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Undiscovered

A podcast about the left turns, missteps, and lucky breaks that make science happen.

Ranked #1

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This Headline Might Kill You

This Headline Might Kill You

In this Undiscovered Cares Report, Annie and Elah dig into a scary science headline to help Elah’s friend, David, figure... Read more

6 Nov 2018

27mins

Ranked #2

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The Meteorite Hunter

The Meteorite Hunter

Deep in Antarctica, a rookie meteorite hunter helps collect a mystery rock. Could it be a little piece of Mars? In Antar... Read more

15 May 2017

32mins

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Born This Gay

Born This Gay

At the turn of the 20th century, a German doctor sets out to prove that homosexuality is rooted in biology—but his resea... Read more

23 May 2017

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Sick and Tired

Sick and Tired

When researchers publish a new study on chronic fatigue syndrome, a group of patients cry foul—and decide to investigate... Read more

30 May 2017

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Six Degrees

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Kurt Vonnegut and the Rainmakers

Kurt Vonnegut and the Rainmakers

In the mid 1940s, no one would publish Kurt Vonnegut’s stories. But when he gets hired as a press writer at General Elec... Read more

20 Jun 2017

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Mouse’s Vineyard

Mouse’s Vineyard

Martha’s Vineyard has a Lyme disease problem. Now a scientist is coming to town with a possible fix: genetically enginee... Read more

27 Jun 2017

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The Wastebook

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After a senator calls her research a waste of taxpayer dollars, biologist Sheila Patek heads to Capitol Hill to prove wh... Read more

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Mini: The Undercover Botanist

Mini: The Undercover Botanist

In 1767, a young French servant sailed around the world, collecting plants previously unknown to Western science. The sh... Read more

28 Mar 2019

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Mini: Cats, Villains At Heart

Mini: Cats, Villains At Heart

Undiscovered is back between seasons with a listener question: What saved the cats? If you rewind to the Middle Ages, ca... Read more

17 Dec 2018

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