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Science papers delivered weekly
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- every 7 days
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- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 92
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2020
Does space affect male and female astronauts differently?
It's long been known that going to space can have negative effects on the health of astronauts. Space is a harsh environment with too much radiation and too little gravity. There are cardiovascular…
Did F-words come from a change in diet?
Why does pain hurt?
Is Titan's organic atmosphere coming from inside?
How did tardigrades become immortal?
It seems every few months, a news article pops up talking about the indestructible Tardigrade - otherwise known as the "water bear" or "moss piglet." These resilient little animals can survive radia…
Are female brains really "more youthful?"
Some clues have indicated that female brains may stave off aging better than male brains, such as better cognitive ability later in life and longer life expectancies. However, the reason behind thes…
Can you understand talking brain waves?
Brain-computer interfaces promise to change everything about our lives in the future, but are still in their early infancy technology-wise. However, you may be closer than you think to being able to…
How did the Curiosity rover weigh a mountain on Mars?
The Curiosity rover on Mars has some pretty amazing experiments aboard, but curiously enough never had a gravimeter, a device used for measuring the gravitational pull of buried rocks. So how then d…
How can 3D printed filters improve chemotherapy?
Even though it's our best way of fighting cancer today, chemotherapy can be extremely damaging to the human body. The drugs spread through your entire bloodstream just to target one small tumor. Sc…
Why is the giant ice disk in Maine spinning?
There's a giant ice disk hanging out in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine that's garnered international attention, and rightfully so - it's an extremely rare phenomenon and this is one of the…
Can an LED control your nervous system?
Optogenetics is a breakthrough technology that you may not have heard of. So what exactly is it and how might it change our future? James brings in a paper about rat incontinence that could spell g…
Did Leonardo da Vinci have strabismus?
When you look at Da Vinci's art, it's not hard to see why he's hailed as a genius. But he may have had a little trick up his sleeve that helped him see the world a little differently than most peopl…
How often did humans breed with Neanderthals?
It's long been known that many modern humans have around 2% Neanderthal in their DNA. However, scientists don't have an exact answer for how it got there. James brings in a paper that gets closer t…
Does negative mass explain dark matter?
Cosmologists claim that all the matter we can see in the universe really only accounts for 5% of everything that's out there - the other 95% is so-called "dark matter" and "dark energy." Figuring out…
How does an "ion plane" actually fly?
Airplanes are responsible for 10% of the carbon footprint of the US. Recently the news reported on a new "ion plane" that could revolutionize the industry...but can it actually? James brings in a p…
Did climate change cause the "Great Dying?"
The worst mass extinction in known history happened 250 million years ago, wiping out an astonishing 96% of all marine life. Scientists have offered many theories on how this could have happened, fr…
Could you prove you're human in one word?
Hypothetical scenario: you and a robot are before a judge who cannot see you. You each must pick one word from the english dictionary to give to the judge. Based on these two words, the judge will …
How hard was the InSight Mars landing?
It seems everyone and their mother watched the InSight lander touching down on Mars this past monday, and it was impossible to turn on the TV without hearing that the landing phase is a big challenge…
Is paralysis a thing of the past?
Is Oumuamua an alien spacecraft?
Last year, astronomers discovered a bizarre rock from outside our solar system zipping past Earth. This year, two researchers have made the extroardinary claim that this rock could actually be alien…