What would it be like if New York City was partially underwater? What would it feel like, what would it taste like? How would the economy continue to tick, how would commuters reach their jobs? To answer this, our guest today uses art to tell the narrative of climate change. We aren’t all numbers people. […]
There’s a lot of opinions about the current Paleo diet. Some proponents say eat what our ancestors ate – meat, veggies, fruit, nuts. But what about things like lentils? Beans? Milk or wheat? Are those allowed in the Paleo diet? There are differing opinions. How do we really know what our ancestors ate? Stomachs don’t […]
With the wildfires in California, extreme insect infestations in forests, and the duration between rainstorms lengthening, the western United States is in the midst of a drought. But this drought could be the part of something larger – a so-called “megadrought”, which the United States has not seen the likes of for four hundred years. […]
When did language originate? It’s a tricky question to answer. We can’t go back in time. We can’t even look at “fossilized brains” to see how they worked. So how can we understand the origins of language? Scientists have a few ways to do this. One way is to scan the brains of living animals […]
It sounds crazy when you say it out loud. Meteors are rocks from SPACE burning up in the atmosphere. How did people ever figure THAT out? Today, I’m talking about the history of meteor showers and discussing the fascinating journey of how people finally figured out what meteors were. From those initial moments of terror […]
On the evening of April 15th, the entire world watched with shock and horror as Notre Dame cathedral burned. At the time, it was unclear how much of the cathedral would survive. Now, with the roof and the iconic spire gone, how will it be rebuilt? Today on the podcast we discuss why Notre Dame […]
Millions of people worldwide are suffering from the brain diseases Alzheimer’s and dementia. These diseases take a toll not just on the patients, but also their loved ones. These spouses, children, and friends may be forgotten, left by themselves to question where this leaves their relationship. In some cases, they might even think that their […]
If someone on the other side of the world uses a different type of spoon to eat their soup than you do, chances are it’s not going to bother you. But if they engaged in practices that hurt women and children, it would. What is the difference? It turns out that choices that we see […]
What happens to old satellites? Or to astronauts’ trash? It turns out that the Earth is surrounded by a sphere of garbage – often referred to as space junk. This consists of everything from bits of frozen coolant, paint flecks, astronauts’ tools, and even a toothbrush. There is no trash collection in space. What happens, […]
Within the last century, things have changed significantly for women in science. At the beginning of the 20th century, women rarely were educated in science, and seldom became professional scientists. Yet there were a few brilliant women who rose to the top. Today we are discussing one of them – Ruby Payne-Scott. In today’s podcast, […]