Little Black Holes Everywhere

A strange brew that's hard to resist, even for a modern day microbe. In the war on devilish microbes, our weapons are starting to fail us. The antibiotics we once wielded like miraculous flaming swords seem more like lukewarm butter knives. But in this episode, originally release ...  Show more

If a species is horrible enough, do we have the right to kill it forever? Seventy years ago, a nightmare parasite feasted on the live flesh of warm-blooded creatures in North America: the screwworm. That is, until a young scientist named Edward F. Knipling discovered a crucial sc ...  Show more

Neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan demystifies psychosomatic illnesses. Then, learn how scientists saw behind a black hole.Additional resources from neurologist Suzanne O'SullivanPick up "The Sleeping Beauties And Other Stories of Mystery Illness" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse ...  Show more

Learn how quickly previously trained muscles bounce back after inactivity; and how a black hole made a star explode.Previously trained muscles bounce back after inactivity by Grant CurrinSeaborne, R. A., Strauss, J., Cocks, M., Shepherd, S., O’Brien, T. D., van Someren, K. A., Be ...  Show more

Today we explore the science behind getting great ideas in the shower, how regular chocolate consumption can slow down cognitive decline, and how a black hole recently burped out the remnants of a star it absorbed four YEARS ago! Shower Ideas “The Science of Why You Have Great Id ...  Show more

What do we really know about black holes? We've only recently even gotten a visual of an actual black hole, so not a lot. But although we can now see a black hole, can we see through a black hole? And if we could, what would we see? Where would we see? Who would we see? When woul ...  Show more