Science Talk

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Science Talk episodes

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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9 min
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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9 min
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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10 min
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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14 min
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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9 min
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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9 min
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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11 min
April 12, 2023 Good News for Coffee Lovers
A careful new study reveals coffee is generally safe for your heart and may boost your daily step count.

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12 min
April 10, 2023 Meet the Magnificent Microbes of the Deep Unknown
These two researchers journey toward the center of Earth—via windows to the crust—to find bacteria that can breathe iron, arsenic and other metals that would kill us pretty quickly.

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14 min
April 07, 2023 How Zombifying Fungi Became Master Manipulators
The real-life fungi that inspired The Last of Us hijack the bodies of ants, wasps, cicadas, and more.

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14 min

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Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.