Extinct Super Sharks, Mysterious Die Offs, Stopping Attacks

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Why Society Treats Allergies Like a Nothingburger

Allergies are estimated to affect upwards of 30% of people globally, so why are they so often swept under the rug? People in restaurants lie about their allergies, food labelling is difficult to understand, and those with the allergies are often forced to be their own advocate to ...  Afficher plus

We Are Starting to Talk Like ChatGPT

Language has always evolved but it seems like technology has sped that process up to a staggering degree. Memes, algorithms, AI, and social media are altering the words we use and the way we use them. To speak more about the phenomenon, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Adam ...  Afficher plus

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Bonus episode: The Surprising Superpowers of Sharks
Overheard at National Geographic

Sharks have never been able to outswim their reputation as mindless killers, which is so entrenched that the U.S. Navy once even tried to weaponize them. But are sharks really just “remorseless eating machines” on the hunt for blood? Hop in the water with marine scientists for a ...  Afficher plus

How Sharks Devoured My Career
Overheard at National Geographic

When Nat Geo Explorer Gibbs Kuguru was in college, he found himself trying to choose between two terrifying futures: going free diving with sharks off the coast of South Africa or, even scarier, studying for the MCAT. Since then, he’s become devoted to sharks. His genetic researc ...  Afficher plus

Do Shark Stories Help Sharks?
Overheard at National Geographic

Our obsession with sharks has generated folklore around the world for thousands of years. But a series of attacks at the Jersey shore in 1916 would forever change the way we tell stories about sharks. We trace how attitudes toward sharks shifted in the past century—from stoking o ...  Afficher plus

Zandile Ndhlovu on South African Great Whites & Creating a More Diverse Ocean
Shark Week: The Podcast

Shark Week: The Podcast dives into the latest shark news as Luke Tipple discusses the reaction to several shark bites off the coast of Long Island. He also looks at reports that Atlantic plankton are being wiped out faster than previously thought and explains why it could be cata ...  Afficher plus