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More Perfect: Cruel and Unusual

This week, we’re replaying the inaugural episode of More Perfect (first aired in 2016) we explore three little words embedded in the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: “cruel and unusual.” America has long wrestled with this concept in the context of our strongest punishment, the death penalty. A majority of “we the people” (61 percent, to be exact) are in favor of having it, but inside the Supreme Court, opinions have evolved over time in surprising ways. And outside of the court, the debate drove one woman in the UK to take on the U.S. death penalty system from Europe. It also caused states to resuscitate old methods used for executing prisoners on death row. And perhaps more than anything, it forced a conversation on what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. In this episode, we also include a new conversation with Harvard law professor Carol Steiker and former death-row inmate Damien Nichols about the moment the death penalty finds itself in now. After the botched execution of Christa Pike, and with the government considering livestreaming a firing squad execution, how do we understand the death penalty in 2026? Special thanks to Claire Phillips, Nina Perry, Stephanie Jenkins, Ralph Dellapiana, Byrd Pinkerton, Elisabeth Semel, Christina Spaulding, Carol Steiker, Damien Nichols, and The Marshall Project EPISODE CREDITS: Update Reported by - Karen DuffinUpdate Produced by - Mona Madgavkar, and Matt Kieltywith mixing help from - Jeremy Bloom and Arianne WackFact-checking by - Hilary Elkins Signup for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Sign up (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)! Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today. Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org. Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2 days ago

Shower thoughts, electric shocks and ladybirds

Why do we have some of our best ideas in the shower? Do towels dry better in a machine or in the sun? And how do fizzy drinks...get fizzy? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith. Got a question for Dr Karl - submit it here https://ab.co/askKarl
1 day ago

School students share their concerns and introducing young children to science

The Whitlam Institute at Western Sydney University is home of the What Matters? Writing Competition, one of Australia's longest-running and largest national writing competitions for young people. We hear from 4 of this year’s finalists.
22 hrs ago

Marilyn Monroe 🌹🎬 | The Mysterious Life and Tragic Death of Hollywood’s Golden Icon | Boring History for Sleep

Marilyn Monroe became one of the most recognizable faces in the world, a Hollywood star whose beauty, screen presence, and unforgettable smile helped define an era. Yet behind the glamorous photographs and celebrated performances was a woman whose life was far more complicated than the image presented to the public. Travel back to the early years of Norma Jeane Mortenson, long before the world knew her as Marilyn Monroe. Discover how her childhood, first steps into modeling, and determination to build a different future led her into the film industry, where she gradually became one of the most famous actresses of the twentieth century. Explore her rise through Hollywood, from early supporting roles to performances that captivated audiences around the world. Follow her marriages, relationships, professional struggles, and efforts to gain greater control over her career in an industry that often focused on her appearance rather than her talent. Then turn to the unanswered questions surrounding her death in August 1962. Examine the official findings, the known circumstances, and the many theories that emerged afterward, separating documented facts from speculation. More than six decades later, Marilyn’s final days remain a subject of fascination, although many questions have never received definitive answers. Settle into a quiet journey through old Hollywood, where fame brought extraordinary opportunities but also intense public scrutiny. Marilyn Monroe’s story is about more than glamour and mystery: it is a glimpse into the pressures of celebrity, the search for identity, and the complicated life behind an unforgettable public image. Boring History for Sleep — Soft stories about Hollywood legends, hidden struggles, and the lives behind the spotlight.
2 days ago

Leaf it to Nature

We walk on them, rake them up, often barely give them a thought, but the humble leaf is an extraordinary feat of biological engineering. Adam Rutherford and Jessica Fostekew are joined plant scientist Tracy Lawson, biologist Jonathan Silvertown, and comedian Alex Kealy to uncover the hidden ingenuity of leaves. They explore how leaves evolved, why plants face a constant battle between thirst and starvation, and whether understanding their clever adaptations could help us engineer crops for a hotter, drier future. Producer: Mel Brown A BBC Studios Production
2 days ago

Why Sharks Attack The Internet

Every week, around three undersea internet cables get damaged badly enough to need urgent repair... and the culprit usually isn’t sabotage. Submarine cables carry more than 99% of the world’s international data, from your video calls to global financial transactions. Yet they lie on the ocean floor, where fishing gear and dragging ship anchors cause huge amounts of the damage. In this episode of The Rest Is Science, Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens (Vsauce) investigate the hidden network of underwater cables holding the internet together, and the problems that come with running it across the bottom of the ocean. How do you lay a cable across an entire ocean? What happens when one breaks miles below the surface? And in the age of satellites, why are we still relying on cables on the seabed? ------------------- For more information about Cancer Research UK, their research, breakthroughs and how you can support them, visit https://cancerresearchuk.org/restisscience Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), the Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247). A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales (4325234) and the Isle of Man (5713F). Registered address: 2 Redman Place, London, E20 1JQ. ------------------- Find The Rest Is Science all over the internet by ⁠⁠clicking here.⁠⁠ ------------------- Video Producer: Adam Thornton + Oli Oakley + Jack Meek Animator: Sam Benson Video & Social: Bex Tyrrell Producer: Simona Rata + Lucy Lipscombe Senior Producer: Lauren Armstrong-Carter Chief Digital Officer: Samuel Oakley Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 day ago

Too Cute

Why do we find the young of other species cute? Finding baby humans adorable makes evolutionary sense, ensuring that we care for them properly. But what about babies of other species? Hannah and Dara go down a fluffy rabbithole of cuteness: pondering the science behind things that make us go 'ahhhh'; exploring the phenomenon of 'cute aggression'; and discovering there can be such a thing as cuteness overload. We also discover what Dara would look like as an elf, and what happens when you make Hannah scientifically less cute. Brace yourselves... If you have a scientific mystery for the team to investigate, contact them on curiouscases@bbc.co.uk. Contributors: Anthony Little – Reader in Psychology at the University of Bath Daniel Mills – Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine at the University of Lincoln Chris Holliday – Senior Lecturer in Liberal Arts and Visual Cultures Education at King's College London Producer: Lucy Taylor Executive Producer: Sasha Feachem A BBC Studios Production
1 day ago

Fridges and freezers hacked, and remembering Patrick Stewart

Europe's supermarket fridges and freezers have come under sustained cyber attacks - BBC tech and AI editor, Zoe Kleinman, has the latest. Plus, what to expect from the COP31 climate summit in Turkey, why two indigenous groups in Tanzania and Bolivia share the same gut microbes, and our favourite space scientists pay tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
2 days ago

How Music Can Be Medicine, with Dr. Dan Levitin

A lot of us reach for music when we’re struggling. Whether we’re going through a breakup or just a rough day, our favorite jams seem to have an almost magical ability to give us relief. But WHY?! What exactly is music doing in the brain that affects how we feel? And how powerful is it? Like, could music actually treat diseases? We dig into these questions with musician, neuroscientist, and professor Dr. Dan Levitin. He wrote a book called “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine” all about the incredible neuroscience behind music and how it can help with things like depression, pain and even Alzheimer’s disease. UPDATE 11/6/26: A previous version of this episode incorrectly suggested that aphantasia was discovered recently. The phenomenon was first described in the late 19th century, although the term was only coined in 2015. The episode has been updated. This episode does mention depression. Here are some crisis hotlines: United States: US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Dial 988 (Online chat available); US Crisis Text Line Text “HOME” to 741741 Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (Online chat available) Canada: Call or text 988 United Kingdom: Samaritans 116 123 (UK and ROI) Full list of international hotlines here Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsMusicAsMedicine In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro (03:04) How music activates the brain (09:17) The effects of music on mental health and pain (14:37) The relationship between music and memory (20:35) Music as medicine for movement disorders (23:23) Does music really make you smarter? (27:45) Oddball questions Credits: This episode was produced by Wendy Zukerman and Ekedi Fausther-Keeys with help from Meryl Horn, Michelle Dang, and Rose Rimler. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Wendy Zukerman is the executive producer. Fact-checking by the Science Vs team. Video editing and sound by Bobby Lord. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Peter Leonard, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. Thanks to Michelle Kitchen and Spotify Studios in Los Angeles, as well as Humdinger Studios in Melbourne. Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 day ago

Betelgeuse’s Hidden Companion Is Stirring the Red Supergiant’s Atmosphere

Friday SpaceTime 20261106 Series 29 Episode 133 Mysterious disturbances from Betelgeuse Astronomers have detected strange happenings on the mysterious companion star that lurks in the shadows of Betelgeuse. Solving the mystery of the Orion Nebula Astronomers may have finally solved the mystery of the Orion Nebula the largest star forming region near Earth. X-37B Space Shuttle still on mission The U.S. Space Force's X-37B spaceplane is now almost 14 months into its latest mission testing new quantum inertial navigation technology. November Skywatch The giant spiral galaxy M31 Andromeda. the Crab Nebula M1 and three meteor showers are among the highlights of the November night skies on Skywatch. Our Guests This Week HERA Principal Investigator Patrick Michel from ESA Our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics And Senior science writer and Sky and Telescope magazine contributor Jonathan Nally 🌏 Get Our Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ www.bitesz.com/nordvpn . The discounts and bonuses are incredible! And it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ If you’d like to support the podcast and gain access to bonus content by becoming a SpaceTime crew member, you can do just that through The Big Bang editions on Patreon, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Details on the Support page on our website https://www.bitesz.com/show/spacetime/support/ For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…

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