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Meet 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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…

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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

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