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Saison 2018
Date de diffusion
Jan 09, 2018
There's something surprising that helps determine how damaging a disease is: distance.
There's something surprising that helps determine how damaging a disease is: distance.
Date de diffusion
Jan 24, 2018
We mostly grow annual plants because they reliably produce energy-rich seeds, which we like to eat.
We mostly grow annual plants because they reliably produce energy-rich seeds, which we like to eat.
Date de diffusion
Fév 07, 2018
Shocking the brain has come and gone as a medical treatment, but it’s currently resurging, as it often provides the best form of relief for severe depression and advanced Parkinson’s disease.
Shocking the brain has come and gone as a medical treatment, but it’s currently resurging, as it often provides the best form of relief for severe depression and advanced Parkinson’s disease.
2018x4
We Asked Bill Gates: Do You Need To Be Rich To Be Healthy?
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Fév 14, 2018
No matter how wealthy a country is, there's a lot it can do to improve the health of its citizens.
No matter how wealthy a country is, there's a lot it can do to improve the health of its citizens.
Date de diffusion
Fév 20, 2018
Once it’s out of your body, your genetic information is valuable to a variety of people, but you can keep it safe(ish) with a few simple steps.
Once it’s out of your body, your genetic information is valuable to a variety of people, but you can keep it safe(ish) with a few simple steps.
Date de diffusion
Mar 22, 2018
Food already in cupboards, supermarkets, & warehouses could feed humanity for 4 months, but potential food - berries, termites & krill - could extend that by another year.
Food already in cupboards, supermarkets, & warehouses could feed humanity for 4 months, but potential food - berries, termites & krill - could extend that by another year.
Date de diffusion
Avr 06, 2018
The same chemistry that makes plastic tough, light and flexible also makes it nearly impossible to get rid of, because it’s hard to break those resilient chemical bonds.
The same chemistry that makes plastic tough, light and flexible also makes it nearly impossible to get rid of, because it’s hard to break those resilient chemical bonds.
Date de diffusion
Avr 12, 2018
Female mammals make milk, a cocktail of filtered blood, to provide their babies with vital nutrients.
Female mammals make milk, a cocktail of filtered blood, to provide their babies with vital nutrients.
2018x9
Why You Shouldn't Give Ginger To Monkeys (and other animal sayings)
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Avr 25, 2018
Humans from different cultures anthropomorphize different animals to represent the same human traits.
Humans from different cultures anthropomorphize different animals to represent the same human traits.
Date de diffusion
Mai 10, 2018
Every once in a while, all the oaks or spruces or other plants in a region suddenly produce a tremendous bounty of seeds – up to 100 times more than usual. But why do they do it, and how do they all manage to sync up?
Every once in a while, all the oaks or spruces or other plants in a region suddenly produce a tremendous bounty of seeds – up to 100 times more than usual. But why do they do it, and how do they all manage to sync up?
Date de diffusion
Mai 29, 2018
The human lifespan might be limited, in part, because natural selection just stops working late in life.
The human lifespan might be limited, in part, because natural selection just stops working late in life.
Date de diffusion
Jun 14, 2018
Thanks to humans, old school apex predators are struggling to hold onto their perch at the top of the food chain. And now a new class of adaptable mesopredators are remaking the ecosystems they take over.
Thanks to humans, old school apex predators are struggling to hold onto their perch at the top of the food chain. And now a new class of adaptable mesopredators are remaking the ecosystems they take over.
Date de diffusion
Jun 27, 2018
As we try to figure out the evolutionary trees for languages and species, we sometimes get led astray by similar but unrelated words and traits.
As we try to figure out the evolutionary trees for languages and species, we sometimes get led astray by similar but unrelated words and traits.
Date de diffusion
Juil 12, 2018
Earth’s outer shell is made of two materials whose different densities and thicknesses give rise to two distinct “levels” on the planet’s surface.
Earth’s outer shell is made of two materials whose different densities and thicknesses give rise to two distinct “levels” on the planet’s surface.
Date de diffusion
Août 02, 2018
When nutrients from the ocean depths reach the sunlit surface (like in the Galapagos), life is more productive.
When nutrients from the ocean depths reach the sunlit surface (like in the Galapagos), life is more productive.
Date de diffusion
Août 29, 2018
Animals eat their own poop in order to gain extra access to nutrients or to microbes that help digest those nutrients.
Animals eat their own poop in order to gain extra access to nutrients or to microbes that help digest those nutrients.
Date de diffusion
Sept 12, 2018
Malaria is a global disease that we've beaten back around the world, including in some tropical places, but we’ve had the hardest time in Africa.
Malaria is a global disease that we've beaten back around the world, including in some tropical places, but we’ve had the hardest time in Africa.
Date de diffusion
Oct 04, 2018
Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.
Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.
Date de diffusion
Nov 14, 2018
Rates of appendicitis vary around the world, likely due to the forces of modernization.
Rates of appendicitis vary around the world, likely due to the forces of modernization.
Date de diffusion
Déc 05, 2018
Just like the names of products and companies, animals' names can affect how we feel about them...and changing the name of a species might actually help us save it.
Just like the names of products and companies, animals' names can affect how we feel about them...and changing the name of a species might actually help us save it.
2018x21
Épisode final de la saison
The Bird Poop That Changed The World
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Déc 14, 2018
Bird poop was the gateway fertilizer that turned humanity onto the imported-chemical-based farming system of modern agriculture.
Bird poop was the gateway fertilizer that turned humanity onto the imported-chemical-based farming system of modern agriculture.
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