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Bonus: From our friends at MASTERPIECE Studio from 2021-12-09T20:00
We wanted to share this first episode of a thrilling three-part documentary miniseries from our friends at MASTERPIECE: Making MASTERPIECE, which tells the whole story of how a scrappy group of ...
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The Big Bang: started from inflation, now we’re here from 2021-12-02T20:00
For tens of thousands of years, humans have pondered eternal questions like “How does our world even exist?” and “Where did we come from?” Now, more than ever, scientists are finding answers wit...
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Black holes: to the event horizon and beyond from 2021-11-25T20:00
Black holes: they’re dense, elusive, light-absorbing pockets of spacetime that are critical to our understanding of the universe. But black holes are difficult to peer into, so there’s a lot sci...
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The hitchhiker’s guide to exoplanets and alien life from 2021-11-18T20:00
If television shows and movies are any indication, we humans spend a lot of our time subconsciously preparing for UFOs carrying maleficent aliens to descend on Earth. But should we rush to creat...
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How to make a Milky Way: the ultimate galactic recipe from 2021-11-11T20:00
When our ancestors looked up into the night sky, they too saw a great, glimmering band of light splitting the darkness. In Southeast Asia, people called it “the Silver River.” In Southern Africa...
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Fusion: Can we recreate the renewable power of stars down on Earth? from 2021-11-04T19:00
The process that powers our sun was still a mystery about 100 years ago. Bit by bit, scientists have worked out that the fusion of hydrogen at a star’s core can generate enough power to keep it ...
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This is NOVA Now Universe Revealed from 2021-10-29T10:00
This is NOVA Now Universe Revealed, hosted by Alok Patel, a physician, science communicator, and somewhat of a space nerd. In this special 5-part podcast series, blast off with us to explore ali...
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Would you eat insects to help the planet? from 2021-10-28T19:00
You may think of insects as creepy-crawly pests. But for at least 2 billion people on the planet, they’re a source of nourishment. Entomophagy, the practice of eating insects, has been around fo...
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Cryptocurrency: the future of money in a digital world? from 2021-10-14T19:00
The internet revolutionized how we communicate and exchange information. Now, it’s causing the ways in which we invest and spend money to change, laying the foundation for cryptocurrency. How th...
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Cannabis: Discovering its effects on the body and brain from 2021-09-30T19:00
The cannabis industry has flowered into a billion-dollar industry in the last decade. Now, cannabis is easier than ever to legally access for medical or recreational use in the majority of U.S. ...
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The case of hurricanes and climate change from 2021-09-16T19:00
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is half-way through and, like 2020, is expected to be another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season as estimated by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. As of Se...
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Back to school during a pandemic: experts weigh in from 2021-09-02T19:00
Back-to-school jitters are in the air as many schools across the U.S. welcome students back to in-person learning for the 2021 to 2022 school year. But, after more than a year of pandemic-relate...
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Electric vehicles: infrastructural needs and environmental effects from 2021-08-19T19:00
Gasoline-powered passenger cars account for about 17% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Earlier this month, President Biden signed an executive order setting a goal that by 2030, half of all c...
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Covid Vaccines&Variants: What will it take to get out of this pandemic? from 2021-08-05T19:00
With the emergence of new variants of the coronavirus, including Delta, COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly across much of the world. In most U.S. states, a surge in cases is reigniting conve...
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The science of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena from 2021-07-22T19:00
Ever spotted a strange object in the sky? According to a recent report released by the U.S. government, nearly 150 aerial objects observed between 2004 and 2021 remain unidentified—with the exce...
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Using technology to cope with drought from 2021-07-08T19:00
As temperatures continue to rise this summer, the U.S. is experiencing increasingly worse drought conditions with more than 93% of land in seven Western states affected. Though this decades-long...
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The science of exercise—and getting back in the game from 2021-06-24T19:00
Hey folks, it’s been a minute. But now we’re back and breaking down the science behind the headlines. This week, we’re stretching it out and exploring the science of exercise and—after more than...
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NOVA Now Returns! from 2021-06-17T19:00
NOVA Now is back! Join host Alok Patel for another season of new insights into the most pressing issues that are impacting our lives right now. From the PBS science series NOVA, this is a biweek...
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Bonus! From our friends at AirSpace: Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs from 2021-01-21T18:00
AirSpace from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is a podcast that helps you discover news, entertainment, and inspiration in the sky. In other words, we tell aspirational ...
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The science of positive motivation for the New Year from 2020-12-31T18:00
2020 is finally over. After the coronavirus pandemic and everything else the year's thrown our way, it's time to dust ourselves off and get ready for 2021. To do that, we need positive motivatio...
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How the future of satellites might affect life on Earth from 2020-12-17T18:00
In 2020, the world celebrated two decades of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As an orbiting laboratory that has provided astronauts with a view of Earth f...
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Covid vaccines are coming: What’s inside, and how and when you’ll get one from 2020-12-03T18:00
Pending FDA approval, safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines could reach the first wave of Americans in a matter of weeks. Manufacturers of leading vaccine candidates are releasing promising resul...
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The future of food from 2020-11-19T18:00
Chew on this: Thanksgiving is around the corner and November is Native American Heritage Month. In honor of celebrating nature’s bounty, Host Alok Patel considers the past, present, and future o...
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The statistical science behind polling from 2020-11-02T22:11:23
With so much uncertainty on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, one place we look for clarity is in the numbers. Pollsters learned valuable lessons from the 2016 election results that the...
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The science of fear from 2020-10-22T17:00
In a year that’s felt like a never-ending horror movie, some might actually find relief in watching thrillers on-screen this Halloween. But why is it that some people love all things spooky on s...
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Science in the courtroom from 2020-10-08T17:00
With confirmation hearings set to begin for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to join the Supreme Court, we ask the question that senators probably won’t: Do judges also need to be scientists? Science may...
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Rising health risks from West Coast wildfires from 2020-09-24T17:00
It's wildfire season—and something about this year is especially sinister. West Coasters experienced days of hazy orange skies in early September as a result of the burning wildfires. As COVID-1...
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COVID meets CRISPR from 2020-09-10T17:00
Many agree that we need a fast, accurate, and easy COVID-19 test—yet none of the commonly used diagnostic technologies have been able to meet that need. Enter CRISPR, a gene-editing tool that ca...
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The hidden science of mail-in voting from 2020-08-27T17:00
With a presidential election rapidly approaching and no indication that the COVID-19 pandemic is going anywhere, a record number of people will likely vote by mail. But what happens when we send...
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Welcome to NOVA Now from 2020-08-13T19:00
Now is the time to go beyond the headlines and understand the science behind the most pressing questions of our time. From the PBS science series NOVA, a biweekly podcast separating fact from fi...
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