On this week’s show: A rundown of our favorite online news stories, and some of our favorite moments on the podcast this year
This is our last show of the year and it’s a fun one! Dave Grimm, our online news editor, gives a tour of the top online stories of the year, from playful bumble bees to parasite-ridden friars.
Then, host Sarah Crespi looks back at some amazing conversations from the podcast this year, including answers to a few questions she never thought she’d be asking. Highlights include why we aren’t just shooting nuclear waste into space, and how mapping ant diversity is like mapping the early universe.
Past shows mentioned in this episode:
What saliva tells babies about human relationships
A global map of ant diversity
Gut bacteria that nourish hibernating squirrels
Securing nuclear waste for 100,000 years
Why rabies remains
Why sunscreen is bad for coral
Saving the Spix’s macaw
Waking up bacterial spores
Collecting spider silks
Don’t miss this year’s podcast series on books in food, science, and agriculture, hosted by Angela Saini.
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This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.
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Authors: Sarah Crespi; David Grimm
Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg3947
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The science of loneliness, making one of organic chemistry’s oldest reactions safer, and a new book series
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Teaching robots to smile, and the effects of a rare mandolin on a scientist’s career
Hope in the fight against deadly prion diseases, and side effects of organic agriculture
Why babies forget, and how fear lingers in the brain
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