As millions of people around the world suffer from long covid, research into how viruses trigger chronic health conditions is getting a lot more focus. The team explores the role of viruses in both chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, and touch on our latest understanding of long covid.
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Rebecca Solnit On Why the Future Isn’t as Dark as It Looks
Episode 353 The world might feel dark right now, but life is actually getting better, rapidly. From the rise of feminism and antiracism to environmental movements and shifting understandings of gender, the Western world looks nothing like it did 75 years ago. Yet despite so many ... Show More
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Mar 19
Why The Iran War Is Speeding The End Of The Fossil Fuel Era
Episode 352 Notwithstanding President Trump’s efforts to slow the growth of renewable energy, the US/Israeli attack on Iran has given the green revolution a huge boost. In response to the war in Iran, the Islamic Republic has stopped almost all traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a ... Show More
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Aug 2023
Why some trees find one another repulsive, and why we don’t know how much our hands weigh
First up on this week’s show, we hear about the skewed perception of our own hands, extremely weird giant viruses, champion regenerating flatworms, and more from Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox. Christie also chats with host Sarah Crespi about her work on a daily newsletter and ... Show More
26m 55s
Aug 2021
Tool to Cure Hiccups, Corvid Childhoods, How Spacecraft Move
Learn about a scientific tool to cure hiccups; why corvids owe big brains to longer childhoods; and how spacecraft move.Finally, the first-ever scientific tool to cure hiccups by Grant CurrinTeam describes science-based hiccups intervention. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eureka ... Show More
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