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A Moment of Science

Indiana Public Media

A Moment of Science is a daily audio podcast, public radio program and video series providing the scientific story behind some of life"s most perplexing mysteries.

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Crunchy, Indigestible Goodness

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2026/01/13

D:Today's Moment of Science is coming to you from our local grocery store.Y:What better place to learn about food science and do the weekly shopping at the same time?D:Here we are at the cereal aisle . . . oh good, they have my favorite. Y:Toasted Fiber Puffs? [BEAT] Sounds delicious.D:You may scoff, Yael, but they're not bad. And more importantly, Fiber Puffs are a great source of fiber.Y:I kind of guessed that. But tell me something: what's so great about fiber? D:Well, fiber is good

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Safe Sex for Moths

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2026/01/09

Safe Sex for Moths

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Memory and Reasoning

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2026/01/07

D:You might think that knowledge and memory go hand in hand. Y:Sure.D:Mostly you're correct. However, in some cases, knowledge can actually hurt one's ability to remember. Y:You mean a person's memory can be so filled up with knowledge that there isn't room for more?D:No. But our knowledge can make us too quick to dismiss details that we don't consider important. And so we don't remember them. Let me give you an example. See this photograph of a cat?Y:I see it.D:This cat has beta cells in

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Otoacoustic Emissions

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2026/01/05

Y:Stop that Don...why'd you put that microphone right next to my ear?D:I was trying to record your otoacoustic emissions.Y:My oto..what emissions?D:Your otoacoustic emissions. Noises that your ears generate and emit.Y:You mean my ear gives off noises?D:That's exactly right. When you hear a tone or noise, the noise waves are transmitted to a part of your inner ear called the cochlea. These noises stimulate hair cells in the inner part of the cochlea that send electrical signals to your brain

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Urban vs. Rural Birds

A Moment of Science ·

2026/01/02

When the world admired the boldness and tenacity of Pizza Rat, a rat that went viral after it was filmed dragging a giant slice of pizza down the stairs of a New York City subway station, we implicitly acknowledged that there’s something special about the animals that share our cities. Scientists had guesses about what that something was—perhaps it had to do with their problem-solving abilities or their fearlessness of people—but they wanted to put it to the test. A team captured

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Flatline? Shockingly, No.

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2026/01/01

D:Hey Yael, do you have...Y:Shh! I'm watching my favorite medical drama, "Very Attractive Doctors."D:Sorry. What's going on?Y:A terrible accident victim was just brought into the ER. Oh no, she's flatlining! Quick, grab those paddle things and shock her!D:Wrong move.Y:Whaddya mean? See, Dr. Smith is trying to shock her back to life. Flat line! Clear! Zap!D:That may be how it's done on TV, but not in real life. See, those paddles, which are part of a machine called a defibrillator,

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Chimps Drink Alcohol, Too

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2025/12/31

Is there an evolutionary reason that people (and chimps) like to drink alcohol?

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Why Do We Need to Sleep?

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2025/12/30

Research into the purpose of sleeping has revealed functions of the brain’s waste system.

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Nothing New under the Sun

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/29

Did you know that concentrated solar power has been around since the 1860’s?

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Some Penguins Love Climate Change

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/26

Climate change is devasting, but some animals enjoy the temporary benefits.

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That’s No Snowman—It’s a Crab!

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/25

While the abominable snowman doesn’t exist, we do have the next best thing: the yeti crab!

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Healthier to Give Than to Receive

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/24

If the purpose of evolution is to pass along our genes, then how do we explain the human capacity to help people not related to us?

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How Do Whales Learn Music?

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/23

For decades we have known that male humpback whales create intricate songs – but how do they learn these songs?

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The Lingering Ice Age

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/22

Using data from satellites that measure the earth's gravitational field, scientists noticed small changes in gravity over Canada. What's causing these changes?

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Only Three Percent of Earth's Land is Intact

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/19

Rich natural ecosystems a complex tangle of ecological relationships. How has human activity changed these ecosystems in the past 500 years?

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Contagious Cognitive Vulnerability

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/18

When you're in a stressful situation, do you react positively or negatively? The answer may depend in part on whom you're around.

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When Experiments Fail to Replicate

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2025/12/17

The results of any scientific study should be reproducible, right? So, what happens when the results of a study don’t replicate?

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Pirate Perch

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/16

These predatory fish are as ruthless as any pirate sailing the seven seas. They were even abandoned by the aquarium market when they were found to eat all their tank mates.

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Imagining and Seeing

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/15

Neuroscientists have made important discoveries about imagination as an unexpected bonus from studying the parts of the cerebral cortex involved in vision.

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Electrical Near death Experience

A Moment of Science ·

2025/12/12

Near death experiences often involve things like seeing a bright white light, or floating out of your body. Is there a scientific explanation for these phenomena?

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