Science’s Breakthrough of the Year, and psychedelic drugs, climate, and fusion technology updates

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A moon heist, lava fountains, and predicting doomsday

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

Stimulating the brain for women’s health, and the long-term implications of menopausal symptoms

First up on the podcast, Staff Writer Jennie Erin Smith joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about new research on how noninvasive technologies such as transcranial magnetic stimulation are being used in the context of women’s health to tackle everything from postpartum depression to ...  Show more

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