Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTech To Watch, Pests. January 13, 2023, Part 2
Episode 546
Technology Trends to Watch in 2023
The start of a new year is often a time to contemplate the future and what might lie ahead on the horizon. This we…
3 years, 2 months ago
Lab-Grown Meat Progress, Early Human Migration Updates. January 13, 2023, Part 1
Episode 545
Early Migration To North America Likely Wasn’t A One-Way Road
The story of how early humans migrated to North America might not be as simple as we on…
3 years, 2 months ago
Science Comedy, Shifting Rules For Abortion Pills. Jan 6, 2023, Part 1
Episode 544
FDA Expands Pharmacy Options for Abortion Pills
This week, the FDA finalized rules that would allow more retail pharmacies to stock and fill prescrip…
3 years, 2 months ago
Redlining and Baltimore Trees, The Root Of A Gopher Mystery, Cold and the Nose, Glass Frogs. Jan 6, 2023, Part 2
Episode 543
How Redlining Shaped Baltimore’s Tree Canopy
Redlining was pervasive in American cities from the 1930s through the late 1960s. Maps were drawn specif…
3 years, 2 months ago
Astronaut Food, Nope Creature, Nature Soundscapes. Dec 30, 2022, Part 2
Episode 542
This Soundscape Artist Has Been Listening To The Planet For Decades
Jim Metzner is one of the pioneers of science radio—he’s been making field record…
3 years, 2 months ago
Champagne Fizzics, Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Vole Girl. Dec 30, 2022, Part 1
Episode 541
Keeping The Bubbly In Your Holidays, With Fizzical Science
As the year winds to a close, you may be attending gatherings where a festive flute of cha…
3 years, 2 months ago
Glitter, Chestnuts, DNA Data Art, Mistletoe. Dec 23, 2022, Part 2
Episode 540
Glitter Gets An Eco-Friendly Glimmer
Glitter—it’s everywhere this time of year. You open up a holiday card, and out comes a sprinkle of it. And that …
3 years, 2 months ago
Top Science Stories Of 2022, Beavers, Christmas Tree Care. Dec 23, 2022, Part 1
Episode 539
A Look Back At The Top Science Stories of 2022
2022 was chock full of big science news. Scientists announced an important milestone toward the feasib…
3 years, 2 months ago
Fusion Advance, Cancer Clinical Trial, Christmas Trees And Climate, Best Video Games. December 16, 2022, Part 1
Episode 538
Scientists Reach Breakthrough In Nuclear Fusion
This week, researchers announced a big breakthrough in the field of nuclear fusion. Scientists have b…
3 years, 3 months ago
Improving Care For Disabled Patients, Transistor Anniversary, Whale Strikes. December 16, 2022, Part 2
Episode 537
Medicine Is Failing Disabled Patients. Meet The Doctors Pushing For Change
“More than sixty-one million Americans have disabilities, and increasing e…
3 years, 3 months ago