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Weekly: The multiverse just got bigger; saving the white rhino; musical mushrooms
Season 1 Episode 245
#245
The multiverse may be bigger than we thought. The idea that we exist in just one of a massive collection of alternate universes has really captur…
1 year, 10 months ago
CultureLab: Jen Gunter on the taboo science of menstruation
Half of the human population undergoes the menstrual cycle for a significant proportion of their lifetimes, yet periods remain a taboo topic in publi…
1 year, 11 months ago
Weekly: Miniature livers made from lymph nodes in groundbreaking medical procedure
Season 1 Episode 244
#244
Researchers have successfully turned lymph nodes into miniature livers that help filter the blood of mice, pigs and other animals – and now, tria…
1 year, 11 months ago
Escape Pod: #8 Escape from predators and escape from the planet
This is a re-airing of a podcast originally released in March 2021.
From beetle explosions to the deep dark depths of the ocean, this episode is all a…
1 year, 11 months ago
Weekly: Immune system treatment makes old mice seem young again; new black hole image; unexploded bombs are becoming more dangerous
Season 1 Episode 243
#243
As we age our immune systems do too, making us less able to fight infections and more prone to chronic inflammation. But a team of scientists has…
1 year, 11 months ago
CultureLab: Stranded on a fantastical planet: The strange creatures of Scavengers Reign
Fish you wear like a gas mask, moss that turns a robot sentient and critters that will eat your rash – all these oddities and more cohabit on the pla…
1 year, 11 months ago
Weekly: How declining birth rates could shake up society; Humanoid robots; Top prize in mathematics
Season 1 Episode 242
#242
Human population growth is coming to an end. The global population is expected to peak between 2060 and 2080, then start falling. Many countries …
1 year, 11 months ago
Escape Pod: #7 Speed: From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer
This is a re-airing of a podcast originally released in March 2021.
From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer, this episode i…
1 year, 11 months ago
Weekly: Gaza’s impending long-term health crisis
Season 1 Episode 241
#241
More than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza face widespread hunger, disease and injury as the war quickly becomes the worst humanitarian crisis in m…
1 year, 11 months ago
CultureLab: Rebecca Boyle on how the moon transformed Earth and made us who we are
There’s no moon like our moon. A celestial body twinned with Earth, the moon guides the tides, stabilises our climate, leads the rhythms of animal be…
1 year, 11 months ago