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Season 9 Episode 13
There’s a ton of hoopla over these new coronavirus vaccines. But given that they’ve been produced at warp speed — can we trust them? We also find out…
5 years, 6 months ago
Did the CIA do it? Part II
Season 9 Episode 12
When a deadly pig virus hit Cuba in 1971, some claimed the CIA was behind it all. But could it be true? In part two of our investigation into the out…
5 years, 7 months ago
Did the CIA Plant a Virus in Cuba?
Season 9 Episode 11
When the Cuban government rounded up and killed thousands of pigs in 1971, people were angry and confused. Castro claimed they were trying to stop an…
5 years, 7 months ago
Platypuses Get a Glow Up
Season 9 Episode 10
The eccentric platypus has always turned heads, and now it’s got something else up its sleeve. We talked with mammalogist Dr. Paula Anich to get the …
5 years, 7 months ago
Reparations: How Could It Work?
Season 9 Episode 9
The idea of paying Black Americans reparations for slavery has been around for a long time, but it’s starting to get more support than ever. So we as…
5 years, 8 months ago
Supervolcanoes: Is Yellowstone Gonna Blow?
Season 9 Episode 8
We keep hearing that a Yellowstone supervolcano could blow at any moment — and possibly wipe us all out. So is Yellowstone overdue for the BIG ONE, a…
5 years, 8 months ago
Science Vs Presents: How to Save a Planet
Season 9 Episode 7
We’re sharing another great Gimlet show, How to Save a Planet. On this episode: It started with students walking out of school to demand more action …
5 years, 8 months ago
Lab-Grown Meat: We Grill It
Season 9 Episode 6
Silicon Valley seems to be constantly pumping out "solutions" to fix our broken food system. The latest and greatest: cell-cultured meat — meat that'…
5 years, 8 months ago
Hunting an Invisible Killer
Season 9 Episode 5
An adventuring Swedish doctor takes on a decades-long medical mystery: What exactly was the 1918 flu? We talk to Dr. Johan Hultin, Eileen Hultin, Dr.…
5 years, 9 months ago
Orgasms: Come for the Science
Season 9 Episode 4
There’s this idea that the female orgasm is a complicated riddle, but for a man with a penis, getting off is easy peasy. Is there really an orgasm ga…
5 years, 9 months ago