Towering walls of water sometimes appear in the ocean without warning or apparent cause. What drives their terrifying power? (First published in 2023)
Guest: Ton van der Bremer, associate professor of environmental fluid mechanics.
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Emily St. John Mandel on science in fiction
Science has some really weird, wonderful ideas. Some of them are hard to prove in fact, but Emily St. John Mandel does a great job of playing with them in fiction — in works like Station Eleven, Sea of Tranquility, and her newest novel, Exit Party. Guest: Emily St. John Mandel, a ... Show More
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Nov 4
What are you laughing at?
Scientists are trying to figure out what makes something funny. We compare notes with comedians Atsuko Okatsuka, Josh Johnson, Dulcé Sloan, and Chris Fleming (Originally published in 2023) Guests: Allie Volpe, Vox correspondent; Peter McGraw, professor at University o ... Show More
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Uncharted: Songs of the sea
A PhD student with a passion for whales stumbles upon a strange, eerie sound deep beneath the ocean waves, something that will soon rock her world. Meanwhile, a fisherman is stranded in the ocean late at night, completely alone. With time running out, can he be rescued before it ... Show More
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