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Σεζόν 2018
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Ιαν 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Ιαν 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Φεβ 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
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Φεβ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Φεβ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Μαρ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Απρ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Απρ 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
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Απρ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Μάϊ 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?
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Μάϊ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Ιουν 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Ιουν 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Ιούλ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Αυγ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Αυγ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Σεπ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Οκτ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Νοέ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Δεκ 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.
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Δεκ 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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