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1226: Should Ultraprocessed Foods Be Off The Menu?
Episode 1226
The new dietary guidelines from the USDA call for Americans to “eat real food” and consume less “highly processed” food. But how? By some estimates, …
8 months, 1 week ago
1225: The Growing Experiment Of Putting Solar Panels On Farmland
Episode 1225
In an effort to make their farms more environmentally and economically sustainable, some farmers are experimenting with agrivoltaics: growing crops u…
8 months, 1 week ago
1224: We’re All Being Played By Metrics
Episode 1224
Point systems are everywhere. Ready for movie night? Consult Rotten Tomatoes. Vetting a new pediatrician? See how many stars they have. At work, it c…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Middle + SciFri: How Can Trust In Science Be Restored?
We’re bringing you a special bonus episode from our friends at the live call-in show “The Middle with Jeremy Hobson.” Jeremy is joined by Science Fri…
8 months, 1 week ago
1222: Untangling The History Of Dog Domestication
Episode 1222
All the pups we love—from chihuahuas to great danes—are descendants of the mighty gray wolf. But how did we end up with so many breeds? The story tha…
8 months, 1 week ago
1221: Are These Unprecedented Times for Science, Really?
Episode 1221
We keep hearing that these are unprecedented times for science: scientific skeptics running federal agencies, growing mistrust of vaccines, and messa…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
1220: How China Is Driving Down Electricity Costs With Renewables
Episode 1220
In a speech last week in a speech at the World Economic Forum, President Trump said China was making a lot of wind turbines, but not using much wind …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
1219: Managing The Risks Of Spaceflight, 40 Years After Challenger
Episode 1219
Forty years ago this week, the space shuttle Challenger exploded in flight, 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. All seven crew members were…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
1218: How A Mutation Made This Year’s Flu Season So Bad
Episode 1218
A rogue strain of flu, subclade K, has sickened more than 19 million people in the US so far this season. And the flu shot hasn’t offered that much p…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
1217: Tracking The Toxic Fallout Of The LA Fires
Episode 1217
This time last year, Los Angeles was on fire, and more than 16,000 homes and buildings burned to the ground. Cars, batteries, solar panels, insulatio…
8 months, 2 weeks ago