Short Wave
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)
What If You Took The "Trip" Out Of Ketamine?
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Why The Trip Complicates Psychedelic Research
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Could Running Change Your Brain?
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Tornado Alley: Home Of Extreme Winds
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The Iguanas That Rafted To Fiji
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Is AI Ready For Robots?
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Rare Narwhal Footage Shows New Tusk Activities
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The Algae That Thrive in Arctic Darkness
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Climate Change + Baseball = More Home Runs
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What Scientists Got Wrong About COVID-19
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What Experts Say About ADHD-Tok
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What's In Your Personal Care Products?
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What to Know About The Measles Outbreak
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Could 'Severance' Become Our Reality?
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Love Fruit? Thank (Dinosaur) Mass Extinction
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Let's Talk About (Biological) Sex, Baby
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Is The Trump Administration Breaking Science?
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The Great Antarctic Food Web Puzzle
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Stone Age To Bone Age?
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Will Bark For Science
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Reviving The Woolly Mammoth ... With Mice
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What It's Like Taking Alzheimer's Drugs
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When Batteries Get A Face Lift, So Do Renewables
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This Radio Wave Mystery Changed Astronomy
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Extracting Brains ... For Science
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What Happens While You're Under Anesthesia?
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This Is Your Brain On Dessert
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Party In Peru: New Critters Just Dropped
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When AI Cannibalizes Its Data
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Could This Particle 'Clean Up' A Cosmic Mystery?
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Lessons in Love From Voles
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Stopping A Deadly Disease On Apache Lands
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What Happens Inside A Top-Secret U.S. Nuclear Facility?
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The Dangers Of Mirror Cell Research
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How Physics Could Make Big Crowds Safer
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Microbes: It's Complicated
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Why Black Holes Are More Than They Seem
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Not All Nature Comebacks Are Equal
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10 Technologies To Watch
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Farts To The Rescue
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The Latest On Bird Flu
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Moths, Owls And Fungi With Over 20,000 Sexes...Oh My!
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Peeing Is Contagious!
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Where Are We In The Quest To Find Alien Life?
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How Will Future Forests Survive Climate Change?
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The Science Behind The FDA Ban On Food Dye Red No. 3
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All Of Life Has A Common Ancestor. What Was LUCA?
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Some Dinos Had Feathers. Did They Fly?
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Bone Marrow Cells: Key To Vaccine Longevity?
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The Science Behind Wildfire Smoke
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