Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFish Eye Secrets, Human Genome Project, Science Diction 'Mesmerize.' Feb 12, 2021, Part 2
Episode 345
Seeing The World Through Salmon Eyes
The saying goes, “The eyes are the window to the soul.” But for fish, the eyes are the window to the stomach.
A…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Effectiveness Of Double-Masking, Mars Landing Preview. Feb 12, 2021, Part 1
Episode 344
Two Masks Are Better Than One
Masks have been a big issue throughout the pandemic, from supply shortages to debates about when they should be require…
5 years, 1 month ago
Four Lost Cities, Sourdough Microbiome, Queen Bees, Bison. Feb 5, 2021, Part 2
Episode 343
National Bison Range Returns To Indigenous Management
Hundreds of years ago, tens of millions of bison roamed North America. They were an essential r…
5 years, 1 month ago
COVID Variants And Vaccines, U.S. Energy Justice. Feb 5, 2021, Part 1
Episode 342
Will Vaccines Work Against New Variants Of The Coronavirus?
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccination programs around the world has been anything but smoot…
5 years, 1 month ago
Medieval Bones, Vaccine Rollout, Florida Panthers. Jan 29, 2021, Part 2
Episode 341
A Skeletal Record Of Medieval England Society
If you’ve ever fractured a bone, that skeletal trauma stays with you forever, even after it heals. So r…
5 years, 1 month ago
Your Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines Answered, Placenta Science. Jan 29, 2021, Part 1
Episode 340
Everything You Want To Know About COVID-19 Vaccines
The U.S. has been vaccinating people against COVID-19 for a little over a month. While there have…
5 years, 1 month ago
Orange Bat, Greenland Bacteria, COVID Anniversary, Alien Argument. Jan 22, 2021, Part 2
Episode 339
Orange Is The New Black—For Bats
For a newly-described bat from West Africa, dubbed Myotis nimbaensis (mouse-eared bat from the Nimba Mountains), sci…
5 years, 1 month ago
Finding Lead Pipes Through Algorithm, How Soil Could Save The Planet. Jan 22, 2021, Part 1
Episode 338
After Flint’s Crisis, An Algorithm Helps Citizens Find Lead Pipes
It’s been nearly seven years since the beginning of Flint, Michigan’s water crisis,…
5 years, 1 month ago
Valley Fever And COVID-19, Structure of Conspiracy Theories, New Climate Wars. Jan 15, 2021, Part 2
Episode 337
How The West Is Battling COVID-19 And Valley Fever
For the past year, the COVID-19 crisis has taken up much of our attention. But the pandemic can co…
5 years, 2 months ago
How The COVID-19 Vaccine Was Developed And Is Being Distributed. Jan 15, 2021, Part 1
Episode 336
How Did A Vaccine Get Developed In Less Than A Year?
From the first discovery of a strange new respiratory virus in Wuhan, China, in January of 2020,…
5 years, 2 months ago