Episode 48: Men: 44, Women: 0

Why is my friend late? How does nuclear fission work? What can I do to help my baby sleep through the night? We all feel the need to understand why certain things happen. Some researchers think the drive to explain the world is a basic human impulse, similar to thirst or hunger. ...  Show more

Millions of us move through our days without getting enough sleep. We know that sleep deprivation can affect our physical health and our mood. But sleep researcher Chris Barnes says a chronic lack of good sleep can also affect how we make decisions and even what we value. He join ...  Show more

Women have long fueled America's greatest scientific achievements. But when you go searching for information about these women scientists, you'll likely come up short. Only 19% of articles on Wikipedia are about women. In the field of science, this difference is even more pron ...

Dulcé Sloan talks to Stefanie Brown James, co-founder of The Collective PAC, about the lack of Black women in the U.S. Senate and her efforts to change that. Originally aired August 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co ...  Show more

On today’s episode: We finally snapped a picture of a wild electron! Why there are fewer women participating in clinical research and why it matters. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESScientists watch a single electron move during a chemical reaction for fi ...  Show more