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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Should You Swab Your Throat Plus Your Nose for ...
Nose-plus-throat could increase test accuracy—but could create problems too
9 min
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Is This the Earliest Evidence of Human Cannibal...
A newly-examined munch mark on a tibia has become a real pleistocene whodunit.
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What Do You Mean, Bisexual People Are ‘Risk-Ta...
A recent GWAS investigation on risk-taking and bisexuality made some assumptions that some experts don’t agree with.
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Asexuality Research Has Reached New Heights. Wh...
A grassroots online movement has helped shift the way scientists think about asexuality. But much is still unknown.
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How to Close the Orgasm Gap for Heterosexual Co...
Researchers once faced death threats for asking women what gives them pleasure. Now they’re helping individuals and couples figure it out themselves.
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Dominatrices Are Showing People How to Have Rou...
Research shows rough sex is becoming more common. Dominatrices are helping the general public catch up.
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How to Explore Your Sexuality, according to Sci...
Some researchers say that the standard definition of sexual orientation is incomplete—and offer a tool for expanding it.
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You Can't Fix Burnout With Self-Care
Individual interventions for burnout don’t work. Researchers explain why.
9 min
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How April’s Eclipse Will Solve Solar Mysteries
Experiments planned for the 2024 total solar eclipse aim to figure out how the sun works.
9 min
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When Will We Finally Have Sex In Space?
We're talking about the big bang—but not in the way you might think.
12 min
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How Is This Ancient Cattle Breed Fighting Wildf...
These ancient Portuguese cattle have become unlikely firefighters
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The Government's Former UFO Hunter Has a Lot to...
Is the government hiding proof of aliens? Sean Kirkpatrick was asked to find out.
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Quantum Computers Might Make All of Your Privat...
But Hopefully Not, If Cryptographers Can Change How We Encrypt Things Now
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For 60+ years, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV...
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New IVF Test Could Increase Chances of Pregnanc...
The Test is Noninvasive, and Could Predict Embryo Quality
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How to Save Indigenous Languages
From Papua New Guinea to the Andaman Islands, Indigenous languages are under threat. An Indian linguist helped preserve one language family.
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Can AI Predict When You Die?
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The Best Way to Use Home COVID Tests Right Now
When symptoms start, COVID tests may say ...
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From Drunken Stupor to Sober with One (Hormone)...
AKA the Science of Getting Mice 'Undrunk'
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How Does the World’s Largest Seabird Know Where...
Here's a Hint: They Don't Just Use Their Eyes
8 min
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Without the Moon, You Wouldn't Exist (Probably)
You think you know the moon? Think again.
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The Strange and Beautiful Science Of Our Lives
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The Surprising Health Benefits of Dog Ownership
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Podcasts of the Year: Cleo, the Mysterious Math...
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Podcasts of the Year: Talking to Animals using ...
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