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Tiny Matters

Science shapes every facet of our lives, but so much of its influence is overlooked or buried in the past. Tiny Matters is an award-winning science podcast about the small science of big things. From the microbes behind deadly diseases to the molecules informing our search for extraterrestrial life, hosts and former scientists Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti embrace the awe and messiness of science and its significance both today and in the past, asking questions like, "how was IVF

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00:14:09

[BONUS] The woman who mapped the Milky Way and a...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/12/31

The women who mapped the stars and an evolutionary showdown that includes poison and spikes.

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00:51:04

Sam’s brain-altering bacteria and Deboki’s polio...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/12/24

In this milestone 100th episode of Tiny Matters we take you on a personal journey into what first inspired our passion for science. Sam shares the story of her childhood struggle with germophobia and the brain-altering bacteria that kicked it off, likely causing a condition called PANDAS: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. PANDAS may have led to her OCD, but it also fueled Sam’s fascination with the microscopic world, germ theory, and the ways

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00:22:10

[BONUS] Bunny pregnancy tests and a dead salmon MRI:...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/12/17

An alarming old school pregnancy test and a dead salmon lighting up an MRI machine

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00:37:21

How life keeps time: Zeitgebers, hidden clocks, and...

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2025/12/10

How do organisms — from bacteria to sea anemones to humans — keep track of time?

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00:14:51

[BONUS] Polar bear fact vindication and vibrating...

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2025/12/03

Polar bears have black skin and insects often communicate using vibration.

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00:36:13

Dinner with King Tut: How experimental archaeologists...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/11/26

xperimental archaeology is changing our understanding of the past.

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00:15:04

[BONUS] Making magenta pennies and touching the sun:...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/11/19

Turning pennies all the colors of the rainbow and a NASA mission to touch the sun.

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00:33:19

What's eating the Titanic?

Tiny Matters ·

2025/11/12

The Titanic might be disappearing again, this time for good.

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00:33:34

[BONUS] 4 years of Tiny Matters?! How we started,...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/11/05

As we approach episode 100 of Tiny Matters, we wanted to talk about how it all got started nearly 4 years ago and where we are headed! How did Sam and Deboki become co-hosts? What have they learned about the types of stories and episodes they are drawn to? What happens if an interview goes poorly? What is the American Chemical Society (ACS)? How about Multitude? Will we get 100 MORE episodes of the show? And more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:30:10

New male contraceptives could be here soon. What took...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/10/29

If you’re a female and you want to use a contraceptive you have over 250 options, yet there are almost no male contraceptives. That could change soon.

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00:11:52

[BONUS] Why horseshoe crab blood is blue, HELLP...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/10/22

We discuss HELLP syndrome, why horseshoe crab blood is blue, and a one-electron bond between carbon atoms.

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00:27:29

Trade, tyranny, and untapped potential: The history...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/10/15

For thousands of years, the rise and fall of empires and the global economy were closely tied to something you might not expect: spices.

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00:16:08

[BONUS] Fluorescent milk, ‘liquid’ glass, and...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/10/08

We get to the bottom of if glass is a liquid or a solid, what makes milk fluorescent, and how scientists are trying to study gravitational waves.

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00:35:22

How stunning 19th century dyes led to today's drugs

Tiny Matters ·

2025/10/01

In 1856, an accident led to the very first synthetic dye, launching a scientific industry that is still bringing new drugs and dyes to market today.

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00:13:33

[BONUS] Wasp versus beetle and blood iron recycling:...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/09/24

Wasps get their day in the sun and we learn how most of our iron comes from broken down blood cells.

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00:28:55

What is de-extinction, really? Conservation,...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/09/17

Back in April, a company announced that they had brought dire wolves — ancient canines of Game of Thrones fame — back from extinction. But did they?

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00:14:36

[BONUS] Woolly mammoth mice and filtering...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/09/10

Cute woolly mammoth mice and research on the best way of removing microplastics from water.

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00:32:27

Zircon: How this tiny, ancient mineral is upending...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/09/03

How did the early Earth, over four billion years ago, evolve into the planet we know and love today? A tiny mineral may hold the key.

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00:12:10

[BONUS] Biodegradable super glue and a severe...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/08/27

We discuss a new biodegradable polymer that could be better than super glue and a severe greenhouse gas that can lower your voice.

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00:33:43

Babies and how they change our brains forever: We had...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/08/20

The technology that’s available during and after pregnancy has greatly advanced, but many a black box remains.

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