logo
episode-header-image
May 28
56m 52s

Are rural raccoons becoming domesticated...

iHeartPodcasts
About this episode

A recent paper found tantalizing evidence that rural raccoons are showing evidence of domestication. So how long until we all have pet raccoons? And how well do we really understand the domestication process anyway?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Today
Listener Questions #40
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about relativistic paradoxes, parasitoid wasp viruses, and detector technologies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
52m 15s
May 26
What is quantum contextuality?
Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysterious concept of quantum contexuality: how measurements depend on each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
51m 14s
May 21
Listener Questions #39
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about muscle memory, water-less showers, and why everyone can't be ambidextrous.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
1 h
Recommended Episodes
May 2020
Space Policy Edition: Our Moral Obligation to Explore Space
Are we morally obligated to pursue space exploration? What ethical considerations should we consider when creating space policy? Philosopher James Schwartz joins the show to address these questions and talk about his new book, The Value of Science in Space Exploration. Learn more ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 2025
Is science in danger?
Funding cuts and research censorship have shaken the foundations of America’s health and science agencies, leaving researchers shocked, confused, and afraid. What does this mean for the future of science? For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/ ... Show More
23m 31s
Jul 2025
Astronauts. Do we need them?
It’s a brave question to put to three astronauts live on stage but it’s a risk we are prepared to take. Recorded in front of a live audience at the UK Space Conference in Manchester, European Space Agency astronauts Tim Peake, Meganne Christian and John McFall discuss the future ... Show More
50m 4s
Oct 2025
Where Are All the Aliens?
Is there life out there in the cosmos? Jorge talks to scientists about whether we are truly alone in the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
33m 43s
Aug 2024
How much of a risk is space junk?
Space junk. It might sound like an out-of-this-world problem that we don’t need to worry about here on Earth – but is it? As we send more and more metal in the form of satellites up into space, scientists are warning it is becoming more of a risk both here – and up there. We dig ... Show More
28m 14s
Oct 2017
When We Fly to Mars, Microbes Will, Too
The microbes that live in and on our bodies will colonize a human-manned spacecraft to Mars—but will the spacecraft's microbiome be safe? Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
3m 11s
Sep 2025
Kissing Bugs, Koalas and Clues to Life on Mars
A paper published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argues that Chagas disease is now endemic in the U.S. Koalas may finally be spared from a deadly epidemic. Meanwhile NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered tantalizing clues about potential ancient microbia ... Show More
9m 37s
Feb 2025
Is science in danger?
Funding cuts and research censorship have shaken the foundations of America’s health and science agencies, leaving researchers shocked, confused, and afraid. In this episode of Unexplainable, we ask, what does this mean for the future of science? This episode was hosted and produ ... Show More
23m 25s
Feb 2025
An Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032. What Can We Do about It?
The European Space Agency recently announced that the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2 percent chance of hitting our planet in 2032. The probability of impact is difficult to predict exactly and will be clearer in 2028, when 2024 YR4 will whiz by us. But if the asteroid reall ... Show More
13m 11s
Sep 2025
Did we find signs of life on Mars?
NASA found a Martian rock that might have traces of ancient life. It's perhaps the most tantalizing revelation in the century-long search for Martian life. (Updated from 2022) Guests: Katie Stack Morgan, project scientist for the Perseverance rover; Lindsay Hays, astrobiologist a ... Show More
33m 40s