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Science Magazine Podcast

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A caterpillar that haunts spiderwebs, solving the last riddles of a famed friar, and a new book series

24.04.2025 • 00:46:52

First up on the podcast, bringing Gregor Mendel’s peas into the 21st century. Back in the 19th century Mendel, a friar and naturalist, tracked traits ...

Linking cat domestication to ancient cult sacrifices, and watching aurorae wander

17.04.2025 • 00:27:36

First up on the podcast, Online News Editor David Grimm joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about how an Egyptian cult that killed cats may have also tame...

The metabolic consequences of skipping sleep, and cuts and layoffs slam NIH

10.04.2025 • 00:29:34

First up on the podcast, ScienceInsider Editor Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss big changes in science funding and government jobs th...

Talking about engineering the climate, and treating severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

03.04.2025 • 00:32:56

Geoengineering experiments face an uphill battle, and a way to combat the pregnancy complication hyperemesis gravidarum First up on the podcast, clim...

Studying urban wildfires, and the challenges of creating tiny AI robots

27.03.2025 • 00:33:46

First up this week, urban wildfires raged in Los Angeles in January. Contributing Correspondent Warren Cornwall discusses how researchers have come to...

Why seals don’t drown, and tracking bird poop as it enters the sea

20.03.2025 • 00:39:13

First up this week, Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss stories from the sea, including why scientists mounted camera...

Why sign language could be crucial for kids with cochlear implants, studying the illusion of pain, and recent political developments at NIH

13.03.2025 • 00:43:40

First up this week, science policy editor Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the latest news about the National Institutes of Health—fr...

Intrusive thoughts during pregnancy, paternity detectives, and updates from the Trump Tracker

06.03.2025 • 00:56:09

First up this week, International News Editor David Malakoff joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the most recent developments in U.S. science under Don...

Keeping transgenic corn sustainable, and sending shrunken heads home

27.02.2025 • 00:36:58

First up this week, Kata Karáth, a freelance journalist based in Ecuador, talks with host Sarah Crespi about an effort to identify traditionally prepa...

Shrinking AI for use in farms and clinics, ethical dilemmas for USAID researchers, and how to evolve evolvability

20.02.2025 • 00:43:25

First up this week, researchers face impossible decisions as U.S. aid freeze halts clinical trials. Deputy News Editor Martin Enserink joins host Sara...

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A caterpillar that haunts spiderwebs, solving the last riddles of a famed friar, and a new book series
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