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S6 E6

Why the World's Microchip Crisis Will Last Longer Than You Think

Microchips are in most of today's technology, from an electric toothbrush to an SUV.

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S2 E6

The Biggest Questions Around COVID-19 Vaccines and Cancer

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has left us all with lots of questions about our personal health, especially for those with cancer.

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S6 E5

How Psychedelic Mushrooms Could Treat Depression

Could psilocybin mushrooms be the biggest mental health breakthrough since antidepressants?

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S2 E21

How NASA and Startups Are Bringing Supersonic Flight Back

Supersonic travel isn’t here for the public to use… yet.

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S6 E4

This Exotic State of Light Acts Like a ‘Liquid’

Recently, researchers found that under the right conditions, light can behave like a liquid that flows in unison.

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S2 E20

Soviet Spies, Sonic Booms, and Aerodynamics: The First Supersonic Flights

The sound barrier was officially shattered in 1947, and by the 1950s military jets started routinely breaking the sound barrier, and not just small fighters but big bombers too.

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S2 E5

Sexual Desire Is Way More Complicated Than You Think

Sex drive. Libido. Lust. Whatever you call it, sexual desire is a lot more complicated than you might think.

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S2 E19

What Makes a Sonic Boom So Loud?

Commercial airplanes now are no faster than they were in the 1960s.

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S6 E3

The Biggest Myth About Your Metabolism Debunked

You've probably heard that your metabolism slows down as you age.

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S2 E4

The Game Changing Science to Preserve Fertility

Cancer and cancer treatment take a major toll on a patient's health, including their fertility.

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S6 E2

Humans Might Need Artificial Gravity for Space Travel

Despite the fact that floating around in space looks like a certified blast, it’s not something the human body is optimized for.

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S2 E18

This is the Future of Finding Lost Civilizations

What will the future of archaeology look like?

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S2 E17

The Controversial Dark Side of Archaeology

We’ve learned so much about ancient humans through archaeology over the years but this feels like a good time to talk about whether we should be digging up ancient people and the objects that once supported their livelihoods in the first place.

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S2 E16

How Do Archaeologists Know How Old Things Are?

Ultimately the goal of archaeology is to find out about historic humans and their lives.

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S6 E1

This Forgotten Ecosystem Holds Twice as Much Carbon Than Forests

As more of the world’s forests are destroyed, it makes you wonder: what’s going to absorb CO2 in their place?!

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S5 E74

The Surprising Reason Why You Talk in Your Sleep

Some of us will sleep soundly without uttering a whisper; others will deliver entire speeches while sawing our logs.

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S5 E73

Meet the First Spider-Like Robot to Explore Lava Caves on the Moon

Hidden beneath the moon's layers of dusty regolith are lava caves—caves that scientists hope could one day support lunar colonies.

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S3 E10

NASA's James Webb Telescope Launch Is About to Make History

The James Webb Space Telescope is FINALLY ready for launch.

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S2 E15

The Metaverse: Incredible Invention or Demise of Society?

We dive in on the two questions we're sure that’s been on your mind since you learned that giant tech companies are trying to build a bigger and more immersive internet.

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S2 E14

How the Metaverse Will Be Built

Constructing a true metaverse is not an easy undertaking.

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S5 E72

Does Zinc Actually Work to Fight the Flu and Cold?

Zinc: A wonder trace mineral for staving off the common cold?

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S2 E13

Why is Facebook Building a Metaverse?

Mark Zuckerberg starred in a video that featured, along with an inexplicably placed bottle of barbecue sauce, an important announcement for the company.