The Shark Whisperer - narrated by Floreana
Donald Nelson, the unflappable biologist, spear fisherman, and shark fanatic who inspired Richard Dreyfuss’ frenetic marine biologist in Jaws, was a lot more mellow than his on-screen counterpart. His...
28 Juni 20247min
The Moon Is Underrated - narrated by K.Flay
Musicians are a lot like the moon: they come out at night, they go through phases, and they often have rocky origins. The same is true of indie rocker K.Flay. K.Flay, born Kristine Flaherty, struggled...
21 Juni 20247min
Do We Have Free Will? Maybe It Doesn’t Matter - narrated by Ross Farrar
The punk band Cermony is best known for their constantly evolving sound, making dramatically different choices from album to album. “Just going into a room with the guys in Ceremony, we end up produci...
14 Juni 20248min
Creative AIs Depend on Creative Humans - narrated by Cadence Weapon
“Machine learning, dream merchant” That’s a line from Canadian electronic hip-hop artist Cadence Weapon’s song “My Computer” from his latest album ROLLERCOASTER. Cadence Weapon, also known as Rollie P...
7 Juni 20246min
Nature’s Invisibility Cloak - narrated by Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells
Deep beneath the sea a host of animals have evolved a most peculiar power—the power of invisibility. In his story, “Nature’s Invisibility Cloak,” Edwin Barkdoll explains why and how so many animals di...
24 Maj 202410min
How Much Carbon Can a Tree Really Store–narrated by Anna Mernieks of Beams
Anna Mernieks—frontwoman of the folk rock band Beams—put both her hypnotic voice and her Forest Conservation Science degree to good use reading Elena Kazamia’s story “How Much Carbon Can a Tree Really...
17 Maj 20246min
Clicking with Your Kin - narrated by EarthGang
Sometimes you just click. No one knows that better than childhood friends Olu and WowGr8 of the experimental hip hop duo EarthGang. That’s why they were the perfect choice to read Claudia Geib’s story...
9 Maj 20246min
We Were Born to Groove - narrated by Fat Tony
It’s not often that rap artists collaborate with scientists, but Houston-based rapper Fat Tony and music cognition researcher Henkjan Honing just dropped a track together. Honing, who studies what mak...
2 Maj 20244min
