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1028: Designing Hyperrealistic Body Parts, From Eyeballs To Placentas
Episode 1028
Medical sculptor Damon Coyle walks around with a Mary Poppins bag of body parts. Fake ones, that is. At the University of Missouri, his lab creates h…
1 year, 5 months ago
1026: The Leap: I Was Considered A Nobody
Episode 1026
Biochemist Kati Karikó spent decades experimenting with mRNA, convinced that she could solve the problems that had kept it from being used as a thera…
1 year, 5 months ago
1027: Cuts To NASA And A Fast-Track For Deep Sea Mining
Episode 1027
Proposed budget cuts for NASA would jeopardize space research. And an executive order could change the political tides for deep sea mining.On May 2, …
1 year, 5 months ago
1025: How Do Bacteria Talk To Each Other?
Episode 1025
Bacteria have been around for billions of years. Could they have come up with complex behaviors that we just don’t understand yet? Could they have th…
1 year, 5 months ago
1024: Functional Fashion From An Artist And A Caterpillar
Episode 1024
A passion for fashion among the “bone collector caterpillar,” who wears a coat of body parts, and an artist who makes fabrics that remember.We inch i…
1 year, 5 months ago
1023: Ancient Iguanas Floated 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific | A Pregnant Icthyosaur Fossil
Episode 1023
Millions of years ago, iguanas somehow got from North America to Fiji. Scientists think they made the trip on a raft of fallen vegetation. Also, the …
1 year, 5 months ago
1022: Are There Things That We Know We Can’t Know?
Episode 1022
In “Into the Unknown,” an astronomer explores the mysteries of the cosmos and the limits of what science can test.What is time? If the universe is ex…
1 year, 5 months ago
1021: Two Steps Forward For Meat Alternatives
Episode 1021
Scientists bring us a lab-grown chicken nugget and texturally accurate, plant-based calamari. We’ll bite. There’s a movement in the world of science …
1 year, 5 months ago
1020: How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations | Regional Allergies
Episode 1020
Being able to belt out a tune like Adele or Pavarotti is not just about raw talent. The best singers in the world have to work on their technique—lik…
1 year, 5 months ago
1019: A New Book On The Horrifying, Creative World Of Insect Zombies
Episode 1019
It’s zombie season! At least if you’re watching the new season of the fungal thriller “The Last of Us,” airing right now on Max, which chronicles wha…
1 year, 5 months ago