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1129: How AI Advances Are Improving Humanoid Robots
Episode 1129
Robots are just about everywhere these days: circling the grocery store, cleaning the floor at the airport, making deliveries. Not to mention the rob…
1 year ago
1128: The High-Tech Lab Unlocking Secrets Of Coral Reproduction
Episode 1128
In the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, scientists are on the cutting edge of growing coral. Rising ocean temperatures have caused mass cor…
1 year ago
1127: The Humble Microbe Could Help Us Understand Life Itself
Episode 1127
Sift through your memories and excavate an image of a fossil. Maybe you’re picturing dinosaur bones, the imprint of an ammonite, or the fronds of a f…
1 year ago
1126: Raising A New Generation Of Bat Conservationists In West Africa
Episode 1126
Nigeria is home to 100 known species of bats—about a third of Africa’s bat species—but scientists don’t know much about them. Ecologists Iroro Tanshi…
1 year ago
1125: How Conservation Efforts Brought Rare Birds Back From The Brink
Episode 1125
The overall state of birds can seem rather grim. Almost a third of North American bird species are in decline, and in the last five decades, more tha…
1 year ago
1124: Teamwork Between Species Is The Key To Life Itself
Episode 1124
Codependency between humans gets a bad rap. But in nature, species often rely on each other for survival. While humans think they’re in control of re…
1 year ago
1123: If An Asteroid Were Headed For Earth, Would We Be Ready?
Episode 1123
You might remember news reporting from earlier this year that a 180-foot asteroid had about a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. And if it did, it w…
1 year ago
1122: A Trailblazing Geneticist Reflects On Her Life And Work
Episode 1122
It’s common knowledge that many diseases and conditions have some kind of genetic link. But that wasn't always the case. In 1990, long before the Hum…
1 year, 1 month ago
1121: What The Label Of ‘Genius’ Tells Us About Our Society
Episode 1121
What makes someone a genius? Are they the smartest, most creative, most innovative people? Those with the highest IQ? Who we consider a genius may ac…
1 year, 1 month ago
1120: The Human Obsession With Aliens Goes Way, Way Back
Episode 1120
A video shown on Capitol Hill on September 9 reportedly shows an American hellfire missile attacking and simply bouncing off a UAP (the military term…
1 year, 1 month ago