Short Wave
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New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber for science on a different wavelength.If you're hooked, try Short Wave Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/shortwave
Episodes (2552)
Galaxies Are Older Than We Thought — That's A Big Deal
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May 26, 202311:50pending
When Your Body Rejects The Kidney It Needs
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May 24, 202311:44pending
Two Squirrely Responses To Climate Change
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May 22, 202312:18pending
The Physics Behind The Perfect Gummy Candy
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May 19, 20239:17pending
Why You Can't Tell Your Race From A DNA Test
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May 17, 202312:36pending
Long COVID Scientists Try To Unravel Blood Clot Mystery
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May 15, 202313:22pending
Move over, humans—lemurs have rhythm, too
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May 12, 202312:01pending
We Need To Talk About Teens, Social Media And Mental Health
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May 10, 202313:12pending
What Could We Do With A Third Thumb?
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May 8, 202311:23pending
Some people get sick from VR. Why?
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May 5, 202310:20pending
Will Artificial Intelligence Help — Or Hurt — Medicine?
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May 2, 202312:00pending
Shoring Up The Future With Greener Batteries
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May 1, 202313:08pending
SUPERBLOOM: An Upside To The California Downpours
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Apr 28, 202314:37pending
Worm Blobs In The Bowels Of The Earth
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Apr 26, 202314:50pending
The News Roundup Goes Intergalactic
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Apr 24, 202312:00pending
Fire And Ice: Linking Intense Wildfire And The Melting Arctic
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Apr 21, 202312:13pending
The Race To Protect Millions Of People From Melting Glaciers
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Apr 19, 202314:33pending
Where are the whales? Scientists find clues thousands of miles away
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Apr 17, 202312:27pending
Are Rats Running This Podcast?
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Apr 14, 202314:04pending
Peep The Delightful Science Of Chickens
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Apr 12, 202312:40pending
Launching Into Space — Sustainably!
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Apr 10, 202312:54pending
News Round Up: Mammoth Meatballs, Stressed Plants And Apologetic Robots
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Apr 7, 202314:15pending
Allergies Are Weird. So Are Cats
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Apr 5, 202313:35pending
Why We Should Care About Viruses Jumping From Animals To People
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Apr 3, 202314:23pending
Eunice Foote: The Hidden Grandmother Of Climate Science
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Mar 31, 202311:38pending
Why Scientists Just Mapped Every Synapse In A Fly Brain
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Mar 29, 202311:29pending
Perennial Rice: Plant Once, Harvest Again And Again
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Mar 27, 202312:30pending
News Round Up: Algal Threats, An Asteroid With Life's Building Blocks And Bee Ma...
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Mar 24, 202310:52pending
Why Pandemic Researchers Are Talking About Raccoon Dogs
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Mar 23, 202314:17pending
If ChatGPT Designed A Rocket — Would It Get To Space?
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Mar 22, 202313:14pending
What we lose if the Great Salt Lake dries up
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Mar 21, 202312:31pending
Venus And Earth: A Tale Of Two 'Twins'
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Mar 20, 202314:26pending
Tweeting Directly From Your Brain (And What's Next)
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Mar 18, 202319:55pending
Flying Into Snowstorms ... For Science!
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Mar 17, 202313:29pending
It's Boom Times In Ancient DNA
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Mar 15, 202313:57pending
How To Bake Pi, Mathematically (And Deliciously)
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Mar 14, 202313:04pending
How Well Does A New Alzheimer's Drug Work For Those Most At Risk?
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Mar 13, 202313:46pending
Ocean World Tour: Whale Vocal Fry, Fossilizing Plankton and A Treaty
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Mar 10, 202310:37pending
'Are You A Model?': Crickets Are So Hot Right Now
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Mar 9, 202313:44pending
The Race To Save A Tree Species
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Mar 8, 202310:52pending
The $20 Billion Deal To Get Indonesia Off Coal
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Mar 7, 202311:53pending
Rome wasn't built in a day, but they sure had strong concrete
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Mar 6, 202313:12pending
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein's Disordered Cosmos
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Mar 3, 202315:49pending
Honoring The 'Hidden Figures' Of Black Gardening
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Mar 2, 202314:48pending
This Navy vet helped discover a new, super-heavy element
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Mar 1, 202312:31pending
What DNA kits leave out: race, ancestry and 'scientific sankofa'
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Feb 28, 202315:28pending
Measuring Health Risks After A Chemical Spill
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Feb 27, 202311:54pending
Ancient Seeds: A Possible Key To Climate Adaptation
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Feb 24, 202314:02pending
Seriously...what IS life?
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Feb 23, 202310:56pending
Understanding Earthquake Aftershocks
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Feb 22, 202310:17pending
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