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Each week on the Science Podcast, host Sarah Crespi delves into the latest scientific discoveries with researchers and news writers from around the globe.

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13 Apr 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Meagan Cantwell, Mike Price, Angela Saini

More precise radiocarbon dating, secrets of bear blood, and a new book series

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39:21

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6 Apr 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Jon Cohen

Why not vaccinate chickens against avian flu, and new form of reproduction found in yellow crazy ants

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29:02

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Maya building with podcast overlay

30 Mar 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Lizzie Wade

How the Maya thought about the ancient ruins in their midst, and the science of Braille

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27:06

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Itturalde crater in Boliva with podcast overlay

23 Mar 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Paul Voosen

New worries about Earth’s asteroid risk, and harnessing plants’ chemical factories

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24:44

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Maat Mons volcano on Venus with podcast symbol overlay

16 Mar 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Paul Voosen

An active volcano on Venus, and a concerning rise in early onset colon cancer

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21:24

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Global sea surface currents and temperature with podcast symbol overlay

9 Mar 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Kevin McLean, David Grimm

Compassion fatigue in those who care for lab animals, and straightening out ocean conveyor belts

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38:49

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2 Mar 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Rodrigo Pérez Ortega

Battling bias in medicine, and how dolphins use vocal fry

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28:47

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23 Feb 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Kevin McLean, Adrian Cho

Shrinking MRI machines, and the smell of tsetse fly love

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32:29

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16 Feb 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Eric Hand

Earth’s hidden hydrogen, and a trip to Uranus

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27:25

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Underwater photo of mako shark with podcast symbol overlay

9 Feb 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Warren Cornwall, Meagan Cantwell

Using sharks to study ocean oxygen, and what ancient minerals teach us about early Earth

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29:32

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2 Feb 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Andrew Curry, Michael Price

Visiting a mummy factory, and improving the IQ of … toilets

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26:13

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26 Jan 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Kevin McLean, Jack Tamisiea

Wolves hunting otters, and chemical weathering in a warming world

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23:16

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19 Jan 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Cathleen O’Grady, Kevin McLean

Bad stats overturn ‘medical murders,’ and linking allergies with climate change

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36:47

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12 Jan 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Kevin McLean, Jennifer Sills, Zack Savitsky

Peering beyond the haze of alien worlds, and how failures help us make new discoveries

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31:09

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5 Jan 2023

By

Sarah Crespi, Kevin McLean, Sofia Moutinho

A controversial dam unites Indigenous people and scientists, and transplanting mitochondria to treat rare diseases

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24:04

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22 Dec 2022

By

Sarah Crespi, David Grimm

Year in review: Best of online news, and podcast highlights

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30:20

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15 Dec 2022

By

Sarah Crespi, Meagan Cantwell, Greg Miller, Valerie Thompson

Breakthrough of the Year, and the best in science books

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29:32

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8 Dec 2022

By

Sarah Crespi, Richard Stone, Kevin McLean, Holden Thorp, Ph.D.

The state of science in Ukraine, and a conversation with Anthony Fauci

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33:12

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1 Dec 2022

By

Sarah Crespi, Meagan Cantwell, Andrew Curry

A genetic history of Europe’s Jews, and measuring magma under a supervolcano

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26:18

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24 Nov 2022

By

Sarah Crespi, Matthew Hutson

Artificial intelligence takes on diplomacy, and how much water do we really need?

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24:16

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