Category: Science

Are we alone in the universe? We're close to finding out | Lisa Kaltenegger

Astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger explores the thrilling possibility of discovering life beyond Earth, highlighting how cutting-edge technology like the James Webb Space Telescope lets us...

Psychedelic therapies with Dr. Bahceci (309)

Psychedelic drugs in the 50s & 60s offered hope for relief from some mental illnesses. Lawful access to these chemicals was shut off in...

Europe’s Extremely Large Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat

A high-stakes face-off is brewing in the arid deserts of northern Chile, between astronomers building the world’s largest optical telescope and a proposed green...

Can AI Reduce Doctor Burnout?

I lived and worked through the transition in medicine from completely paper-based documentation to completely digital-based – using an electronic medical record (EMR). There...

Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Far from being solo operators, most single-celled microbes are in complex relationships. In the ocean,...

Episode 558 – Alice Fraser

Comedian Alice Fraser (@aliterative) returns to the show to talk with Jesse, Andy and Matt about Jesse's mistimed melatonin, Alice's new book A Passion...

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