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Science unscripted

The science stories that will actually change your day — and maybe make you laugh. Science unscripted is a podcast, radio show & YouTube channel driven by listeners. Hello from Germany :)

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08:21

Why do death tolls drop?

Science unscripted ·

2023/09/25

In the wake of natural catastrophes, the forensic work to identify the dead is critically important for loved ones' closure. But mistakes can be made.

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30:00

Weekly roundup — Sometimes it's better to know

Science unscripted ·

2023/09/24

Humility, which is great to have, is also connected to whether you trust scientists (or people like Gabe and Conor). Also, what a tooth can tell us after a tragedy, and a fun study on what people do when they get a big lump sum of money.

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13:49

What would you do with $10,000?

Science unscripted ·

2023/09/23

It sounds like a thereotical question. But for 200 lucky participants in a pretty novel study, it became very real.

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11:09

'Moderate' knowledge leads to science skepticism

Science unscripted ·

2023/09/22

You'd think that the less someone knows, the more likely it is they'll buy in to misinformation. Right? Surprisingly, a new study suggests that, up to a point, it's actually worse to know more.

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30:00

Weekly roundup — What you don't know [will] hurt you

Science unscripted ·

2023/09/17

Anxiety about the climate crisis actually drops as you learn more about it. Also, to avoid dying unnecessarily early, you may need to get a new job.

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10:48

Risk of dying early rises 30% with 'precarious work'

Science unscripted ·

2023/09/15

Want to live longer? Sure, there's exercise and nutrition. But a new study makes a convincing case that a less 'precarious' work environment is the answer.

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30:00

Weekly roundup — There's a first time for everything

Science unscripted ·

2023/09/03

On this week's show, we invite you to ponder roundworms in the human brain, a carbon tax that actually might have a chance and a way to inject insulin that uses music instead of a needle.

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10:14

Is it time for a carbon tax on investors?

Science unscripted ·

2023/08/31

Recent data from the United States shows unequivocally that the rich are (by far) most responsible for CO2 emissions. Private jets, yachts...this is probably not new information. What might be new for you, however, is the role that investments play in all of this.

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18:47

How to avoid getting a brain parasite from a snake

Science unscripted ·

2023/08/30

The worms that live inside pythons (and that can wriggle their way into a human brain) are a healthy reminder for all of us to — please — handle our food better.

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30:00

Weekly roundup — Back to school

Science unscripted ·

2023/08/27

It is possible to 'download' a song clip directly from human brains — and that's good news for 'brain-to-speech' technologies of the future. Also, SU listeners (and others) have weighed in on the debate about intimate cosmetic surgery.

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16:21

Tears of blood & the real-life Dracula

Science unscripted ·

2023/08/26

Do you wear Crocs? Because that's the material Italian researchers used to see if the Prince of Walachia (aka 'Vlad the Impaler') was plagued by a rare condition called hemolacria.

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08:19

I know what you did this summer

Science unscripted ·

2023/08/26

A dog in Iceland, Australians in Italy, and Gabe back in studio. Once in a while we have an episode that's not about science. This is one of them.

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12:01

Why'd India delete the periodic table from textbooks?

Science unscripted ·

2023/08/25

How could a country that just put a lander on the moon's south pole decide to rob its students of fundamental science?

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17:40

'Scrotum tuck': A surgery that needs parameters

Science unscripted ·

2023/08/22

A small German study on scrotum aesthetics has raised big questions: Does talking about 'beauty' in the context of genitalia lead to medically unnecessary surgeries? (Like some labiaplasties.) And do attempts to even define those standards contribute to the problem?

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12:55

Why are so many people scared of clowns?

Science unscripted ·

2023/08/18

How could a character that's supposed to make us laugh cause 50% of people to feel terror?

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35:31

When (if ever) do you stop the exchange of basic...

Science unscripted ·

2023/08/11

When a DW co-investigation uncovers a path that leads from a German physics department to the Chinese military — and it involves technologies that could change the outcome of a war — it's time to ask uncomfortable questions.

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30:00

Creating a 'super virus' (with gain of function...

Science unscripted ·

2023/07/22

Yes, scientists really do create 'enhanced viruses' inside labs around the world. Should they?

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29:59

The 'Dusseldorf patient' — or the search for a safe...

Science unscripted ·

2023/07/13

Three people. Ever. That's how many have been cured of HIV. We visited one of them to learn about the extraordinarily rare (and risky) treatment — and to find out if it can, even indirectly, lead to a true cure for 40 million more.

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30:00

Weekly roundup — Unless you've experienced it, you...

Science unscripted ·

2023/07/09

Do you have a purpose in life? Would it matter if you didn't? Also, Gabe learns why it's wrong to say 'victims of sexual harassment.'

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24:31

Sexually harassed people don't do what you'd expect

Science unscripted ·

2023/07/08

Ever wonder why, after encountering sexual harassment, so many people don't report it? There's a good reason for that. We talked to women about their encounters with harassment — and asked social psychologist Manuela Barreto, author of a new study, to explain.

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