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Coronavirus: President Biden’s Report Card
Feb 16, 2021We grade the new White House administration's pandemic response thus far with New York Times science and global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli.
Cooking with Science: Why Eggs Turn White, Pickles Crunch, and Popcorn Sets Off Your Smoke Detectors
Feb 11, 2021Pia Sorensen has a kitchen laboratory where she demonstrates how pans of denatured proteins and hot fats can create a delicious meal — or a big ol’ mess.
NFL Meets MIT: Science Tackles the Super Bowl
Feb 04, 2021Former NFL lineman (and current math whiz) John Urschel and materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez highlight all the science you can see on display at the Super Bowl, from the mechanics of blocking to th...
Coronavirus: Did COVID Escape From a Lab?
Feb 02, 2021It’s a highly controversial and unlikely hypothesis. But, as Dr. David Relman explains, we can't rule it out, because we still don't know the original source of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
It's a Parasite's World. We Just Live in It.
Jan 28, 2021When it comes to things that give us the heebie-jeebies, parasites reign supreme. But according to this week's guest, ecosystems couldn't exist without them. Chelsea Wood explains what makes them so c...
The Greatest Invention of All Time Is ... TIME!
Jan 21, 2021We talk to master watchmaker Rebecca Struthers about how people learned to measure time and the twisted way that clocks came to control the way we eat, sleep, work, and relax (if we relax at all).
Coronavirus: 100 Days, 100 Million Shots
Jan 19, 2021Dr. Celine Gounder — a member of President-Elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Advisory Board — answers all of your questions about the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and details an ambitious plan to vaccinate a ...
The True Limit to Space Exploration: Our Sanity
Jan 14, 2021If humans want to explore the solar system (and beyond), we'll have to learn to do something inconceivable for most of us pre-pandemic — exist with each other in tiny quarters for months. Kim Binsted'...
Mayim Bialik’s Contract With the Universe
Jan 07, 2021The star of The Big Bang Theory, Blossom, and the new show Call Me Kat explains how she balances her love of science with her career in acting, and we put her neuroscience Ph.D. to use answering your ...
How To (Still) Be Happy
Dec 31, 2020It turns out being happy, or becoming happier is possible with a bit of effort. We’re joined by happiness expert and host of The Happiness Lab, Dr. Laurie Santos to talk about her research into human ...