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Back to SearchLack 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…
4 years 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…
4 years 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 …
4 years 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…
4 years 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 …
4 years 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…
4 years, 1 month ago
Science Advisor Resigns, COVID Drug Treatments, Science Drag Artists. Feb 11, 2022, Part 1
Episode 449
An Abrupt Departure For Biden’s Science Adviser
This week, Eric Lander, the Presidential science advisor and head of the Office of Science and Techno…
4 years, 1 month ago
Phasing Out “Problematic” Plastics, Sticky Surface Science, Monarch Boom. Feb 4, 2022, Part 2
Episode 448
Phasing Out “Problematic” Plastics
Plastic packaging is just about impossible to avoid. Getting takeout? You’ll likely wind up with a plastic contain…
4 years, 1 month ago
Brain Donation, Meat And Human Evolution, Bird Song, Space Station Retirement. Feb 4, 2022, Part 1
Episode 447
Date Set For International Space Station’s Burial At Sea
The International Space Station was never going to last forever. And its expiration date had…
4 years, 1 month ago
Fake COVID Testing Sites, Cannabis And Exercise, Electric Aviation. Jan 28, 2022, Part 2
Episode 446
Beware Of Fake Pop-Up COVID Sites
In recent months, mobile COVID-19 testing tents and vans have sprouted on urban sidewalks and street curbs as deman…
4 years, 1 month ago