Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBlood Pressures, Mercury’s Crusty Diamonds, Dad or Mom Genes
Today, you’ll learn about how high blood pressure can reduce the gray matter in your brain, why scientists think the surface of Mercury is covered in…
4 years, 3 months ago
Orangu-slang, Easing Car Queasing, Kicked Across Space
Today, you’ll learn about how orangutans use slang a lot like we do, what causes and can alleviate everyday motion sickness, and how one black hole k…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Explorers Club - An Interview with Steve Elkins
Today, we’re hearing from an explorer and filmmaker named Steve Elkins. Steve spent decades searching for a legendary lost city deep in the jungles o…
4 years, 3 months ago
Drink = Brain Shrink, Secret Tree Species, L.H.C. Round 3
Today, you’ll learn about how a single drink a day can add years to the age of your brain, how scientists figured out that thousands of tree species …
4 years, 3 months ago
Nightlight Plight, Cancer Stinks, Literal Green Energy
Today, you’ll learn about how that light coming in through your window at night is in fact ruining your sleep, how some diseases—including cancer—can…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Explorers Club - An Interview with Peter Tattersfield
Today we are speaking to another member of the Explorers Club, Peter Tattersfield. Peter has an awesome story for us today about his work finding the…
4 years, 3 months ago
Gray Matter Gabfest, Our Pulsating Earth, Smarty Cats
Today, you’ll learn about how a man with advanced ALS, who can’t move a muscle, was able to communicate with his family using his thoughts, about a s…
4 years, 3 months ago
Hungry Plants, Concussion Confusion, An Alzheimer’s Theory
Today, you’ll learn about how carnivorous plants evolved from their more peaceful ancestors, how there’s an apparent difference in the frequency and …
4 years, 3 months ago
The Explorers Club - An Interview with George Nield
Today, we’re talking to Explorers Club member, Dr. George C. Nield. Dr. George C. Nield is currently the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space…
4 years, 3 months ago
Shoo Shoes!, Murmuration Information, Nanoplastic Particles
Today, you’ll learn about why it's best to leave your shoes at the door when you come inside, how animals form and maintain their mesmerizing murmura…
4 years, 3 months ago