Brain scans reveal why the 'Iceman' can withstand insanely cold temperatures | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:21
Why doesn’t the ‘Iceman’ freeze? Understanding extreme cold tolerance
How a massive volcano helped to convert Iceland's pagans to Christianity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:29
How a volcano converted Iceland to Christianity
On a hunt for North America's indigenous crops | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:26
Recovering lost knowledge about indigenous North American food
Using tailpipe tech to make smoked bacon safer to eat | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:07
Finally, healthy bacon! Taking the toxins out of smoked foods
Why do fingers and toes wrinkle when they are in the water for a long time? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:38
Fingers and toes wrinkle when they are in the water for a long time to privide tread-like traction.
Alien-looking skeleton revealed as human that lost the genetic lottery | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:42
A bizarre skeleton that looks alien is actually a human with a lot of bone mutations
Scientists say it’s time to make ‘3-parent baby’ technology legal in Canada | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:11
Should ‘three-parent’ families come to Canada?
The death of a rhino symbolizes the catastrophe of the “sixth extinction” | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:02
Samba the rhino is just one example of the species humans are wiping out
Novichok and the science of assassination with chemical weapons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:04
The science behind the deadly chemical weapon attack in the UK
Bats teach other bats what a good meal sounds like | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:54
Bats learn how to find food from other species
Why does ear hair grow as men age? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:35
Why ear hair grows as men age is due to rising testosterone levels.
Hawking’s science, thoughts on God, and the formula for his tombstone | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:24
Remembering Professor Stephen Hawking with a commentary and an interview
How DIY radiation sleuths are holding Japan’s government accountable | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:03
In the wake of the Fukushima meltdown, citizens with radiation detectors so they can collect their own data
Far out visions for the future of humanity from Michio Kaku | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:22
Physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku talks about his new book "The Future of Humanity."
Something unusual is happening with our planet's magnetic field | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:29
A disturbance in the Earth's core is weakening our magnetic field.
