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Mating, Marriage, And Monogamy In The Age Of Apps
With so many dating apps—and so many people using them—why are a record number of American adults single? Is marriage as important as it was a genera…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What A Tea Party With A Bonobo Taught Us About Imagination
Episode 1233
Our ability to imagine is part of what makes us who we are—not just as individuals, but also as humans. It turns out, though, that we may not be the …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How Is Screen Time Affecting My Kid?
Episode 1232
Screens are ubiquitous in today’s world, and concerns about how they affect kids are mounting. Last month, Australia banned social media use for kids…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Who Wants To Smell An Ancient Embalmed Mummy?
Episode 1231
Wandering through a museum, you can get a glimpse of what life in ancient societies looked like. But what did it smell like? And is it even possible …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Stressed About The World? Take A Cue From Cyanobacteria
Episode 1230
Cyanobacteria may be the ultimate lesson in resilience. These 3.5 billion-year-old organisms have lived through hell-on-earth conditions, and found c…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Largest US Particle Collider Stops Its Collisions
Episode 1229
The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), the largest particle collider in the United States, collided its last particles in early February. RHIC i…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Olympic Ski Mountaineering, And Mountain Goat Climbing Feats
Episode 1228
This year’s Winter Olympics feature a new event called “skimo,” or ski mountaineering. The racing event involves periods of skiing uphill using “skin…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Worry About My Data If I Have Nothing To Hide?
Episode 1227
As ICE cracks down in Minneapolis and across the country, reporters and privacy advocates have drawn attention to how the agency is using technology:…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Should Ultraprocessed Foods Be Off The Menu?
Episode 1226
The new dietary guidelines from the USDA call for Americans to “eat real food” and consume less “highly processed” food. But how? By some estimates, …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Growing Experiment Of Putting Solar Panels On Farmland
Episode 1225
In an effort to make their farms more environmentally and economically sustainable, some farmers are experimenting with agrivoltaics: growing crops u…
2 months, 4 weeks ago