Podcast: Cash for carbon, social genes, and apocalyptic scenarios
On this week’s show: the economics of paying farmers not to cut down trees plus a roundup from the daily news site
Science Podcasts
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Podcast: Still-living dinosaurs, the world’s first enzymes, and thwarting early adopters in tech
On this week’s show: What happens when you deny early adopters access to new technology, plus a roundup from the daily news site. -
Podcast: Scent-free slimming, building trust in artificial intelligence, and flying oily birds
On this week’s show: A special issue on the role of artificial intelligence in science plus a roundup from the daily news site -
Podcast: Skull cults, Parkinson’s proteins in the gut, and bee-killing pesticides
On this week’s show: Controversial pesticides have subtle links to bee declines plus a roundup from the daily news site -
Podcast: Contemplating the shape of eggs, doubly domesticated cats, and science balloons
On this week’s show: Why bird eggs come in all different shapes, plus a roundup from the daily news site -
Podcast: Retiring chimps, cellular tans, and magma crystal clocks
On this week’s show: Single-crystal recordings show the dwell time of magma under a volcano, plus a roundup from the daily news site -
Podcast: Weighing a white dwarf, toxic ‘selfish genes,’ and the oldest Homo sapiens fossils
On this week’s show: A selfish genetic element that masquerades as an essential developmental gene, plus a roundup from the daily news site -
Podcast: Tasting water, mummy DNA, and the first sled dogs
On this week’s show: The impact of surgery on cognition and a roundup from the daily news site -
Podcast: Giant whales, sperm in space, and Juno at Jupiter
On this week’s show: Fresh data from Jupiter and a roundup from the daily news site -
Podcast: Hacking windshields, fixing bone with bubbles, and migrating humans
On this week’s show: Many migration stories and a roundup from the daily news site
