The Blunt Truth About Weed
It’s a 4/20 special! The head of one of the few labs doing placebo-controlled research on cannabis joins us to blow up everything you thought you knew about weed withdrawal, medical marijuana, the mun...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Gets Students to Camp Skyhook
The basketball legend is teaching kids from all over Los Angeles a different kind of hook-then-look shot. He wants students to get hooked on science, then come to camp and observe their environment bo...
15 Huhti 202135min
Coronavirus: Do Cry Over Spillovers
The head veterinarian of the Wildlife Conservation Society explains how animals infect humans — and vice versa.
13 Huhti 202125min
“Meat” the Man Who Wants to Destroy the Beef Industry
The food industry is a wasteland for innovation, or so says Pat Brown. The founder of Impossible Foods explains how animal agriculture wrecks our environment, how chemistry can trick our taste buds, a...
8 Huhti 202147min
What Do You Need to Hunt for Life on Mars? Perseverance!
A leader of NASA's Mars Perseverance rover team explains what we've learned about the red planet since the rover landed and lays out the mission to find — and return — evidence of life. Plus, acronyms...
1 Huhti 202143min
The Science of Smell: New Cars, Old People, and the Stink of the Moon
Harold McGee changed the culinary world in the ’80s with his book on the science of cooking. His new book moves up the face to the nose, breaking down the molecules that make up all the smells around ...
25 Maalis 202147min
SOS: Save Our Sperm
The chemicals we rely on for practically everything are slowly threatening our health, happiness, and the future of our species. Dr. Shanna Swan walks us through the evidence.
18 Maalis 202151min
