Podcast Episodes

The state of Russian science, and improving implantable bioelectronics

First up on this week’s show: the future of science in Russia. We hear about how the country’s scientists are split into two big groups: those that l…

2 years, 2 months ago

Turning anemones into coral, and the future of psychiatric drugs

Why scientists are trying to make anemones act like corals, and why it’s so hard to make pharmaceuticals for brain diseases

First up on this week’s s…

2 years, 2 months ago

Making corn shorter, and a book on finding India’s women in science

First up on this week’s show, Staff Writer Erik Stokstad joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about why it might make sense to grow shorter corn. It turns…

2 years, 2 months ago

Making corn shorter, and a book on finding India’s women in science

Why farmers might want shorter corn, and the latest in our series on books on sex, gender, and science

First up on this week’s show, Staff Writer E…

2 years, 2 months ago

The consequences of the world's largest dam removal, and building a quantum computer using sound waves

Restoring land after dam removal, and phonons as a basis for quantum computing 

First up on this week’s show, planting in the silty soil left behind …

2 years, 2 months ago

Dealing with the consequences of removing the world largest dam, and building a quantum computer using sound waves

Restoring land after dam removal, and phonons as a basis for quantum computing

First up on this week’s show, planting in the silty soil left behind…

2 years, 2 months ago

Mysterious objects beyond Neptune, and how wildfire pollution behaves indoors

The Kuiper belt might be bigger than we thought, and managing the effects of wildfires on indoor pollution

First up on this week’s show, the Kuiper b…

2 years, 2 months ago

Mysterious objects beyond Neptune, and how wildfire pollution behaves indoors

The Kuiper belt might be bigger than we thought, and managing the effects of wildfires on indoor pollution

First up on this week’s show, the Kuiper…

2 years, 2 months ago

How long can ancient DNA survive, and how much stuff do we need to escape poverty?

Pushing ancient DNA past the Pleistocene, and linking agriculture to biodiversity and infectious disease

First up on this week’s show, Staff Writer…

2 years, 3 months ago

How long can ancient DNA survive, and how much stuff do we need to escape poverty?

Pushing ancient DNA past the Pleistocene, and linking agriculture to biodiversity and infectious disease

First up on this week’s show, Staff Writer Er…

2 years, 3 months ago