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Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.sciencequickly.com

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Reaching the Root of Disparities in Cancer Care [Sponsored] 10.08.2022 9:00

Celebrating those who strive to overcome disparities in cancer care to bring quality services to their patients, the Cancer Community Awards, sponsored by AstraZeneca, created the Catalyst for Equity Award. We spoke with Dr. Anne Marie Murphy, executive director of Equal Hope and winner of the award in 2021, to learn more about what’s happened since her organization received the award. Learn more...

For Some Dolphins, the Key to Mating is Rolling with a Tight, Noisy Crew 10.08.2022 6:50

A pair of studies show that male bottlenose dolphins rely on wingmen when wooing mates—and that they cultivate these friendships by being vocal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Source of Integrative Support for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Patients [Sponsored] 03.08.2022 12:08

Celebrating those who are making a patient’s experience as easy as possible during an extraordinarily difficult time, the Cancer Community Awards, sponsored by AstraZeneca, presents an individual or organization with a Catalyst for Care Award. We spoke with the 2021 winner, Unite for HER’s founder and CEO Sue Weldon, to hear more about what’s happened since her organization received the award. Lea...

How Common Are Reinfections? And How Trust Can Beat the Virus: COVID, Quickly, Episode 35 02.08.2022 9:15

On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about getting reinfected with the coronavirus just a month or two after an earlier bout—and the difference that trusting others can make in a pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding Molecules [Sponsored] 29.07.2022 11:35

Jacob Sagiv is a chemist who studies properties of self-assembled monolayers. This year, he shared The Kavli Prize in Nanoscience for his research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transforming the Trajectory of Lung Cancer [Sponsored] 27.07.2022 10:16

Lung cancer is the number-one cause of cancer deaths in the world. But how many lives would be saved if doctors could diagnose and treat it before it progresses? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Polar Bears That Persist 22.07.2022 4:40

A new subpopulation of Greenland polar bears offers insights into how this species might hang on as Arctic ice disappears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Omicron's Nasty New Variants and Better Boosters to Battle Them: COVID, Quickly, Episode 34 12.07.2022 8:19

On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about the increase in new Omicron subvariants. Should fall vaccine boosters contain standard Omicron or some of those new subvariants instead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Remote-Controlled Carnivorous Plant? 30.06.2022 4:05

Researchers design an artificial neuron that can trigger closure of a Venus flytrap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids' Vaccines at Last and Challenges in Making New Drugs: COVID, Quickly, Episode 33 27.06.2022 9:39

On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we discuss some parents breathing a collective sigh of relief and the paradox of how effective vaccines can make it harder to create new drugs to treat patients who get the coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How AI Facial Recognition Is Helping Conserve Pumas 24.06.2022 5:37

Researchers tricked out conventional camera traps to snap headshots of Puma concolor, revealing a better way to track the elusive species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration [Sponsored] 17.06.2022 10:14

Huda Zoghbi is a clinician-scientist who studies the molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. This year she shared the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for discovering the genetic pathways behind serious brain disorders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Female CEOs Change How Firms Talk about Women 16.06.2022 5:37

Appointing women to leadership positions renders organizations more likely to describe all women as being powerful, persistent and bold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID Death Rates Explained, Dismal Booster Stats and New Vaccines 13.06.2022 9:05

On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we clear up some data misconceptions, get to the bottom of the booster uptake issue and talk Novavax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hedgehogs Host the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance 08.06.2022 5:36

Bacteria resistant to methicillin emerged in hedgehogs long before the drug was prescribed to treat infections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meerkats Are Getting Climate Sick 03.06.2022 4:38

For meerkats in the Kalahari Desert, rising temperatures spark deadly outbreaks of tuberculosis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Where Are Vaccines for Little Kids?' and the Latest on Long COVID 31.05.2022 9:19

Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Phone Could Be Used to Prosecute for Getting an Abortion: Here's How 20.05.2022 7:23

Technology editor Sophie Bushwick breaks down the precedent for using your phone to monitor personal health data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Sea Ice Melts in the Arctic, Do Trees Burn in California? 19.05.2022 6:39

A new study links sea ice decline with increasing wildfire weather in the Western U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Care for COVID at Home, and Is That Sniffle Allergies or the Virus? COVID Quickly, Episode 30 16.05.2022 9:35

How Astronomers Finally Captured a Photo of our Own Galaxy's Black Hole 12.05.2022 5:07

It took hundreds of researchers and many telescopes to capture an image of the black hole at the middle of our Milky Way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-Headed Worms Tell Us Something Fascinating about Evolution 10.05.2022 7:23

Researchers looked back at more than 100 years of research and found that a fascination with annelids with mixed up appendages was strong—and that research still has relevance today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Harmful Effects of Overturning Roe v. Wade 06.05.2022 7:21

A landmark study of women who were turned away from getting the procedure found that being forced to have a child worsened their health and economic status. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Safer Indoor Air, and People Want Masks on Planes and Trains: COVID Quickly, Episode 29 02.05.2022 7:10

Climate Change Is Shrinking Animals, Especially Bird-Brained Birds 25.04.2022 5:15

As the world warms, many animals are getting smaller. For birds, new research shows what they have upstairs may just make a different in how much smaller they get. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices