
Mushrooms are amazing. Lindsay and Lino discuss research that suggests mushrooms communicate using underground electrical signals after rainfall in a mycorrhizal network. Of course, the show wouldn't be complete with some puns in "spore" taste.
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Electric Mushrooms

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What would you be willing to do for science? Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss a researcher who stepped on deadly snakes 40,000 times to better predict snake bites on behalf of the 5 million people bitten by snakes annually.
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Stepping into Danger: The Scientist Who Danced with Deadly Snakes to Save Lives


Consider the lowly ant. Caroline Knight tells Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle about the desert ant and how they use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate. A recent study found their surprisingly adaptable brains changed due to altered magnetic fields. What does this mean for other animals?
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Amazing Magnetic Ants!


Japan plans to launch a satellite to test space-based solar power in 2025. Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss the technical aspects, scalability, and environmental concerns, balancing enthusiasm for its potential with realism about challenges and costs.
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Beam Solar Power from Space


A coalition of countries are creating a standardized Lunar time zone, and Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss why this is important to the future of space travel; how mass and gravity affect timekeeping; and the challenges to keeping time beyond Earth.
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Living on Moon Time


With a large part of the US getting a chance to see a total solar eclipse this week, Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle discuss eclipse science and viewing tips for those lucky enough to be in the path.
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Electric Mushrooms

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