Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMedieval 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 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, 3 months ago
COVID Fact Check, Aging Cells, News Roundup. Jan 8, 2021, Part 1
Episode 335
Fact Check My Feed: What’s Up With These COVID-19 Mutations?
It’s a new year, and that means there’s a whole slew of new COVID-19 news to dive into, …
5 years, 3 months ago
Fundamentals of Physics, Giant Ancient Birds, 2021 Space Outlook. Jan 8, 2021, Part 2
Episode 334
Finding New Particles On The Frontier of Physics
As a theoretical physicist, Frank Wilczek has made a career out of dreaming up new ways to understan…
5 years, 3 months ago
Christmas Bird Count, Black Birders Week, Science Diction: Vaccine. Jan 1, 2021, Part 1
Episode 332
Where Did The Word ‘Vaccine’ Come From?
As we head into 2021, there’s one word on all of our minds: Vaccine. It may be in headlines right and left th…
5 years, 4 months ago
They Might Be Giants, Animal Sounds Quiz, Luxury Ostrich Eggs. Jan 1, 2021, Part 2
Episode 333
They Might Be Giants With A Timely Reminder: “Science Is Real”
Fans of the band They Might Be Giants are likely to be familiar with the band’s versio…
5 years, 4 months ago