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How the Science of Safety Helps Tackle Global Risks [Sponsored]
Apr 08, 2025We're surrounded by risks of all sizes, every day. Some people might be risk-takers, while others do whatever they can to avoid them. But how can we tackle the risks that impact society on a global sc...
Yodeling Monkeys, Increasing Measles Cases and Stressed Out Americans
Apr 07, 2025The Trump administration continues to make cuts to U.S. science and health agencies. Now some states are fighting back, suing the Department of Health and Human Services for slashing $11 billion in pu...
Cutting USAID Threatens Public Health around the World
Apr 04, 2025The U.S. Department of State recently announced plans to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. While some of USAID’s functions will continue under the Department of State,...
Understanding the Science of ‘Squirting’
Apr 02, 2025The human body is capable of some truly incredible things. One of the most mysterious and debated phenomena is a release of fluid during sex that is often referred to as “squirting.” What’s actually h...
Shark Sounds, Molecules on Mars and Continued Federal Cuts
Mar 31, 2025Long-chain alkanes discovered by NASA’s Curiosity rover point to the possibility that there may have been fatty acids on Mars—and that they could have come from past microbial life. Paleontologists ha...
Go Inside M.I.T.'s 50,000 Square Foot Clean Room
Mar 28, 2025The cutting edge of research is very small—and very clean. In this episode, host Rachel Feltman joins Vladimir Bulović, director of MIT.nano, on a tour of this facility’s nanoscale capabilities. Its t...
Are These Plants Out of Place? A New Look at Invasive Species
Mar 26, 2025When you hear “invasive plant,” you might picture an aggressive species taking over and harming the environment. But what if the way we think about invasive plants is part of the problem? Host Rachel ...
NASA Astronauts Finally Return, Seals Hold Their Breath, and Penguin Poop Stresses Out Krill
Mar 24, 2025Two NASA astronauts are finally back on Earth after an unexpected nine-month stay in space. What kept them up there so long? Meanwhile scientists have discovered that gray seals have a built-in oxygen...
Severance’s Consulting Neurosurgeon Explains the Science behind the Show’s Brain Procedure
Mar 21, 2025What if you could completely separate your work and personal life—with the help of a brain implant? That’s the unsettling premise of Severance, the hit Apple TV+ show that just wrapped its second seas...
What Everyone Gets Wrong about Colonoscopies
Mar 19, 2025Colonoscopy gets a bad rap, but how much of what you’ve heard is actually true? In recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we’re tackling the biggest myths that keep people from getting this...