Podcast Episodes

Genes and the human microbiome and a news roundup

Seth Bordenstein discusses how our genes affect the composition of our microbiome, influencing our health, and David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about the origins of the Basque language, the benefi…

Published on 10 years, 3 months ago

The state of science in Iran and a news roundup

Rich Stone discusses science in Iran in the face of economic sanctions. David Grimm brings stories on sleep deprivation and the common cold, plastic in birds, and counting trees. Hosted by Sarah Cres…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

Moralizing gods, scientific reproducibility, and a daily news roundup

Brian Nosek discusses the reproducibility of science, Lizzie Wade delves into the origin of religions with moralizing gods. David Grimm talks about debunking the young Earth, a universal flu vaccine,…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

Human superpredators and a news roundup

Chris Darimont discusses the impact of humans' unique predatory behavior on the planet and Catherine Matacic talks with Sarah Crespi about whistled languages, Neolithic massacres, and too many gas gi…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

Marmoset monkey vocal development and a news roundup

Asif Ghazanfar discusses how marmoset parents influence their babies' vocal development and Hanae Armitage talks with Sarah Crespi about the influence of livestock on biodiversity hotspots, trusting …

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

Effective Ebola vaccines and a daily news roundup

Andrea Marzi discusses a vaccine that is effective against Ebola in monkeys and David Grimm talks about weigh-loss surgery, carbon suckers, and sexist HVAC. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: NIAID]

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Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

Comet chemistry and a news roundup

Fred Goesmann discusses Philae's bumpy landing on Comet 67P, and the organic compounds it detected there, and Hanae Armitage talks with Sarah Crespi about this week’s online news stories. Hosted by S…

Published on 10 years, 5 months ago

Ancient DNA and a news roundup

Elizabeth Culotta discusses the ancient DNA revolution and David Grimm brings online news stories about rising autism numbers, shark safety, and tiny cloudmakers. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Alexan…

Published on 10 years, 5 months ago

AI therapists and a news roundup

John Bohannon discusses using artificial intelligence in the psychologist's chair and David Grimm brings online news stories about the age of human hands, deadly weather, and biological GPS. Hosted b…

Published on 10 years, 5 months ago

Jumping soft bots and a news roundup

Nick Bartlett discusses the challenges of building a jumping soft robot and David Grimm brings online news stories about drug violence in Mexico, pollution's effect on weather, and drugging away our …

Published on 10 years, 5 months ago