
Biology
How TikTok’s pupil test works, and what it tells us about love and attraction
A TikTok trend that claims to test if you’re really in love may have some real science behind it.
6 months ago
Listen 6:21‘Too sick to rest’: How long COVID helped one doctor learn to slow down
For a Philadelphia physician, rest seemed out of the question during the early part of the pandemic. But she learned an important lesson about the need to slow down.
7 months ago
Listen 19:20Philadelphia biomedical research firm granted $250K for workforce training
Officials said the funds will help address the critical need to boost a skilled labor force in Philadelphia as the life sciences industry grows.
7 months ago
Animal rituals and elephant evolution
Elephant researcher Caitlin O'Connell on "Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and ourselves" and tuskless elephant evolution.
Air Date: January 25, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Icepick Surgeon: Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
Dr. Walter Freeman performed lobotomies with an ice pick through the eye socket....and other stories about doctors who do evil scientific deeds in the name of medicine.
Air Date: December 23, 2021 8:00 am
Listen 49:29From blood clots to infected neurons, how COVID threatens the brain
The virus that causes COVID-19 can cause strokes, inflammation, oxygen deprivation and infection in the brain. And each of these may lead to long-term neurological problems.
8 months ago
Amnesia, Opioids and Why We Forget
In 2018, Owen Rivers woke up in a hospital bed after a fentanyl overdose — and could no longer form new memories. It was a terrifying e ...
Air Date: December 10, 2021
Listen 49:32Trouble understanding, but your hearing checks out fine. What’s at play?
Researchers are strategizing ways to discover whether auditory processing disorders are at play.
9 months ago
Listen 12:24Exercise evolution, myths, and motivation
We're joined by Daniel Lieberman, author of Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
Air Date: October 14, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15A stem cell treatment for MS offers some patients hope. But is it hope that will last?
After more than 15 years of multiple sclerosis, a patient travels to Mexico for a risky, experimental treatment called HSCT, against her doctor's advice.
10 months ago
Listen 49:46Migraines cause life-disrupting suffering. A Saturday event aims to raise awareness
36 million people in the U.S. have migraines, which bring a host of other symptoms. Miles for Migraines is working to support those who suffer from them.
11 months ago
No one is sounding the alarm: It’s been an average year so far for West Nile cases in mosquitoes. But wet, warm conditions might mean trouble ahead.
12 months ago
This is the Voice, The Voice Catchers
John Colapinto, author of This is the Voice, joins us to talk about the extraordinary architecture of our sonic sounds. Then, Joseph Turow on his new book, The Voice Catchers.
Air Date: August 27, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00The Icepick Surgeon: Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
Dr. Walter Freeman performed lobotomies with an ice pick through the eye socket....and other stories about doctors who do evil scientific deeds in the name of medicine.
Air Date: August 25, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00How rape affects memory and the brain, and why more police need to know about this
Sexual assault survivors say interactions with law enforcement can be so intense, and so unsympathetic, that they add a secondary trauma on top of the rape.
12 months ago