Science Vs

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 03:18:00 -0000

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Healthcare workers across the U.S. are saying they don’t have enough protective gear to keep them ...

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:59:00 -0000

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As Covid-19 cases rise in the U.S., healthcare workers are already struggling to keep up. In a diffe...

Mon, 16 Mar

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The coronavirus pandemic is here, and in the U.S., this is starting to get very real. We talk to peo...

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:34:20 -0000

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Science Vs is back March 19th. Fact you next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

Wed, 04 Mar

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The new coronavirus continues to spread around the world, and it’s already killed several people i...

Fri, 31 Jan

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A new virus showed up in China late last year, and it’s making its way to other countries too. So ...

Fri, 20 Dec

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This week — asteroids. Could a space rock really slam into us and destroy the world? And if we did...

Fri, 13 Dec

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American healthcare has big problems. Some say the solution is Medicare For All: one government plan...

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:05:00 -0000

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On today’s show, three f-ant-astic stories of survival, friendship and courage about some of the m...

Fri, 22 Nov

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It’s been five years since the high profile shootings of several unarmed black teenagers and men l...

Fri, 15 Nov

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A group of teenagers and college kids were fed up with the lousy healthcare in their neighborhood. S...

Fri, 08 Nov

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Not sleeping enough turning you into a monster? Cutting-edge science helps us understand why. And we...

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:57:00 -0000

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How should we feel about 5G? Is it a breakthrough technology that will revolutionize our world, or i...

Fri, 25 Oct

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Vaping is all the rage in the U.S., but young people are turning up at hospitals barely able to brea...

Fri, 11 Oct

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If a pandemic ripped across the world, how bad would it really get? You’ve heard the horror storie...

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:30:00 -0000

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We’ve all been dumped, but some of us have felt physically sick from a heartbreak -- sometimes rea...

Fri, 27 Sep

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America’s favorite pastime seems to be plagued by tragedy. Former NFL players have come forward to...

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:00:00 -0000

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Lots of people hit the gym to shed unwanted pounds, but they don’t always see results on the scale...

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:25:00 -0000

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Science Vs is back September 19th. Fact you next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 21:33:00 -0000

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Why are there so many new, weird dinosaurs? Friend of the show Joel Werner goes down the rabbit hole...

Fri, 14 Jun

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Are sharks the super-predators we think they are? Or have we been baited with great white lies? To f...

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:06:00 -0000

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When President Garfield was shot by an assassin in 1881, the best and brightest in medicine and scie...

Thu, 30 May 2019 22:56:00 -0000

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Peanut allergy in children has been on the rise since the 1990s. What’s to blame? We find a clue i...

Thu, 23 May 2019 23:42:00 -0000

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Before Roe v. Wade, there were thousands of illegal abortions in the U.S. every year. Some of these ...

Thu, 09 May 2019 23:55:00 -0000

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Could fake medicine actually take away your pain or treat a disease? We dig into the science of plac...

Thu, 02 May 2019 10:00:00 -0000

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Autism, seizures, and overloaded immune systems - could these really be side effects of vaccines? Fr...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:53:00 -0000

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We’re often told to have kids quickly, before our biological clock strikes and we fall off the fer...

Fri, 19 Apr

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For decades, we've heard that race is a social and cultural idea — not scientific. But with the ch...

Fri, 12 Apr

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Millions of people are sending off their DNA to companies like Ancestry.com and 23andme to find out ...

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 09:50:00 -0000

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Can petting Fluffy or Fido help with anxiety on planes? Or are emotional support animals a load of c...

Fri, 29 Mar

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Fasting diets are all the rage right now and health-fluencers claim it can help you lose weight, liv...

Fri, 22 Mar

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During a golden age for scientific progress, a group of scientists were given free rein to do whatev...

Fri, 15 Mar

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For decades we’ve been told that having a glass or two of wine is good for you. But recently there...

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 18:40:00 -0000

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Season 6 is on it's way, fellow nerds! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 23:55:00 -0000

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A dead body turns up with a stolen identity. This week, we tell the story of how a grandmother track...

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 23:04:00 -0000

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Recently we’ve been hearing a lot about transgender identity. That made us wonder… what makes us...

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:40:00 -0000

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Before WikiLeaks, there was the Wank Worm. In this week’s episode, we tell you the story of how Au...

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 23:26:00 -0000

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Is it possible that the pyramids were built with a helping hand... from aliens? If not, how on Earth...

Wed, 21 Nov

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The 7 Minute Workout is all the rage, but can working out for just 7 minutes really do anything? To ...

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:00:00 -0000

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CBD mania is in full swing and people are using it for just about anything, but what is this chemica...

Fri, 02 Nov

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In the final installment of our election series, we tackle immigration: the #1 concern of Americans ...

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:30:00 -0000

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Recently we've been warned that climate change is scarier than ever -- and that we are to blame. Yet...

Wed, 31 Oct

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The battle over abortion is fast becoming one of the key issues of the midterm election. And in this...

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 05:30:00 -0000

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After 11 people were shot and killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend, mass shootings are ...

Fri, 26 Oct

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Online dating can feel like drudgery… can science help you game the system? And do those matching ...

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 22:06:00 -0000

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It’s 1849, and a gruesome murder has just happened at Harvard. As body parts turn up, the science ...

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 21:25:00 -0000

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You’ve probably heard that gentrification changes neighborhoods for the worse: first come the hips...

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:53:00 -0000

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Moooove over, dairy milk: the alternative milk craze is here. But are they more than just a frothy f...

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 22:27:00 -0000

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Do vegans have a right to be so smug? This week we find out whether it really is better for the envi...

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:32:00 -0000

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Essential Oils - and their claims - are huge right now. But is it all hype, or is there something sp...

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:29:00 -0000

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We’re back! This week we tackle the War on Straws and how worried we should be about all the plast...

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:11:00 -0000

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Season Five of Science Vs will be in your ears next Thursday. This season we're covering plastic str...

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:34:14 -0000

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We'll be back in your ears with season 5 of Science Vs in the Fall... but in the meantime, new liste...

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:57:00 -0000

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What makes a serial killer? What drives them to kill again and again? To find out the truth about th...

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 23:27:00 -0000

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Could aliens actually exist? Is there any chance they’ve visited Earth already? What really happen...

Fri, 15 Jun

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This week, we’re entering the Lyme Wars. We’re asking: what is Lyme disease? How do you get it? ...

Thu, 31 May 2018 21:50:00 -0000

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This week, we’re entering the foreskin firestorm. We’re asking: what are the risks of circumcisi...

Fri, 25 May

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This week, how one of the worst ideas in science got a big push from a bad study… and intellectual...

Thu, 17 May 2018 21:33:00 -0000

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We have this idea that polar bears are teetering on the brink of extinction. But the story isn’t t...

Thu, 03 May 2018 22:21:00 -0000

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This week, something different. We speak to astronaut Scott Kelly, who went up to space a man and ca...

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 22:55:00 -0000

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People who love the ketogenic diet swear it boosts their brainpower, melts their fat, and makes them...

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 23:38:00 -0000

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Nine countries, including North Korea, have nuclear weapons. What would happen if a nuclear bomb was...

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 21:56:00 -0000

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Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey are said to have it. You probably have a friend who says they have...

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:33:00 -0000

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America’s got an opioid problem. So where do we go from here? What can actually help people strug...

Fri, 23 Mar

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More people in the U.S. died from opioids in 2016 than the peak year of the AIDS epidemic. So how di...

Fri, 16 Mar

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We'll be in your ears with new episodes next week - Thursday March 22nd. Learn more about your ad ch...

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:26:00 -0000

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We’ve always been told to get off the couch and stop eating junk food if you want to lose weight -...

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 18:28:00 -0000

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Can they help with back pain or anything else? We talk to chiropractor Carl Cleveland III, physical ...

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:36:00 -0000

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Everyone’s got a myth or two about birth control they want cleared up. Like... is 'pulling out' AK...

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:18:00 -0000

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Molly, Ecstasy, MDMA... whatever you want to call it, it's all the same thing. This week, we’re tu...

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:58:00 -0000

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So... you’re losing your hair. Is there anything that can be done about it? And are the treatments...

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:40:00 -0000

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What is killing the bees? And will we have enough food to eat if the bee-pocalypse becomes worse? We...

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:18:00 -0000

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Americans spend billions of dollars on vitamins and supplements, but are they worth it? We look at t...

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:38:00 -0000

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All over the world people report sightings of big, hairy, human-like beasts, so could Bigfoot really...

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:27:00 -0000

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We need to ditch fossil fuels. Can America go 100% renewable by 2050? Does the technology already ex...

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:25:00 -0000

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Last week we explored the science behind vaccine safety. This week we try to understand where these ...

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:53:00 -0000

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Autism, seizures, and overloaded immune systems. Could these really be side effects of vaccines? Thi...

Thu, 07 Sep 2017 14:56:00 -0000

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Juice cleanses, fancy foods, sweat, charcoal, and colonics-- is there a scientifically proven way to...

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:00:00 -0000

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Science Vs is back in your ears next week! This season we're going to dissect the science behind det...

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 21:19:00 -0000

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Low calorie, no calorie and so sweet. Artificial sweeteners just seem too good to be true. Is there ...

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:50:00 -0000

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Fukushima. Chernobyl. Three Mile Island. There’s been some big nuclear accidents over the past few...

Thu, 25 May 2017 15:08:00 -0000

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Silicon Valley CEOs, Tibetan monks, and crunchy hippies alike describe meditation as blissful and li...

Thu, 11 May 2017 15:23:00 -0000

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What is love? With half of first time American marriages ending in divorce by the 20th anniversary, ...

Thu, 04 May 2017 15:00:00 -0000

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Are chocolate, coffee and red wine actually good for us? Reading the news it seems that one day they...

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:49:00 -0000

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Abortion is so taboo. People don’t talk about abortions they’ve had. Doctors don’t talk about ...

Mon, 17 Apr

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Science Vs peels back the label on GM foods to find out whether they’re safe to eat and what impac...

Thu, 06 Apr 2017 15:07:00 -0000

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Why do four out of five dentists recommend Colgate? How many Americans really approve of Trump? This...

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:07:00 -0000

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One third of Americans believe in ghosts, and one fifth have had a personal encounter. We go to a ha...

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:54:00 -0000

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Less than half of Americans think climate change is caused by humans, but scientists are sure about ...

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:01:00 -0000

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Trying to get rid of acne can feel like a science experiment with your face -- so we get to the bott...

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:00:00 -0000

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We head to a farm in Alabama to find out what happened after thousands of immigrants left the state....

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:13:00 -0000

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We’ve read the studies. We’ve spoken to the experts. And now it’s time for facts. There is no ...

Fri, 28 Oct

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There’s an intriguing body of research that suggests the power of antidepressants doesn’t come f...

Fri, 21 Oct

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In these cases, emerging DNA evidence and the smell of death (yes, really) pushed the boundaries of ...

Fri, 07 Oct

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There are a slew of scientific techniques that forensic experts use to solve crimes. But how reliabl...

Fri, 30 Sep

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Since 2015 there have been Zika outbreaks reported in sixty countries. So, where did Zika come from?...

Fri, 23 Sep

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This week, we explore the science of hypnosis, and take Science Vs to the edge of consciousness. In ...

Fri, 02 Sep

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Join us on a hunt for the elusive G-spot. Our guides: Prof. Beverly Whipple, who introduced America ...

Fri, 26 Aug

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People are going bonkers for organic, but what are you really getting when you buy them? Better tast...

Fri, 12 Aug

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In last week’s episode, we learned that around 30,000 Americans die each year from guns. This week...