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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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2:48

3 Smart Things About Our Sixth, Inner Sense

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/20

1. The five traditional senses keep us alert and alive: Hot pans burn, loud noises startle. Within our bodies, a sixth sense, known as interoception, perceives the state of—and threats to—our internal organs. From pangs and cramps to shortness of breath, it warns us when something is off. Hungover from a wild bender? Waves of nausea in the presence of alcohol are interoceptive warnings to lay off the juice. 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:22

These DNA Startups Want to Put All of You on the...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/20

In 2018, people started using the blockchain to battle deepfakes, track sushi-grade tuna from Fiji to Brooklyn, and even cast a (symbolic) vote. It was only a matter of time before someone figured out how to put all 6 billion bits of your genetic source code on the blockchain too. Starting this week, a startup called Nebula Genomics is doing just that, offering whole-genome sequencing for free, as a way to stock up for its real ploy: a blockchain-based genetic marketplace. Learn more about your ad

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10:47

Now You Can Sequence Your Whole Genome for Just $200

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/19

Here are a few things you can buy with $200: one bluetooth-controlled fire pit, 100 lab-grown Impossible White Castle sliders, access to the 3 billion base pairs that make up all the DNA coiled inside your cells. Well, at least for the next 48 hours. Starting today, Cambridge-based Veritas Genetics will be lowering its $999 whole genome sequencing and interpretation service for just $199 for two days, or to the first 1,000 people who buy spit kits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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10:05

Kilogram Redefined. The Metric System Overhaul Is...

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2018/11/19

On the morning of Friday, November 16, scientists and diplomats crammed into an auditorium in Versailles, a stone’s throw from the Sun King’s gilded chateau. Patrick Abbott, an American physicist, had flown into France for the long weekend. Forehead gleaming and blue suit jacket draped across his lap, Abbott watched from a packed balcony as a group of diplomats from 60 different countries voted unanimously on a treaty that intended to change global trade and technology forever. Learn more about your

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6:56

Your Drone Can Give Cops a Surprising Amount of Your...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/16

If you're a nefarious sort, you might use a commercial drone to smuggle drugs, carry explosives, or to just spy on your neighbors. Drones are appealing to criminals in part because they seem fairly anonymous, flitting through the sky with an invisible digital tether to its owner. But anonymity is no longer a safe bet. In the hands of crime investigators, a drone can reveal a range of personal and financial information about its owner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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6:06

The Expanse Gets Artificial Gravity Right in This...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/16

As a fan of science fiction and science, I have to say that The Expanse has a bunch of great science. It's not just the science in the show. The characters also seem to demonstrate an understanding of physics. One scene from the first season stands out in particular as a classic physics example. I guess I should give a spoiler alert, but I'm not really giving away any major plot elements. But you have been warned. OK, since you are still here let me describe the scene. Learn more about your ad

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12:55

How California Needs to Adapt to Survive Future Fires

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/15

Editor’s note: This is a developing story about California’s Camp Fire. We will update it as more information becomes available. On November 8, an almost unimaginable firestorm broke out in Northern California. Fed by dry vegetation, and fanned by northeasterly winds pouring off the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it rapidly descended on the community of Paradise, home to nearly 30,000 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:37

Cities Cause Hurricanes to Dump Extra Rain on Them

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/15

It wasn’t a whodunnit. Last year’s unprecedented rainfall and flooding in Houston were the proximate result of Hurricane Harvey, a massive storm born northeast of Venezuela and reborn in the Gulf of Mexico, where it rapidly intensified, made landfall over Houston, and then stayed—parked, as it were, for five days. LEARN MORE The WIRED Guide to Climate Change Harvey was, however, something of a whydunnit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:59

Our Climate Is Headed for Disaster, But Voters Still...

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2018/11/14

Tuesday’s midterm elections offered voters across the US the chance to move decisively to slow down the global ecological disaster of climate change. As the votes were tallied, however, one thing became clear: Americans remain as divided as ever on climate change. During his tenure, President Trump has moved to roll back Obama-era emissions standards, cripple renewable energy research, and pulled the US from global climate talks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:56

Take a Good Look, America. This Is What the Reckoning...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/13

Editor’s note: This is a developing story about California’s Camp Fire and Woolsey Fire. We will update it as more information becomes available. By at least one metric, we humans are dumber than frogs. The fable goes that if you toss a frog in a pot of hot water, it’ll leap right out. Put it in cold water, though, and bring it slowly to a boil, and the frog won’t notice before it’s too late. That turns out to be a myth—frogs are smarter than that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:24

The Risk That Ebola Will Spread to Uganda Is Now...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/13

Ebola is one of those scourges where the mere mention of its name strikes fear: the virus, which kills about half of those it infects and gets passed on through body fluids, is notoriously hard to contain. Because of its long incubation period, healthy-looking people can spread the deadly disease for weeks before symptoms appear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:56

These Wind Patterns Explain Why California's...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/12

Editor’s note: This is a developing story about California’s Camp Fire, Hill Fire, and Woolsey Fire. We will update it as more information becomes available. In California three major fires—the Camp Fire in the north and Hill Fire and Woolsey Fire in the south—continue to rage on a scale the state has never seen before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:16

The Terrifying Science Behind California’s Massive...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/12

Editor’s note: This is a developing story about California’s Camp Fire, Hill Fire, and Woolsey Fire. We will update it as more information becomes available. At 6:30 Thursday morning, a wildfire of astounding proportions and speed broke out in Northern California. Dubbed the Camp Fire, it covered 11 miles in its first 11 hours of life. A mile an hour might not seem fast in human terms, but it’s an extreme rate of speed as far as fires are concerned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:51

Don’t Want to Fall for Fake News? Don’t Be Lazy

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/09

On Wednesday night, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders shared an altered video of a press briefing with Donald Trump, in which CNN reporter Jim Acosta's hand makes brief contact with the arm of a White House Intern. The clip is of low quality and edited to dramatize the original footage; it's presented out of context, without sound, at slow speed with a close-crop zoom, and contains additional frames that appear to emphasize Acosta's contact with the intern. Learn more about your ad

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8:54

A New Robot Tracks Sick Bees Wearing Tiny Coded...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/09

Science hasn’t been giving us a tremendous amount of good news these days. We’re speeding toward climate catastrophe, for one. We’ve screwed up the environment so badly, it’s hard to even call it an environment anymore. And that’s coming back to bite (or sting) us: Bee populations, which we rely on to pollinate our crops, are plummeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:34

Weed Wins on Election Day. So What Comes Next?

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/08

And so a few more dominoes fall. Michigan voted to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, while Utah and Missouri legalized it for medical use, according to projections made late Tuesday night. (A recreational measure in North Dakota failed, though medical cannabis remains legal there.) They join 31 other states that have already gone the medical route, and nine others that have gone fully recreational. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:16

THC! CBD! Terpenoids! Cannabis Science Is Getting Hairy

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/08

Today, cannabis continues its slow march toward nationwide decriminalization with voters deciding whether to allow recreational use in Michigan and North Dakota, and for medical purposes in Utah and Missouri. As states keep chipping away at federal prohibition, more consumers will gain access, sure—but so will more researchers who can more easily study this astonishingly complex and still mysterious plant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:56

New Satellites Will Use Radio Waves to Spy on Ships...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/07

When a company called HawkEye360 wanted to test its wares, it gave an employee a strange, deceptive task. While the worker stood in Virginia, he held the kind of transceiver that ships carry to broadcast their GPS locations. Usually such a signal would reveal his true position to a radio receiver, but he’d altered the broadcast to spoof his GPS position, making it seem like he was in fact off the coast of Maine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:08

The Key to a Long Life Has Little to Do With ‘Good...

Science, Spoken ·

2018/11/07

In 2013, Google cofounder and CEO Larry Page announced the formation of a new Alphabet entity dedicated to solving the pesky puzzle of mortality. Since then, the billion-dollar longevity lab known as Calico—short for California Life Company—has been trying to tease apart the fundamental biology of aging in the hopes of one day defeating death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:12

The Breakthrough Prizes Have Money, but They Need...

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2018/11/06

The Breakthrough Prizes are unlike anything else in science. Instead of the hum of lab equipment, there’s Orlando Bloom. Instead of donning lab coats, the scientists find themselves marching down a red carpet in their black-tie best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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