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Tiny Matters

Science shapes every part of our lives, but so much of its influence is overlooked or buried in the past. Tiny Matters is an award-winning podcast about tiny things — from molecules to microbes — that have a big and often surprising impact on society. From deadly diseases to forensic toxicology to the search for extraterrestrial life, hosts and former scientists Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti embrace the awe and messiness of science and its place in history and today, and how it could

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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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00:13:26

[BONUS] Birds breathing with their butts and reducing...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/08/13

Birds use their butts to breathe and food waste contributes to approximately 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions every year.

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00:27:54

How domesticated is a domestic cat? From the wild to...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/08/06

How did cats go from the wild to being immortalized on tomb wall paintings and lounging in living rooms? And just how domestic is a domestic cat?

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00:16:19

[BONUS] Diamond rain on Saturn (maybe) and UV rays...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/07/30

We tackle if it actually rains diamonds on Saturn and how UV light can break down dyes in plastic.

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00:26:00

The strange science and history of quantum computing...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/07/23

Forty-four years ago Richard Feynman proposed a whole new technology that could simulate physics with computers: quantum computing.

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00:13:04

[BONUS] Squirrel pox and did tin buttons cause the...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/07/16

We cover squirrel pox and assess the possibility that Napoleon's army lost the Battle of Waterloo because of disintegrating tin buttons.

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00:35:16

Making labs safer: A heavy metal poisoning, a deadly...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/07/09

These horrific laboratory accidents inspired changes that have likely saved the lives of many scientists and workers since.

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00:15:55

[BONUS] Fetuses ‘listening’ to different languages...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/07/02

Climate change may impact the effectiveness of mental health medications and fetal heart rates can change based on ‘hearing’ different languages.

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00:26:54

How NASA scientists are monitoring and predicting...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/06/25

We traveled to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and spoke with two of their scientists who study fires from space.

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00:17:03

[BONUS] The FDA’s ban of Red Dye No. 3 and the...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/06/18

The FDA’s ban of Red Dye No. 3 and the fascinating science behind clearing winter roads.

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00:35:49

How a Mars mission from the 1970s shaped the search...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/06/11

The Viking missions in the 1970s and 80s helped researchers figure out what we can be doing better to find signs of life beyond Earth.

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00:17:51

[BONUS] Babies leaving cells behind in mom and...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/06/04

We talk about the Big Bang and how cells transferred between baby and mom can be replaced by new fetal cells from a second pregnancy.

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00:26:00

Ozempic: The science behind this blockbuster drug and...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/05/28

What is the science behind weight loss “wonder drugs” like Ozempic, and what are the risks?

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00:12:50

[BONUS] Marfan syndrome and plant pathogens eating...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/05/21

We cover Marfan syndrome and pathogens that eat — or infiltrate! — plant DNA.

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00:36:32

How a little-known vaccine project and decades of HIV...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/05/14

Not many people know that before SARS-CoV-2, there was already a project underway in the U.S. to create a vaccine for a looming coronavirus.

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