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The La Brea Tar Pits Are a Climate Crime Scene!
Aug 06, 2025Los Angeles is home to the only place in the world where ancient fossils are being actively excavated in the middle of the city: The La Brea Tar Pits. Today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks to the de...
Ozempic & Prescribed Quiet with Dr. Emma Beckett
Jul 30, 2025Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications are everywhere. But with so much information available about this category of drug, it can be hard to know what to trust. Today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks w...
DNA Doesn’t Always Solve Crime
Jul 23, 2025Forensic DNA is supposed to be the end all be all when it comes to solving crime, so why are there so many false convictions when it comes to using DNA evidence? Today, Senior Producer Teresa Carey ta...
Sharks Ghosted South Africa and Alison Towner Has the Receipts
Jul 16, 2025Sharks are vanishing from South Africa’s coast and Alison Towner knows why. One of the world’s top great white experts and a leading woman in STEM, Alison joins Dr. Samantha Yammine to break down her ...
Shark Week Gets Toxic: Forrest Galante Tracks Alien Sharks
Jul 09, 2025Shark Week returns July 20 on Discovery! This episode is the Shark Week audio companion Part 1! Dr. Samantha Yammine dives into the most surprising shark science of 2025, from sharks that make noi...
Busting Skincare Myths with Dr. Michelle Wong
Jul 02, 2025The skincare industry is riddled with false advertising, misleading labels, and supposed “miracle cures.” So, as a consumer, how are you meant to know what’s fact and what’s fiction? Today, host Dr. S...
The Puzzle of AI Ethics with Dr. Cansu Canca
Jun 25, 2025You’ve heard of the attention economy, but what about the intention economy? Rather than competing for consumers’ attention, our devices are now attempting to predict our purchasing patterns through A...
Genetic Data and Black Americans with Dr. Janina Jeff Ringo
Jun 18, 2025Genetic testing has had some ups and downs over the past few years, with wide swaths of data sets setting a precedent for potential individualized healthcare. But, oftentimes, that data misrepresents ...
Science Loves a Binary. Dr. Shawn Hercules Is Breaking It Down
Jun 11, 2025It’s Pride Month! To help us celebrate, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Shawn Hercules, a queer, non-binary cancer researcher and science communicator. They’ll discuss Shawn’s research into brea...
Ocean Literacy & Conservation
Jun 04, 2025The key to protecting our oceans is understanding them. So, today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine leans into learning about the power and struggles of the environments that keep our planet blue. From the p...