Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
Recent Episodes
Measles outbreak, AI in warfare, sped-up global warming
9 Mar 2026
Michael Pollan explores consciousness, AI and the brain
6 Mar 2026
A tech journalist, some hot dogs and an AI hoax
4 Mar 2026
Women’s heart health, Artemis update, postbirthing vitamins for reindeer
2 Mar 2026
A teen, an algorithm and the race to stop poaching
27 Feb 2026
The science behind polyamory
25 Feb 2026
New dino, vaccine shake-ups, dirty air risks
23 Feb 2026
The surprising enigma of slippery ice
20 Feb 2026
Can AI keep Alzheimer’s patients safe at home?
18 Feb 2026
Trump’s climate rollback, this wild winter and ‘Penisgate’
16 Feb 2026
The evolutionary riddle of the kiss
13 Feb 2026
How Heated Rivalry nailed its Russian
11 Feb 2026
Rhythm babies, rocket delays, solar fireworks
9 Feb 2026
Psychiatry’s playbook is about to get torn up
6 Feb 2026
The curious case of the nonburpers
4 Feb 2026
A new AI tool to decode DNA, a medical marvel and a rebel lipstick vine
2 Feb 2026
The hidden genius behind nonreflective glass
30 Jan 2026
Want to smell more attractive? Try these foods
28 Jan 2026
A historic moon mission, AI that helps restore stroke patients’ voice and the oldest cave art ever found
26 Jan 2026
The quest for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA
23 Jan 2026
What is consciousness, really?
21 Jan 2026
EPA weakens air pollution rules, cancer survival soars, and NASA evacuates astronauts
19 Jan 2026
How Venezuela’s Heavy Crude Shapes Climate Risks
16 Jan 2026
The Great Seed Oil Panic
14 Jan 2026
Woodpeckers Rock the Lab, AI Steps Out of the Chat Box, and Flu Hits Hard
12 Jan 2026
Weighing the Good and Bad of Weight-Loss Drugs
9 Jan 2026
America’s Children Face a New Era of Health Risk
7 Jan 2026
How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
5 Jan 2026
ENCORE: Algorithmic Social Media Is Driving New Slang