The Scientists Creating the Foods of the Future
The fruits and vegetables in our supermarkets are not products of chance. Their journey took years of work by teams of scientists around the world, all attempting to figure out…
Why Americans may be at risk of heart problems as COVID, flu spread: Expert
As a surge of respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and influenza, continue to spread across the United States, experts are warning it could lead to a rise in cardiovascular complications. {read}
A Lesser-Known Psychedelic Drug Shows Promise for PTSD Treatment
Researchers have previously studied ibogaine as a potential treatment for opioid or cocaine dependence. While the recent study is one of the earliest to investigate ibogaine in relation to PTSD, the psychedelic…
The Noise Report
In this special episode, we explore the critical effects of noise pollution on both humans and birds. Dr. Erica Walker offers an insightful view of how people are negatively impacted…
Zoo expert reveals 3 reasons why Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ might not be a rat
The rat-shaped imprint in a Roscoe Village sidewalk has become not just a local attraction, but one now known around the country. The fandom has even led many to bring…
Alien ecosystems and the algae menace
All of us live embedded in webs of life known as ecosystems, and that can get pretty creepy -- or astonishingly beautiful. Inspired by the mind-blowing new animated series Scavengers…
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James Bridle on our New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future
As the world around us increases in technological complexity, our understanding of it diminishes. Underlying this trend is a single idea: the belief that our existence is understandable through computation,…
Our Opinions Are Correct: Why Silicon Valley is doomed to misunderstand the future, with Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Silicon Valley markets itself as the place where futures are born, and yet tech corporations have no real understanding of where our civilizations are headed. We are wrapping up our…
Empire of the Sum – 99% Invisible
Whether or not you’re a fan of math, we’ve always had a need to count things. Maybe it’s to figure out the maximum weight an airplane can safely hold, or…