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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A Psychologist’s Tips for Avoiding Overconsumpt...
Holiday deals are designed to be irresistible. A consumer psychologist explains how to avoid overconsumption and shop sustainably.
14 min
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What RFK, Jr., Could Mean for Public Health, an...
RFK, Jr., could restructure the CDC, FDA and NIH in pursuit of his flawed vision of public health. Plus, we discuss chimpanzees at play and the first-ever close-up image of a star.
9 min
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Using AI to Understand the Thoughts of the Dead
Could Chatbots Bring Ancient Civilizations Back to Life?
10 min
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Unscheduled C-Sections May Depend on the Color ...
C-Section Disparities Could Be the Result of Physician Bias
10 min
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An Off Day on Uranus, a Wildfire in Prospect Pa...
A serious bird flu infection in Canada, a troubling projection of future plastic waste and dispatches from a global climate convention.
10 min
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Reflecting on our First Attempt to Speak with t...
On the 50th anniversary of the “Arecibo message,” we present a reflection on humankind’s first attempt to send a transmission to intelligent life in the cosmos.
14 min
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Humans Inherited a World That Insects Made
Violins, the ink on the Declaration of Independence and other ways that insects shaped human history
15 min
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Baseball Mud Bath, Water Woes and Wooden Satell...
Let's Do a Science News Roundup
7 min
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Why Weight May Not Be the Whole Story on Health
Focusing on size in health care might be doing more harm than good.
23 min
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Your Zodiac Sign Mattered in Medieval Times
In medieval times, astrology was considered a serious science, a branch of astronomy. Curator Larisa Grollemond of the Getty Museum, walks us through the medieval zodiac and how someone’s sign decided their day-to-day life.
13 min
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Your 2024 Election Rundown, from Climate Change...
The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election could set the climate agenda, reshape public education and shift the dynamics of global science collaboration.
26 min
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Your 2024 Election Rundown, from Health Care to...
The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election could reshape policies from health care at home to nuclear proliferation abroad.
17 min
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Exploring the Science of Spookiness at the Recr...
Host Rachel Feltman and behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner explore our fascination with fear and what drives our obsession with all things spooky.
16 min
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Scurvy, Bird Flu and a Big Old Meteorite
We cover a 3.26-billion-year-old meteorite impact, the spread of bird flu and a scurvy case study that serves as a cautionary tale in this week’s news roundup.
8 min
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Spooky Lakes and the Science of Haunted Hydrology
An open body of water can be particularly eerie. It’s part of what led creator and author Geo Rutherford to make her viral videos on Spooky Lakes.
12 min
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What Do Societal Beauty Standards Have to Do wi...
An epidemiologist explores a troubling rise in early-onset breast cancer diagnoses and discusses the potential link to chronic exposure to endocrine disruptors.
23 min
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Microbes Are Evolving to Eat Cleaning Supplies,...
Kick off the week by catching up on the latest science news
7 min
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What The Next President Will Do about Artificia...
The next U.S. president will have to contend with regulations around AI—and the electorate is already facing AI-generated misinformation.
19 min
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The Doctor Will See You, and Stop Judging You, Now
How Implicit Bias Affects Your Medical Care
17 min
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Your Rundown of the Science Nobels, and Europa ...
A roundup of the science Nobels, the latest COVID updates and the Europa Clipper launch delay.
8 min
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Is Singing an Evolutionary Accident or a Critic...
What can singing tell us about how we’re wired—and how our ancestors evolved?
24 min
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The Danger of Hurricane Downpours and the End o...
Downpours from hurricanes are worsening—and leaving even “climate havens” vulnerable.
15 min
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Stem Cell Treatments for Diabetes and a Dolphin...
We cover the spread of Marburg virus, a stem cell treatment for diabetes and the way dolphins smile in this week’s news roundup.
8 min
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The Hidden Secrets of Math: Uncharted Territory...
Today’s mathematicians grapple with higher-order mathematical questions and real-world applications.
16 min
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Your Next Pain Prescription Could Come without ...
A new class of drugs treats pain at the periphery. Here’s what that could mean for those with chronic pain.
10 min