Does the SPF really matter? Should I go organic? What about the warnings on possible carcinogens in sunscreens? Is it better to avoid sunscreen altogether? Let's ask science!
Jun 23, 2020•7 min•Ep. 243
The Earth's surface is made of large slabs called plates. They move faster than your fingernails grow, and life on Earth might not exist without them.
Jun 16, 2020•8 min•Ep. 378
Many viruses are like bad party guests—they show up uninvited and wreak havoc. But some viruses are more cooperative guests. A virus may have even made us mammals!
Jun 09, 2020•7 min•Ep. 377
Did NASA really discover a parallel universe where time runs backward? It's not impossible! But we're still a long way from proving it.
Jun 02, 2020•9 min•Ep. 376
How concerned should you be about transmission of the novel coronavirus through food?
May 26, 2020•15 min•Ep. 375
There's much left unexplored beneath Earth's surface, uncluding miles of underground rivers. What forms them? What lives there? And how do these subterranean waterways help science?
May 12, 2020•8 min•Ep. 374
The OSIRIS REx spacecraft will perform a cosmic smash-and-grab on the surface of the potentially hazardous asteroid, Bennu. What do scientists hope to learn?
May 05, 2020•8 min•Ep. 373
You're longing for connection, your child is begging for a playdate, you're stir crazy. Is it okay to visit with just one other family during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Apr 28, 2020•7 min•Ep. 372
Is the air noticeably clearer where you live right now? For Earth Day, you can become a citizen scientist by using an app to track air pollution in your neighborhood.
Apr 21, 2020•7 min•Ep. 371
What’s the difference between a germ, a virus, and bacteria? Let's put these different disease-causing objects under a microscope and find out.
Apr 14, 2020•9 min•Ep. 370
Although quarantine challenges us all, the reduction in human activity has meant good things for nature and our environment. Can we sustain that progress?
Apr 07, 2020•6 min•Ep. 369
One of the best things you can do to protect yourself from the threat of COVID-19 is to separate the facts from the myths. Dr. Jonathan Quick, infectious disease expert and author of The End of Epidemics , joined Everyday Einstein to tell you how.
Mar 31, 2020•14 min•Ep. 368
Each year a new flu shot is developed to try to combat the strains of the virus expected to wreak havoc that season. But who decides which viruses make it into the vaccine? What new technologies are being used to produce that vaccine more efficiently?
Mar 24, 2020•8 min•Ep. 174
Sanitation is on everyone's minds right now. What's the best way to clean your (probably gross) phone, your home, and your own hands? Do you need antibacterial soap?
Mar 17, 2020•9 min•Ep. 370
What's a chimera, and how common is chimerism? Most cases in humans are discovered by accident, so you could be a chimera and not even know it!
Mar 10, 2020•8 min•Ep. 369
Rotting food in landfills is a major contributor to climate change. Composting works differently. Here's the science behind composting and some great reasons to get started.
Mar 03, 2020•9 min•Ep. 368
On the "gravity train," you'd move really, really fast.
Feb 25, 2020•7 min•Ep. 367
Is the flickering red giant star about to explode in a supernova?
Feb 18, 2020•10 min•Ep. 363
Could you possibly find that one special person meant just for you?
Feb 11, 2020•5 min•Ep. 362
Feb 03, 2020•8 min•Ep. 361
Jan 27, 2020•9 min•Ep. 360
Jan 20, 2020•7 min•Ep. 359
Jan 13, 2020•8 min•Ep. 273
Jan 06, 2020•6 min•Ep. 358
Dec 30, 2019•7 min•Ep. 206
Dec 23, 2019•6 min•Ep. 357
Dec 16, 2019•7 min•Ep. 356
Dec 09, 2019•9 min•Ep. 355
Dec 02, 2019•7 min•Ep. 354
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