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What The Sigma Is Algospeak?
Episode 1198
Gen Alpha slang can seem unintelligible to adults, but linguist and TikToker Adam Aleksic argues language development in the internet age is worth le…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Tangling With Entanglement And Other Big Ideas In Physics
Episode 1195
What have we learned in recent years about black holes? Can entangled quantum particles really communicate faster than light? What’s the story behind…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Science Of Thriving In Winter—By Embracing It
Episode 1197
Health psychologist Dr. Kari Leibowitz traveled to some of the coldest, darkest places on earth to learn how people there don’t just survive, but thr…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
A Neurologist Investigates His Own Musical Hallucinations
Episode 1196
Imagine sitting at home and then all of a sudden you hear a men’s choir belting out “The Star Spangled Banner.” You check your phone, computer, radio…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Prehistoric Planet’ Defrosts Strange Animals Of The Ice Age
Episode 1194
Koalas with the bodies of lions. Elephants the size of your dog. Gigantic, 8-foot-tall sloths. These aren’t creatures found in science fiction: They …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How Did Vaccine Policies Actually Change In 2025?
Episode 1193
Since 1955, when Congress passed the Polio Vaccination Assistance Act, the federal government has been in the business of expanding access to vaccine…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Astronomers Are Excited About Comet 3I/Atlas’ Close Approach
Episode 1192
This year, comet 3I/Atlas broke into our solar system, but also the zeitgeist. This dirty snowball is a visitor from another solar system, and it’s o…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Fire Amoeba’ Likes It Hot, And A Faraway Lava Planet
Episode 1191
While on a sampling trip in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, researchers stopped to sample a rather boring stream on their hike to Boiling…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
What’s The Reality Behind The Humanoid Robot Hype?
Episode 1190
Videos of humanoid robots dancing, doing cartwheels, putting clothes in a washing machine, and serving drinks are all over social media. And tech CEO…
3 months ago
'Just' A Blue Jay? Don't Overlook These Magnificent Common Birds
Episode 1189
It’s that time of year: the Christmas Bird Count, when birders go out in flocks to record all the birds they see in a single day. The data collected …
3 months ago