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Tracing the genetic history of African Americans using ancient DNA, and ethical questions at a famously weird medical museum
Bringing together ancient DNA from a burial site and a giant database of consumer ancestry DNA helps fill gaps in African American ancestry, and a re…
2 years, 7 months ago
Researchers collaborate with a social media giant, ancient livestock, and sex and gender in South Africa
On this week’s show: evaluating scientific collaborations between independent scholars and industry, farming in ancient Europe, and a book from our s…
2 years, 8 months ago
Adding thousands of languages to the AI lexicon, and the genes behind our bones
A massive effort by African volunteers is ensuring artificial intelligence understands their native languages, and measuring 40,000 skeletons
Our AI …
2 years, 8 months ago
The AI special issue, adding empathy to robots, and scientists leaving Arecibo
Science’s NextGen voices share their thoughts on artificial intelligence, how to avoid creating sociopathic robots, and a visit to a historic observa…
2 years, 8 months ago
Putting the man-hunter and woman-gatherer myth to the sword, and the electron's dipole moment gets closer to zero
Worldwide survey kills the myth of “Man the Hunter,” and tightly constraining the electric dipole moment of the electron
First up this week on the …
2 years, 8 months ago
Putting organs into the deep freeze, a scavenger hunt for robots, and a book on race and reproduction
On this week’s show: Improvements in cryopreservation technology, teaching robots to navigate new places, and the latest book in our series on sex an…
2 years, 9 months ago
A space-based telescope to hunt dark energy, and what we can learn from scaleless snakes
On this week’s show: Euclid, a powerful platform for detecting dark energy, and a slithery segment on how snakes make scales
First up on the show t…
2 years, 9 months ago
Why it’s tough to measure light pollution, and a mental health first aid course
A special issue on light pollution, and first aid for mental well-being
First up this week, cleaning up the night skies. As part of a special issue…
2 years, 9 months ago
Contraception for cats, and taking solvents out of chemistry
A single-shot cat contraceptive, and a close look at “dry” chemistry
First up this week: an innovation in cat contraception. Online News Editor Dav…
2 years, 9 months ago
How we measure the world with our bodies, and hunting critical minerals
Body-based units of measure in cultural evolution, and how the geologic history of the United States can be used to find vital minerals
First up th…
2 years, 10 months ago