Indiana Public Media

A Moment of Science

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A Moment of Science is a daily audio podcast, public radio program and video series providing the scientific story behind some of life's most perplexing mysteries.

Author

Indiana Public Media

Category

Science

Podcast website

indianapublicmedia.org

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Soft, Stretchy Batteries 18.10.2024

Engineers have designed an electric battery with the consistency of stiff jelly, inspired by the anatomy of the electric eel.

The Amazing Flash Illusion 17.10.2024

The Amazing Flash Illusion

Rejection Leads to Agression 16.10.2024

Rejection Leads to Agression

What is a Hypnotic? 15.10.2024

What is a Hypnotic?

Where Are the Giant Spiders? 14.10.2024

Where Are the Giant Spiders?

A Treadmill for the Mind 11.10.2024

A Treadmill for the Mind

Acanthostega 10.10.2024

Acanthostega

Science Joke 09.10.2024

Science Joke

Dr. Mori's Uncanny Valley 08.10.2024

Dr. Mori's Uncanny Valley

Dad called Dibs: First Pick for Feasting 07.10.2024

Dad called Dibs: First Pick for Feasting

Good Reef! 04.10.2024

Good Reef!

Blue Lobsters 03.10.2024

Blue Lobsters

Pine Processionary Caterpillars 02.10.2024

Pine Processionary Caterpillars

Body Dysmorphic Disorder 01.10.2024

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Cats Who Flex 30.09.2024
Cows have their own personal preferences 27.09.2024

Cows, like people, have preferences, and those preferences impact behavior, especially when it comes to grazing.

Are you recollecting or reconstructing? 26.09.2024

We all assume that we remember things that have happened to us with great accuracy--after all, we were there!

Camouflage isn't perfect 25.09.2024

There are a few camouflage survival strategies, but there's no perfect solution to blend into the background.

A trip to the beach with Earth's largest marine reptile 24.09.2024

In 2020 amateur fossil hunter Justin Reynolds and his eleven year old daughter Ruby were walking along a beach near their home in Somerset, England when Ruby spotted something interesting.

Our brains and confirmation bias 23.09.2024

Learn about confirmation bias with a simple experiment

You've gotta have hearts 20.09.2024

Octopuses have three hearts, each one crucial to maintaining the robust blood pressure that allows them to be active hunters and powerful swimmers.

Take a look at that: The eyes of the Opiliones 19.09.2024

Spiders have eight eyes, horseshoe crabs have ten, and, daddy longlegs only have two. Or do they?

What not to do with your microwave 18.09.2024

Microwave ovens are wonderful, revolutionary cooking devices. But there are some things that you cannot, or should not, do with microwaves.

Eggcellent equipment, eggcellent results 17.09.2024

Egg whites are often touted as a health food, filled with more proteins than fat-rich yolks. Surprisingly, though, those proteins are also the secret to some of the most decadent creations like pillowy meringues, airy soufflés, and all manner of delicate cakes.

What are anacondas really like? 16.09.2024

Hollywood's version of the snake in the movie "Anaconda" was pure fantasy--a 100 foot long giant with an appetite for B-movie actors

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