Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSaving Manatees, Nighttime Satellite Streaks, Webb Telescope Update. Jan 28, 2022, Part 1
Episode 445
Space-X Booster To Hit The Moon, After Years Of Hurtling Through Space
A Space-X rocket booster is on track to slam into the moon, which scientists p…
4 years, 1 month ago
Epstein-Barr Virus and MS, Agrivoltaics, Ag School Influence, Social Cues From Saliva. Jan 21, 2022, Part 1
Episode 444
Scientists Are Working On A Universal COVID Vaccine
As the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spike around the U.S., there are scient…
4 years, 1 month ago
Airborne eDNA, Beetle Jumps, Wordle Psychology, City Pigeons. Jan 21, 2022, Part 2
Episode 443
Identifying Animals Through Airborne DNA
In recent years, the technique of eDNA—environmental DNA, or samples taken from the environment, as opposed …
4 years, 1 month ago
Historic Big Bang Debate, Black Hole Sounds, Plant DNA Mutations. Jan 14, 2022, Part 2
Episode 442
A Debate Over How The Universe Began
Even though it’s commonly accepted today, the Big Bang theory was not always the universally accepted scientific…
4 years, 2 months ago
Omicron And Kids, Ivermectin Origins, Icefish Nests. Jan 14, 2022, Part 1
Episode 441
A Replacement Heart, From A Pig
This week, doctors reported that they had successfully transplanted a heart taken from a pig into a human being, a ty…
4 years, 2 months ago
Omicron News, COVID Severity Questions, Bird Count. Jan 7 2022, Part 1
Episode 440
Omicron Variant Drives Winter COVID Surge
The United States set a global record this week, recording roughly one million new coronavirus tests in a s…
4 years, 2 months ago
Pizza Science, Remembering E.O. Wilson And Richard Leakey. Jan 7 2022, Part 2
Episode 439
How A Former Microsoft Exec Mastered The Perfect Slice—Using Science
Who doesn’t love pizza? It’s a magical combination of sauce, cheese, crust, and …
4 years, 2 months ago
Best Science Books Of 2021, Glitter Bad For Environment. December 31, 2021, Part 1
Episode 437
Glitter Gets An Eco-Friendly Glimmer
Glitter—it’s everywhere this time of year. You open up a holiday card, and out comes a sprinkle of it. And that …
4 years, 2 months ago
Celebration Of Weird Ice, Non-Melting Jelly, Former NIH Director Reflects On His Tenure. December 31, 2021, Part 2
Episode 438
From the Arctic To Enceladus: A Celebration Of Unusual Ice
With the Arctic’s annual summer ice cover hovering at record lows; and a new record low in…
4 years, 2 months ago
American Chestnut, ‘Don’t Look Up’ Movie, Aurora Electrons. December 24, 2021, Part 1
Episode 436
The Resurrection Of The American Chestnut
At the turn of the 20th century, the American chestnut towered over other trees in forests along the easter…
4 years, 2 months ago