60-Second Science
Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
Latest episodes
Jan 27, 2024 • 12min
How to Save Indigenous Languages
From Papua New Guinea to the Andaman Islands, Indigenous languages are under threat. An Indian linguist helped preserve one language family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 11min
Can AI Predict When You Die?
A new study used machine learning to predict life trajectories of 6 million Danish people, including mortality. The ethical implications of an AI predicting death are explored. Experts express skepticism about the accuracy of Life2Vec's mortality predictions. The potential uses of Life2Vec and the ethical concerns associated with predicting lifespan using AI models are discussed.
Jan 19, 2024 • 10min
The Best Way to Use Home COVID Tests Right Now
In today’s episode, we want to talk about some of the current challenges with using home COVID tests. When you first have symptoms, a change in how your body reacts to the virus could lead to a test result showing you’re negative when you’re actually infected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 17, 2024 • 11min
From Drunken Stupor to Sober with One (Hormone) Shot
We all have our tricks for sobering up after a night of drunken revelry: maybe a pot of black coffee or an ice-cold shower. But for mice in a certain lab in Texas, all it takes is a shot. No, not more alcohol—it’s an injection of a hormone called fibroblast growth factor 21, or FGF21. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 12, 2024 • 10min
How Does the World’s Largest Seabird Know Where to Fly?
Imagine for a moment that you’re a very hungry bird soaring over 30-foot ocean swells in high winds, with no land for thousands of miles.How do you know where you’re going?If you’re a wandering albatross, you listen. But listen to what, exactly? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 8, 2024 • 15min
Without the Moon, You Wouldn't Exist (Probably)
The moon has guided our movements and cultures, and though we may think we know it well, it still guards some of its deepest secrets from us. A new book from Rebecca Boyle take us on a deep dive into our sister celestial orb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 5, 2024 • 16min
The Strange and Beautiful Science Of Our Lives
Nell Greenfieldboyce discusses her new book Transient and Strange, the intimacy of the essays and the science that inspired them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 3, 2024 • 13min
The Surprising Health Benefits of Dog Ownership
Dogs are good for you, science says Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2023 • 14min
Podcasts of the Year: Cleo, the Mysterious Math Menace
In 2013 a new user named Cleo took an online math forum by storm with unproved answers. Today she’s an urban legend. But who was she? 2023 editor's pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 27, 2023 • 12min
Podcasts of the Year: Talking to Animals using Artificial Intelligence
Advanced sensors and artificial intelligence could have us at the brink of interspecies communication Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
