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886: How Metaphor Shapes Science | Intertwining The Lives Of Moths And Humans Through Music
Episode 886
Metaphors can help us understand complicated scientific concepts. But they can also have a downside. And, a pair of musicians wrote a concept album i…
1 year, 11 months ago
885: NASA’s Europa Clipper Heads To Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
Episode 885
On October 14, NASA launched Europa Clipper, its largest planetary mission spacecraft yet. It’s headed to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, which could have…
1 year, 11 months ago
884: Pandas Return To Washington, D.C. | A Lesser-Known Grain Called Kernza
Episode 884
Two giant pandas on loan from China have arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Also, originally from Central Asia, Kernza doesn’t need to be rep…
1 year, 11 months ago
883: How Health Misinformation Spreads | A Play About Ben Franklin And His Son
Episode 883
The Basics Of How Health Misinformation SpreadsHealth misinformation can circulate quickly on social media: false claims about vaccines, ads pushing …
1 year, 11 months ago
882: Searching The Universe For Clues To The Ultra-Small
Episode 882
What exactly is … everything? What is space-time?At one extreme, you’ve got the weird rules of quantum physics that deal with subatomic particles. At…
1 year, 11 months ago
881: What Makes ‘SuperAgers’ Stay Healthy For So Long?
Episode 881
A common worry among older adults is how their brains and bodies might decline as they age.A small but fortunate group will live past their 95th birt…
2 years ago
880: Asheville Was Never A ‘Climate Haven.’ Nowhere Is.
Episode 880
For years, Asheville, North Carolina, has been billed as a “climate haven,” a place safe from the touch of climate change-exacerbated disasters. But …
2 years ago
879: The Science Behind Hurricane Milton | ‘Unsettling’ Warm Water In Lake Michigan
Episode 879
Hurricane Milton caused a major storm surge, but also a reverse one. And, Lake Michigan's surface temperature has been above average nearly every day…
2 years ago
878: How Campaigns Use Psychology To Get Out The Vote
Episode 878
We’re one month away from the presidential election. The campaigns are in high gear, trying to get their messages out, and hoping that those message…
2 years ago
877: How Gut Microbes Are Linked To Stress Resilience
Episode 877
The phrase “go with your gut” is often used to say one should follow their intuition in the face of a big decision. Recent research in the journal Na…
2 years ago