Science! Tell me what to eat!
Figuring out the perfect healthy diet remains stubbornly out of reach. Our friends at Gastropod ask: Why? Guests: Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, co-hosts of Gastropod For show transcripts, go to...
14 Juli 202558min
A magical world at the ocean’s edge
In coastal California, researchers grapple with potentially losing a landscape they love. Guests: Rebecca Johnson, Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Community Science at the California Acad...
2 Juli 202536min
Ruff translation
We love our pets. And think we understand them. Are we fooling ourselves? Guests: Alexandra Horowitz, dog cognition researcher at Barnard College; Holly Molinaro, animal welfare scientist; Jar...
30 Juni 202531min
Sick of “morning” sickness
If pregnant people need to eat for two, why do so many of us puke morning, noon, and night? Guests: Marlena Fejzo, Ph.D., geneticist, and Research Director at the HER Foundation. For show transc...
25 Juni 202531min
Your bug roommates
Our houses are homes to hidden worlds of bugs. And the more ecologists explore those worlds, the more they realize that some of our creepy, crawly housemates actually have a lot to teach us. (First pu...
23 Juni 202526min
Why I left the NIH
Francis Collins oversaw some of the most revolutionary science of the last few decades at the National Institutes of Health. A few months ago, he suddenly resigned. One of America's foremost scientis...
18 Juni 202538min
Mostly dead is slightly alive
When bringing people to the edge of death is your day job. Guest: Adam Richman, perfusionist at the Mayo Clinic and Unexplainable listener. For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtransc...
16 Juni 202518min
We don't understand yogurt
Many physicists dream of coming up with a unified theory of the universe. Rae Robertson-Anderson dreams of understanding ranch dressing, shampoo, and scrambled eggs. Guests: Rae Robertson-Anderson,...
11 Juni 202518min
