Censorship in China and a news roundup (22 Au...

First up on the podcast, producer Meagan Cantwell and Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox discuss a few stories from ScienceAdviser, including why Nazi Germany was unlikely to ever make an atomic bomb, a gene that might prevent gray hairs, and 140 years of cheese history from a Swi ...  Show more

First up on the podcast, freelance science journalist Robin George Andrews describes Japan’s upcoming Martian Moons eXploration mission that will nab a sample from the surface of Mars’s moon Phobos. The material, due back to Earth in 2031, could reveal the origins of this mysteri ...  Show more

More vaccine confusion as Florida looks to scrap mandates altogether. We have what you need to know. Chinese President Xi Jinping flexed his country's military process with an elaborate parade. How he's challenging a US led world order and who's supporting him. Cattle ranchers in ...  Show more

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An independent panel says China is committing genocide against the Uighurs. We break down the evidence with a dissident activist, and then hear China’s view … A foreign policy expert on the life and vision of Germany’s new chancellor … The man behind Moderna talks about Omicron a ...  Show more

Analyst Monika Richter explains how Chinese government threats got an EU report on COVID-19 disinformation censored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices