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 2 hours 46 minutes
Why are omicron hospitalizations so low?
If omicron isn't 'milder' than delta, why are fewer people ending up in hospitals?
Omicron: What this wave will look like
New models from the UK have given us a clear picture (almost to the day) of when the omicron curve will peak and flatten. The news is good and bad. Also, where do "natural immunity" and Novavax fit in?
Weekly roundup — Hopium and copium
Be honest: Do you find it harder to care about omicron than the variants before it? Also, how much info can be learned from your voice?
The lab full of mini brains (with 'eyes')
If a free-floating brain could feel pain or 'wake up,' would we know? That question was important enough for us to travel to Düsseldorf, Germany.
The hole in your face that's leaking data
At this point we should know that our phones are listening to us. But it's not just our words that are giving our private data away. It's how we say them.
'Milder omicron' news is a dangerous distraction
We all need a dose of positive pandemic news. But what if that makes us miss the far more alarming (and substantiated) data we have about this variant?
Weekly roundup — Where are we?
There was a LOT of news about the omicron variant last week. But which of it was actually important? Also, why are scientists in Germany growing thousands of miniature human brains with eyeballs on them?
Omicron news that's making everyone happy today
How the tables turn. Today we look at two new omicron developments that feel a bit too euphoric.
Omicron news that's scaring people today
A look at 3 widely shared omicron developments that aren't as scary when you dig a little deeper.