Hosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani. Explore October 2026's equatorial skies as we have Saturn at opposition, Mercury at dusk, Orionid meteors, and the Moon's celestial encounters.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you

If you’ve been listening for a while, you might remember an episode we ran about two years ago where we dove deep into the use of low-titer O-positive whole blood in emergency resuscitation. At the time, the consensus in trauma care was leaning heavily "pro"—advocating for getting O-positive blood into bleeding patients fast, especially given the persistent and severe shortages of O-negative inventory. Fast forward to today, and the conversation around balancing immediate survival against

Not long after moving into a new apartment, she began noticing shadows moving through the hallway outside her bedroom.Soon, the room itself became uncomfortable. She constantly felt watched; the blankets seemed to move around her feet; disturbing dreams became a regular occurrence; and the lights refused to work properly, no matter how many times the landlord tried to fix them.Still, she kept sleeping there. Then one night, something woke her.There was a strange smell in the room, and when she

Why does life seem to favor one “hand” of molecules?Many molecules come in mirror-image forms called enantiomers—chemically similar, yet subtly different in the way they interact with the world. And life on Earth appears remarkably selective: proteins overwhelmingly use L-amino acids, while DNA and RNA use D-sugars.But how could chemistry go from a nearly perfect 50/50 mixture to overwhelmingly favoring one molecular “hand”?The breakthroughs behind the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry reveal a

🤗 Upvotes: 55 | cs.CV Authors: Jiyoung Kim, Paul Hyunbin Cho, Jisu Nam, Donghoon Lee, Hyunsung Go, Yeonkyeong Lee, Hansaem Kim, Seungryong Kim Title: GRACE: Generation-aware latent compression for efficient video generation Arxiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2610.10524v1 Abstract: Highly compressed video autoencoders offer an effective way to accelerate video diffusion models, as the

🤗 Upvotes: 51 | cs.CV Authors: Qiutong Chen, Yuchan Guo, Zhenlong Yuan, Haobo Yang, Fangfang Lin, Xinyi Long, Yin Wang, Zijian Song, Rui Lan, Shi Qiu, Boyuan Pan, Yang Luo, Yuyin Zhou Title: VepAgent: Bridging Causal-Transition via Tool-Augmented Reinforcement Learning for Video Event Prediction Arxiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2610.06293v1 Abstract: Multimodal Large Language Models

🤗 Upvotes: 46 | cs.CV Authors: Zihan Su, Junhao Zhuang, Yaowei Li, Siwen Lu, Haoran Li, Lingen Li, Haoyu Wu, Weiyang Jin, Songchun Zhang, Haoyang Huang, Chun Yuan, Zeyue Xue, Nan Duan Title: SGF+: Decoupling Gradient Flows for Autoregressive Video Generation Arxiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2610.10429v1 Abstract: Autoregressive video generation requires denoising the current frames

🤗 Upvotes: 43 | cs.RO Authors: Wenxuan Song, Jiayi Chen, Jingbo Wang, Shuai Zhou, Xicheng Gong, Zehua Fan, Ziyang Zhou, Junwu E, Haodong Yan, Fuhao Li, Qize Yu, Xu Huang, Pengwei Wang, Wen Chen, Shunbo Zhou, Haoang Li Title: UniWAM: Unified World-Action Model Arxiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2610.02054v2 Abstract: Vision-language-action models benefit from the understanding and

FRAGILE SUPPLY CHAINS, FOOD SHORTAGES, AND THE CASE FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY Is America's food supply one crisis away from collapse? On Rural Route, Trent Loos welcomes JC Cole from New Jersey to expose the fragile state of modern supply chains. JC compares today's risks to the Soviet Union's collapse…

In this episode of Gamebird University, James Callicutt and Mark McConnell catch up on fall habitat management for waterfowl and upland game birds. They discuss how timing, scale, and landscape context influence management decisions, from prescribed burning and fall disking to crop harvest, vegetation control, and water management.   The conversation covers habitat diversity, quail cover, food availability, waterfowl migration, and how birds respond to changing conditions across the landscape. James

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with author, artist and educator Geo Rutherford about her new book “Spooky Rivers: 25 Strange and Mysterious Rivers that Snake Across Our Planet.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Melissa Methven - a former flight attendant turned dental hygienist, widow, author, and breathwork facilitator - to discuss the hidden mental health crisis in dentistry. Melissa shares the story of her husband Scott, a beloved dentist in Wasilla, Alaska, who died by suicide in March 2022 after years of suppressing the pressures of the profession: student debt, perfectionism, emotional labor with patients, chronic pain, and escalating substance use

This chunky lizard is living proof that two heads are better than one. We discuss BTS (disambiguation), secret signals encoded in lizard tongues, accidentally flirting with the wrong end of your true love, "roommates," and so much more.Works Cited:“Why is the tongue of blue-tongued skinks blue? Reflectance of lingual surface and its consequences for visual perception by conspecifics and predators” - Andran Abramjan et al., The Science of Nature, August 2015“Following trails of partners in the

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George Noory and Dr. Brad Stuart explore his work investigating the dying process, how to differentiate between curing illnesses and finding healing when cures are no longer possible, and the importance of providing comfort and peace to a dying patient and their loved ones at the end of their lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, business owner and content creator Diego Footer talks about the small-scale farming model is more accessible and affordable to get into than others may think.   Subscribe for more content on sustainable farming, market farming tips, and business insights!   Get market farming tools, seeds, and supplies at Modern Grower. Follow Modern Grower:  Instagram  Instagram Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:  Carrot Cashflow  Farm Small Farm Smart  Farm Small Farm

Mike looks at the spread of 'fake proverbs', the supposedly original versions of popular sayings which are actually modern inventions. Meanwhile, Alice needs a new battery for her car and Marsh takes another call about an investment opportunity.You can find all the details on the European Skeptics Congress at escliverpool.org. Online tickets are still available for just £10.Sign up for the Skeptics with a K Patreon at https://patreon.com/skepticswithak, or to support Merseyside Skeptics as

New observations are challenging a long-standing idea about supermassive black holes. Data from thousands of galaxies suggest these giants may grow without violent mergers, using slower processes hidden within their host galaxies.Thank you for listening to Bedtime Astronomy — your guide to the cosmos. New episodes on space exploration, NASA missions & the latest astronomy breakthroughs.This episode includes AI-generated content.