Podcast Episodes
Back to Search‘Possibility Of Life’ Book, PFAS Sewage, ‘Smart’ Play. April 14, 2023, Part 2
Episode 572
Is Anybody Out There? The Quest For Life In Space
It’s one of humanity’s biggest fundamental questions: “Is there life elsewhere in the universe?” Bu…
3 years, 2 months ago
EV Proposal, Lactose Intolerance. April 14, 2023, Part 1
Episode 571
EPA Proposal To Require 60% Of New Cars To Be EVs by 2030
The EPA released a set of proposals this week that would cap C02 emissions for new cars. In…
3 years, 2 months ago
Artemis II Astronauts, AI Research Pause, Terra Nil Video Game. April 7, 2023, Part 2
Episode 570
An Open Letter Asks AI Researchers To Reconsider Responsibilities
In recent months, it’s been hard to escape hearing about artificial intelligence pl…
3 years, 2 months ago
Plants Make Sounds, Frog Science, COVID Vaccine Update. April 7, 2023, Part 1
Episode 569
Your Plants Are Trying to Tell You They’re Thirsty
Spring is in the air, with flowers blooming and gardens starting. Most people with a green thumb w…
3 years, 2 months ago
Mapping An Insect Brain, Climate Education, Audubon Name, Wastewater Methane. March 31, 2023, Part 2
Episode 568
Sewage Is A Biological Necessity, And A Methane Minefield
In most cities, once you flush a toilet, the water and waste flows through the sewage syste…
3 years, 2 months ago
Early Spring, Mumps On The Rise, Gulf Of Maine, Supermassive Black Hole. March 31, 2023, Part 1
Episode 567
A Supermassive Black Hole The Mass Of 30 Billion Suns
This week, astronomers reported that they may have found signs of one of the largest black hole…
3 years, 2 months ago
New NASA Science Head, Climate and Fungus, Whiskey Fungus, Animal Testing Alternatives. March 24, 2023, Part 2
Episode 566
Can Medicine Move To Animal-Free Testing?
Before a new drug can begin clinical trials in humans, it gets tested on animals. But things are changing. …
3 years, 3 months ago
March Mammal Madness, Underwater Volcano, Listening to Space. March 24th, 2023, Part 1
Episode 565
The Latest IPCC Report Is Full Of Warnings—And Hope
It’s that time of year: another IPCC report has hit the presses. These reports from the Intergove…
3 years, 3 months ago
Smart Toilet, Soft Robotics, Naked Mole Rats. March 17, 2023, Part 2
Episode 564
Stop Flushing Your Health Data Down The Toilet
You could be flushing important information about your health right down the toilet—quite literally. P…
3 years, 3 months ago
Drugs Designed By AI, The Phosphorus Paradox, Regulating PFAS Chemicals. March 17, 2023, Part 1
Episode 563
At Long Last, More Regulations For Forever Chemicals
This week, the EPA proposed the first national standards for drinking water that would set limit…
3 years, 3 months ago