
Why We're Not Sex Zombies, Wednesday's Pronunciation, and British Lawyers' Wigs
Why We're Not Sex Zombies, Wednesday's Pronunciation, and British Lawyers' Wigs
Since sexual contact can transmit disease, why don't any diseases increase our sex drive? Why is Wednesday pronounced di... Read more
31 May 2017
•
13mins

Reheated Coffee, More Comfortable Mammograms, and the Chemist Who Created Home Ec
Reheated Coffee, More Comfortable Mammograms, and the Chemist Who Created Home Ec
There's science behind why reheated coffee is terrible. In the incredible future, we may have better ways to mammogram. ... Read more
23 May 2017
•
13mins

Missing Limbs, Naked Mole Rats, and a Blood-Red Waterfall
Missing Limbs, Naked Mole Rats, and a Blood-Red Waterfall
Research into missing limbs indicates that our brains control function differently than we thought. Underground mole rat... Read more
16 May 2017
•
9mins

Gender Bias in the Supreme Court, Stair Climbing vs. Caffeine, and Teens Are OK, Really
Gender Bias in the Supreme Court, Stair Climbing vs. Caffeine, and Teens Are OK, Really
Female Supreme Court justices get interrupted three times as often as male justices. Climbing stairs may be as effective... Read more
9 May 2017
•
10mins

Cannibalism Nutrition, a Border Wall Hyperloop, and the FBI's Facial Recognition
Cannibalism Nutrition, a Border Wall Hyperloop, and the FBI's Facial Recognition
Are humans nutritous enough to make cannibalism feasible? Could Trump's proposed border wall be improved with a Hyperloo... Read more
1 May 2017
•
10mins

Thought Experiment: Transhumanism and Space Exploration
Thought Experiment: Transhumanism and Space Exploration
Humans are ill-suited to the rigors of space, but augmenting ourselves with technology may create opportunities to explo... Read more
25 Apr 2017
•
9mins

A U.S. Space Force, Why the Weather's Getting Stuck, and Maple Syrup Medicine
A U.S. Space Force, Why the Weather's Getting Stuck, and Maple Syrup Medicine
Is it time for the United States to have a military Space Force? Weather patterns are getting stuck in place - climate c... Read more
18 Apr 2017
•
13mins

Scattering Ashes, Circular Airport Runways, and the TSA's Power Over Electronics
Scattering Ashes, Circular Airport Runways, and the TSA's Power Over Electronics
Is scattering ashes technically littering? Will circular runways be the future of airports? Can the TSA search the data ... Read more
10 Apr 2017
•
11mins

Bird Poop Politics, Double Pregnancies, and How 'Citizens' Became 'Consumers'
Bird Poop Politics, Double Pregnancies, and How 'Citizens' Became 'Consumers'
Bird excrement was once so valuable to farmers that the U.S. government tried to claim all of it. It's possible to get p... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
14mins

The Psychology of Picky Eating, the Secret Service's Services, and a Self-Driving Car Kit
The Psychology of Picky Eating, the Secret Service's Services, and a Self-Driving Car Kit
Researchers are working to improve the lives of adult picky eaters. We break down who the Secret Service protects, and a... Read more
27 Mar 2017
•
12mins