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Science, Spoken SpokenLayer
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4.0 • 5 Ratings
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Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
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She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell
A fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a long-standing problem with Meta’s lackluster customer service. Users and regulators say the company must step up.
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Can’t Afford a House? Buy a Piece of One Instead
In a chaotic housing market that has shut many buyers out, fractional home ownership and investing trends are taking off.
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What’s the Safest Seat on an Airplane?
The back of the plane is safest, according to common wisdom, but that’s not really true. Let us explain.
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We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening
After months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute.
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Doctors Combined a Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery
In the first procedure of its kind, a 54-year-old New Jersey woman received a genetically engineered pig kidney and thymus after getting a heart pump.
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No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused By Cloud Seeding
Heavy rain has triggered flash flooding in Dubai. But those pointing the finger at cloud seeding are misguided.
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Customer Reviews
Pretty much perfect bite-sized science
Short shows packed to the gills with facts and lucid explanations of things. I also still love the conversational shows from Wired, and sure hope they’re not going away forever, but these shorter more focused podcasts are an excellent addition. Now if only I still read print magazines, I’d actually subscribe. You know what, maybe I’ll do it anyway.
Young Al
Pleased you got rid of that disgusting advert