Podcast Episodes
Back to Search🔬 Fentanyl Redesigned: Scientists Crack the Code on Safer Pain Relief
Episode 271
Researchers at Scripps Research have achieved the unprecedented—redesigning fentanyl at the molecular level to preserve pain relief while dramaticall…
4Â months, 3Â weeks ago
🔬 Ancient DNA Reveals Rare Disease, Alzheimer's Drug Target Discovered & Magma Surge Detected at Santorini
Episode 270
This week's episode takes you from a 12,000-year-old burial site where DNA analysis uncovered rare genetic disease in Ice Age humans, to the discover…
4Â months, 3Â weeks ago
🔬 Scientists Just Found Brain Training From Decades Ago Still Protects Against Dementia
Episode 269
This episode covers groundbreaking research revealing how brief cognitive training sessions may protect against dementia for up to 20 years. We also …
4Â months, 3Â weeks ago
🔬 NASA Probe Cracks Century-Old Solar Mystery & Scientists Discover How to Program Your Dreams
Episode 268
NASA's Parker Solar Probe delivers groundbreaking data that finally explains how solar wind accelerates from the Sun's surface—solving a 100-year-old…
4Â months, 3Â weeks ago
🔬 Massive Star Vanishes Without Exploding—What Scientists Just Witnessed
Episode 267
This week on Peer Review'd: A giant star 2.5 million light-years away quietly collapses into a black hole, rewriting stellar death theory. We explore…
4Â months, 4Â weeks ago
🔬 Interstellar Comet Sprays Water, Antarctic Virus Outbreak, and the Brain Hack That Prevents Dementia
Episode 266
This episode covers groundbreaking discoveries from across science. Learn how a 45-minute nap can reset your brain for better learning, and why a sim…
5Â months ago
🔬 Einstein's Universe Just Got Lopsided: What Scientists Found That Changes Everything
Episode 265
Today's episode explores groundbreaking discoveries challenging fundamental physics, from evidence suggesting the universe may not be uniform in all …
5Â months ago
🔬 Ancient Animals Went Vegan Earlier Than Anyone Thought + Time Behaves Strangely in Quantum World
Episode 264
A 307-million-year-old fossil skull reveals Earth's earliest land animals were already experimenting with plant-based diets, pushing back timelines o…
5Â months ago
🔬 Scientists Just Found How to Starve Cancer Cells—Without Touching Healthy Tissue
Episode 263
This episode explores groundbreaking discoveries across multiple scientific frontiers. Learn how researchers discovered a mirror-molecule approach th…
5Â months ago
🔬 Ancient War Rituals Revealed & The Galactic Center May Not Be What We Think
Episode 262
This week's episode uncovers shocking evidence of ritualized violence in Europe's earliest wars, where severed limbs and public executions were used …
5Â months ago