Science Quickly
Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
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Can you hear a forest disappear?
Filmmaker and journalist Leah Varjacques takes listeners inside an Indonesian forest that’s quickly changing as the country attempts to move its capital city
18 min
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Unexplainable: What happened before the big bang?
Rachel Feltman joins Vox’s Unexplainable
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From 9/11’s lasting legacy to AI’s disruptive ...
As new 9/11 documents emerge, AI transforms power and progress
11 min
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Is AI making us less human?
What do we lose when machines become our closest confidants?
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The surprising science of friendship
New research challenges assumptions about the kind of friendships we need
16 min
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What if a dating app matched you with a dead b...
A novelist imagines the extreme answer
14 min
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The hackers fighting to keep our water safe
Critical infrastructure needs a cybersecurity glow-up
14 min
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches
On a mission to probe dark energy, hunt for distant worlds and transform our view of the universe
13 min
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Is Trump abandoning endangered species?
Recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act could put wildlife at risk
18 min
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Could damaged sperm be causing miscarriages?
New recommendations spotlight sperm’s role in recurrent miscarriage
11 min
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What happens when Arctic ice melts and forests ...
Forests, extreme weather and the realities of a warming world
10 min
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Can magic mushrooms help treat anorexia?
What happened when people with anorexia tried psilocybin
23 min
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Is AI making the creativity crisis worse?
Moiya McTier explores what makes human creativity unique in the age of AI
14 min
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A stunning solar eclipse, a vaccine shake-up an...
From eclipse awe to vaccine debate, earthquake recovery and coffee’s benefits
10 min
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How AI helped a nonspeaking opera star find his...
What if AI is used to amplify human creativity rather than replace it?
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Could humans learn to speak in music?
Linguists may have the answers
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A moon crash, water hacks and a new mRNA flu shot
Scientists analyze an accidental SpaceX impact on the moon as cyberattacks target U.S. water systems and a new flu vaccine is approved by the FDA
12 min
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Is Gen Z making smoking cool again?
The data say smoking is down. The vibes say something else
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Getting to YouTube science stardom by building ...
How Simone Giertz did it
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Explosive diarrhea, ‘protein maxxing’ and the s...
Your salad could make you sick. Your protein obsession might not help, either
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Lewis, Clark and America’s first great science ...
The untold science and drama of Lewis and Clark’s expedition
25 min
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How to beat rogue antibodies at their own game ...
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Summer Reading Challenge: Quantum queerness, Po...
The ultimate science summer reading list
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Your summer reading list starts here
Science books our editors can’t stop recommending
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Are we too afraid of the sun?
Maybe we shouldn't be
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