In 2016, diplomats in Havana fell mysteriously ill after hearing a sound. We talk with journalist Tim Golden and Professor Fernando Montealegre-Zapata. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Are wormholes real? Could we use one for space travel? We talk to physicist Prof. Jim Al Khalili. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Venomous snakes entranced medieval Europe. And although bites were rare, this didn't stop 14th century doctors from using everything but the kitchen sink to make snake bite treatments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Just as coronavirus vaccinations are ramping up, a bunch of new variants are here - will they muck everything up? We speak with Dr. Ben Reis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why the heck is snake venom so deadly? We speak to Captain Pete Bethune and snake venom researcher Dr. Christina Zdenek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The government has been keeping track of UFO sightings for decades now... were any of them actually aliens popping by? To find out, we speak with investigative journalist and researcher David Clarke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After 17 years underground, a crap ton of Brood X cicadas will emerge for a giant chorusing orgy! We speak to biologist Dr. John Cooley to find out what exactly is going to go down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Can supplements like Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Zinc actually boost our immune system? We dig into the science to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scientists discovered a mouse in an unexpected place – setting a new world record! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Marine biologists recently discovered that male dolphins sing together – check out what it sounds like! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scientists discovered life in an unsuspecting place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Way down in the deep Pacific ocean... Red Devil squids have been quite chatty with one another! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Butterflies flit through life as the pride and joy of the insect world. But when we saw photos of butterflies swarming the eyes of turtles, we wondered if there was a dark side lurking behind all those flashy colors. Assistant Professor of Biology Chandreyee Mitra lets us in on these butterfly secrets. Here’s a link to our transcript: https://bit.ly/36osuwx This episode was produced by Nick DelRose with help from Wendy Zukerman, Meryl Horn, Michelle Dang, Rose Rimler, and Taylor White. We’re edi...
Scientists took a closer look at some ancient anchovy fossils and realized that these little fishies were a lot scarier than we thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scientists recently discovered some VERY unique deep-sea critters off the coast of eastern Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paleontologists found a treasure trove of new fossils in China, and they made a second – wormier – discovery along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scientists taught a computer algorithm how to create pop songs on its own – They threw in a dash of koala sounds... and here's how it turned out! Listen to the full song here: https://bit.ly/3lH37ve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week we bring you a ribbiting story about the pug-nosed tree frog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Magic mushrooms have hit the headlines, with people saying that shrooms cured their depression and anxiety. But is this for real? Today, magic mushrooms ditch their tie dye for a lab coat as we go on a magical journey into the science. We talk to clinical psychologist Dr. Alan Davis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
MINI EPISODE! Tons of new science means fresh answers on a few things that really freaked us out at the start of the pandemic: coronavirus on surfaces; ibuprofen and Covid-19; and getting Covid twice. Here's a link to the transcript: https://bit.ly/3lXu6Ca This episode was produced by Rose Rimler, NickDelRose, and Wendy Zukerman with help from Michelle Dang and Hannah Harris Green. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell with help from Caitlin Kenney. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Mix and sound design by...
There’s a ton of hoopla over these new coronavirus vaccines. But given that they’ve been produced at warp speed — can we trust them? We talk to Dr. Katy Stephenson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
For years, scientists didn't know if narwhals made sounds or not. A new discovery finally gets them on the mic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When the Cuban government rounded up and killed thousands of pigs in 1971, people were angry and confused. Castro claimed they were trying to stop an outbreak. But then rumours started spreading that something much bigger was behind it all. The CIA. To find out more, we speak to Professor Virgil Suarez, journalist Drew Fetherston and Professor Mary Louise Penrith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Ever wonder what that earthy smell is after a rainstorm? We go on a little science adventure to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The eccentric platypus has always turned heads, and now it’s got something else up its sleeve. We talked with mammalogist Dr. Paula Anich to get the scoop. Here’s a link to our transcript: https://bit.ly/34YfHR4 This episode was produced by Nick DelRose with help from Wendy Zukerman, Rose Rimler, Michelle Dang, and Hannah Harris Green. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Mix and sound design by Bumi Hidaka. Music written by Peter Leonard. And special thanks to the Zukerman family and Joseph Lavelle ...
The idea of paying Black Americans reparations for slavery has been around for a long time, but it’s starting to get more support than ever. So we ask: If the country does agree to pay up, how do you calculate the bill? And how could the U.S. come up with that kind of cash? To find out, we talk to economist Prof. William Darity Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We keep hearing that a Yellowstone supervolcano could blow at any moment — and possibly wipe us all out. So is Yellowstone overdue for the BIG ONE, and if it happens, how bad could it be? To find out, we talk to Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Scientist-in-Charge Dr. Mike Poland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scientists made a new discovery in the deep sea! We share with you this snippet of news from the animal kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Silicon Valley seems to be constantly pumping out "solutions" to fix our broken food system. The latest and greatest: cell-cultured meat — meat that's grown in vats, without needing to kill animals. We join forces with Chase Purdy, author of “Billion Dollar Burger,” to find out how it's made. And we speak to Dr. Uma Valeti of Memphis Meats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An adventuring Swedish doctor takes on a decades-long mystery: What exactly was the 1918 flu? We talk to Dr. Johan Hultin and Annie Conger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
