Episodes

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Broadcast Date Episode Title Episode # Release #
Jul 9, 2021 Catnip Crazy 764 176
Jul 2, 2021 Vaping and Lung Disease 763 176
Jun 25, 2021 Slow the Aging Kids 762 175
Jun 18, 2021 A Vaccine Against Cancer 761 175
Jun 11, 2021 Too Much of a Good Thing 760 175
Jun 4, 2021 Origin Story of Aspirin 759 175
May 28, 2021 A President's Health 758 174
May 21, 2021 Myths and the COVID Vaccine 757 174
May 14, 2021 Plague and the World Order 756 174
May 7, 2021 Copper Bracelet for RA 755 174
Apr 30, 2021 Death of a President 754 173
Apr 23, 2021 Genes from Neanderthals 753 173
Apr 16, 2021 The Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection 752 173
Apr 9, 2021 The Bionic Eye 751 173
Apr 2, 2021 They Eat Viruses 750 173
Mar 26, 2021 e-Cigs Are Not Safe 749 172
Mar 19, 2021 Vaccine Disinformation 748 172
Mar 12, 2021 Detecting Extraterrestrial Life Using Small Tools 747 172
Mar 5, 2021 Losing Weight by Gene Editing Your Fat Cells 746 172
Feb 26, 2021 Engineering Mosquitos to Prevent Disease 745 171
Feb 19, 2021 We Are Wired For Sugar 744 171
Feb 12, 2021 The Chemist Who Helped Cure Leprosy 743 171
Feb 5, 2021 Is Your Hair Worth the Risk? 742 171
Jan 29, 2021 Stopping Cancer in Its Tracks 741 170
Jan 22, 2021 An Apple A Day Keeps Dementia Away 740 170
Jan 15, 2021 The Bacteria Behind BO 739 170
Jan 8, 2021 Bomb-Sniffing Cyborg Locusts 738 170
Jan 1, 2021 A Styrofoam-Eating Bug 737 170
Dec 25, 2020 Nobel 2020 736 169
Dec 18, 2020 Detecting COVID Community Spread 735 169
Dec 11, 2020 Another Reason to Like the Mediterranean Diet 734 169
Dec 3, 2020 Development and the Risk of Pandemics 733 169
Nov 27, 2020 Brainwave Translation 732 168
Nov 20, 2020 Read History in a Glacier 731 168
Nov 13, 2020 Wash Out That Gray Hair 730 168
Nov 6, 2020 An Artist's Genetic Disease 729 168
Oct 30, 2020 Gene Editing for Sickle Cell 728 167
Oct 23, 2020 What Do Llamas and Nurse Sharks Have in Common? 727 167
Oct 15, 2020 The Origins of the ICU 726 167
Oct 9, 2020 Patching the Heart 725 167
Oct 2, 2020 Medical Microbots 724 167
Sep 25, 2020 New England Vampires 723 166
Sep 18, 2020 Could Alcoholism Be Controlled with a Switch 722 166
Sep 11, 2020 Bacteria's Role in Colorectal Cancer 721 166
Sep 4, 2020 A Viral Cause of Parkinson's 720 166
Aug 28, 2020 How Do You Hear Your Favorite Song 719 165
Aug 21, 2020 Magic Mushroom Resurgence 718 165
Aug 14, 2020 Smokers Take Warning 717 165
Aug 7, 2020 Yes, It Came From Bats 716 165
Jul 31, 2020 The Hearing of the Blind 715 164
Jul 24, 2020 It's 98.6 Right? 714 164
Jul 17, 2020 Schizophrenia Genes in Africa 713 164
Jul 10, 2020 David's Surprise 712 164