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What Do You Need to Hunt for Life on Mars? Perseverance!
Apr 01, 2021A leader of NASA's Mars Perseverance rover team explains what we've learned about the red planet since the rover landed and lays out the mission to find — and return — evidence of life. Plus, acronyms...
Coronavirus: Piercing the “Brain Fog” of Long-Haul Covid
Mar 30, 2021Dr. Igor Koralnik explains his research on the neurological impacts of Covid-19, especially with non-severe cases.
The Science of Smell: New Cars, Old People, and the Stink of the Moon
Mar 25, 2021Harold McGee changed the culinary world in the ’80s with his book on the science of cooking. His new book moves up the face to the nose, breaking down the molecules that make up all the smells around ...
SOS: Save Our Sperm
Mar 18, 2021The chemicals we rely on for practically everything are slowly threatening our health, happiness, and the future of our species. Dr. Shanna Swan walks us through the evidence.
Coronavirus: Why It Hits High-Income Countries Hardest
Mar 16, 2021Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee takes us through his investigation into why low-income countries seem to have largely escaped the pandemic’s wrath — and why they still need to get vaccines.
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Neanderthal Sex *
Mar 11, 2021* But didn't know to ask. Rebecca Wragg Sykes will also tell us about the art, language, and mysterious extinction of our brawny cousins.
Meet the Woman Tasked With Keeping Joe Biden's Climate Promises
Mar 04, 2021As the first National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy may have the most important — and toughest — unelected job in America. So ... how’s that going?
Coronavirus: Panic Over Variants, and Other Media Mistakes
Mar 02, 2021Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci takes news outlets to task for how our coverage has hindered the response to COVID-19 and explains why no matter what variant is going around your community, you should stil...
Acting Is Like Learning Science Backwards
Feb 25, 2021Gillian Jacobs (Community, Love) and Diona Reasonover (NCIS) get back in touch with their science roots and turn the tables on us in a new segment, Grill Bill and Query Corey! Check out Gillian and Di...
How to Outrun a Horse: Surprising Insights From an Exercise Scientist
Feb 18, 2021How does exercise work? Should all runners go barefoot? And is sitting really the new smoking? Daniel Lieberman shines some science on common exercise myths.