Sperm Can't Really Swim And Other Surprising Pregnancy Facts
Sperm Can't Really Swim And Other Surprising Pregnancy Facts
There's the birds and the bees. And then there's what happens after. The process that leads to the beginning of pregnanc... Read more
14 Aug 2023
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14mins
The Fish That Conceal Themselves To Hunt
The Fish That Conceal Themselves To Hunt
All Things Considered host Juana Summers joins Regina G. Barber and Berly McCoy to nerd-out on some of the latest scienc... Read more
11 Aug 2023
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8mins
The Science Of Happiness Sounds Great. But Is The Research Solid?
The Science Of Happiness Sounds Great. But Is The Research Solid?
How do we really get happier? In a new review in the journal Nature Human Behavior, researchers Elizabeth Dunn and Dunig... Read more
9 Aug 2023
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11mins
Black Metallurgists, Iron And The Industrial Revolution
Black Metallurgists, Iron And The Industrial Revolution
The ability to create wrought iron cheaply has been called one of the most significant innovations in the British Indust... Read more
7 Aug 2023
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10mins
This Sausage-Shaped Part Of Your Brain Causes Out-Of-Body Experiences
This Sausage-Shaped Part Of Your Brain Causes Out-Of-Body Experiences
Ever felt like you were watching yourself and the rest of the world from outside of your body? Or floating above yoursel... Read more
4 Aug 2023
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10mins
The Secrecy Of The Horseshoe Crab Blood Harvest
The Secrecy Of The Horseshoe Crab Blood Harvest
For decades, humans have harvested the blood of horseshoe crabs, which is used to test whether many of our vaccines and ... Read more
2 Aug 2023
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14mins
Christmas in July! Celebrate With Hilarious Research
Christmas in July! Celebrate With Hilarious Research
Would you survive as a doctor in The Sims 4? What's the appropriate amount of free food to take from a public sample sta... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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13mins
The Jackson Water Crisis Through A Student Journalist's Eyes
The Jackson Water Crisis Through A Student Journalist's Eyes
In this special episode, we hear from the high school grand prize winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge: Georgianna ... Read more
29 Jul 2023
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11mins
Peanuts, Pets And Poopy Shores
Peanuts, Pets And Poopy Shores
For most infants, introducing peanuts early can help prevent allergies later on — but a new study reveals most caregiver... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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9mins
Why Babies Babble And What It Can Teach Adults About Language
Why Babies Babble And What It Can Teach Adults About Language
In which we metaphorically enter the UCLA Language Acquisistion Lab's recording castle, guided by linguistics researcher... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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10mins