'Will my bacon sandwich kill me?', 'Is vaping better than smoking?', 'How do you become an astronaut?' - just some of the Big Questions we ask some of the brightest minds behind Oxford science. Join us in each podcast as we explore a different area of science.
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Host Russ Altman, a professor of bioengineering, genetics, and medicine at Stanford, is your guide to the latest science and engineering breakthroughs. Join Russ and his guests as they explore cutting-edge advances that are shaping the future of everything from AI to health and renewable energy. Along the way, “The Future of Everything” delves into ethical implications to give listeners a well-rounded understanding of how new technologies and discoveries will impact society. Whether you’re a ...
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Fo ...
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Breaking Math is a deep-dive science, technology, engineering, AI, and mathematics podcast that explores the world through the lens of logic, patterns, and critical thinking. Hosted by Autumn Phaneuf, an expert in industrial engineering, operations research and applied mathematics, and Gabriel Hesch, an electrical engineer (host from 2016-2024) with a passion for mathematical clarity, the show is dedicated to uncovering the mathematical structures behind science, engineering, technology, and ...
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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) welcomes you to Adding It All Up —a podcast created by and for mathematics educators and teachers. Join us each month as we explore current topics, insights, and emerging trends with thought leaders in the math community.
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History of mathematics research with iconoclastic madcap twists
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NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education Learning with Leaders
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Conversations, explorations, conjectures solved and unsolved, mathematicians and beautiful mathematics. No math background required.
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Philosophy in the real world. Interviewing intellectuals across the globe. Grappling with the biggest ideas. stevepatterson.substack.com
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This podcast is about Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Culture, Graduate life and much more.
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Interviews with mathematics education researchers about recent studies. Hosted by Samuel Otten, University of Missouri. www.mathedpodcast.com Produced by Fibre Studios
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Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.
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Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS, plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us.
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The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
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Intellectually Curious is a podcast by Mike Breault featuring over 1,600 AI-powered explorations across science, mathematics, philosophy, and personal growth. Each short-form episode is generated, refined, and published with the help of large language models—turning curiosity into an ongoing audio encyclopedia. Designed for anyone who loves learning, it offers quick dives into everything from combinatorics and cryptography to systems thinking and psychology. Inspiration for this podcast: "Mu ...
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Mathematically Uncensored
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Maths is often dreaded as a subject by most of the students. Here is an attempt to simplify various topics in Mathematics and help reduce Maths Phobia.
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Insights and interviews from the Mathematics Faculty, University of Cambridge. Voices of Mathematics takes you inside the University of Cambridge's Mathematics Faculty, the home of the Cambridge Mathematics departments. From number theory and geometry to cosmology and quantum physics, the Faculty's work explores fundamental and exciting questions to extend the boundaries of discovery. In conversations with researchers from both departments, we explore topics across pure and applied mathemati ...
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Join mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (Vsauce) as they dig into the weird scientific questions that often go unexplored. Welcome to The Rest Is Science, a show that sits in the fascinating space between what we think we know, and what we actually know. Why do we assume we understand things like time, randomness, or even gravity? Once you start questioning these familiar ideas, reality becomes astonishingly strange and completely fragile. Whether you're a ...
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Professor of Mathematics Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations and argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
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NonTrivial is a podcast about the patterns that exist at the intersection of science, philosophy and complexity, and how these speak to universal principles related to skills, growth and life. The longer you listen, the more you’ll internalize these universal principles and see how they inform your work, your ideas, and the way you shape the world around you. Become a Member at nontrivialpodcast.com or patreon.com/8431143/join Premium members get access to Techniques and Mindsets videos, whe ...
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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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Every weekday for over three decades, Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse.
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This podcast features interviews with educators, leaders and even students in relation to maths education.
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Exploring strategies and tool moving towards metis-rich instruction, successfully guiding students as they struggle to achieve understanding of the complexities of mathematics.
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This is Mathematical basis for reality; a podcast to fill the void.
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A series of talks and lectures from Oxford Mathematicians exploring the power and beauty of their subject. These talks would appeal to anyone interested in mathematics and its ever-growing range of applications from medicine to economics and beyond.
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Periodic audiocasts from American Scientist, a publication of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Honor Society.
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We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigor, but also intellectual humility. Join Al Zambone, author of Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life, as he talks with historians and other professionals who cultivate the craft of historical thinking.
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Mathematics - in a great school close to home!
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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
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Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, ...
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Hello!! My podcast will be about mathematics. The math that I will talk about is math 2 with the integrated mathematics textbook and work book. I will go over chapters 1-11 in this podcast.
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Why is mathematics so hard? Here, we talk about the foundations for whole numbers and fractions and suggest that math can be natural and fun to us! Cover art photo provided by naomi tamar on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@naomitamar
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IDEAS is a place for people who like to think. If you value deep conversation and unexpected reveals, this show is for you. From the roots and rise of authoritarianism to near-death experiences to the history of toilets, no topic is off-limits. Hosted by Nahlah Ayed, we’re home to immersive documentaries and fascinating interviews with some of the most consequential thinkers of our time. With an award-winning team, our podcast has proud roots in its 60-year history with CBC Radio, exploring ...
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Room to Grow is the math podcast that brings you discussions on trending topics in math education in short segments. We’re not here to talk at people. We’re here to think and learn with others — because when it comes to mathematics there’s always room to grow!
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Monthly interviews on important moments in the history of science.
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Today, we will answer the life long question... "When will I ever use this math when I grow up?"
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Every Student Has a Place: Belonging in Mathematics
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Solandra Grice-Johnson and Alexis Lien join the podcast to shine a spotlight on mathematical belonging, the feeling that every student has a valued place in the math classroom. Through stories, insights, and research from the recent issue of the MTLT journal, they unpack how fostering a sense of belonging can strengthen students’ confidence, suppor…
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Episode117-Asale Smith, "Creating a Space Where Confidence in Mathematics Grows"
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Episode117-Asale Smith, "Creating a Space Where Confidence in Mathematics Grows"By NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Episode 98. Retrospective: Tom Lehrer's Mathematics
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The Science History Podcast, now in its 9th year, has spanned Trump's first term in office, four years of the Biden Administration, and a year of the second Trump Administration, not to mention a global pandemic, horrific wars around the world, and the emergence of AI. So now seems like the perfect moment for some levity. The master of musical sati…
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Trump cites numbers a lot. Sometimes they're mathematically impossible
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President Trump loves to use figures and percentages even when they are sometimes mathematically impossible.By Tamara Keith
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Street Fighting Mathematics: Courageous Problem Solving with Rough Answers
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Join us as we unpack Sanjoy Mahajan's Street Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving. We spotlight the first tools—dimensions, easy cases, and lumping—and explain how rough, low-entropy answers can unlock real-world progress far faster than perfect rigor. Through concrete examples like GDP versus market …
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#488 – Infinity, Paradoxes that Broke Mathematics, Gödel Incompleteness & the Multiverse – Joel David Hamkins
Joel David Hamkins is a mathematician and philosopher specializing in set theory, the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of infinity, and he’s the #1 highest-rated user on MathOverflow. He is also the author of several books, including Proof and the Art of Mathematics and Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics. And he has a great blog ca…
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Jeremiah Joven Joaquin and James Franklin eds., "The Necessities Underlying Reality: Connecting Philosophy of Mathematics, Ethics and Probability" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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The Necessities Underlying Reality: Connecting Philosophy of Mathematics, Ethics and Probability (Bloomsbury, 2025) is an open access book that covers four decades of work by the leading Australian philosopher, mathematician and historian of ideas, James Franklin. These interlinking essays are connected by a core theme: the necessary structures in …
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The Score: Gamifying the Nature of Metrics with Thi Nguyen
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In this conversation, the discussion with C. Thi Nguyen revolves around the nature of metrics, qualitative knowledge, and the duality of scoring systems, particularly in the context of climbing. The speaker shares personal experiences with climbing as a case study to illustrate how scoring systems can both enhance and detract from the experience. T…
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#489 – Paul Rosolie: Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon Jungle
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Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author of a new book titled Junglekeeper, and is someone who has dedicated his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep489-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Tr…
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A journey from Prince Rupert’s late‑17th‑century bet to a 2025 breakthrough that ends the Rupert conjecture. We explore how Jakob Steininger and Sergey Yurkevich designed the Noperthedron—an ornate 152‑faced shape engineered to fail the Rupert test—and how, by partitioning orientation space into about 18 million regions and applying a global and a …
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How horses shaped humankind, from inspiring pants to vaccines
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From the Hollywood motion picture, to life-saving vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus, to a staple in our closet: pants, we have a lot to thank horses for in our everyday lives. "Prior to riding horses, no one wore pants," says historian Timothy Winegard. He argues that horses are intertwined in our own history to the point that we overlook their i…
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Winged Endurance: Navigating the World’s Longest Migrations
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From the Arctic Tern’s 90,000 km yearly chase of endless summer to the bar-tailed godwit’s 11,000 km nonstop Pacific crossing, and the northern weeder’s 18,000-mile transcontinental hop, plus the shearwaters’ vast 40,000-mile circuits, this episode dives into how these birds push the limits of endurance and master navigation. We explore the physiol…
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Trump continues to threaten military action against Iran
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Amid a deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran, President Trump continues to threaten military action against Tehran and warned countries that do business with Iran that he could impose a tariff.By Franco Ordoñez
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Iran expert talks about the Trump administration's strategy with Iran
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour about the U.S. strategy toward Iran and why he believes Iran's regime could collapse.By Steve Inskeep
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UN International Court of Justice to hear 1st genocide case in over a decade
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The United Nations International Court of Justice is hearing a genocide case for the first time in more than a decade. The case is focused on the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.By Eleanor Beardsley
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Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
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The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."By Anastasia Tsioulcas
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A conservative Supreme Court tackles the question of trans women in school sports
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The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing.By Nina Totenberg
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Chautauqua: The Circuits That Brought Culture to America's Doorstep
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Trace the Chautauqua movement from its 1874 beginnings at Chautauqua Lake to the traveling tent circuits that reached tens of millions. Explore how lectures, music, and reform debates turned rural America into a national classroom—and why the idea of accessible, high‑quality education still shapes public culture today. Note: This podcast was AI-gen…
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Trump continues to threaten military action against Iran amid deadly protest crackdown, Minnesota officials file lawsuit over ICE tactics, SCOTUS to hear cases on trans women in public school sports.By Michel Martin
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250 years of U.S. history was projected on the Washington Monument. A lot was missing
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NPR's Steve Inskeep explores the Trump administration's portrayal of 250 years of U.S history captured on the Washington Monument.By Steve Inskeep
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Thousands of New York City nurses strike for second day
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Fifteen thousand nurses are striking in New York City for a second day, seeking better pay and protection from workplace violence, among other concessions.By Caroline Lewis
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Markets and restaurants return to Gaza, but few can afford the expensive price tag
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New eateries are popping up in Gaza after months of famine, but it's pricey and many people still rely on aid to survive.By Aya Batrawy
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Buddhist monks on walk for peace journey from Texas to Washington, D.C.
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A group of Buddhist monks is walking from Texas to Washington, D.C., spreading a message of peace and gaining supporters as they stop in local communities along the way.By Scott Morgan
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Minnesota officials sue Department of Homeland Security over ICE tactics
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State and local officials in Minnesota are suing the Department of Homeland Security over tactics used by immigration agents after the killing of a woman by an ICE agent.By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1856: Form and Feeling
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Episode: 1856 Form and feeling, a necessary partnership. Today, our guest. Seattle actor Megan Cole, considers a necessary partnership.By Megan Cole
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Why Can't You Smell The Inside Of Your Nose?
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Right now, you’re breathing in. As you inhale, air rushes past millions of sensory receptors, activating the part of your brain responsible for smell. And yet, there’s one scent you’ll never notice: the very nose you’re breathing through, because humans are smell blind to themselves. Today, Professor Hannah Fry and VSauce's Michael Stevens explore …
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The Art of Physics: Bridging Science and Creativity with Ronald Gamble
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This conversation explores the fascinating intersection of math, physics, and art, highlighting how these disciplines inform and inspire one another. Dr. Ronald Gamble discusses his journey as a theoretical physicist and artist, emphasizing the importance of recognizing patterns in nature and the role of creativity in scientific discovery. The dial…
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Rivers as Fractals: The Hidden Blueprint of Drainage Networks
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We uncover how river networks are not random but self-organizing, guided by scale-invariant math. We'll explore Hack's Law and Horton’s laws, the bifurcation ratio, and how fractal geometry defines the network's complexity, while stream power explains how rivers carve their channels. We'll also discuss the surprising log-normal width of headwater s…
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Why copyright laws do more harm than good
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Thanks to copyright laws, artists, writers and scientists can create without fear of theft. On an individual basis this protection is welcome. But in practice copyright laws set up barriers, stifle production and prevent equal access to art and knowledge. If you've ever tried to open a scholarly article online you know how difficult it is. What hap…
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Gamma Rays: The Universe’s Most Penetrating Light
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From the first discoveries to the cosmos’ most energetic events, this deep dive follows gamma rays from their nuclear origins and vast energy range (roughly 10 keV up to beyond 10^11 keV) to how we harness them on Earth. We explore their roles in pulsars and gamma-ray bursts, how scientists shield against their penetrating power, and the lifesaving…
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340 | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on What Matters and Why It Matters
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At any given moment, an uncountable number of events are happening, but only some of them matter to us. What does it mean for something to matter, and more importantly, what does it mean for us to matter -- to ourselves as well as to others? The need to matter can be motivation to do great things, but it can also be a reason for people to come into…
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Secrets of Earth's climate in six-million-year-old ice
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Air quality and pet health Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), plus a broad range of scient…
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HHS sending more agents to Minnesota as protests over Renee Good's death continue
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The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent sparked protests across Minneapolis. Federal authorities have taken over the investigation and say they're sending more Homeland Security agents to Minnesota.By Jason DeRose
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Minneapolis mayor talks about the killing of Renee Good and the protests against ICE
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about residents protesting the Trump administration's ICE deployment and the killing of Renee Good by an immigration officer.By Leila Fadel
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Trump wants to add the West Wing to his list of construction projects
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President Trump is on a remodeling and construction spree. In addition to the White House ballroom project, Trump wants to add a second story to the West Wing colonnade.By Tamara Keith
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Fractal Flavor: The Recursive Science of Deep Cooking
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A journey from Maillard chemistry to terroir, exploring how culinary depth emerges from simple patterns repeated across scales. We explain why the elusive 'middle-ground' matrix—multi-step breakdown products—must develop slowly, and why industrial shortcuts often miss it. The episode also surveys how regenerative farming and AI-driven modeling are …
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Exercise is as effective as medication in treating depression, study finds
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New research shows exercise is as effective as medication at reducing symptoms of depression. And you don't need to run a marathon to see benefits. So how much is enough?By Allison Aubrey
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Law giving pregnant women in Florida access to disabled parking faces legal challenge
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A new law that allows pregnant women in Florida to access disabled parking spots is getting pushback and is headed to court.By Kerry Sheridan
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HHS sending more agents to Minnesota as protests over Renee Good's death continue, Iran warns U.S. against military actions after protest crackdown, DOJ subpoenas Fed in escalating pressure campaign.By A Martínez
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Why the Trump administration wants to 'take over' Greenland
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President Trump has restated his intent to "take over" Greenland. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Rebecca Pincus {PINK-uss} of the Foreign Policy Research Institute about why Greenland is so important.By A Martínez
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Venezuela releases political prisoners days after U.S. removes Nicolas Maduro
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Venezuela has begun releasing political prisoners in what the government calls a goodwill gesture, days after the U.S. seized President Nicolás Maduro.By John Otis
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U.S. figure skating team selected for Winter Olympics after week of competition
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The week of competition at the U.S. Figure Skating National Championships wrapped up Sunday, and the skaters that will represent Team USA in the Milan-Cortina Olympics in February have been named.By Rachel Treisman
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How to responsibly recycle your children's old toys
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Now that the holiday gift-giving season is over, parents may be looking for ways to recycle or donate their children's old toys. Here's what you need to know about recycling responsibly.By Hosts
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1507: Lighter Than Air
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Episode: 1507 Rediscovering lighter-than-air flight. Today, do you suppose you'll ever get to ride in a dirigible?By Dr. John Lienhard
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Cosmic Platypuses: JWST’s Ultra-Compact High-Redshift Galaxies Redefine Dawn Galaxies
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Nine ultra-compact galaxies from the universe’s first billion years—identified by Hao Jin Yang and collaborators in archival JWST data—appear as tiny point sources at redshift ~12–12.6, yet their narrow emission lines and Milky Way–scale energy output defy the traditional quasar picture. Dubbed the “cosmic platypuses,” these objects hint at a previ…
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Helicoprion: The Spiral Saw of the Permian Seas
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We unravel Helicoprion, the Permian cartilaginous fish whose jaw formed a circular saw. For a century scientists misidentified the spiral tooth-whorl. A pivotal Idaho 4 specimen with preserved jaw cartilage and 2013 CT scans finally revealed the saw tucked inside the lower jaw, a self-sharpening bite-feeder that sliced soft prey and crushed shells.…
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The Engnines of Our Ingenuity 1506: The First Mechanical Clocks
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Episode: 1506 The invisible invention of the clock. Today, we look for the first mechanical clock.By Dr. John Lienhard
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HoP 484 You Bet Your Life: Pascal’s Wager
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Should we gamble on belief in God to have a chance at infinite reward?By Peter Adamson
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Miocene: The World Rewired—Tectonics, Climate, and the Rise of Modern Life
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From 23 to 5 million years ago, the Miocene rewired Earth. Himalayan–Tibetan uplift reshaped climate and monsoons; Africa–Arabia sutured to Eurasia, enabling massive faunal exchanges; Antarctica's isolation launched the circumpolar current and long-term cooling. Global drying and cooling spurred grasslands, drove mammal diversification, and fostere…
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