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Back to SearchConversations, Baby Teeth, Tasmanian Tiger. March 5, 2021, Part 2
Episode 351
When Is It Time To Say Goodbye?
Imagine you’re having a conversation with someone. You may get the sense that they have somewhere else to be. Or you …
5 years, 1 month ago
Implementing Oregon’s Drug Policy, Wisconsin Wolf Hunt, Johnson & Johnson Vaccine. March 5, 2021, Part 1
Episode 350
Oregon Just Decriminalized Small Amounts of All Drugs. Now What?
On February 1, a big experiment began in Oregon: The state has decriminalized small …
5 years, 1 month ago
Texas Storm, NASA Climate Advisor, Mars Sounds. Feb 26, 2021, Part 1
Episode 349
Does A Vaccine Help You If You’ve Already Had COVID-19?
Vaccines doses have started to rollout and are getting into the arms of people. We know that …
5 years, 2 months ago
Lucid Dreaming, Sex As A Biological Variable, Parachute Science, Global Vaccine Access. Feb 26, 2021, Part 2
Episode 348
Memory And The Dreaming Mind
If you’ve ever stayed up too late studying for a test, you know that sleep impacts memory—you need that precious shut-ey…
5 years, 2 months ago
Tech Unions, Color Perception, Fish Vs Birds. Feb 19, 2021, Part 2
Episode 347
Reprogramming Labor In Tech
More than 6,000 warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama are midway through voting on whether they should unionize. If the …
5 years, 2 months ago
Fauci On Vaccines and Variants, Mummy Mystery, Texas Power Grid Failure. Feb 19, 2021, Part 1
Episode 346
Fauci Says Majority Of U.S. Adults Likely To Be Vaccinated By Late Summer
We’re about a month shy of a big anniversary: one year since the World Heal…
5 years, 2 months ago
Fish 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months ago