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UnDisciplined
Each week, UnDisciplined takes a fun, fascinating and accessible dive into the lives of researchers and explorers working across a wide variety of scientific fields.
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15. okt. 2026
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Episoder
UnDisciplined: How inclusivity benefits men and women on the autism spectrum 18.11.2023 26:00
Autism Spectrum Disorder exists on a continuum of behaviors, capabilities, and deviations from norms — and for a very long time, that spectrum didn't include much space for girls.
UnDisciplined: Rethinking sexual harassment prevention in the workplace 12.11.2023 26:00
Almost all large organizations — from government entities to universities to private businesses — engage in sexual harassment prevention training. And yet the problem persists.
UnDisciplined: With natural disasters rising in frequency, the US needs to rethink emergency management 03.11.2023 26:00
The recent disaster in Maui was the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and it has highlighted a gaping hole in the country's disaster response.
UnDisciplined: Why you should become a 'student of seed' 28.10.2023 26:00
Consider for a moment what our world would look like without seeds.
UnDisciplined: Carl Nassib came out while playing in the NFL - here's what the media thought about it 20.10.2023 26:00
There are no openly gay players in any of the five major men's sports leagues in the United States. But that's not because there are no gay players in those leagues.
UnDisciplined: The surprising side of climate change - why you don't have to fear the future 06.10.2023 25:57
There's a force that people don't think much about — the existential terror of accepting the truth about global warming. But what if we didn't have to be afraid?
UnDisciplined: How the Great Salt Lake is becoming hostile to life 29.09.2023 26:41
As the Great Salt Lake has shrunk in recent years, it has become an increasingly hostile place to life of all kinds.
UnDisciplined: How to protect yourself and your home from wildfires 21.09.2023 26:00
Under climate warming, the risk of wildfires is increasing. So, we're all going to need to adapt.
UnDisciplined: The economic evolution of an icon 14.09.2023 25:57
The top-grossing movie of 2023 is a movie about a doll that is known for creating toxic expectations about girls' bodies and also paving the way for girls to be anything they want.
UnDisciplined: Clenched fists and full beards: two pieces of evidence suggesting humans evolved to fight 07.09.2023 25:56
Humans have evolved to do lots of things. And one thing scientists are now coming to recognize is that we also evolved to fight — with each other.
UnDisciplined: This asteroid is about to pass dangerously close to Earth 31.08.2023 20:55
The OSIRIS-Rex mission has picked up a piece of the asteroid Bennu projected to pass close to Earth. Precautionary? Maybe. But there's a big enough risk that we're doing something about it.
UnDisciplined: 'It's one of the most lonely feelings': The realities of mainstream schooling for deaf children 24.08.2023 25:58
85% of deaf children attend mainstream public schools and many deaf advocates will say this is a good thing, but good intentions and good educational practices are two different things.
UnDisciplined: Romeo and Juliet — an age-old tale of love, death and pandemics 18.08.2023 25:53
Romeo and Juliet has always been about life in a pandemic, we're just starting to notice it.
UnDisciplined: What the life of Ira Hayes can teach us about the price of heroism 10.08.2023 25:49
Ira Hayes has been commemorated in movies and songs, but his actual life after WWII is still shrouded in a lot of mystery.
UnDisciplined: The US is not prepared for the dangers of zoonotic diseases 28.07.2023 25:58
There is no national strategy, let alone a global one to mitigate the dangers of diseases that spread from animals to humans.
UnDisciplined: Linguists identify a new dialect emerging in South Florida 21.07.2023 25:57
There are many ways Latino people and cultures have influenced the country. Some linguists say that an entirely new American dialect is taking shape right now, in Miami.
UnDisciplined: How women changed American journalism 13.07.2023 25:58
In American history, women have largely been left out of newsrooms, so how has that changed history?
UnDisciplined: What bees can teach us about trust and collaboration 23.06.2023 25:58
When you think about a beehive, you probably imagine the queen as the leader. But that's not actually how it works.
UnDisciplined: Are oceans the solution to the West's water woes? 15.06.2023 25:58
We still need to figure out better long term water solutions. And those discussions tend to happen with more urgency when water is scarce.
UnDisciplined: Unveiling the urban oasis — how tree planting combats rising heat in cities 09.06.2023 25:58
One of the places the world is warming the most is in our cities, as a result of the urban heat island effect. But there’s a way to combat this problem.
UnDisciplined: Here's why heat waves in our rivers are increasing – and why that's a problem 25.05.2023 25:58
Climate scientists are now looking at rivers and streams. And what they're finding is that these parts of our world are warming rapidly.
UnDisciplined: How will climate change impact how animals mate and reproduce? 18.05.2023 25:58
In a rapidly warming world, hot sex just took on a whole new meaning.
UnDisciplined: The muses help those who help themselves 11.05.2023 25:58
If you've ever had writer's block then you know how desperate that experience can be. What you might not realize is that you're in very good company.
UnDisciplined: Here's why you should be optimistic about the future of climate change 05.05.2023 25:56
Scientists and journalists have been trying to shock people with the overwhelming weight of evidence that our planet is warming. Now perhaps a new tactic is in order – optimism for the future.
UnDisciplined: Is predictive, personalized treatment the future of medicine? 27.04.2023 25:58
Our healthcare systems are designed to help people once they have a disease – not to keep them from getting sick in the first place.
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