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

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Tracking falling space debris via sonic booms, and getting drunk off your own microbes

First up with Jennie Erin Smith, Science’s new senior biomedicine reporter, we delve into: autobrewery syndrome, when microbes inside the human gut make too much alcohol; how doctors can use a public repository, the Mexican Biobank, to guide patient care; and preliminary findings ...  Show more

Reversing ecological destruction in the Galápagos, and finally mapping Antarctica’s surface

First up on the podcast, freelance science journalist Sofia Quaglia talks about her visit to the Galápagos archipelago and how researchers there are working to restore the islands to their former ecological glory. *Note this episode has been updated to reflect that the Ecuadorian ...  Show more

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