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The world’s top scientists explain the latest health, nutrition, and gut health research and translate it into practical advice to improve your health & weight. Join ZOE Science & Nutrition, on a journey of scientific discovery. Hosted by Jonathan Wolf.
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Capitalisn't

University of Chicago Podcast Network

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Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by author and journalist Bethany McLean and world renowned economist Luigi Zingales, we explain how capitalism can go wrong, and what we can do to fix it. Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt. If you would like to send us feedback, suggestions for guests we should b ...
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Cutting through the complexity of health and fitness research, Leo & Eva brings you the latest scientific discoveries—decoded for everyday life. We break down cutting-edge studies from the world’s top universities, making them easy to understand and apply. No jargon, no fluff—just real science, simplified. 🎙️ New episodes weekly! 📖 Read more on the ORIEMS FIT Research Digest: https://oriems.fit/blogs/research-digest/ Subscribe now for evidence-based insights that actually matter! 🚀
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Nature Podcast

Springer Nature Limited

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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 Truth Seekers

Worleybird Innovation Works

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Truth Seekers: Where Data Meets Reality Tired of sensational headlines and conflicting health advice? Join Alex Barrett and Bill Morrison as they cut through the noise to uncover what scientific research actually says about the claims flooding your social media feed. Each week, Alex and Bill tackle a different health, nutrition, or wellness claim that everyone's talking about. From "blue light ruins your sleep" to "seed oils are toxic," they dig into the actual studies, examine the methodolo ...
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Speaking of Mol Bio

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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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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Longevity by Design

Gil Blander PhD

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Longevity by Design is your go-to podcast for unlocking the secrets to a longer, healthier life. Hosted by Dr. Gil Blander, a renowned scientist and entrepreneur in the fields of aging, nutrition, and personalized health, this show dives into cutting-edge research and practical strategies for optimizing your healthspan and lifespan. In each episode, Dr. Blander sits down with leading longevity and health scientists to explore how we can live better, longer lives. From unpacking complex scien ...
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Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown is a quirky, informative, and interactive podcast breaking down the myths and misunderstandings about mental health and emotional well-being. Neuroscientist Mayim Bialik combines her academic background with vast personal experience to provide listeners with valuable practical advice focusing on removing the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging an understanding of the mind-body connection. Nothing is off limits as Mayim breaks it down with an amazing coll ...
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Laugh while you learn, as the classic game of telephone is repurposed for scientific research. Each episode, one scientist explains their research to a comedian, who then has to explain it to the next comedian, and so on until it's almost unrecognizable. See what sticks and what changes, with a rotating cast of brilliant scientists and hysterical comedians.
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Research 2030

Elsevier

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Connect to insights and perspectives from those leading change across the globe. When we launched the Research 2030 series early in 2020, our goal was to share voices and perspectives from an ever-changing global research community. Little did we know how quickly change would come with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic or the new challenges research and academic communities would be asked to tackle, from global collaboration to fight a virus to individual battles of living under lockdow ...
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Hoofnotes

Goat House Farm

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Making Goat Science Make Sense. This podcast translates peer-reviewed goat research into practical, easy-to-understand insights for dairy goat owners. Each episode explores real scientific studies on milk production, herd health, reproduction, nutrition, and more. We break down the data, explain the jargon, and connect it to what’s happening in your barn. Whether you're new to goats or deep in milk test records, we’re here to help you make goat science make sense one study at a time. (Be pat ...
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Autism Explained, Inc is an organization dedicated to connecting families and loved ones of children with autism spectrum disorders to the scientific research community studying autism. Through out weekly podcast series featuring interviews with the world's leading autism researchers and novel community-funding mechanism, Autism Explained is helping to bring the research into autism spectrum disorders to the non-scientific autism community.
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Paranormal Declassified: The SPIRIT Files

Eric Extreme & Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT

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Paranormal Declassified: The SPIRIT Files A podcast by: Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT Paranormal Investigators (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team) As a paranormal investigator, Eric Extreme has decades of experience. He explores the history of the paranormal from around the world. He also discusses the scientific study of perceived paranormal phenomena. His approach is to identify natural causes first before considering any paranormal explanations. With ...
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EXOQUEST

EXOQUEST Productions

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EXOQUEST: The Scientific Search for Interstellar Artifacts Long-form conversations with leading scientists about interstellar objects and the search for extraterrestrial technosignatures. First contact might not arrive as a radio signal—it might be an object passing through our solar system right now. EXOQUEST interviews astrophysicists and researchers from Harvard, MIT, Stanford, NASA, and ESA who study interstellar visitors like ʻOumuamua, Borisov, and ATLAS to determine whether they're na ...
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This podcast channel delivers in-depth, educational content across a broad range of topics. A large collection of episodes are available to you, the oldest being as relevant as the newest since this channel is not about daily news. Each episode runs between 30 and 120 minutes and is intentionally designed to go beyond casual listening. The research behind every episode is conducted with the support of advanced artificial intelligence and presented by two AI-generated hosts. If you’re uncomfo ...
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Welcome to RESILIENT EARTH RADIO where we host speakers from the United States and around the world to talk about critical issues facing our planet and the positive actions people are taking. We also let our listeners learn how they can get involved and make a difference. Hosts are Leigh Anne Lindsey, Producer @ Sea Storm Studios and Founder of Planet Centric Media, along with Scott & Tree Mercer, Founders of Mendonoma Whale & Seal Study which gathers scientific data that is distributed to o ...
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Heggs Radio

Greg Heggs

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Heggs Radio is a platform for everyone to have a place to express and share their life stories and experiences with the world in a safe and understanding environment. It is our mission to help everyone gain direction and find tools to help navigate through life. There are no exclusions on Heggs Radio. You're never too old, or to young to share your experiences with the world. Whether you're from small town America or from the big city lights, you have a voice here -- and we want to hear your ...
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Australia's known for having some of the world's toughest sunscreen standards, but in June, that reputation was rocked. Independent testing of 20 sunscreens found 16 did not meet their advertised SPF50 rating, including three children's sunscreens and three sold by the Cancer Council. So how are sunscreens tested, and what can we learn from these r…
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Australia's known for having some of the world's toughest sunscreen standards, but in June, that reputation was rocked. Independent testing of 20 sunscreens found 16 did not meet their advertised SPF50 rating, including three children's sunscreens and three sold by the Cancer Council. So how are sunscreens tested, and what can we learn from these r…
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Australia's known for having some of the world's toughest sunscreen standards, but in June, that reputation was rocked. Independent testing of 20 sunscreens found 16 did not meet their advertised SPF50 rating, including three children's sunscreens and three sold by the Cancer Council. So how are sunscreens tested, and what can we learn from these r…
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A shocking medical headline claimed weight loss drugs like Ozempic could slash Alzheimer's risk by 45% - but what if the story was too good to be true? This episode unravels a critical medical mystery, exposing how a sensational claim derived from observational studies completely fell apart when rigorous clinical trials were conducted. Listeners wi…
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Can One Hour Of Electrical Stimulation Really Be Used During Real Surgery? Can It Happen In Busy Hospitals Without Slowing Surgeons Down? This question stopped electrical stimulation from being widely used for decades. Most research worked only in labs, not real operating rooms. So surgeons asked a different question. Can this work with real patien…
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In this episode of Science Quickly, we dive into how the European Union’s latest Copernicus Climate Change Service bulletin shows that 2025 is on track to become the second-hottest year on record, explore what a newly detected mpox strain could mean for global health, examine why more parents are refusing vitamin K injections for newborns—and uncov…
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Retiring Vice Chancellor of the University of South Australia David Lloyd awarded Pratchett two honorary degrees. In exchange, the author honoured the university with a special scholarship – to be offered every year forever. This week David Lloyd explains his enthusiasms for the Discworld author in front of a packed audience at the Hawke Centre in …
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Retiring Vice Chancellor of the University of South Australia David Lloyd awarded Pratchett two honorary degrees. In exchange, the author honoured the university with a special scholarship – to be offered every year forever. This week David Lloyd explains his enthusiasms for the Discworld author in front of a packed audience at the Hawke Centre in …
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A shocking headline claims exercise shrinks tumors by 60%—but there's a critical catch. This episode reveals how a Yale study on mice has been dramatically misrepresented by media, turning preliminary research into false hope. We dive deep into the crucial gap between laboratory findings and human health, exposing how a single mouse study was trans…
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Have you ever seen someone suddenly unable to lift their foot? What if electricity could help weak muscles wake up again? Doctors see this problem more often than people realise. It’s called foot drop, and it can change daily life fast. Walking becomes harder. Balance feels uncertain. Confidence drops quickly. So researchers asked a bold question. …
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Generative artificial intelligence has transformed our inboxes, classrooms and even medical records—but at what cost? In this episode, journalist Karen Hao joins Scientific American to discuss her new book Empire of AI, exploring how companies like OpenAI wield power that is reminiscent of historical empires. From ideological quests for artificial …
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What if precognitive abilities could actually save lives? Sam Knight (New Yorker staff writer, author of the widely popular The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold) joins Mayim Bialik's Breakdown to unpack some of the strangest, most unsettling questions in human experience: Can we really be scared to death? Do premonitions give u…
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This special episode brings together the moments from 2025 that listeners told us had the biggest impact on how they eat, think, and feel. It’s been a year full of surprising insights, practical shifts, and ideas that made healthy eating feel a little more doable. From gut health breakthroughs to simple food habits that spark real change, this epis…
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There’s a word that’s gained a lot of popularity in the last year: “ensh*ttification”. It refers to a trajectory many see with digital platforms: they initially offer immense value to users, only to systematically degrade that quality over time in order to extract maximum surplus for shareholders. We invited the coiner of this term, science fiction…
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00:46 Evidence of the earliest fire Baked soil, ancient tools, and materials that could be used to start fires show that Neanderthals were making fire in the UK 400,000 years ago — the earliest evidence of this skill found so far. Ancient humans are known to have used naturally occurring fires, but evidence of deliberate fire-starting has been hard…
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Breaking news claims morning coffee slashes heart disease risk by 31%, but is it too good to be true? This episode dives deep into the sensational headline that's got coffee drinkers everywhere questioning their habits. Beneath the eye-catching statistic lies a complex scientific story of how observational research can mislead. We'll expose the cri…
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent nearly five years roaming the Martian surface in search of clues to ancient life. But the ambitious plan to return its precious rock samples to Earth is now on shaky ground. Scientific American senior desk editor Lee Billings joins us to unpack the rover’s mission, the stakes of the stalled return effort and the …
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What if everything you know about reality, intelligence, science, aliens, and even your own body…is wrong? In this mind-expanding conversation of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Stephen Wolfram — the legendary computer scientist, theoretical physicist, mathematician, founder of Wolfram Research — reveals how the groundbreaking technologies he created…
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Applyo Jena is building a freeze-dried future, one bead at a time. In this episode, Dr. Hanno Hermann and Dr. Thanh Tu Hellmich-Duong walk us through how their lyo-bead technology emerged from the challenges of field-based HIV diagnostics and evolved into a flexible platform that stabilizes everything from enzymes to magnetic nanoparticles, without…
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Have you ever wondered how your nerves and muscles stay connected every day? Have you ever asked why they sometimes feel weaker for no clear reason? Your body runs on tiny signals you never see. These signals travel fast through hidden nerve pathways. They control movement, balance, strength, and every small action you make. But these signals can s…
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Most of us have heard about the health benefits of fasting; from lowering disease risk to even slowing down ageing. The catch? Going without food is tough. Really tough. However, according to Dr. Valter Longo, it doesn’t have to be so hard. His pioneering research, including the development of the ‘fast-mimicking diet’, is making fasting more pract…
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What if everything you know about reality, intelligence, science, aliens, and even your own body…is wrong? In this mind-expanding conversation of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Stephen Wolfram — the legendary computer scientist, theoretical physicist, mathematician, founder of Wolfram Research — reveals how the groundbreaking technologies he created…
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A huge cold blob of air above Antarctica and bushfires spreading along ridgelines don't appear to have anything in common, yet the strange behaviour of these natural phenomena — and many others — can be understood and explained by mathematics. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith o…
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A huge cold blob of air above Antarctica and bushfires spreading along ridgelines don't appear to have anything in common, yet the strange behaviour of these natural phenomena — and many others — can be understood and explained by mathematics. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith o…
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A huge cold blob of air above Antarctica and bushfires spreading along ridgelines don't appear to have anything in common, yet the strange behaviour of these natural phenomena — and many others — can be understood and explained by mathematics. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith o…
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Are diet sodas secretly sabotaging your weight loss efforts? A provocative headline claims artificial sweeteners cause weight gain, but the real story is far more nuanced. Media reports dramatically oversimplify complex scientific research, turning preliminary microbiome findings into sensationalist health warnings. By diving deep into randomized c…
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Scientific American associate editor Lauren J. Young breaks down key vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Also, the Food and Drug Administration is considering controversial changes to vaccine approval and administration. Meanwhile a new study warns that light po…
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What if nicotine does something far more complex than most people think? What if global scientists keep finding effects almost no one talks about? These discoveries are not about smoking or vaping. They come from clean nicotine studied in controlled research settings. Some studies show nicotine boosts attention for short periods. Others find improv…
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What if something world-changing was hiding in ordinary soil? And what if scientists almost walked past it without noticing? But one tiny microbe changed the future of human health forever. It started with a simple question about nature’s secrets. And that question opened the door to a Nobel Prize. A Japanese scientist collected soil like treasure.…
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What happens when one of the greatest minds in modern technology has a spiritual awakening that shatters everything he thought he knew about reality? In this exclusive interview on Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Federico Faggin — legendary physicist-turned-inventor, creator of Silicon Gate Technology, father of the first commercial microprocessor at Int…
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