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From the Vault: Thar She Blows, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 27, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratings
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the science of whale spout, as well as various misconceptions about just how watery, caustic or explosive these plumes really are. (Originally published 04/25/2023) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Weirdhouse Cinema: Highlander II, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 26, 2024 21:37 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5.5K ratings
In this special two-part episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the original theatrical cut of Russell Mulcahy’s “Highlander II: The Quickening,” starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Michael Ironside. Long live the Zeist cut!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

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April 26, 2024, Medical News Summary

JAMA Medical News - April 26, 2024 15:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 56 ratings
An Explosion of Food Is Medicine Research Could Change Health Care; Blockbuster Obesity Drugs Have Potential New Uses Related Content: Could GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Like Semaglutide Treat Addiction, Alzheimer Disease, and Other Conditions? Produce Prescriptions Sound Good, but Data to Supp...

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Weekly: What India elections mean for climate change; why animals talk; “tree of life” for plants

New Scientist Podcasts - April 26, 2024 14:40 - 33 minutes
#247 What does India’s election season mean for climate change? Last year India overtook the European Union as the third largest annual emitter of greenhouse gases. And as voters head to the polls in the middle of an intense heat wave, it’s critical whichever party wins continues to push toward...

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April 25, 2024 - Aziz Huq | Aynne Kokas | David Austin Walsh

Background Briefing with Ian Masters - April 25, 2024 19:16 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 551 ratings
More Special Treatment of Trump by the Supreme Court | Implications of Biden's TikTok Ban | The Enduring Relationship Between the Far-Right and Conservative Movements of "Responsible" and "Respectable" Republicans backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

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The Very Dust, Part 5

Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 25, 2024 18:17 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratings
What exactly constitutes dust? What creatures thrive on it? How does it factor into our planet’s atmosphere? In this series of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of dust, from the scientific facts to the magical and the mythical. (Part 5 of 5) See omnystudio...

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The science of loneliness, making one of organic chemistry’s oldest reactions safer, and a new book series

Science Magazine Podcast - April 25, 2024 18:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 723 ratings
Researchers try to identify effective loneliness interventions, making the Sandmeyer safer, and books that look to the future and don’t see doom and gloom   First up on the show, Deputy News Editor Kelly Servick explores the science of loneliness. Is loneliness on the rise or just our awareness o...

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Physics of the Internet

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe - April 25, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratings
Daniel and Jorge talk about how our understanding of physics is central to making the internet work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This Month in German, Swiss, and Austrian (GSA) Startups - April 2024

Startuprad.io - The Authority on German, Swiss and Austrian Startups and Venture Capital - April 25, 2024 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 720 ratings
Lower your Costs of ISO 27.001 and SOC 2 Compliance by up to 85% [with our Partner Vanta] Achieving ISO 27001 or SOC 2 compliance can unlock major growth for your company and build customer trust, but this process can be time-intensive and costly. Vanta automates compliance, getting you audit-r...

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April 24, 2024 - George Beebe | Dr. Rob Davidson | Ari Berman

Background Briefing with Ian Masters - April 24, 2024 20:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 551 ratings
Supreme Court Anti-Abortion Ideologues Threaten Access to Emergency Care | The Search For Diplomatic Openings as the War in Ukraine Escalates | Trump's Republican Party Makes it Clear the GOP Would Rather Cheat Than Compete Host: Ian Masters Producer: Graham FitzGibbon Assistant Producer: Evan Green

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Animalia Stupendium: The Common Kingfisher

Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 24, 2024 19:41 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratings
Bored with dragons, the wizard Argomandanies turns his arcane attention to the fantastic fauna of the natural world. Welcome to Animalia Stupendium, a chronicle of Earth’s amazing biodiversity with all the enthusiasm of a fantasy monster book. In this episode, the wizard will consider the subtle...

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The neuroscience of memory - with Charan Ranganath

Ri Science Podcast - April 24, 2024 16:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
Why is it that we can vividly remember a particular smell from years ago, but can’t remember where we put our keys a mere few hours prior? This month, we’re joined by renowned neuroscientist and author Dr Charan Ranganath to discuss how and why we remember. Charan is a Professor of Neuroscienc...

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Eclipse-O-Rama

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science - April 24, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse passed over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This week on Planetary Radio, we take a trip to The Planetary Society’s Eclipse-O-Rama festival in Fredericksburg, Texas, where hundreds gathered to witness totality. We share the reactions of festival att...

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178 - Software, Satellites and a More Dynamic World

Constellations - Explore Space Network Technologies with Industry Leaders - April 24, 2024 15:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
As space becomes increasingly dynamic, the industry is turning to software to move faster, become more automated, and agile. This is evident in how satellites and ground systems are becoming much more software defined, integrated, and orchestrated to enable new and more flexible business models....

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PFAS MCL Announcement Explained

PFAS Pulse Podcast - April 24, 2024 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Here's the Work Hard segment from the 3:12 Podcast, where we bring you a breakdown on the EPA's finalization of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water. Guests Bryan Massa and Tom Darby represent the top talent in the PFAS field at HRP and are here to bring you the details. Listen t...

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The Very Dust, Part 4: Mythology in Dust

Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 23, 2024 20:56 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratings
What exactly constitutes dust? What creatures thrive on it? How does it factor into our planet’s atmosphere? In this series of episodes from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the world of dust, from the scientific facts to the magical and the mythical.  See omnystudio.com/listener...

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April 23, 2024 - Nina Burleigh | Sidney Blumenthal | Garrett Epps

Background Briefing with Ian Masters - April 23, 2024 20:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 551 ratings
Trump's History of Using and Abusing Women | The Pathetic Man on Display in the Courtroom as a Far Cry From the MAGA Faithful's Superhero | Will SCOTUS Undermine the 8th Amendment's Protection For the Homeless Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmast...

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April 24, 2024 - Nina Burleigh | Sidney Blumenthal | Garrett Epps

Background Briefing with Ian Masters - April 23, 2024 20:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 551 ratings
Trump's History of Using and Abusing Women | The Pathetic Man on Display in the Courtroom as a Far Cry From the MAGA Faithful's Superhero | Will SCOTUS Undermine the 8th Amendment's Protection For the Homeless Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmast...

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When Religion Hurts You: with Dr. Laura E. Anderson

TheThinkingAtheist - April 23, 2024 10:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
Dr. Anderson is a psychotherapist and religious trauma coach. She's also an exvangelical and author of the book "When Religion Hurts You." LINKS: The Center for Trauma Resolution Dr. Laura E. Anderson's website VIDEO of this conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreake...

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Experience 448 - 30 Real Signs From the Afterlife & Working on Craft with Melissa St. Hilaire

Me & Paranormal You with Ryan Singer - April 23, 2024 08:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 325 ratings
The wonderful Melissa St. Hilaire joins me to discuss her upcoming book 30 Real Signs From the Afterlife that releases May 7th, 2024. She also has a workshop on May 11th and here is that link! You can learn Spirit Scribbling at the Greenman Store in North Hollywood. Melissa shares with me when sh...

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Listener Questions 54: String cosmology, cosmic strings, and alien numbers

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe - April 23, 2024 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratings
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: [email protected]   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The diseases that changed humanity forever | Dan Kwartler

TED Health - April 23, 2024 04:00 ★★★★ - 957 ratings
Since humanity’s earliest days, we’ve been plagued by countless disease-causing pathogens. Invisible and persistent, these microorganisms and the illnesses they incur have killed more humans than anything else in history. But which disease has been the deadliest? Dan Kwartler digs into ...

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Meredith Broussard on trusting artificial intelligence

New Scientist CultureLab - April 22, 2024 23:05 - 28 minutes
How much faith should we be putting in artificial intelligence? As large language models and generative AI have become increasingly powerful in recent years, their makers are pushing the narrative that AI is a solution to many of the world’s problems. But Meredith Broussard says we’re not there...

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CultureLab: Meredith Broussard on trusting artificial intelligence

New Scientist Podcasts - April 22, 2024 23:01 - 28 minutes
How much faith should we be putting in artificial intelligence? As large language models and generative AI have become increasingly powerful in recent years, their makers are pushing the narrative that AI is a solution to many of the world’s problems. But Meredith Broussard says we’re not there...

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April 22, 2024 - Alexander Sammon | Anne Nelson | Natalie Foster

Background Briefing with Ian Masters - April 22, 2024 21:16 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 551 ratings
Arrests of Students Protesting the War in Gaza Spread From Columbia to Yale | The Optics of Trump on Trial in New York; a President Off His Pedestal Defending Sleazy Criminal Behavior | A Positive Case For America's Next Economy Host: Ian Masters Producer: Graham FitzGibbon Assistant Producer: Ev...

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Wild Inside: The Sea Lion

Discovery - April 22, 2024 20:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 894 ratings
Professor Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French get under the skin (and blubber) of the California sea lion, to crack the key to its success both on land and at sea. Its ability to dive hundreds of meters down, keep warm in icy waters, and run on land, can all be explained through its unique internal an...

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Listener Mail: The Ripe Program

Stuff To Blow Your Mind - April 22, 2024 18:49 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 5.5K ratings
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Loophole Crippling Manufacturing; Tesla Cuts Jobs; Toxic Supplements | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 166

Today in Manufacturing - April 22, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN). This week's episode is brought to you by Teledyne Flir. Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry ...

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Revisiting: I <3 You Terra

Terra Informa - April 22, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
This episode originally aired on April 18, 2022: This week Elizabeth Dowdell and some other Terra Informers dive into the history of Earth Day, their feelings on the holiday, and show some appreciation for our big (shared) hunk of rock! Program log. ★ Support this podcast ★

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The Future of AI in Space Exploration: Insights from JPL NASA and ISRO Experts

Those Space People - April 22, 2024 00:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Asitang Mishra, a senior data scientist from JPL NASA, and Nitish Kumar, an AI team lead from ISRO, discuss the current and future applications of Artificial Intelligence in space exploration. They delve into how AI is transforming space missions, from satellite imagery...

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