From a bat… or from a lab? It seemed the question of where SARS-CoV-2 originated had been settled, but recently it's been reignited. Amid lots of conflicting and confusing news stories, the team explores what we really know about the origins of covid-19. They then mark a historic tipping point in climate news, as three of the world’s biggest fossil fuel comp ... Show More
Mar 25
Scientists Can Now Preserve a Brain After Death - What’s Next?
Episode 355 An entire pig’s brain has been preserved after death, using a technique that will keep the structure of the brain intact - potentially for hundreds of years. Scientists say they will offer the treatment to terminally ill humans, in the hopes that one day, in the dista ... Show More
18m 25s
Aug 2020
Episode 24: The Sad Tale Of @Sciencing_Bi, America's Realest Bisexual Indigenous Anthropologist
In one of the weirdest online controversies yet covered by Blocked and Reported, Katie walks Jesse through the wild, twisting tale of @Sciencing_Bi, a young anthropologist who just wanted to do good work, but who was tragically hindered from achieving this goal by the vicious ant ... Show More
46m 40s
Jun 2024
Eric Schmidt's AI Drones for Ukraine, SpaceX's Starship Milestone, Humane's Fire Alert, ALS Research Breakthrough, and D-Day Stories
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore a range of captivating stories from the worlds of technology, science, and history. We begin with the secretive military drone startup, White Stork, founded by former Google CEO Eric ... Show More
5m 3s
May 2024
Purple Planet Hypothesis, UnitedHealthcare Hack, FKA Twigs' AI Testimony, Airbnb's 'Up' House, and the Rise of Power Slap
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode, we explored a massive data breach that may have compromised the personal information of around one-third of Americans. The cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group's subsidiary, Change Healthcare, exploited stolen cred ... Show More
7m 30s