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This Episode Will Make You Love Math
If sitting down to solve a math problem is your personal nightmare, you’re not alone. On this episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by drag qu…
5 months ago
The Non-Fiction of Science Fiction
We all know that science shapes science fiction, but what happens when the opposite is also true? This episode, senior producer Teresa Carey speaks w…
5 months, 1 week ago
Your Garden Is Not an Island: How to Protect Pollinators
Humans and nature have always coexisted. But, human intervention makes our modern world look very different than it once did. This episode, host Dr. …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Your Life Runs on GPS. And GPS Runs on Duct Tape
GPS runs our world, but the system is far from perfect and much more fragile than people believe. This episode, GPS expert Logan Scott speaks with se…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Designing Cities for a Warmer World
As the climate shifts into a new normal, plenty of questions are being asked about the state of urban planning around the world. Mainly: how can we b…
6 months ago
How Everyday People Power Big Science
Whether you call it citizen science, participatory science, or community science, research conducted by everyday people has led to major discoveries …
6 months, 1 week ago
Who Says Science Can’t Be Silly?
Some of society’s greatest scientific achievements were made based on research that might sound silly or bizarre to the average person. But curiosity…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Mapping Minds is the White Whale of Brain Science
Understanding exactly how the billions of neurons and trillions of connections in our brains could be one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Is a Lab-Grown “Brain” Conscious?
Neuroscience is tricky… to say the least. Dedicated scientists have been exploring the organ since ancient times but there is still so much we don’t …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Connection and Play Can Keep the Doctor Away
There’s no real replacement for traditional medicine, but what if there was an intuitive way to prevent the effects of things like depression, anxiet…
7 months ago