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Sinking Cities, Waving Cuttlefish and Falling Spacecraft

This Podcast Was Recorded Inside a Particle Collider

Rejecting Toxic Fitness Culture with Casey Johnston

Jupiter’s Cyclones, Amazon’s Satellites and T. rex Collagen

The Fungi Facing Extinction and the Conservationists Working Hard to Protect Them

Griefbots Offer AI Connections with Deceased Loved Ones

Scientific American in 1925: Solar Eclipses, Seances and Some Strange Inventions

How to Become an Urban Naturalist

Our Fear and Fascination around Snakes

Childhood Illnesses Surge, Magnetic Poles Wandered, and a Colossal Squid Is Found

From the Internet’s Beginnings to Our Understanding of Consciousness, This Editor Has Seen It All

A Disinfectant That’s More Powerful Than Bleach—And Safe for Your Skin

This episode explores the properties and potential applications of hypochlorous acid, a naturally occurring and surprisingly effective disinfectant. Against the backdrop of increasing awareness of various pathogens, the discussion centers on this compound's remarkable effectiveness—at least 100 times more potent than ...

A Long Day on Uranus, a Better Method of Making Coffee and Dinos Fossils in Decline

This episode explores recent developments in science and technology, covering diverse fields from coffee brewing to cosmology. A new study reveals optimal pour-over coffee brewing techniques, maximizing water-grounds contact and mixing for stronger brews. Against this backdrop of seemingly trivial science, the episode...

How Are Prenatal Blood Tests Detecting Cancer?

This episode explores the incidental detection of maternal cancer through non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). Against the backdrop of NIPT's widespread use (approximately 50% of pregnancies), the discussion highlights the IDENTIFY study, which investigated unusual NIPT results showing chromosomal abnormalities not pr...

Treating Bacterial Vaginosis as an STI Could Improve Outcomes

How the Science of Safety Helps Tackle Global Risks [Sponsored]

Yodeling Monkeys, Increasing Measles Cases and Stressed Out Americans

This episode explores recent developments in public health and space science. Against the backdrop of a significant measles outbreak in Texas, the podcast highlights the concerning trend of vaccine hesitancy fueled by misinformation and the controversial actions of government officials, including the suppression of a ...

Cutting USAID Threatens Public Health around the World

Understanding the Science of ‘Squirting’

Shark Sounds, Molecules on Mars and Continued Federal Cuts

This episode explores recent developments in science and health, covering significant budget cuts within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and exciting discoveries in planetary science and paleontology. Against the backdrop of 20,000 job cuts and $12 billion in cancelled grant funding impacting agencies...