In this episode of Science Quickly, author Alexis Hall discusses Hell’s Heart, their sci‑fi reimagining of Moby-Dick. Hall dives into how a lockdown reread of Herman Melville’s novel sparked a vision of space whales, artificial intelligence navigators, and Jupiter’s wild physics and explains the blend of real science, irreverent humor and queer storytelling ... Show More
Apr 8
U.S. measles cases surge as vaccination rates drop
In this episode of Science Quickly, we examine the surge in measles cases across the U.S., exploring how falling measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination rates, the rising use of exemptions and pockets of misinformation are creating hot spots where the highly contagious virus ... Show More
14m 54s
Jul 2024
L'eau dans laquelle vous allez vous baigner cet été est-elle vraiment propre ?
Préférez-vous faire trempette dans la mer, une rivière ou encore une piscine ? S’il est toujours agréable de se baigner en plein été, attention où vous mettez les pieds ! Certaines eaux dans lesquelles nous plongeons sont en fait de très mauvaises qualités, et peuvent même deveni ... Show More
4m 27s
Jan 2025
Electra found a cheap, clean way to purify iron, and it’s raising $257M to make it happen
Electra has raised $76.3 million to clean up the dirty ironmaking industry, TechCrunch has learned. The startup has developed a novel method of using electricity to coax pure iron out of low-grade ores, opening the door to cleaner steel.
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2m 59s
Oct 2017
Cambrian Monster Mash
<p>Welcome to the ocean of monsters. In this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast, Robert and Joe travel back 500 million years to the monster-haunted waters of the Cambrian period. Meet the monstrous trilobite, anomalocaris, opabinia, hallucigenia, wiwaxia, pikaia and ... Show More
1h 10m