Science

Rethinking Laundry for the Planet With Dr Holly Kaye Smith (430) [REPEAT]

Jan 3, 2026Most of us throw our clothes in the wash without a second thought, but what if that habit is doing more harm than good?...

How New Public Health Changes Could Leave Vulnerable Children Behind

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.This week federal officials announced major revisions to the U.S. vaccine...
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Revisiting the question of debating science deniers

As I approached the task of writing my first post of 2026, I thought I’d back up a bit....

Flu Is Relentless. Crispr Might Be Able to Shut It Down

As he addressed an audience of virologists from China, Australia, and Singapore at October’s Pandemic Research Alliance Symposium, Wei...

Episode 589 – Chris Duffy

Comedian/host/author Chris Duffy (@chrisiduffy) returns to the show to talk with Jesse, Andy and Matt about his new book...

Some of your cells are not genetically yours — what can they tell us about life and death?

Hidden Guests: Migrating Cells and How the New Science of Microchimerism is Redefining Human Identity Lise Barnéoud, transl....

NASA’s Webb telescope just discovered one of the weirdest planets ever

Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have identified a previously unknown kind of exoplanet, one whose atmosphere defies...