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Programming the Body to Fight Cancer
There is some recent research that’s testing out cancer treatments that can utilize the power of our immune systems to attack cancer cells. It’s call…
2 months, 1 week ago
Jealousy Vs. Envy
Everybody experiences feelings of the old green-eyed monster now and again, but for such a common mental state, there’s a surprising lack of scientif…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Researchers Translating Whale Language
Understanding animal communication has always seemed out of reach, but as technology advances, it might be more possible than ever before. Project CE…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Machine That Lets Us Look At Dark Energy
The universe is expanding and the people of Earth want to know more! The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is set to launch sometime in 2026 which will bri…
3 months ago
Cocaine is in Our Waterways. How are Animals Responding?
In this episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is asking a hard-hitting question: why are scientists giving salmon cocaine? Well, it turns out that the r…
3 months, 1 week ago
Science Needs Creativity
Science and art have always intersected but are still thought of as separate and opposing disciplines. This week, to talk about how the two concepts …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Copy, Paste, Clone: What it Takes to Bring Back the Past
For a subject that won the Nobel Prize in 2012 and could be considered a scientific miracle, we surprisingly don’t hear a lot about cloning today. Th…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
What Out-of-Body Experiences Reveal About Consciousness
It might sound like a sci-fi concept, but out-of-body experiences are surprisingly common, affecting up to 20% of the population. To explore what hap…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Hantavirus Outbreak: Separating Fact from Fear
All you late night caffeine drinkers, it turns out that habit might be making you more impulsive. And with all the news of the hantavirus outbreak, w…
4 months ago
Why Are People Getting Poop Transplants?
It might sound like a wacky treatment, but recently, the fecal microbiota transplant has emerged as an effective way to help reshape our gut microbio…
4 months, 1 week ago