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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Is Gen Z making smoking cool again?
The data say smoking is down. The vibes say something else
12 min
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Getting to YouTube science stardom by building ...
How Simone Giertz did it
23 min
3
Explosive diarrhea, ‘protein maxxing’ and the s...
Your salad could make you sick. Your protein obsession might not help, either
11 min
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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 ...
7 min
6
Summer Reading Challenge: Quantum queerness, Po...
The ultimate science summer reading list
13 min
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Your summer reading list starts here
Science books our editors can’t stop recommending
10 min
8
Are we too afraid of the sun?
Maybe we shouldn't be
16 min
9
Ebola update, World Cup heat risks, dad brains
What’s going on with the Ebola outbreak, how the World Cup is dealing with rising temperatures, and how becoming a father can change your brain
11 min
10
How common viruses could quietly raise your can...
veryday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time
14 min
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The neuroscientist decoding how the brain learns
Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa talks about surprising results that are changing how we think dopamine works and how the brain really learns
18 min
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From aspiring actress to NASA astrophysicist
This young researcher’s unlikely journey into academia will change the way you think about science, failure and belonging
21 min
13
Disclosure Day and the science of alien language
A linguist lays out what communicating with aliens could actually involve—and what that tells us about human language
14 min
14
The science of World Cup grass
How scientists are engineering the perfect World Cup pitch—one so flawless that players never notice it
16 min
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World Cup health monitoring ramps up as Mars mi...
World Cup crowds spark outbreak tracking as AI tensions rise and ancient Rome’s roads get a stunning reboot
8 min
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What’s in a name? When it comes to PCOS, a lot
A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change
14 min
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The math behind your daily annoyances
From slow elevators to perfectly split pizza, math quietly explains the quirks of everyday life
11 min
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Why this Ebola outbreak is so different
A deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading fast—and U.S. cuts to foreign aid are making it worse
10 min
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You think you’re using your phone. It’s using y...
A new look at how everything from handwriting to AI quietly reshapes our bodies, habits and sense of connection
22 min
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Can we build a world that works for all?
Author Jeremy Lent argues that human society runs on a flawed, exploitative worldview—and that embracing interconnectedness could enable a more sustainable future
17 min
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The fake disease that fooled AI
How an experiment involving a made-up skin condition exposes the risks of increasingly popular AI medical advice
13 min
22
Nukes on the moon?
Nuclear power could enable long-term lunar missions, but NASA’s timeline may be too ambitious
15 min
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Hantavirus update, PCOS name change, ‘cheeky’ f...
What you should know about hantavirus, why PCOS is getting a new name, and how some fish hide in an unusual spot
10 min
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Why Black women face a silent health crisis
A new book argues that disparities in fibroids, cancer and diagnosis reveal a lifelong gynecologic health crisis for Black women
14 min
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Do you actually need more protein? What the sci...
Are we really falling short on protein—or is the high-protein craze overblown?
15 min