Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAbortion Medication, Rat Island, Access To Parks, Climate And Seafood. May 13, 2022, Part 2
Episode 476
Abortion Pills Are Used For Most U.S. Abortions. What Are They?
The draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade means abortion access is onc…
3 years, 10 months ago
Second Black Hole Image, Last Days Of The Dinosaurs, Rising COVID Cases. May 13, 2022, Part 1
Episode 475
As COVID Cases Rises, Effectiveness Of Vaccines Lessens In Kids
As parts of the country continue to see waves of infection from the omicron variant o…
3 years, 10 months ago
Revisiting The Titanic, STEM Drag Performers As Science Ambassadors. May 6, 2022, Part 2
Episode 474
The Seafaring Life Of ‘Modern-Day Captain Nemo,’ Robert Ballard
In 1985, oceanographer Robert Ballard was sent on a secret deep-sea search operative …
3 years, 10 months ago
How The Brain Deals With Grief, Listening To Noisy Fish Sounds. May 6, 2022, Part 1
Episode 473
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, 10 months ago
Covid Court Cases, Sharing Viruses for Research, Hepatitis Spike. April 29, 2022, Part 1
Episode 472
What’s Up With The Spike In Hepatitis Among Young Kids?
This spring, there’s been a strange spike in hepatitis cases among young children. Hepatitis …
3 years, 10 months ago
Dog Breeds And Dog Behavior, Polar Science Update, Decarbonizing Transportation. April 29, 2022, Part 2
Episode 471
Your Dog’s Breed Doesn’t Always Determine How They’ll Behave
The dog world abounds with stereotypes about the personalities of different breeds. The …
3 years, 10 months ago
Plastics And Ocean Life, Building An Animal Crossing, Indigenous Restoration. April 22, 2022, Part 2
Episode 470
Building The World’s Largest Animal Crossing Outside of LA
There’s a spot on Highway 101 in Agoura Hills, it’s pretty inconspicuous. There’s brown an…
3 years, 10 months ago
Carbon Removal Technology, IPCC And Policy, Sustainability News, Listening To A River. April 22, 2022, Part 1
Episode 469
Celebrating Earth Day With Sustainable Action
Today is Earth Day, when many people around the world are taking time to think about their relationship…
3 years, 10 months ago
Inaccurate COVID Case Numbers, Spending A Trillion Dollars To Solve Problems. April 15, 2022, Part 1
Episode 468
FDA Approves First Breathalyzer COVID Test
The FDA approved a new COVID breathalyzer test, which gives results in just three minutes. It’s the first …
3 years, 11 months ago
NSF Director, Soylent Green In 2022, Colorado Snowpack, Springtime On Neptune. April 15, 2022, Part 2
Episode 467
Did ‘Soylent Green’s’ Predictions About 2022 Hold Up?
In the spring of 1973, the movie Soylent Green premiered. The film drops us into a New York Cit…
3 years, 11 months ago