logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2022
12m 44s

Tool Use and Language in the Brain, Why ...

DISCOVERY
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Feb 25
Happiness IRL
If everyone wants happiness, why does it so often seem hard to achieve? This episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by psychologist Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky to talk about positive psychology and what science tells us about how to be happy. Sam also explores a new study that sa ... Show More
25m 53s
Feb 18
Tips For Pits: The Science of Body Odor
It’s not a stretch to say that everyone suffers from unwanted body odor from time to time. Whether it’s stress, exercise, or heat, there are plenty of reasons why we sweat and there is a lot to learn about our bodies from the odors they create. To learn more about the science of ... Show More
23m 23s
Feb 11
History Punished Scientists - Are We Doing the Same Thing?
It’s easy to think that every major scientific breakthrough in history was met with acceptance and enthusiastic fanfare, but that is not the case. Many modern scientific truths were discovered by researchers who were punished for their ideas at the time. To discuss this topic, Dr ... Show More
26m 35s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2022
Merging supermassive black holes, and communicating science in the age of social media
On this week’s show: What we can learn from two supermassive black holes that appear to be on a collision course with each other, and the brave new online world in which social media dominates and gatekeeps public access to scientific information First up, Staff Writer Daniel Cle ... Show More
29m 51s
Aug 2023
BS 211 Molecular Biologist Seth Grant
This episode of Brain Science features the return of molecular biologist Seth Grant. We briefly review his decades of research into the complexity of the protein structure of the synapse and then we focus on his most recent paper, which describes how the life-span of synapse prot ... Show More
1h 10m
Jul 2023
Little Black Holes Everywhere
<p>In 1908, on a sunny, clear, quiet morning in Siberia, witnesses recall seeing a blinding light streak across the sky, and then… the earth shook, a forest was flattened, fish were thrown from streams, and roofs were blown off houses. The “Tunguska event,” as it came to be known ... Show More
34m 57s
Sep 2023
S26E106: The Violent Accretion Disk of a Supermassive Black Hole // The Monster Centaurus A // Indian Lunar Rover
<b>The Space News Podcast.</b> <b>SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 106</b> <b>*The violent accretion disk of a supermassive black hole</b> Astronomers have for the first time ever, captured spectra from the tumultuous accretion disk of an actively feeding super massive black hole. <b> ... Show More
34m 18s
Apr 2023
A Glimpse into the Past: 3 Billion Years After the Big Bang | Space Nuts 349
Get ready to explore a 10 billion year old mystery! A closely bound duo of energetic quasars, the hallmark of a pair of merging galaxies, have been discovered when the Universe was only 3 billion years old. What secrets do these quasars hold and why have they lasted so long? Join ... Show More
52m 38s
Feb 2024
#390: Wormholes, Black Holes, and Blue Giants: Your Space Questions Answered
Are you ready to uncover the mind-bending secrets of our universe? Join us as we reveal the unexpected truth about the formation of habitable planets and the potential for multiple habitable worlds within a single solar system. You won't believe how many habitable planets could e ... Show More
53m 2s
Apr 2023
Black Holes
Gravity is the weakest of the fundamental forces of nature, yet, if you have enough of it, it can create the most powerful thing in the known universe: a black hole.  The very idea of a black hole didn’t really exist until the early 20th century, and now they are regularly found ... Show More
14m 27s
Jun 2018
Scientific Mysteries that Make No Sense At All & How to Stop People From Manipulating You
Want to feel REALLY good? Watch this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiKxytbCWk. It’s a dull and boring video about folding towels and will make you (or at least many people) get chills and give you a “brain orgasm.” Why? No one really knows for sure but I’ll expl ... Show More
45m 25s
Jul 2023
S26E85: Age of the Universe Reassessed // Astonishing Saturn // Growing Plants on the Moon
<b>SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 85</b><b></b> <b>*A retake on the age of the universe </b><b></b> A new study suggests that the universe is actually 26.7 billion years old – that’s nearly twice as old as the 13.8-billion-year age previously believed. <b>*New image from Webb reveal ... Show More
31m 48s
May 2023
SN350: Questions Time
The Sun's Wobble: Unraveling the Mystery of Solar Movement<br />If you're feeling frustrated and disheartened by reading countless articles and watching endless videos about black holes without gaining a deeper understanding of human proximity to them, then you are not alone!<br ... Show More
44m 6s