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Science Magazine Podcast
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38:00Dec 4, 2025
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26:21Nov 27, 2025
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28:13Nov 13, 2025
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35:03Nov 6, 2025
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26:38Oct 16, 2025
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35:00Sep 18, 2025
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32:57Sep 4, 2025
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55:07Aug 28, 2025
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32:07Aug 21, 2025
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31:53Aug 14, 2025
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28:08Aug 7, 2025
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51:33Jul 31, 2025
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34:45Jul 24, 2025
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36:50Jul 17, 2025
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25:52Jul 10, 2025
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31:12Jul 3, 2025
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44:57Jun 26, 2025
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37:25Jun 19, 2025
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37:22Jun 12, 2025
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42:05Jun 5, 2025
Tickling in review, spores in the stratosphere, and longevity research
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52:30May 29, 2025
Strange metals and our own personal ‘oxidation fields’
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40:13May 22, 2025
A horse science roundup and using dubious brain scans as evidence of crimes
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30:27May 15, 2025
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33:17May 8, 2025
Tales from an Italian crypt, and the science behind ‘dad bods’
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32:28May 1, 2025
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45:52Apr 24, 2025
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26:36Apr 17, 2025
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28:34Apr 10, 2025
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31:56Apr 3, 2025
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32:46Mar 27, 2025
Why seals don’t drown, and tracking bird poop as it enters the sea
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38:13Mar 20, 2025
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42:40Mar 13, 2025
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55:09Mar 6, 2025
Keeping transgenic corn sustainable, and sending shrunken heads home
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