Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDandelion Sensors, GoFundMe Healthcare Shortcomings, Where Did Mars’ Water Go. March 18, 2022, Part 2
Episode 459
Flower Power: Floating Sensors Inspired By Dandelions
Dandelions’ white puff balls are irresistible—kids delight in blowing on them until the seeds b…
3 years, 9 months ago
Will Russia’s War Spur Clean Energy Efforts, What Is “Life,” Scientific Sewer Tour. March 11, 2022, Part 2
Episode 458
Will Russia’s War In Ukraine Finally Spur A Clean Energy Revolution?
This week President Biden tightened sanctions on Russia, cutting off imports of …
3 years, 10 months ago
Mask Mandates Drop, International Salmon Survey, Long COVID Answers And Questions. March 11, 2022, Part 1
Episode 457
As Mask Mandates Drop, COVID Cases Increase In Some Parts Of World
Later this month, Hawai’i will become the 50th and final state in the U.S. to drop…
3 years, 10 months ago
T. Rex Dispute, Texas Trans Healthcare, Russian Cyber Warfare, Bird Calls. March 4, 2022, Part 1
Episode 456
The Tyrannosaurus Rex Is Having An Identity Crisis
There are few creatures, present or extinct, that hold the iconic status of the Tyrannosaurus rex.…
3 years, 10 months ago
Lack Of Black Physicists, Solar Outages, Martian Meteorites, What Is A Butt. March 4, 2022, Part 2
Episode 455
Where Are The Black Physicists?
Black scientists make up less than one percent of physics PhDs in the U.S. And since 1999, most physics departments i…
3 years, 10 months ago
Bridge Infrastructure, Cat Ancestor Gap, Lab Mice, Power Of The Dog, Mars Book Club. Feb 25, 2022, Part 2
Episode 454
Pittsburgh’s Bridge Collapse Spotlights America’s Infrastructure Woes
Our modern world is made up of infrastructure: Roads, buildings, and bridges al…
3 years, 10 months ago
Eye Implant Ethics, Sled Dogs, Tranquility Sound Scapes. Feb 25, 2022, Part 1
Episode 453
Paul Farmer, Global Health Leader, Dies At 62
Paul Farmer, physician and co-founder of the humanitarian medical organization Partners in Health died …
3 years, 10 months ago
Paralysis Treatment, Protein Vaccines Advantages, How Cuba Made Five Vaccines, Fish Sounds. Feb 18, 2022, Part 2
Episode 452
New Device Helps People With Paralysis Walk Again
Spinal cord injuries are notoriously difficult to treat, especially for those who have been paralyz…
3 years, 10 months ago
Successful HIV Treatment, Improving Health Equity, Fusion Energy Record. Feb 18, 2022, Part 1
Episode 451
Third Person Cured From HIV, Thanks To Umbilical Cord Stem Cells
The third person ever, and the first woman, has been cured of the HIV virus, thanks …
3 years, 10 months ago
How Grief Rewires The Brain, New Cancer Therapy, Olympic Battery-Heated Skiing Shorts. Feb 11, 2022, Part 2
Episode 450
How Grief Rewires The Brain
Being a human can be a wonderful thing. We’re social creatures, craving strong bonds with family and friends. Those relat…
3 years, 11 months ago