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Weekly podcasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.
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The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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You’ve got questions. Together, we get answers. We all need advice, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to turn. Each week, Courtney Martin and Carvell Wallace bring a listener on to the show to solve their toughest problems with the help of world-class experts. It’s free therapy, and you’re invited. Get more of How To! with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of How To! and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the How To! show page on Apple Podca ...
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Emergence Magazine is an award-winning magazine exploring the threads connecting ecology, culture and spirituality. Our podcast features exclusive interviews, author-narrated essays, fiction, multipart series, and more. We feature new podcast episodes weekly on Tuesdays.
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It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursdays from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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Science fiction and fantasy stories from Clarkesworld Magazine
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Weekly reading of National Geographic Magazine produced by Radio Eye under the Chafee Amendment to the Copyright Act which states that authorized entities that are governmental or nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is to provide copyrighted works in specialized formats to blind or disabled people. By continuing to listen, you verify you have an eligible print-reading disability.
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The Original Science Fiction Podcast
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Current content form the Popular Science Magazine
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Audio Science Fiction Magazine
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Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters. Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever y ...
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The mathematician and author Steven Strogatz and the astrophysicist and author Janna Levin interview leading researchers about the great scientific and mathematical questions of our time.
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A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy
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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity ...
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Cosmopod is the official podcast of Cosmonaut Magazine, a project dedicated to expanding the project of scientific socialism in the 21st Century. In our feed we have a combination of podcast episodes and audio articles from our website.
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Whether you’re curious about getting healthy, the Big Bang or the science of cooking, find out everything you need to know with Instant Genius. The team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine talk to world-leading experts to bring you a bite-sized masterclass on a new subject each week. New episodes are released every Monday and Friday and you can subscribe to Instant Genius on Apple Podcasts to access all new episodes ad-free and all old episodes of Instant Genius Extra. Watch full episodes of I ...
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Take a deep dive into the past as we bring you the very best of BBC History Magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine. With a new episode released every Monday, enjoy fascinating and enlightening articles from leading historical experts, covering a broad sweep of the centuries – from the scandals of Georgian society to the horrors of the First World War, revolutions, rebellions, and more.
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Current content form the Science News Magazine
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OYLA Science Magazine is launching a podcast series! This new format will let you delve into the fascinating world of science like never before. In each episode, embark on a journey that breaks the boundaries of our printed pages as we unlock the mysteries of the universe one discovery at a time. Subscribe and get ready to be inspired, informed, and amazed by the incredible world of science.
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The team behind The Week Junior's Science+Nature magazine investigate unexplained phenomenon with the help of expert guests.
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Editors in Conversation is the official podcast of the American Society for Microbiology Journals. Editors in Conversation features discussions between ASM Journals Editors, researchers and clinicians working on the most cutting edge issues in the microbial sciences. Topics include laboratory diagnosis and clinical treatment of infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, epidemiology of infections, multidrug-resistant organisms, pharmacology of antimicrobial agents, susceptibility testing ...
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Exploring the distant universe, the insides of cells, the abstractions of math, the complexity of information itself, and much more, The Quanta Podcast is a tour of the frontier between the known and the unknown. In each episode, Quanta Magazine Editor-in-Chief Samir Patel speaks with the minds behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math. Quanta specifically covers fundamental research — driven by curios ...
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Food Safety Matters is a podcast for food safety professionals hosted by the Food Safety Magazine editorial team – the leading media brand in food safety for over 20 years. Each episode will feature a conversation with a food safety professional sharing their experiences and insights into the important job of safeguarding the world’s food supply.
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Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
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Join us for this two-minute podcast where we explore a different scientific concept each week. Did you know that a Scottish mountain helped measure the weight of the Earth, or that octopuses are amazing escape artists? Discover what it was like for cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to be the first to launch into space and listen to some inspiring stories from people working in science today. What else will you discover with a Spark of Science? Get in touch on twitter @gsc1 or visit https://www.glasgows ...
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The Rip Current covers the big, invisible forces carrying us out to sea, from tech to politics to greed to beauty to culture to human weirdness. The currents are strong, but with a little practice we can learn to spot them from the beach, and get across them safely. Veteran journalist Jacob Ward has covered technology, science and business for NBC News, CNN, PBS, and Al Jazeera. He's written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Wired, and is the former Editor in Chief of Popular ...
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Freddie Sayers from online magazine UnHerd seeks out top scientists, writers, politicians and thinkers for in-depth interviews to try and help us work out what’s really going on. What started as an inquiry into the pandemic has broadened into a fascinating look at free speech, science, meaning and the ideas shaping our world. Due to popular demand here is a podcast version of our YouTube — available to watch, for free here or by searching ‘LockdownTV’. Enjoy! And don't forget to rate, like a ...
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With every new issue, Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine shares one piece of short fiction in podcast form. Enjoy these audio treats from our pages!
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Works in Progress is an online magazine devoted to new and underrated ideas about economic growth, scientific progress, and technology. Subscribe to listen to the Works in Progress podcast, plus Hard Drugs by Saloni Dattani and Jacob Trefethen.
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From archeology to zoology, real-world science is everywhere in Star Wars! Every episode includes an interview with an expert discussing how Star Wars relates to their field of study. Explore the many ways science is represented in a galaxy far, far away with hosts Melissa Miller and James Floyd, both freelance writers for Star Wars Insider magazine. Part of the Skywalking Network
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A feed featuring episodes from across the Slate podcast network about health, wellness, and the science and business behind it all. You’ll see episodes from shows like What Next: TBD, The Waves, and How To!, containing coverage and conversations that go deeper than the headlines.
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BBC Countryfile Magazine brings you The Plodcast - a weekly escape to the British countryside with fascinating guests and the wonders of the great outdoors. Enjoy a new escape into the countryside every Tuesday and wind down with our Sound Escapes on a Friday. Find out more about us at www.countryfile.com/podcast Subscribe to the print version of BBC Countryfile Magazine at https://www.buysubscriptions.com/print/bbc-countryfile-magazine-subscription
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LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)
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Edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams, LIGHTSPEED is a Hugo Award-winning, critically-acclaimed digital magazine. In its pages, you'll find science fiction from near-future stories and sociological SF to far-future, star-spanning SF. Plus there's fantasy from epic sword-and-sorcery and contemporary urban tales to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folk tales. Each month, LIGHTSPEED brings you a mix of original short stories and flash fiction featuring a variety of authors, f ...
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Learn and be your best and strongest self with Elite Body Transformation Coach and President of STRONG Fitness Magazine Jennifer Van Barneveld-Pe (aka Coach JVB). Each week Jenny will give you an inspirational guest, a story or a “pep-talk” of how to build stronger bodies, stronger minds, and stronger relationships. Since becoming a personal trainer almost twenty years ago, Jenny has overcome an eating disorder, job loss, financial desperation, entrepreneurial growing pains and multiple misc ...
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Outpatient Surgery Magazine, A Division of AORN, is a marketplace for ambulatory surgical decision-makers to connect. The magazine, website and related programs and products facilitate the exchange of ideas, advice, experiences and up-to-date information and ambulatory surgery news. It delivers relevant, timely information and practical advice from healthcare experts, professional advisors, industry leaders and others.
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Dr. Michio Kaku is the host of Science Fantastic. He also is one of the world's leading experts in theoretical physics, and according to New York Magazine, one of the "100 Smartest People in New York." Listeners from all walks of life tune in to hear Dr. Kaku discuss today's hottest and most relevant scientific/cultural topics covering everything from black holes and parallel universes to hip, provocative discussions on philosophy and the latest technology.
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The new space age is upon us, and This Week in Space leaves no topic untouched. Every Friday, join Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine, Rod Pyle and Managing Editor of Space.com, Tariq Malik as they explore everything related to the cosmos. You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $5 per month. New episodes posted every Friday.
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Book talk and author interviews aimed at helping you discover your next favourite read, presented by Good Reading Magazine.
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"Un-Pragmagic: A Tyler Moore Retrospective" by Spencer Nitkey + "Domestic Disputes" by Naomi Kanakia
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This episode features "Un-Pragmagic: A Tyler Moore Retrospective" by Spencer Nitkey (©2025 by Spencer Nitkey) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Domestic Disputes" by Naomi Kanakia (©2025 by Naomi Kanakia) read by Judy Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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A tardi party for the ScienceAdviser newsletter, and sled dog genomes
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First up on the podcast, Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox joins host Sarah Crespi to celebrate the 2-year anniversary of ScienceAdviser with many stories about the amazing water bear. They also discuss links between climate change, melting glaciers, and earthquakes in the Alps, as well as what is probably the first edible laser. Next on the show, …
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This episode dives into the world of hydroponics—growing plants without soil using nutrient-rich water. From early experiments in the 1600s to today’s high-tech greenhouses and even NASA’s space farming plans, we explore how this method is transforming agriculture. Hydroponics uses less water, requires fewer pesticides, and allows crops to grow fas…
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A steamy piece of stolen history has finally returned to Italy, decades after its initial disappearance.
A steamy piece of stolen history has finally returned to Italy, decades after its initial disappearance.
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Subway commuters in Shenzhen, China, may soon need to make room for a fleet of chunky, snack-carrying delivery robots.
Subway commuters in Shenzhen, China, may soon need to make room for a fleet of chunky, snack-carrying delivery robots.
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The Largest Piece of Mars on Earth just sold at auction for about $5.3 million $5,296,000, to be exact .
The Largest Piece of Mars on Earth just sold at auction for about $5.3 million $5,296,000, to be exact .
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Scholars and students have spent nearly a decade documenting and digitizing a vast, first-of-its-kind repository for hundreds of medieval Japanese poems .
Scholars and students have spent nearly a decade documenting and digitizing a vast, first-of-its-kind repository for hundreds of medieval Japanese poems .
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If I had a dollar for every time I tried to build core strength and ended up scrolling TikTok on the yoga mat instead, I couldve bought this: the GoBalance Sport Balance Board and Yoga Roller Bundle ...
If I had a dollar for every time I tried to build core strength and ended up scrolling TikTok on the yoga mat instead, I couldve bought this: the GoBalance Sport Balance Board and Yoga Roller Bundle on sale now for $115.99 with code GOSPORT  (down from $159.95).
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If your PC is still running like its stuck in 2014, its time for a change.
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An international team of researchers have discovered the moment when planets began to form around a central star.
An international team of researchers have discovered the moment when planets began to form around a central star.
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Chewing gum, sucking a mint, making a few exaggerated yawnswhen a plane takes off or touches down, travelers often will try these strategies to ward off that weird ear pop that happens as we change altitude ...
Chewing gum, sucking a mint, making a few exaggerated yawnswhen a plane takes off or touches down, travelers often will try these strategies to ward off that weird ear pop that happens as we change altitude.
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Whats the weirdest thing you learned this week?
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More than 180 million years ago, ichthyosaurs ruled the early Jurassic oceans .
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Decoder Ring | Mailbag: Drug Names, Cow Abductions, and the “Ass-Intensifier”
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In this episode we’re opening our mailbag to answer three fascinating questions from our listeners. How did “ass,” a word for donkeys and butts, become what linguists call an “intensifier” for just about everything? How do pharmaceuticals get their wacky names? And why do we all seem to think that aliens from outer space would travel to Earth just …
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The Atlantic hurricane season is currently underway – and in fact, it was the tail end of tropical storm Barry that contributed to the deadly flash floods in Texas two weeks ago that has claimed at least 132 lives so far. As I write this, over 100 people are still missing. According to writer Nathaniel Rich, when it comes to planning for a fraught …
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Mailbag: Drug Names, Cow Abductions, and the “Ass-Intensifier”
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In this episode we’re opening our mailbag to answer three fascinating questions from our listeners. How did “ass,” a word for donkeys and butts, become what linguists call an “intensifier” for just about everything? How do pharmaceuticals get their wacky names? And why do we all seem to think that aliens from outer space would travel to Earth just …
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Scholars believe they have solved a medieval manuscript mystery thats plagued scholars for nearly 130 years.
Scholars believe they have solved a medieval manuscript mystery thats plagued scholars for nearly 130 years.
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Lithium-ion batteries are a hot commodity for the renewable energy industry .
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Astrophotography can make you feel two very different things: tiny and insignificant in a vast universe or absolutely and complete amazed at our vast universe.
Astrophotography can make you feel two very different things: tiny and insignificant in a vast universe or absolutely and complete amazed at our vast universe.
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Ive finally reached the point where my computer screams every time I try to save a file.
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Researchers from the University of Florida have uncovered the largest known nesting site for the threatened giant South American river turtle ( Podocnemis expansa ).
Researchers from the University of Florida have uncovered the largest known nesting site for the threatened giant South American river turtle ( Podocnemis expansa ).
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Prime Day came and went in a blur.
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The science is clear: helmets save lives and reduce the risk of traumatic brain injuries .
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Charging bricks have a tendency to disappear.
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Beneath a darkening sky, the stars are just beginning to freckle through the canopy of a thick forest.
Beneath a darkening sky, the stars are just beginning to freckle through the canopy of a thick forest.
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Walking Out of Time — an Emergence Magazine Practice
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This summer, we’re sharing a series of audio practices—each inviting you into an experience of Earth time. This episode orients you towards one of the simplest practices you can do to shift your sense of time: walking. Follow the metronomic rhythm of your feet—down a bustling street or through a secluded woodland—and learn how moving at your most n…
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In this episode, host Samir Patel speaks with contributing writer Molly Herring about free diving, mantis shrimp, and the challenges of tracking coloration through evolutionary history. This topic was covered in a recent story for Quanta Magazine. Each week on The Quanta Podcast, Quanta Magazine editor in chief Samir Patel speaks with the minds beh…
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Carrie Brownstein on Cat Power. Plus, “Materialists,” “Too Much,” and the Modern Rom-Com.
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For The New Yorker’s series Takes, Carrie Brownstein—the co-creator of Sleater-Kinney and “Portlandia”—writes about an iconic rock-and-roll image. In the summer of 2003, the musician Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power, was transitioning from an indie darling to a major rock artist, and the staff writer Hilton Als wrote a Profile of her in The…
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In this episode of Star Warsologies, we talk to Nenko Genov, a huge Star Wars fan who grew up in Bulgaria. We met Nenko through Star Wars Celebration and it was so interesting to learn about his experience growing up in Bulgaria in the 70s and 80s. He shared how hard it was to find Star Wars content and connect with other fans. Nenko is now the Bul…
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Jordan is mired in a bitter war over off-leash pups at an unofficial dog park. With pro-leash forces deploying fake signage, ambush videos, and questionable zip-tie tactics in a campaign of shame aimed at her fellow dog owners, Jordan is ready to take matters into her own hands. In this first installment of How To’s guide to becoming an antihero, C…
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Party speakers may be the most misunderstood mainstream category in the audio world.
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New power tools are fun.
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307. Take a wander along Britain's most famous waterway: The River Test in Hampshire
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Take a springtime wander along the River Test, near the pretty Hampshire town of Stockbridge. Plodcast host Fergus Collins joins regular Plodcast listener and children's author Andrew Hussey to explore the wildlife along this most famous of trout fishing rivers. Listen on for some rare wildlife encounters – and some curious and disturbing tales fro…
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The ongoing race to create the next generation of hyperaccurate clocks has achieved yet another major milestone .
The ongoing race to create the next generation of hyperaccurate clocks has achieved yet another major milestone .
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Creating mock crime scene evidence can help forensic scientists better read the stories left behind by gruesome bloodstains.
Creating mock crime scene evidence can help forensic scientists better read the stories left behind by gruesome bloodstains.
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A memorable experience, amongst the best large animal encounters I have had.
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It came from the deep: a viscous black gunk oozing from the rudder shaft of a ship.
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Superman s only major weaknessaside from bright red capesis kryptonite.
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As Christianity spread across Europe in the Middle Ages , the consumption of horse meat dropped.
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Are you tired of rifling through digital coupons or hopping from one store to the next to get the best deal on eggs?
Are you tired of rifling through digital coupons or hopping from one store to the next to get the best deal on eggs?
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If your idea of entertainment leans more ancient civilizations and less season five of a cooking competition, Curiosity Stream might just be your new favorite binge.
If your idea of entertainment leans more ancient civilizations and less season five of a cooking competition, Curiosity Stream might just be your new favorite binge.
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Science vs. Silicon Valley with Adam Becker
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How skeptical should we be about the bill of goods (often marketed as needs) sold to us by Silicon Valley? Very, says Adam Becker, an astrophysicist and author of the new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity. From colonizing Mars to building god-like AIs, Becker arg…
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Why do we get goosebumps when we get a fright? In this weeks episode, we look to our hairy ancestors to find out!By Glasgow Science Centre
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The Ambassadors: painting on the precipice
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Hans Holbein’s masterwork The Ambassadors is an exquisite portrait of two 16th-century diplomats. But, as well as being artistically impressive, the painting is also crammed with symbols and hidden messages. This Long Read written by historian Tracy Borman deciphers the clues hidden in Holbein's work that betray the turbulence of a fateful year. Hi…
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Why your brain might be wired for extremism
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Why do some people become radicalised, while others remain resistant to extreme ideas? What makes one mind more vulnerable to harsh doctrines than another? In a world saturated with competing ideologies, it’s tempting to blame it on chance or circumstance. But in her compelling new book, The Ideological Brain, political neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod …
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First came the physical SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, and now we have the eSIM (Embedded SIM)the newer technology that is supported by almost all modern cellphones, and which does away with the ...
First came the physical SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, and now we have the eSIM (Embedded SIM)the newer technology that is supported by almost all modern cellphones, and which does away with the need for a card you pop in and out of your device.
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You dont need a shiny new laptop that costs a months rent.
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Excerpted from A YEAR WITH THE SEALS: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea's Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures by Alix Morris.
Excerpted from A YEAR WITH THE SEALS: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea's Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures by Alix Morris.
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