Professor David Nutt has spent a career making the argument for a rational, evidence-based approach to drug policy and drug use. The scientific evidence still challenges perceived wisdom on drugs and for that reason can appear to be contentious. In this podcast, the Professor explores the actual harms and potential benefits of various drugs, challenging myths surrounding classification and legislation, and exploring the societal impact of poorly informed drug policy. Using evidence in public ...
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Emergency Medicine Cases – Where the Experts Keep You in the Know. For show notes, quizzes, videos and more learning tools please visit emergencymedicinecases.com
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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.
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The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
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Probing the weird, wacky and spectacular, the Naked Scientists Special Editions are special one-off scientific reports, investigations and interviews on cutting-edge topics by the Naked Scientists team.
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There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Spotify Studios that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don't have to and cover everything from 5G and ADHD, to Fluoride and Fasting Diets.
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From research on cancer vaccines to why we feel pain, scientists are tackling some of the biggest challenges in human biology. Want to find out what they’re working on? Pull up a stool for "Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar." Subscribe below to catch each episode as it goes live.
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Psymposia is a 501(c)(3) research non-profit with a mission to educate the public on psychedelic science and harm reduction. We offer critical perspectives on drugs, politics, and culture. The podcast is co-hosted by Psymposia co-founder Brian Normand, psychedelics researcher and ethicist Neşe Devenot, evolutionary ecologist Brian Pace, and journalist Russell Hausfeld.
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The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.
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The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system ...
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Science Will Win is a podcast that takes listeners under the microscope on some of the most promising medical innovations, exploring therapies that have the potential to shape the future of healthcare and offer new hope to patients around the world. Through conversations with a diverse line-up of guests, including scientists and experts, patient advocates, and, most importantly, patients themselves, each miniseries will focus on a unique healthcare challenge, diving into the fascinating scie ...
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Explore the Universe - One Day at a Time 🔬 From space missions and biology breakthroughs to physics, tech, and the wonders of our world—Science News Daily delivers fast, fascinating science updates to keep your brain buzzing. Whether you're a student, a science lover, or just curious, we've got your daily fix.
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The Bio Report podcast, hosted by award-winning journalist Daniel Levine, focuses on the intersection of biotechnology with business, science, and policy.
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The Quillette Podcast is a platform for rigorous, academic discussions rooted in common sense and free inquiry. Non-dogmatic and grounded in liberal values, the podcast serves as a beacon for thoughtful conversation on science, politics, philosophy, and culture. Quillette prides itself on intellectual honesty, avoiding ideological extremism in favor of evidence-based reasoning and progress. Hosted by leading voices in academia and journalism, past guests include evolutionary biologist Richar ...
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This Life Science focused podcast brings together Xtalks editorial staff to share insights into the latest B2B industry news. Xtalks connects professionals in the life science, medical device, and food industries with useful content like webinars, job opening, articles and virtual meetings.
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Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life
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An introduction to live biotherapeutics, what is it? How FDA defines it? What is its potential in drug discovery, etc.
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Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you on a slow, uneventful stroll through the most yawn-worthy corners of the past: treaties nobody remembers, kings who ruled for three weeks, and revolutions that never really got started. Delivered in the softest, most sleep-inducing voice we could find, this show is like warm milk with a side of ancient trivia. Perfect for insomniacs, history nerds ...
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DDN Dialogues is a new podcast from Drug Discovery News. Join us as we explore the stories behind the latest advances in drug discovery research.
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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity ...
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Everyone needs a little help being a human. From sleep to saving money to parenting and more, host Marielle Segarra talks to experts to get the best advice out there. Life Kit is here to help you get it together. Want another life hack? Try Life Kit+. You'll support the show and unlock exclusive curated playlists and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/lifekit
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Sounds of Science is a monthly podcast about beginnings: how a molecule becomes a drug, how a rodent elucidates a disease pathway, how a horseshoe crab morphs into an infection fighter. The podcast is produced by Eureka, the scientific blog of Charles River, a contract research organization for drug discovery and development. Tune in and begin the journey.
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Each Annals On Call podcast features Dr. Bob Centor discussing and debating a clinically influential article published in Annals of Internal Medicine with a guest expert.
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Speaking of Mol Bio, a podcast series from Thermo Fisher Scientific, discusses trending applications in science and the molecular biology aspects of those applications. Our host delves in to deep discussion with CEOs, R&D scientists, researchers, and key opinion leaders across the globe. Speaking of Mol Bio helps scientific curious people - from all scientific and non-scientific backgrounds - understand how modern molecular biology applications can help push the boundaries in medicine, scien ...
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Coming to you from the Tarkio Tech Campus, the If You Want It podcast will focus on Northwest Missouri events, people, issues, and conversation topics. We will also discuss items in pop culture, both past and present. We’ll have a variety of topics and guests. This podcast is here for you….If you want it.
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Join mathematician and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry as she goes behind the scenes of the world-leading research lab to uncover the extraordinary ways AI is transforming our world. No hype. No spin, just compelling discussions and grand scientific ambition.
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The Duke Clinical Research Institute is drawing on gold-standard research and real-world evidence to bring you Beyond the Endpoint, a podcast that is demystifying clinical research and healthcare through conversations with renowned clinicians and scientists.
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The drug war, covered by drug users as war correspondents. Crackdown is a monthly podcast about drugs, drug policy and the drug war led by drug user activists and supported by research. Each episode will tell the story of a community fighting for their lives. It’s also about solutions, justice for those we have lost, and saving lives.
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The Lancet Oncology is a monthly journal, renowned for the publication of high-quality peer reviewed research, reviews and analysis in cancer from around the world. In the monthly podcasts, editors of the journal discuss highlights of the current issue.
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Whether you’re curious about getting healthy, the Big Bang or the science of cooking, find out everything you need to know with Instant Genius. The team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine talk to world-leading experts to bring you a bite-sized masterclass on a new subject each week. New episodes are released every Monday and Friday and you can subscribe to Instant Genius on Apple Podcasts to access all new episodes ad-free and all old episodes of Instant Genius Extra. Watch full episodes of I ...
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🔬 Ancient Human Ancestor Confirmed, Plus: Common Diabetes Drug May Worsen Disease
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Scientists confirm a seven-million-year-old fossil walked upright, fundamentally rewriting human origins. A widely-used diabetes medication prescribed since the 1950s may actually accelerate disease progression. Researchers successfully use cancer therapy to reverse gut aging in mice, with results lasting up to a year. Plus, the first direct observ…
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142. Animal Research and the Future of Depression with Prof Emma Robinson
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Join us in this episode as we speak with Emma Robinson, a professor of psychopharmacology at the University of Bristol with extensive experience in animal research. She unpacks the regulations surrounding animal research, offering a scientist’s view on animal rights activism, ethical tension, and why this work remains essential. Robinson also delve…
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🔬 Scientists Just Decoded Why Some People Get Drunk From Eating
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From microbes that brew alcohol inside the human gut to new evidence that exercise rewires cancer cells, this episode covers groundbreaking research across medicine, space, and climate. Discover how your gut bacteria might be shaping your brain, why a supposed exoplanet turned out to be a cosmic collision, and what ancient Greenland ice reveals abo…
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The Stats of the Nation: Older people, education, prisons and the weather
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What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Harford and the More or Less team is trying to answer in a series of five special programmes. In the fourth episode, we’re searching for answers to these questions: Are one in four pensioners millionaires? Is England’s education system performing better than Fin…
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Essentials: Optimizing Workspace for Productivity, Focus & Creativity
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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I discuss how to optimize your workspace to maximize productivity, focus and creativity. I explain how key environmental factors such as lighting, the physical layout of your work area and desk setup can influence attention and performance. I also discuss how specific types of sounds can enhance focus and ho…
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Stressed about sleep? Don't make these mistakes
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Will I be able to show up for work? For my kid? For my partner? When you find yourself awake when you should be asleep, it’s easy to let those middle-of-the-night fears creep in. And failing to manage that anxiety can turn a few bad nights of sleep into a cycle of insomnia. Three sleep experts share strategies on minimizing sleep stress — from reth…
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Bedlam: When Mental Illness Had No Mercy 😵💫🏥
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🏛️🕯️ Long before modern psychology, therapy, or compassion, there was Bedlam — Europe’s most infamous asylum and a symbol of how little the world understood the human mind. Founded in medieval London, it became a place of fear, confinement, and spectacle, where illness was confused with sin, and suffering was often treated as entertainment. Tonight…
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An Effort to Detect and Treat Alzheimer’s at Its Earliest Stages
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One of the challenges in treating the neurodegenerative condition Alzheimer’s disease is intervening early enough in the course of illness to provide meaningful benefit. AltPep is developing therapeutics with companion diagnostics that target toxic α-sheet–containing oligomers, which are thought to form very early in the disease and act as molecula…
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A mysterious ancient fingerprint and a lemon-shaped planet — the stories you’ve missed
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00:54 Turning an undersea cable into a seismic detector Researchers have shown that they can piggyback a signal on a 4,400-kilometer-long telecom cable that runs from California to Hawaii, allowing it to act like 44,000 separate seismic-activity detectors. Their method takes advantage of impurities found in glass fibre-optic cables, which reflect l…
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🔬 The Hidden Danger in Your Pantry Scientists Just Discovered
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Today's episode reveals how common food preservatives are linked to diabetes risk, while your morning coffee might actually help control blood sugar. We explore magnetic nanoparticles that simultaneously destroy bone tumors and promote healing, and uncover how a cavity-causing mouth bacterium may influence Parkinson's disease. Plus, NASA reveals se…
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Targeting Inflammation in Eye Diseases with Iolyx Therapeutics’ CEO Elizabeth Jeffords
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In this week’s episode of the Xtalks Life Science Podcast, host Ayesha Rashid, Senior Life Science Journalist at Xtalks, spoke with Elizabeth Jeffords, CEO, Iolyx Therapeutics, which is developing targeted therapies to address inflammation in ocular disease. Elizabeth is a seasoned biotech leader with experience spanning company building, fundraisi…
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The Stats of the Nation: Sex, drugs and empty homes
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What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Harford and the More or Less team is trying to answer in a series of five special programmes. In the third episode, we’re searching for answers to these questions: Are there really 700,000 empty homes that could be used to solve the housing crisis? Does the NHS …
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The Great Flood That Ended the Ice Age
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🌊🧊 At the end of the last Ice Age, melting glaciers released unimaginable volumes of water, reshaping continents, coastlines, and human memory itself. Massive floods carved valleys, drowned ancient landscapes, and may have inspired the world’s earliest flood myths — echoes of a catastrophe too large to forget. Tonight, drift back to a colder Earth,…
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Planning For Potential Pandemics: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
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As we all learned in 2020, getting ahead of the next major pandemic is a matter of global concern. For the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI (cepi.net), it is their reason for existing. Joining me for this conversation are Valentina Bernasconi, Head of Laboratory Science for CEPI, and Marie-Eve Poupart, Lead Scientist In Char…
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🔬 AI Predicts Disease From One Night of Sleep—Plus: COVID Vaccines Fight Cancer
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Researchers have developed an AI system that can predict major disease risk from a single night of sleep data, detecting hidden patterns years before symptoms appear. This episode also covers how COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may help fight advanced cancer, why obesity accelerates Alzheimer's biomarkers by up to 95%, and the discovery of 'migrions'—a vira…
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What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Harford and the More or Less team is trying to answer in a series of five special programmes. In the second episode, we’re asking some interesting questions about health and the NHS: Has life expectancy in the UK starting to go up again at last? What statistics …
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Many of us crave stronger community, especially in the areas we live. Imagine how nice it would be to know all of your neighbors, have third spaces you're a regular at and plan routine gatherings with a wide circle of friends. But how do you actually make this dream a reality? Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering, shares her best tips for b…
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NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview...Where we were right and where we were wrong
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Send us a text Ethan and Tim discuss the black friday moves, how wrong they were on their preseason predictions and make predictions for the wild card round of the play offsBy If you want it
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Titans of Science: Ed Wild & Sarah Tabrizi
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In this episode, we hear from not one, but two Titans of Science, together. And that's because Ed Wild and Sarah Tabrizi are neuroscientists, neurologists and long-time collaborators both based at University College London. They've devoted much of their careers to understanding Huntington's Disease. Chris Smith went to visit them in London... Like …
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Boring History For Sleep | Medieval Hygiene: Dirt, Disease & Bad Ideas 🧼⚰️
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🪣🕯️ Medieval hygiene was less about staying clean and more about not getting noticed. Baths were rare, water was suspicious, perfume replaced soap, and most people believed illness came from bad air rather than bacteria. From shared bathhouses to chamber pots and questionable medical advice, staying “clean” in the Middle Ages was a daily gamble. So…
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Mediterranean Diet in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Dr. Centor discusses dietary interventions for patients with irritable bowel syndrome with Dr. Imran Aziz.
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🔬 CRISPR Just Changed Forever: The Gene-Editing Revolution That Doesn't Cut DNA
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Scientists have developed a revolutionary gene-editing technique that bypasses CRISPR's traditional DNA-cutting approach, potentially offering safer treatments for diseases like Sickle Cell. This episode also explores how Earth has been secretly feeding the Moon through magnetic field pathways, China's fusion reactor breakthrough that overcomes a c…
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When it comes to weight loss, there are many misconceptions about what works. So if you want to lose weight this year, here's what the science says about the potential health benefits, GLP-1 drugs, exercise and more. Sign up for Life Kit's Guide to Building Strength here: npr.org/stronger Follow us on Instagram: @nprlifekit Sign up for our newslett…
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Best Ways to Build Better Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear
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James Clear is an expert on behavioral change and habits and the author of the bestselling book Atomic Habits. We discuss the best ways to build new healthy habits and end bad ones without relying on motivation or willpower. Rather than list off categories of tools or acronyms, James explains how anchoring the changes you want to make in your ident…
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What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Harford and the More or Less team is trying to answer in a series of five special programmes. In the first episode, we’re starting the week by asking some interesting questions about the economy: Is the cost-of-living crisis over? The economy is expected to have…
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Keeping up to date with New Psychoactive Substances is hard! We've assembled a crack team of international experts to help us do just that: Michael Evans-Brown, EUDA Jared Brown, UNODC Alex Krotulski, CFSRE Hosted by TIAFT NPS Committee chair, Svante Vikingsson. Contact us at [email protected] Find out more about TIAFT at www.tiaft.org The Toxpod is…
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Meth: A Dark History of Science, War & Addiction 🕯️Boring History For Sleep
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💊🕯️ What began as a laboratory experiment and a wartime stimulant slowly transformed into one of the most destructive substances of the modern era. From military use and medical prescriptions to underground labs and global crises, methamphetamine’s history is a quiet story of ambition, neglect, and unintended consequences. Tonight, drift through th…
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How the arts can keep our bodies and brains healthier for longer
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For many of us, consuming or making art – be it listening to music, playing an instrument, reading a book, painting a watercolour or attending a dance class – is seen as a pastime or hobby, a fun way to spend an evening or Sunday afternoon. But according to the latest scientific thinking, engaging with the arts can have a profound effect on our men…
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Boring History For Sleep | The Dark Truth About Victorian Child-Raising 😳📜
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👶🕯️ Victorian parents believed they were raising strong, disciplined children — even if it meant practices that feel unthinkable today. From strict emotional distance and dangerous medical advice to child labor, corporal punishment, and shockingly young independence, childhood in Victorian England was less about comfort and more about endurance. So…
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🔬 Ancient Fossils Reveal Metabolic Secrets & The Sterile Neutrino Mystery Just Got Solved
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This episode covers groundbreaking discoveries across multiple scientific fields. Researchers have found thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside millions-year-old fossils, revealing unprecedented details about ancient diets, diseases, and climates. After 30 years of searching, physicists have definitively ruled out the existence of the st…
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From record-breaking passenger numbers, to some more record-breaking numbers - courtesy of the Men’s football World Cup. We look forward to what 2026 might have in store for us - numerically of course. Presenter: Tim Harford Producers: Charlotte McDonald and Katie SolleveldProduction Co-ordinator: Maria OgundeleSound Mix: Rod FarquharEditor: Richar…
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Boring History For Sleep | Complete History. The Drug That Built Empires: Tobacco 🚬👑
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🍃📜 Long before cigarettes, advertising, and warning labels, tobacco began as a sacred plant used in ritual, medicine, and ceremony. Over centuries, empires, traders, doctors, and corporations transformed it into one of the most powerful — and destructive — global industries in history. Its story touches exploration, colonialism, addiction, public h…
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Mary Somerville — Brilliant polymath, scientific genius
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She could only read and write from age 10. She reared children and had a first unsupportive husband. But Mary Somerville was able to correct the work of Isaac Newton, help discover Neptune, and write a science book which became a university text.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Mary Somerville — Brilliant polymath, scientific genius
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She could only read and write from age 10. She reared children and had a first unsupportive husband. But Mary Somerville was able to correct the work of Isaac Newton, help discover Neptune, and write a science book which became a university text.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Mobile Health Smoking Cessation for Patients With TB, Nirsevimab vs Maternal RSVpreF Vaccine for RSV Prevention in Newborns, Self-Care and Spinal Manipulation for Low Back Pain, and more
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Editor's Summary by Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, Editor in Chief, and Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for articles published from December 20,2025, through January 2, 2026.
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🔬 Fusion Plasma Just Hit a Major Milestone—And What Scientists Found Orbiting a Dead Star
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Chinese scientists have achieved a decades-long fusion energy goal by reaching the 'density-free regime,' marking a critical step toward commercial fusion power. Astronomers discover a bizarre lemon-shaped planet orbiting a neutron star that defies all formation theories, while solving the mystery of a vanishing exoplanet that turned out to be aste…
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Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to psychologist David Weitzner about the differences between human cognition and artificial intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Quillette
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Boring History For Sleep | What It Was Really Like to Be a Victorian Brothel Worker 🕯️🏚️
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🏚️🕯️ Victorian society preached morality, discipline, and respectability — while quietly relying on an entire hidden workforce to survive on the margins. For many women, brothel work was not scandal or glamour, but poverty, strict rules, dangerous conditions, and constant judgment from the very society that profited from their existence. Police ove…
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Humans are finally heading back to the moon; Cheaper weight loss drugs are coming; Milestone for LSD trials; Promise of new carbon tax
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Episode 339 Humans are finally going back to the moon. NASA’s Artemis II mission is set to launch in April, taking four astronauts in a loop around the moon. If it goes well, it’ll set the stage for a lunar landing by Artemis III - bringing us closer to creating permanent settlements on the surface. And that’s not all - SpaceX is planning to visit …
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NFL Week 17 Recap..Good Teams? Bad Teams?
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Send us a text Ethan and Tim discuss the outcome of week 17 along with the remaining play off scenariosBy If you want it
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🔬 Major Obesity Guidelines Just Changed: 70% of Americans Now Classified Obese
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This episode covers groundbreaking health and science discoveries from 2024. New obesity guidelines could reclassify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as obese by adding waist circumference measurements to traditional BMI calculations. MIT researchers reveal how high-fat diets push liver cells into a dangerous survival mode that increases cancer risk. Scie…
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Science in 2026: what to expect this year
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In this episode, reporter Miryam Naddaf joins us to talk about the big science events to look out for in 2026. We’ll hear about: small-scale AI models that could outcompete Large Language Models in reasoning, clinical trials of gene editing to treat rare human disorders, a sample collection mission from Phobos, and how changes to US policy by the T…
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