How past pandemics reinforced inequality, and millions of mysterious quakes beneath a volcano
Contributing Correspondent Lizzie Wade talks with host Sarah Crespi about the role of inequality in past pandemics. Evidence from medical records and cemeteries suggests diseases like the 1918 flu, sm...
14 Mai 202027min
Making antibodies to treat coronavirus, and why planting trees won’t save the planet
Staff writer Jon Cohen joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about using monoclonal antibodies to treat or prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2. Many companies and researchers are rushing to design and test this...
7 Mai 202025min
Blood test for multiple cancers studied in 10,000 women, and is our Sun boring?
Staff Writer Jocelyn Kaiser joins Sarah to talk about a recent Science paper describing the results of a large study on a blood test for multiple types of cancer. The trial’s results suggest such a bl...
30 Apr 202020min
From nose to toes—how coronavirus affects the body, and a quantum microscope that unlocks the magnetic secrets of very old rocks
Coronavirus affects far more than just the lungs, and doctors and researchers in the midst of the pandemic are trying to catalog—and understand—the virus’ impact on our bodies. Staff writer Meredith W...
23 Apr 202025min
How countries could recover from coronavirus, lessons from an ancient drought, and feeling tactile waves in the hand
Contributing Correspondent Kai Kupferschmidt talks with host Sarah Crespi about countries planning a comeback from a coronavirus crisis. What can they do once cases have slowed down to go back to some...
16 Apr 202035min
Does coronavirus spread through the air, and the biology of anorexia
On this week’s show, Staff Writer Robert Service talks with host Sarah Crespi about a new National Academy of Sciences report that suggests the novel coronavirus can go airborne, the evidence for this...
9 Apr 202026min
How COVID-19 disease models shape shutdowns, and detecting emotions in mice
On this week’s show, Contributing Correspondent Kai Kupferschmidt talks with host Sarah Crespi about modeling coronavirus spread and the role of forecasts in national lockdowns and other pandemic poli...
2 Apr 202031min
Why some diseases come and go with the seasons, and how to develop smarter, safer chemicals
On this week’s show, host Joel Goldberg gets an update on the coronavirus pandemic from Senior Correspondent Jon Cohen. In addition, Cohen gives a rundown of his latest feature, which highlights the r...
26 Mar 202031min
