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Designing a Life that Matters

We tell ourselves that meaning comes from impact, passion, or finding the “one right path.” But these beliefs can leave us feeling stuck — even when our lives look perfectly fine on paper. Behavioral scientist Dave Evans describes a new approach, borrowed from design thinking, to help us build lives that feel more alive, flexible, and real. What makes brave people different from the rest of us? It isn't a lack of fear — instead, it's a trait that might surprise you. Learn more in this video on our new YouTube channel. Episode illustration by Getty Images for Unsplash+. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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What is a Pig Worth?

In 2017, Wayne Hsiung and a crew of animal rights activists from Direct Action Everywhere broke into a Utah pig farm run by Smithfield Foods, one of the largest pork distributors in the world. They were there to capture video of what they say were thousands of mistreated and abused animals kept in tiny metal cages barely bigger than their bodies. As they were leaving, they took two sick piglets out with them. Prosecutors in Utah charged Wayne with burglary and theft. What came next was the court battle that he wanted all along. During his trial, Wayne made a truly bizarre argument that forced the jury, and all of us, to stare straight at our complicated, sometimes uncomfortable relationship with animals. This week on the show, we grapple with the impossible question at the center of it: What is the value of a piglet? Special thanks to Kim Nederveen Pieterse, Nathan Peereboom, Jo Eidman, Sam Kozloff, Rachel Gross, Alex Allaux, and Joan Schaffner. EPISODE CREDITS: Reported by - Sindhu Gnanasambandan and Jae Minard Produced by - Sindhu Gnanasambandan with help from - Pat Walters with mixing help from - Jeremy Bloom Fact-checking by - Diane A. Kelly and Edited by - Alex Neason and Pat Walters EPISODE CITATIONS: Articles - A Rabbit, is a rabbit, is a rabbit… Not under the Law (https://zpr.io/ezUPRE36VZVk) by Schaffner, J. E. in The Global Journal of Animal Law Animal Rights Activists Are Acquitted in Smithfield Piglet Case (https://zpr.io/ayaV9gDneNsw) by Andrew Jacobs in The New York Times Meet the Activists Risking Prison to Film VR in Factory Farms (https://zpr.io/HEXdpf5Q7VAB) by Andy Greenberg in Wired Audio - VR Puts Viewers Inside the Grisly Reality of Factory Farms (https://zpr.io/pMHq5RVkzUM3) a 2-part podcast by Wired Our newsletter comes out every Wednesday. 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 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation Initiative, and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Why is Europe the fastest-warming continent?

The latest European State of the Climate report has found that Europe is once again getting warmer, and at a rate that is twice as fast as the global average. Tom Whipple is joined by Dr Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, to understand the driving forces behind this stark difference and anticipate what Europeans can expect in the coming years as a result. We also remember Dr J Craig Venter, one of the famous founders of what we might now call the genomic age of science who dies this week. In the lead-up to the 100th birthday of the world-famous broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, Inside Science is shining a spotlight on a species of scientific importance that has been named after him. This week, Dr Leonidas-Romanos Davranoglou shares his treacherous search for a unique species of echidna previously thought to be extinct. Plus, science journalist Caroline Steel fills us in on the latest science news that you might have missed - from the surprising growth rates of Neanderthal babies to 10,000 newly discovered planets. Presenter: Tom Whipple Producer: Alex Mansfield Assistant Producer: Katie Tomsett Editor: Martin Smith Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

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Homesteading on the Moon with Kevin Espiritu

Could you grow your own food on the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with Kevin Espiritu, the gardening YouTuber behind Epic Gardening, to dig into backyard farming, the future of sustainable food, and what it would actually take to feed yourself on Earth or anywhere else. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/homesteading-on-the-moon-with-kevin-espiritu/ Thanks to our Patrons Show more11:17 PMClaude responded: Raime Dayton, Giulian Minichiello, Peggy C, Pamela Knab, Randy Gladney, George Lett, Madeline Belton, Lio, Nick White, Michael, Shiwam Bandhoe, Catherine Spale…Raime Dayton, Giulian Minichiello, Peggy C, Pamela Knab, Randy Gladney, George Lett, Madeline Belton, Lio, Nick White, Michael, Shiwam Bandhoe, Catherine Spale, Lori Largent, Newton T, M.K, Louis Stern, Justin Maly, Andrew Kagan, Jeff, Robin Green, Boris Bayerman, Joe Verstraete, Jakob Ludwig, Eric Monley, Paul Kulessa, Rich C, Ben Davenport, User101010111010, Ian C, Dereck Wood Sr, Brittany Cloud, William Santiago, Randall Price, EvieJoy, Aaron Bailey, Shiva Kumar, Kenny Watts, Jayden Sundar, Maggie Ruh, Farruh Mahamadjanov, João Costa, Alex & Alicia Celcis, Prajesh Patel, Armando Luna, Chris Kessinger, Deon Johnson, Father Bills' Glue Gun Baptism, Nic Hoover, Jonny Porto, Noah Race, Nikita Mikhailevich, MichelleEcume, Janet La Valley, Myriam Robichaud, Lilly Carrillo, Matthew Robinson, Mark Fremmerlid, Emilia D., Michael Giacchino, Jose Javier, Wishah, TIM, Alex Frias, DukeOfBees, Cherry Speicher, Joe, Chris Sinn, Michael de la Morena, Gina Rapp, Testcellman, Jay Valiano, Mara Long, Terry Burgess, Matthew Ross, Jacob Keeling, Leah, Alex, Michael Neal, Lauri Boyd, Wes Ward, Antonio Westphalen, Chris Hopper, Malzerath, Anita Bowers, Antonia Staikova, Glenn Thomas Stokdal, Y K, Alexander Simone, Dot, Chris, 𖤐 Emily 𖤐, Thomas V, Ryan Scotto, Suzette Salvati, Mauricio Lago Magro, Joyce Stamper, Linden Wise, and Dr Venkateshwaran S for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Watching a spiders’ heart beat, epigenetic ethics, and what science biographies reveal about fame

First up on the podcast, Online News Editor David Grimm shares a batch of fun stories with podcast host Sarah Crespi—from spider hearts racing when traffic gets loud to a disease-preventing house. Staff Writer Adrian Cho hops in to help discuss the possibility of black holes without singularities at their center. Next on the show, epigenetics has become a hot topic in pop science but the ethical conversation is not keeping up. The idea that parents can pass down epigenetic marks from environmental toxins or trauma to their children—without changes in DNA—has been around for decades but the research in people is lacking. Jackie Leach Scully, a professor of bioethics and director of the Disability Innovation Institute at the University of New South Wales, discusses where the research actually is and the concerns that may arise if such marks do appear to impact the young. Last up this week, we are launching our 2026 biography books series with books host Angela Saini and Science books editor Valerie Thompson. The pair discusses the difficulty of picking biographies and what can be learned about science, fame, and researchers as people from reading these types of books. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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143 - Teorije zavere

Dva i po psihijatra webshop 👉 https://podmedia.rs/dva-i-po-psihijatra/ A je l’ veruješ da u radiju žive mali ljudi? Ovaj citat Mike Antića možda liči na teoriju zavere, neku detinju, mada je ipak ilustracija mogućnosti ljudske mašte. A možda se teorije zavere i obično - neobična mašta negde i dodiruju? U čemu je razlika? Šta je svet mašte a šta svet teorija zavere? Zašto nas najviše privlače upravo one priče koje nas lično dotiču? Kako se od sumnje dolazi do uverenja, a od pojedinačne ideje do čitavog sistema verovanja koji se širi brže nego činjenice? Gde je granica između zdrave radoznalosti i potrebe da svet objasnimo po svaku cenu, čak i kada za to nemamo dokaze? Postoji li veza između inteligencije, obrazovanja i verovanja u teorije zavere? Verujete li da HAARP upravlja vremenom? U kemitrejlse? Kontrolu uma i tajne eksperimente? Da li su vakcine stvarno sredstvo kontrole? Da li je bilo sletanja na Mesec? Postoje li vanzemaljci? Priče o skrivenom poreklu, o istoriji koja je “namerno ispisana pogrešno”, imaju posebnu težinu jer ne govore samo o prošlosti, već o tome ko smo danas. Kada se činjenice sudare sa potrebom za ponosom, nastaje prostor u kome teorije zavere lako puštaju koren. Zanimljivo je da se u toj istoj matrici pojavljuju i globalne teme, samo prevedene na lokalni jezik. Kada se govori o “zabranjenim izumima”, ime Nikola Tesla gotovo da dolazi samo od sebe, kao simbol ne samo genijalnosti, već i ideje da je nešto veliko sakriveno od sveta. Postoji nešto gotovo neodoljivo u pričama koje obećavaju da iza svakodnevice postoji skriveni plan, neka logika koju drugi ne vide, ali mi naslućujemo. Upravo tu pukotinu između nesigurnosti i potrebe za smislom otvara ova epizoda u kojoj psihijatar Roberto Grujičić i psihološkinja Marija Petrović razgovaraju o teorijama zavere kao o ozbiljnom psihološkom fenomenu koji govori mnogo o nama samima. Razgovor otvara psihološku perspektivu - potrebu za kontrolom u haotičnim vremenima, osećaj pripadnosti grupi koja “zna više”, kao i način na koji emocije često nadjačavaju racionalno rasuđivanje. Istovremeno vraća priču u širi kontekst mentalnog zdravlja, pokazujući kako se ove ideje ukorenjuju i zašto ih nije lako napustiti. Ovo je razgovor o mehanizmima koji su svima nama dostupni, načinu na koji donosimo zaključke, o tome kako poverenje gradimo i kako ga gubimo. Jer u svetu preplavljenom informacijama, pitanje više nije samo šta je istina, već zašto smo spremni da poverujemo baš u određenu verziju stvarnosti. Ali ipak, mi i dalje verujemo da u radiju žive mali ljudi, jer negujemo to dete u sebi koje nikada neće prestati da mašta. U prostoru brige, bliskosti i odgovornosti prema najmlađima nastaje i kampanja Rosa "Deca menjaju sve(t)”, koja podseća na jednostavnu, ali duboku istinu: Deca menjaju nas, a mi, menjajući sebe zbog njih, menjamo i svet oko sebe. Kroz inicijativu "5 godina za 5 dečjih klinika”, od svake prodate Rosa boce od 1.5 litara izdvaja se 1 dinar za podršku dečjim klinikama širom Srbije. Tokom 2026. godine sredstva su namenjena Univerzitetskoj dečjoj klinici Tiršova 🌿 Prijatelj podkasta Rosa - Deca menjaju sve(t): https://www.coca-cola.com/rs/sr/offerings/deca-menjaju-svet

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Genetici ukázali, ako vyzeral pád Rímskej ríše

Koniec Rímskej ríše neprebiehal tak, ako si zvyčajne predstavujeme. A genetický výskum teraz potvrdil aj to, že neprišla ani horda barbarov a nenahradili pôvodné obyvateľstvo. NASA zase ukázala, čo by sa mohlo ukrývať za záhadnými malými červenými bodkami v kozme. Viac sa dozviete v podcaste TECH_FM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Pourquoi manger des asperges change l'odeur de l'urine chez certaines personnes ?

durée : 00:02:23 - par : Julien Ménielle - Après avoir mangé des asperges, l'urine peut dégager une odeur très forte. Un phénomène lié à la transformation d'un composé unique : l'acide asparagusique, que certains ne sentent même pas. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

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Managing stress in turbulent times, with Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, and Georges C. Benjamin, MD

From societal division to economic uncertainty to global conflict, we are living in stressful times. In this special episode of Speaking of Psychology, Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, CEO of the American Psychological Association, and Georges C. Benjamin, MD, CEO of the American Public Health Association, discuss how chronic societal stress can “get under the skin,” harming the mental and physical health of individuals and communities. They also explore the toll on healthcare workers and share research-backed strategies to cope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Debt Trap

We like to think that good financial decisions come down to discipline and basic math. But the psychology of money turns out to be deeply complicated. Researcher John Dinsmore explains the hidden mental biases that shape how we think about spending, borrowing, and the future. We explore how these forces can steer us toward costly mistakes — and how to guard against them. Then, on Your Questions Answered, researcher Bobby Parmar returns to consider the upsides of embracing uncertainty. We're excited to share that Hidden Brain is coming to YouTube! Check out our trailer and subscribe so you don't miss our first three episodes, coming April 10. Episode art by Andania Humaira for Unsplash+ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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