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1038: Could The NIH Plan For A ‘Universal Vaccine’ Really Work?
Episode 1038
At the beginning of May, the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, announced a plan to develop a univer…
1 year, 4 months ago
1037: The Leap: This Is Going To Kill Your Career
Episode 1037
Betül Kaçar started her scientific career as a biochemist, working on an enzyme found in zebrafish. But then she found her calling: investigating som…
1 year, 4 months ago
1036: The Science Of That Big Stunt From The New ‘Mission: Impossible’
Episode 1036
The “Mission: Impossible” franchise is known for its big stunts, and the newest film is no exception. Producer Kathleen Davis talks to the film’s stu…
1 year, 4 months ago
1035: Meet A Pioneer Of Modern Weather Prediction
Episode 1035
Climate scientist Jagadish Shukla grew up in a small village in rural India, where people starved if the monsoon season didn’t bring rain. To help hi…
1 year, 4 months ago
1034: Are Physical Buttons And Knobs Making A Comeback?
Episode 1034
In recent years, digital touchscreens have replaced many of the buttons and knobs that control various functions in cars. But when Host Ira Flatow we…
1 year, 4 months ago
1033: Scientists Identify Genes For Tomato And Eggplant Size
Episode 1033
Tomatoes come in all kinds of colors, sizes, and flavors. But what’s going on at the genetic level? What makes a tomato red or yellow? Tiny or giant?…
1 year, 5 months ago
1032: The Leap: The Volcano Whisperer
Episode 1032
As a teenager living in St. Vincent, Richie Robertson saw first-hand what a volcanic eruption did to life on the island. Forty years later, he was th…
1 year, 5 months ago
1031: Lesser Prairie Chicken May Lose Endangered Species Status
Episode 1031
The lesser prairie chicken was granted endangered species status in 2023. Now the Department of the Interior is moving to revoke those protections. W…
1 year, 5 months ago
1030: Tracking The Hidden Dangers Of Fighting Fires
Episode 1030
Firefighting is a career with an inherent cancer risk, but a full understanding of what those risks are has been elusive. An important registry desig…
1 year, 5 months ago
1029: Identifying New Plants, And The Scientific Secrets Of Superfoods
Episode 1029
What does it take to create and maintain one of the largest repositories of botanical information in the world? For starters, it can mean helicopter-…
1 year, 5 months ago