climate Video Games. Sept 22, 2023, Part 2
Episode 619
Florida’s Reefs Are Vanishing. Can Scientists Save Them?
This was a bad year for Florida’s coral reefs. Since the 1970s, reef cover in the Florida Key…
2 years, 7 months ago
Our Fragile Moment, Climate Comedy. Sept 22, 2023, Part 1
Episode 618
A Week Of Climate Protests, Meetings, Pledges, And Action
Climate Week NYC is wrapping up, where hundreds of events took place across the city (includ…
2 years, 7 months ago
New Covid Vaccine, Moroccan Earthquake, Native Bees. Sept 15, 2023, Part 2
Episode 617
New COVID Boosters Arrive Amid Rise In Infections
This past week, the FDA and CDC recommended new COVID vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna for anyone ov…
2 years, 7 months ago
Radioactive Wildlife, Bus Stop Heat, Football Jersey Numbers. Sept 15, 2023, Part 1
Episode 616
Astronomers Find Exoplanet That May Be Covered In Water
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope made an exciting discovery this week: Exoplane…
2 years, 7 months ago
Tree Soil, Rodent Biologist, Soundscape Artist. Sept 8, 2023, Part 2
Episode 615
Where Soil Grows Above The Trees
You might be used to the feeling of Earth under your feet, but did you know that there’s soil high above your head? W…
2 years, 7 months ago
Embryo Model, Sweat, Whale Vocal Fry. September 8, 2023, Part 1
Episode 614
Scientists Develop Human Embryo Model Without Sperm Or Eggs
This week, research published in the journal Nature detailed a model of a 14-day old human…
2 years, 7 months ago