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Science, Spoken

Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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11:54

A Brain Implant Restored This Man's Motion and Sense...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/29

After his accident, Ian Burkhart didn’t think he’d ever be able to move or feel his hand again. A small chip in his brain changed everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:48

Spot the Coronavirus Doctor Robot Dog Will See You Now

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/28

Boston Dynamics' famously deft robot gets a job screening patients at a hospital. But there's still much that it and other medical robots can't do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:33

The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Fueled a Gulf Science...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/27

A decade after the worst oil spill in US history, researchers have turned out a massive data set charting the health of the ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:10

The Real Reason Veterinarians Gave a Tiger a Covid-19...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/24

It’s hard for humans in New York City to get a test for the coronavirus. So when a Bronx Zoo tiger tested positive for Covid-19, it invited some questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:44

New Covid-19 Antibody Study Results Are In. Are They...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/23

Two preprints of California serosurveys offer surprising estimates about the infection rate, and have caused a Twitter “peer review” uproar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:35

The Cold, Hard Work of Delivering Oxygen to Ventilators

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/22

Oxygen is in the air. Getting it to a Covid-19 patient struggling to breathe can be trickier than it seems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:04

Africa's Huge Locust Swarms Are Growing at the Worst...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/21

As coronavirus takes hold and farmers plant crops, the continent faces a new wave of locusts 20 times larger than one earlier this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:30

‘Common Sense’ Is No Substitute for Science in a...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/20

The scientific method isn't perfect, but it's better than the alternative when lives are at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:17

What if Covid-19 Returns Every Year, Like the Common...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/17

A new Harvard study models how long we’d have to keep social distancing if the virus turns out to be seasonal, like its coronavirus cousins. It could be years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:49

A New, Plastic-Busting Enzyme Can Break Down Water...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/16

The end result of the reaction is a raw material that can be reused in new products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:41

Death Cuts the Degree of Separation Between You and...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/15

If knowing someone who has died would make the pandemic concrete for someone in the US—real and actionable—how many have to die? Here's the grim math. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:24

Turns Out, Traffic Spreads Like the Coronavirus

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/14

Researchers use models meant for infectious diseases to show how congestion proliferates. That may mean a vaccine for traffic jams is on the horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:57

How a Real Dog Taught a Robot Dog to Walk

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/13

Instead of coding a mechanical quadruped's movements line by line, Google researchers fed it videos of real-life pups. Now it can even chase its tail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:15

The Political Promise of Carbon Taxes

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/10

Putting a price on emissions has become a bipartisan issue. Now we just need to do it the right way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:25

Solar Power Is Sustainable for the Economy, Too

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/09

We've been talking about the potential for the sun's energy for decades. Now it can be more profitable to save the planet than to ruin it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:30

The Fishy Fix to a Methane-Spewing Crop

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/08

Rice has the biggest carbon footprint of any grain. Bite by bite, bacteria-guzzling minnows can make it much smaller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:57

Solar Panels Could Be the Best Fad Ever

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/07

Installing an array on your roof is environmental exhibitionism—and it's contagious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:13

The Search for the Next Big Idea in Magnetic Field...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/06

A new competition challenges scientists to innovate on how we map Earth's constantly shifting magnetic field—and make navigation safer and more accurate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:46

Why Stress-Baking and Cleaning Make You Less Anxious

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/03

You're not the only one who finds #quarantinebaking so soothing. Turns out, it has a lot to do with the neuroscience of mindful meditation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:59

In Crowded Hospitals, Who Will Get Life-Saving...

Science, Spoken ·

2020/04/02

As health care workers prepare for surges of Covid-19 patients, they must grapple with the ethics of rationing critical medical gear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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