Summary In this conversation, Jenny Chen explores the complex implications of ChatGPT on intelligence and education. She emphasizes the need for careful consideration of the technology's impact, particularly in academic settings, and discusses the broader context of a technological revolution that may have both positive and negative consequences. Takeaways Is ChatGPT making us dumb?This is a much more complicated question.ChatGPT is problematic, especially for students.We should consider...

Happy Halloween, Short Wavers! In today’s news round-up, we’ve got only treats. Hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong fill in NPR’s Ailsa Chang on a debate in spider web architecture, how the details shared in storytelling affect how you form memories and why more pixels may not translate to a better TV viewing experience.Have a science question? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at

Like haunted houses? Scientists do! That’s because they’re an excellent place to study how humans respond to – and even actively seek out – fear. In an immersive threat setting, as opposed to a carefully controlled lab, researchers can learn a lot about what scares people, why and how additional factors (like the presence of friends) might affect our experiences.So what have they learned? What determines a good scare versus a bad one? And what’s the evolutionary reason for all of this, anyway? In

In the face of floods, wildfires and other natural disasters, when should a community relocate to avoid potential harm? Listener Molly Magid asks that very question. Molly wanted to know how other communities have chosen the path of “managed retreat.” That’s the purposeful and coordinated movement of people and assets out of harm’s way. In today’s episode, Short Wave's Emily Kwong and Hannah Chinn explore cases from New York to Illinois and Alaska to see how successful relocation happens — and what

People may think of hair loss as a guy thing. But by some estimates, half of all women experience hair loss in their lifetime. And when your social media algorithm gets a whiff? Good. Luck. There are some solutions out there based in science, but not every remedy works for every person — or every type of hair loss. (Yes, there are different types. And the type you have matters!) So today, pharmaceuticals correspondent Sydney Lupkin guest hosts the show to talk about causes of hair loss and how to

This episode covers childhood obesity.Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/paediatrics/development/childhoodobesity/Questions can be found at https://members.zerotofinals.com/Books can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/books/The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

What is the musculovenous pump? How does it help lift all that blood from your legs back up to your heart when you're walking around? Let's talk about the veins and their valves, where they lie in the lower limbs and the deep fascia that surrounds them and the muscles.

In this episode, we’ll be exploring the work of Dr. Jesse Bump, whose research brings a historical and political economy lens to some of the most pressing challenges in global health. Drawing on history, social science, and policy analysis, Dr. Bump’s research spans local and global scales, offering insight into how societies understand and manage threats to public health. Learn more about Dr. Thirusha Naidu https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/directory/dr-thirusha-naidu

40% of all rheumatoid arthritis patients do not respond to any of the current drugs. Rob Armstrong, CEO of Artax Biopharma, aims to bring new hope for those patients who've been left without effective treatment options.

Dr Lindsey Sinclair narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher. In this blog, Lindsey reflects on the role of kindness in academia, questioning whether success and empathy can coexist. Drawing from personal experience as a psychiatrist and researcher, she shows how kindness, towards oneself and others, builds healthier teams, fosters trust, and strengthens research culture. From small gestures like a smile or a thank you to mentoring and supporting colleagues, her message is

In this episode, we’ll be exploring the work of Dr. Rashmi Kusurkar, a leading scholar in health professions education whose research centers on the question: how do we develop “students for life”? Her work exists at the intersection of motivation theory, equity, and professional identity, spanning borders, disciplines, and cultures — from advancing Self-Determination Theory in education to addressing access, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare training. Learn more about Dr. Thirusha Naidu...

Darshan explores a critical question for life sciences companies: is your medical affairs team truly independent from commercial—or are you just pretending? In this episode of KLF Deep Dive, Darshan highlights why organizational charts alone are not enough to satisfy regulators. He explains that regulators focus on conduct, process, and intent, not PowerPoint slides. Using the 2013 GlaxoSmithKline settlement as a cautionary example, he demonstrates how blurred lines between medical and commer...

Parasites have roamed the Earth for a long time. They were here before the dinosaurs: The oldest fossils are more than 500 million years old. Today on the show, Regina G. Barber speaks with paleontologists Karma Nanglu and Danielle de Carle about a mysterious fossil called the “Riddler,” and the oldest-ever leech fossil. They share stories of the enduring power of parasitism through the ages and why the clues to prehistoric mysteries may be tucked in a basement.Interested in more science behind rare

This episode covers growth charts.Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/paediatrics/development/growthcharts/Questions can be found at https://members.zerotofinals.com/Books can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/books/The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, and Scott Gustin, DVM, U.S. poultry technical leader, Elanco, discuss the importance of seasonal management programs.

In this QCast episode, Jullia and Tom demystify data validation in clinical data management — how a lean, risk-based approach safeguards data integrity and supports confident database lock, inspection readiness, and downstream SDTM and ADaM deliverables. Key TakeawaysPrioritise a lean Data Validation Plan that targets critical data, tunes top checks, controls changes and captures test evidence.Treat third-party data as first-class by standardising units and timestamps, validating imports and

Emily Spencer, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In her latest blog, Emily reflects on the daily challenges of combining academic life with motherhood. Balancing the demands of a PhD, a new role, and parenting a spirited toddler, she explores how parenthood shapes her time, focus, and opportunities. Emily offers a candid look at the realities of structure, guilt, and compromise in both home and work life, while acknowledging the quiet determination that keeps her moving

«کتاب ژنتیک مردگان» اثر ریچارد داوکینز، سفری است به ژرفای فرگشت و نقش ژن‌ها در تداوم حیات. داوکینز، که از مهم‌ترین چهره‌های زیست‌شناسی فرگشتی است، در این اثر دیدگاه ژن‌محور خود را گسترش می‌دهد و نشان می‌دهد ژن‌ها پس از مرگ فرد نیز به بقای خویش ادامه می‌دهند؛ زیرا ما تنها حاملان موقت اطلاعاتی هستیم که میلیون‌ها سال پیش آغاز شده‌اند. او با استعاره‌ی شاعرانه‌ی پالیمسیست — کاغذی که نوشته‌هایش پاک شده ولی رد قدیمی‌اش باقی مانده — ژن‌ها را توصیف می‌کند؛ میراثی از گذشته که در لایه‌های حیات امروز نیز...

We talk with Dr. Florian Krammer, the endowed Mount Sinai Professor of Vaccinology at the Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY and Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Science Communication and Pandemic Preparedness at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, who studies the B cell response in the context of natural infection to better understand how to design broadly protective and durable vaccines.

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, Dr. Raju Suresh Kumar discusses a novel, hands-on simulation designed to teach auditory physiology. By experiencing unilateral conductive hearing loss, students gain deeper insight into auditory masking and sound lateralization. This simple, cost-effective method enhances conceptual understanding and clinical skills, offering strong potential for integration into medical education.Enhancing auditory