Parhaat Remapping Debate Podcastit (2024)

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Saving wildlife with AI, and randomized trials go remote 32:02

7d ago32:02

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First up this week on the show, uncounted kilometers of fences are strung across the globe. Researchers know they interfere with wildlife migrations and sometimes make finding food and safety difficult for animals. But they don’t know where all these fences are. Freelancer science journalist Christine Peterson joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss how…

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The origins of the dino-killing asteroid, and remapping the scientific enterprise 28:55

14d ago28:55

28:55

First up this week, Deputy News Editors Elizabeth Culotta and Shraddha Chakradhar join host Sarah Crespi to talk about the launch of a new series highlighting the latest in postcolonial science. They cover how researchers around the world, but especially in the Global South, are reckoning with colonial legacies and what is in store for the rest of …

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The humidity vs. heat debate, and studying the lifetime impacts of famine 28:57

21d ago28:57

28:57

Researchers debate if humidity makes heat more deadly, and finding excess diabetes cases in Ukrainian people that were born right after the 1930s famine First up this week, which is worse: the heat or the humidity? Staff writer Meredith Wadman joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about conflicting reports on the risk of increased mortality when humidity…

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Iron-toothed dragons, and improving electron microscopy 28:49

28d ago28:49

28:49

First up this week, we hear about caves on the Moon, a shake-up at Pompeii, and the iron-lined teeth of the Komodo dragon. Reporter Phie Jacobs joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss these news stories and more from our daily newsletter, ScienceAdviser. Next on the show, electron microscopes allow us to view a world inaccessible to light—at incredible …

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Targeting dirty air, pollution from dead satellites, and a book on embracing robots 47:01

1M ago47:01

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Tackling air pollution—indoors and outdoors, how burned-up satellites in the atmosphere could destroy ozone, and the latest in our series of books on a future to look forward to First up this week, Science Senior Editor Michael Funk joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the magazine’s special issue on air pollution. The two discuss the broad scope …

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New treatments for deadly snake bites, and a fusion company that wants to get in the medical isotopes game 31:33

1M ago31:33

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First up this week, Staff Writer Adrian Cho talks with host Sarah Crespi about a fusion company that isn’t aiming for net energy. Instead, it’s looking to sell off the high-energy neutrons from its fusion reactors for different purposes, such as imaging machine parts and generating medical isotopes. In the long run, the company hopes to use money f…

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How rat poison endangers wildlife, and using sound to track animal populations 35:46

2M ago35:46

35:46

Rodenticides are building up inside unintended targets, including birds, mammals, and insects; and bringing bioacoustics and artificial intelligence together for ecology First up this week, producer Kevin McLean and freelance science journalist Dina Fine Maron discuss the history of rodent control and how rat poisons are making their way into our e…

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What’s new in the world of synthetic blood, and how a bacterium evolves into a killer 32:05

2M ago32:05

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First up this week, guest host Kevin McLean talks to freelance writer Andrew Zaleski about recent advancements in the world of synthetic blood. They discuss some of the failed attempts over the past century that led many to abandon the cause altogether, and a promising new option in the works called ErythroMer that is both shelf stable and can work…

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Targeting crop pests with RNA, the legacy of temporary streams, and the future of money 50:09

2M ago50:09

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Guest host Meagan Cantwell talks to Staff Writer Erik Stokstad about a new weapon against crop-destroying beetles. By making pesticides using RNA, farmers can target pests and their close relatives, leaving other creatures unharmed. Next, freelance producer Katherine Irving talks to hydrologist Craig Brinkerhoff about a recent analysis of ephemeral…

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The hunt for habitable exoplanets, and how a warming world could intensify urban air pollution 32:03

2M ago32:03

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On this week’s show: Scientists are expanding the hunt for habitable exoplanets to bigger worlds, and why improvements in air quality have stagnated in Los Angeles, especially during summer, despite cleaner cars and increased regulations Staff Writer Daniel Clery joins producer Meagan Cantwell to talk through the major contenders for habitable exop…

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How dogs’ health reflects our own, and what ancient DNA can reveal about human sacrifice 41:49

3M ago41:49

41:49

On this week’s show: Companion animals such as dogs occupy the same environment we do, which can make them good sentinels for human health, and DNA gives clues to ancient Maya rituals and malaria’s global spread Contributing Correspondent Andrew Curry joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss two very different studies that used DNA to dig into our past. …

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Putting mysterious cellular structures to use, and when brown fat started to warm us up 37:51

3M ago37:51

37:51

Despite not having a known function, cellular “vaults” are on the verge of being harnessed for all kinds of applications, and looking at the evolution of brown fat into a heat-generating organ First on this week’s show, Managing News Editor John Travis joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss mysterious cellular complexes called “vaults.” First discovere…

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Restoring sight to blind kids, making babies without a womb, and challenging the benefits of clinical trials 44:52

3M ago44:52

44:52

Studying color vision in with children who gain sight later in life, joining a cancer trial doesn’t improve survival odds, and the first in our books series this year First on this week’s show, Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the pros and cons of participating in clinical trials. Her story challenges the comm…

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Saving wildlife with AI, and randomized trials go remote 32:02

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The origins of the dino-killing asteroid, and remapping the scientific enterprise 28:55

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The humidity vs. heat debate, and studying the lifetime impacts of famine 28:57

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Iron-toothed dragons, and improving electron microscopy 28:49

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Targeting dirty air, pollution from dead satellites, and a book on embracing robots 47:01

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New treatments for deadly snake bites, and a fusion company that wants to get in the medical isotopes game 31:33

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How rat poison endangers wildlife, and using sound to track animal populations 35:46

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What’s new in the world of synthetic blood, and how a bacterium evolves into a killer 32:05

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Targeting crop pests with RNA, the legacy of temporary streams, and the future of money 50:09

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The hunt for habitable exoplanets, and how a warming world could intensify urban air pollution 32:03

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How dogs’ health reflects our own, and what ancient DNA can reveal about human sacrifice 41:49

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Putting mysterious cellular structures to use, and when brown fat started to warm us up 37:51

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Restoring sight to blind kids, making babies without a womb, and challenging the benefits of clinical trials 44:52

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