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Back to SearchPfizer Vaccine Approval, Making Solar Power For Everyone. August 27, 2021, Part 1
Episode 401
Pfizer’s Vaccine Is Now Fully Approved. What’s Next For The Pandemic?
This week, the COVID-19 vaccine marketed by Pfizer finally received full FDA ap…
4 years, 8 months ago
Third Thumb, Nostalgia, Orcas. Aug 20, 2021, Part 2
Episode 400
You, Too, Can Be All Thumbs. Or At Least Three.
Take a look at your hand and fingers—and imagine that instead of five digits, you had an additional t…
4 years, 8 months ago
Delta Variant in Kids, Myers-Briggs Personality Test, Suicide in Communities of Color. Aug 20, 2021, Part 1
Episode 399
Why The Delta Variant Will Make More Kids Sick
As cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 continue to spike around the U.S., childre…
4 years, 8 months ago
Elephantquakes and Margaret Atwood. August 13, 2021, Part 2
Episode 398
A Stomp, A Roar, An Elephantquake?
An adult African elephant, the largest land animal on Earth, can weigh as much as two tons. Their activities—walki…
4 years, 8 months ago
Electric Fish Communication, Science Crimes, Lighting Cave Art. August 13, 2021, Part 1
Episode 397
This Fish Is The Master Of The Poignant Pause
When listening to a well-practiced speaker, like during a lecture, a political event or during a favori…
4 years, 8 months ago
Bad Data, CRISPR Therapies, Wildfire Impact, Oilbirds. August 6, 2021, Part 2
Episode 396
How Imperfect Data Leads Us Astray
Datasets are increasingly shaping important decisions, from where companies target their advertising, to how gover…
4 years, 8 months ago
Infrastructure Package, Covid News, Line3 Pipeline. August 6, 2021, Part 1
Episode 395
President Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Sees The End Of The Road
President Biden’s huge infrastructure bill is finally seeing the end of the road. The …
4 years, 8 months ago
Gut Fungi, Olympic Challenges, Planetary Seismology. July 30, 2021, Part 2
Episode 394
Getting To Know The Fungus Among Us (In Our Guts)
Your gut microbiome is composed of more than bacteria—a less populous, but still important, residen…
4 years, 9 months ago
New CDC Mask Rules, Viral Persistence, Disaster Preparedness. July 30, 2021, Part 1
Episode 393
With Delta Rising, New Rules On Masks And Vaccines
This week, the CDC released new guidelines for mask use in the U.S., just months after many cities…
4 years, 9 months ago
Shellfish Deaths, Chemical Safety, Humpback Songs. July 23, 2021, Part 2
Episode 392
Billions Of Sea Creatures, Lost To Heat Waves
A couple weeks ago, the Pacific Northwest saw record-breaking temperatures. News coverage captured coun…
4 years, 9 months ago