The science stories that will actually change your day — and maybe make you laugh. Science unscripted is a podcast, radio show & YouTube channel driven by listeners. Hello from Germany :)
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 4 hours 50 minutes
A good question & a new word
Figuring out how to prevent COVID infections in Ukrainian refugees is a lot more important than you might think. Also, do you, or someone you know, suffer from 'drunkorexia'?
Weekly roundup — These are dark times
Just as a pandemic 'ends,' a (potentially cataclysmic) war of aggression begins — with no end in sight.
(More infectious) stealth omicron is taking over
BA.2 is the most contagious variant ever analyzed. We're dropping our mandates anyway.
'Nobody in Ukraine is safe'
We spoke to a theoretical physicist on the ground in Ukraine about his life, his work during war — and the nuclear threat.
Science in wartime
We're not sure if there's a meaningful way to discuss the upheaval of the last few weeks on this show. But it seemed wrong not to try.
Conor's back
Hi everyone! Conor's back after a bout with COVID, and this episode really is just about that.
Weekly roundup — As macabre as it gets
When a child asks you about war and impending death, what exactly should you say? In other news, the Black Death may not have been all that bad.
Should I talk to my child about war? (Spoiler: YES. But how?)
It's virtually impossible to avoid the topic these days. So what should you do when kids ask questions about war?
War in Ukraine — Important cyber security info
The threat of cyber warfare has never been so real. What does that mean for you?
Was the Black Death really that deadly?
If you haven't had enough morbid news out of Europe lately, this one might be for you. The Black Death wasn't as bad as we think (at least according to careful analysis of 14th century pollen levels).