Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchArtemis 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 months ago
Autistic Researchers Studying Autism, Canned Salmon Insights, Medieval Friars’ Parasites. August 26, 2022, Part 1
Episode 506
California Accelerates Its Push For Electric Cars
This week, air pollution regulators in California voted to phase out sales of new gasoline-powered …
3 years, 8 months ago
Endangered Birds, Urban Wildlife, Lyme Disease Test, Rodent Social Behavior. August 26, 2022, Part 2
Episode 505
Attracting Birds To Prime Habitat By Playing Recordings Of Their Calls
How do you know a restaurant is good? If the parking lot is full of cars, that…
3 years, 8 months ago
Back-To-School Health Concerns, Artemis Moon Mission, Designing A Better Lanternfly Trap. August 19, 2022, Part 2
Episode 504
Teen Innovator’s New AI Tool Helps Create Affordable Drugs
The U.S. has some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world, which can push pat…
3 years, 8 months ago
How Viruses Shaped Our World, A Seagrass Oasis For Manatees. Aug 19, 2022, Part 1
Episode 503
Will A Colorado River Drought Dry Up Energy Supplies?
This week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency that manages water in the Western U…
3 years, 8 months ago