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Back to SearchNew Alzheimer’s Drug, Bangladeshi Water Machine, Recording Earth’s Sounds. Sept 30, 2022, Part 1
Episode 516
New Alzheimer’s Drug Reduces Cognitive Decline, Say Biotech Firms
This week, the biotech firms Biogen and Eisai released preliminary data from the cl…
3 years, 5 months ago
DART Asteroid Mission, Rescue Robots, Raccoon Vaccination, Medical Marijuana and Workplace Rules, Lanternfly Signals. Sept 30, 2022, Part 2
Episode 515
After Hurricane Ian, Robots To The Rescue
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida Wednesday, with winds over 150 miles per hour, high storm …
3 years, 5 months ago
Undersea Rovers, Swimming Sperm, Teen Inventor, Soil Judging. Sep 23, 2022, Part 2
Episode 514
Sperm Swim Together To Help Each Other Reach The Egg
New research is complicating our understanding of how, exactly, sperm are able to reach eggs. Th…
3 years, 5 months ago
Big Ideas In Physics, Saturn’s Rings, Soylent Green. Sep 23, 2022, Part 1
Episode 513
Biden Declares The COVID-19 Pandemic Over. Is It?
During an interview with 60 minutes last weekend, President Joe Biden said “the pandemic is over.”
…3 years, 5 months ago
Artemis Update, Stellar Art, AI for Mammography, Smoky Grapes, Harvesting Water From Air. Sept 16, 2022, Part 2
Episode 512
Pulling Water From Thin Air? It’s Materials Science, Not Magic.
You’ve probably seen a magic trick in which a performer makes a playing card, coin, o…
3 years, 6 months ago
How Do Antidepressants Work, Genetic Testing For Depression. Sept 16, 2022, Part 1
Episode 511
Why The Owner of Patagonia Gave Away The Whole Company
Earlier this week, the founder and owner of Patagonia Yvon Chouinard—the company known for the…
3 years, 6 months ago
Fish Kills, Potential Sulfuric Acid Shortage, Goats for Invasives Control. Sep 9, 2022, Part 1
Episode 510
COVID-19’s Lingering Toll On The Heart
As new omicron-specific boosters against COVID-19 unroll in cities around the US, research is revealing more a…
3 years, 6 months ago
Remembering Frank Drake, History of Air Conditioning. Sep 9, 2022, Part 2
Episode 509
The Hot And Cold Past Of The Air Conditioner
In the Northeast, the leaves have started changing colors, heralding the season of pumpkins, sweaters, a…
3 years, 6 months ago
New COVID Vaccines, “Nope” Creature, NJ Toxic Site, Germicidal Coating. Sep 2, 2022, Part 1
Episode 508
New, Extra Protective COVID Vaccines Are On The Way
Earlier this week, the FDA approved brand new COVID-19 vaccines from both Moderna and Pfizer-BioN…
3 years, 6 months ago
When Life Begins, Open Access Research, Wasps. Sep 2, 2022, Part 2
Episode 507
Why Is It So Hard To Agree On When Human Life Starts?
After decades of deliberations involving physicians, bioethicists, attorneys, and theologians, …
3 years, 6 months ago