Science, Quickly

By Scientific American

Tune in every week for quick, fascinating new developments and dives in the world of science.... more

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May 08, 2023 These Mini Ecosystems Existed Underfoot of Dinosaurs, but Our Parking Lots Might Pave Them to Extinction
Vernal pools are safe havens for creatures such as fairy shrimp, and they have lived through the end of the dinosaurs, the breakup of Pangaea and multiple ice ages. But humans are paving them over.
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10min
May 05, 2023 This $600-Million Room Contains the World's Largest Collection of These Tiny Endangered Animals
Inside a vault at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles lies a microscopic population of immense value—the repository for vernal pool fairy shrimp.
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10min
May 03, 2023 Surviving in the Ephemeral Pools of Life
Carpets of gold, burrowing toads and fairy shrimp all depend on vernal pools—habitats that, most of the time, do not exist.
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11min
May 01, 2023 This Fleeting Ecosystem Is Magical, and You Have Probably Never Heard of It or Even Noticed It
Vernal pools are home to spectacular residents such as fairy shrimp, but these unusual natural wonders are under threat.
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9min
April 28, 2023 Do We Need To Save the Whales Again?
A scientist who does whale necropsies — or in layman's terms, whale autopsies — tells us why so many dead whales are washing up on beaches.
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9min
April 26, 2023 The Bad Side of 'Good' Cholesterol
Very high HDL cholesterol levels almost double your risk of heart problems.
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10min
April 24, 2023 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
Humans are building meaningful relationships with AI chatbots. What will the consequences be?
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14min
April 19, 2023 A Mission to Jupiter's Strange Moons Is Finally on Its Way
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) and Europa Clipper missions will search for signs of habitability on three of Jupiter’s potentially ocean-bearing moons.
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9min
April 18, 2023 The Surprising Backstory behind Witch Hunts and Reproductive Labor
Two of the foremost experts on witch hunts talk about the link between the formation of domestic labor and the rise of witch hunting.
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9min
April 14, 2023 What You Need to Know about GPT-4
The AI GPT-4 has emergent abilities—but that’s not why it’s scary.
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11min

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The podcast currently has 1,884 episodes available.