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Social Connections Keep Us Physically and Mentally Healthy As We Age
Episode 660
As people age, health often becomes a larger focus in their lives—their joints become a little more achy, or their vision less sharp. Some might even…
2 years, 8 months ago
Women Were Also Skilled Hunters In Ancient Times
Episode 661
There’s a long-standing narrative about hunter-gatherers in ancient times: Men ventured out for meat, while women largely stayed closer to home, fora…
2 years, 8 months ago
An AI Leader’s Human-Centered Approach To Artificial Intelligence
Episode 658
Just about every day there’s a new headline about artificial intelligence. OpenAI Founder and CEO Sam Altman was forced out, and then dramatically re…
2 years, 8 months ago
COP28 Host Had Plans to Promote Oil and Gas | Researchers Detected Cicada Emergence With Fiber-Optics
Episode 659
COP28 Host Had Plans to Promote Oil and Gas, Documents Show
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, began this week in Dubai. This is an …
2 years, 8 months ago
Ralph Nader Reflects On His Auto Safety Campaign, 55 Years Later
Episode 656
It’s hard to imagine a world without seatbelts or airbags. But five decades ago, it was the norm for car manufacturers to put glamour over safety.
“It…
2 years, 8 months ago
What’s That Smell? An AI Nose Knows
Episode 654
If you want to predict the color of something, you can talk about wavelengths of light. Light with a wavelength of around 460 nanometers is going to …
2 years, 8 months ago
Jane Goodall On Life Among Chimpanzees
Episode 655
Few living scientists are as iconic as Dr. Jane Goodall. The legendary primatologist spent decades working with chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Natio…
2 years, 8 months ago
The ‘Wet-Dog Shake’ And Other Physics Mysteries
Episode 654
Ever wondered why your dog’s back-and-forth shaking is so effective at getting you soaked? Or how bugs, birds, and lizards can run across water—but w…
2 years, 8 months ago
Ig Nobel Prizes | Stop Flushing Your Health Data Down The Toilet
Episode 657
Saluting Science's Silly Side, Virtually
In science, there are some traditions: Every October, the Nobel Prize committee announces the winners of that…
2 years, 9 months ago
The West’s Wild Horses | Artist Explores History Of Humans Genetically Modifying Pigs
Episode 653
Reporter Ashley Ahearn bought a wild horse from the federal government for $125. Also, with opera and visual art, an exhibit looks at modern genetic …
2 years, 9 months ago