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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 31 days 22 hours 55 minutes
episode 731: A Strange-Looking Fish, Frozen In Time
A group of fish called gar, dubbed “living fossils,” may have the slowest rate of evolution of any jawed vertebrate.
episode 732: What We Know After 4 Years Of COVID-19
Four years ago this week, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Experts say it’s far from over.
episode 733: Science Unlocks The Power Of Flavor In ‘Flavorama’
In her new book, Dr. Arielle Johnson explains how and what we taste with chemistry.
episode 729: Abortion-Restrictive States Leave Ob-Gyns With Tough Choices
Post-Dobbs, ob-gyns and medical students alike must navigate the risk of criminal prosecution associated with patient care in some states.
episode 730: Nasal Rinsing Safely | How Your Brain Constructs Your Mental Health
A recent study looked into life-threatening Acanthamoeba infections, and a few deaths, linked to the use of tap water with devices like neti pots. And, in ‘The Balanced Brain,’ Dr. Camilla Nord explores the neuroscience behind mental health, and how our brains deal with life’s challenges.
episode 726: A New Book Puts ‘Math in Drag’
Do you think math is boring? Drag queen Kyne is on a mission to make math fun and accessible for all.
episode 725: With This Rare Disorder, No Amount Of Sleep Is Enough
A new book explores idiopathic hypersomnia, which causes overwhelming daytime sleepiness despite ample sleep.
episode 724: How Election Science Can Support Democracy | The Genetic Roots Of Antibiotic Resistance
The Union of Concerned Scientists has unveiled an election science task force led by experts from across the country. Also, a survey of soil and animal poop samples from around the world identified 18 new species of Enterococcus bacteria.
episode 728: Triple Feature: Dune, Mars, And An Alien On Earth
On the heels of the Oscars, we dive into three films that take us to other worlds: A planetary scientist compares Arrakis from 'Dune' to real planets and analyzes whether life could exist on such a sandy, scorching-hot world. And, in a new documentary, NASA psychologists try to find solutions for the mental health challenges of a three-year trip to Mars. Finally, in the movie “65,” an alien crashes on Earth during the Jurassic era, shocked to discover dinosaurs. An astrobiologist has questions.
episode 727: Could This Be The End Of Voyager 1?
Voyager 1 has been sending incoherent data back to Earth, possibly marking the beginning of the end of its decades-old mission.