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    Hidden Brain

    Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

  • StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Neil deGrasse Tyson

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    BBC Inside Science

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    Unexplainable

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    Unexplainable

    Vox

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    Unexpected Elements

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    Unexpected Elements

    BBC World Service

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    Science Vs

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    Science Vs

    Spotify Studios

  • The MapScaping Podcast - GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography
    The MapScaping Podcast - GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography

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    The MapScaping Podcast - GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography

    MapScaping

Trending Episodes: Science

  • Dropping the Mask

    4 days ago

    Dropping the Mask

    Have you ever downplayed some aspect of your identity? Maybe you don’t hide it, but you don’t bring it up with certain people, either. It turns out that these subtle disguises can have powerful effects on how we view ourselves. This week, we bring you a favorite conversation with legal scholar Kenji Yoshino. He introduces us to the concept of "covering," and talks about what happens when we soften or edit our true selves. Then, we revisit our "Your Questions Answered" segment in which Kenji answers listener questions and comments about his work.  Another way that we hide who we are is by expressing views that we don't actually believe. In our latest YouTube video, we look at this phenomenon — known as preference falsification — and how it can affect our relationships. Check it out, and make sure to subscribe so you don't miss any of our future videos.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  • Agentic Coding for GIS People

    1 day ago

    Agentic Coding for GIS People

    Agentic Coding for GIS People with Ujaval Gandhi   What can you actually do with AI coding agents if you're a GIS professional who doesn't write code? And where do you start?   Ujaval Gandhi spent 15 years at Google working on Google Earth, Google Maps and Google Earth Engine. Today he runs Spatial Thoughts, where he makes open learning material that helps people pick up modern geospatial tools. We recorded this conversation in person at the Cloud Native Geospatial Forum 2026 in Snowbird, after meeting in the hallway and talking about his in-depth tutorial on agentic coding for geospatial practitioners. In this episode we cover: - What agentic coding is, and how a coding agent differs from copy-pasting code out of a chatbot - What a "harness" is (tools like Claude Code and Codex), and why running in a terminal with access to your files matters for GIS work - Setting ground rules with an agents.md or claude.md file so your agent uses trusted tools like GeoPandas, Xarray and rioxarray instead of making things up - How agents can check their own work by making maps, looking at them, and spotting problems like a wrong projection - Using "plan mode" to work through a problem with the agent, such as choosing a hotspot analysis method and its settings, before anything gets built - Running sensitivity analyses because trying different settings is now fast and cheap - Pulling in web services, databases, and basemaps alongside your local files - Connecting agents to QGIS through MCP (Model Context Protocol), and letting the agent install things for you - Are AI agents good cartographers? Computer use, taste, and where map-making is heading - Being more ambitious: taking on hard problems like SAR processing and data fusion that used to feel out of reach - Will software interfaces go away, or will every tool add an interface built for agents? - The big question: what is our job now? Outsourcing the work vs. outsourcing the understanding - Should newcomers still learn Python? (Yes, but being able to read code matters more than writing it) - Choosing models, and deciding which parts of your work you should never outsource   Spatial Thoughts: https://spatialthoughts.com Ujaval's agentic coding tutorial for geospatial practitioners: https://courses.spatialthoughts.com/agentic-coding-geospatial.html

  • Keeping it cool

    11 hr ago

    Keeping it cool

    This week, hackers infiltrated supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe, sending their temperatures sky-high. Millions of euros worth of food had to be thrown away. Reports say the cyber attacks were a deliberate attempt to disrupt Europe’s food supply. However, for Unexpected Elements, the news story has inspired the team to investigate some really cool science. First, we take the plunge into the fascinating world of fungi. New research published this year has been looking at its ice-freezing properties, which could be used for everything from freezing human tissue to engineering the weather. We then learn about a high school ice-cream experiment that resulted in a puzzling physics phenomenon. Next, Professor Naoko Kurahashi-Neilson from Dexter University joins us to explain how a James Bond-esque base under the Antarctic ice is helping astronomers to see the Universe in a whole new light. Plus, what food need to go in the fridge, and how can you brew a good cup of tea at high altitude? All that, plus many more Unexpected Elements. Presenters: Marnie Chesterton, with Camilla Mota and Michael Kaloki  Producers: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, with Dan Welsh and Robbie Wojciechowski

  • What We Leave Behind: From Pocket Lint to the Bigger Picture

    2 days ago

    What We Leave Behind: From Pocket Lint to the Bigger Picture

    Send us Fan Mail What could someone learn about you from the things you throw away? In this episode, Brian and Greg build on their discussion of negative space to explore what we leave behind. From pocket lint and investigative trash pulls to junk drawers and household routines, they discuss how ordinary artifacts can help explain activity we never witnessed. Through military, law enforcement, and everyday examples, they examine why we recognize the finished picture but miss its components, how discarded objects create opportunities for others, and how to build an explanatory storyline that fits the evidence. They also share ways to practice these skills at home by questioning what belongs, what has changed, and what you might be overlooking. Support the show Website: https://www.arcadiacognerati.com/podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thehumanbehaviorpodcast?si=Lzs4y2RuO_5N2UcV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehumanbehaviorpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArcadiaCognerati More about Greg and Brian: https://arcadiacognerati.com/arcadia-cognerati-leadership-team/

  • Hand⎪ Skin Grafting

    02/10/2020

    Hand⎪ Skin Grafting

    In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of Skin Grafting from the Hand section.

  • Why does climate change hit women harder?

    5 days ago

    Why does climate change hit women harder?

    Our changing climate affects all genders - with extreme weather events, heat, drought and flooding putting pressure on the lives and wellbeing of entire communities. Yet the United Nations says that women and girls bear a disproportionate share of the burden and that by 2050, climate change may push up to 158 million more women and girls into poverty,16 million more than the total number of men and boys. So why exactly are women and girls more affected by climate change? And how can we build a better future? In this episode, Hosts Graihagh Jackson and Esme Stallard talk to Mary Robinson, former Chair of The Elders, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Envoy on Climate Change. Producers: Graihagh Jackson, Diane Richardson and Grace Braddock Sound Mix: Ben Andrews and Tom Brignell Editor: Simon Watts Picture Credit: Getty, Imtiyaz Shaikh/Anadolu Agency.

  • AI to solve the energy crisis?

    17 Sept

    AI to solve the energy crisis?

    Nuclear fusion energy, the idea of copying the sun’s heat source on earth to make limitless commercial energy is famously always 30 years away. This month, the UK and US have agreed to combine the brains of their nuclear fusion supercomputers in an attempt to improve models of plasma behaviour using AI. Tom Whipple is joined by interim CEO of UKAEA Tim Bestwick to understand what challenges must be overcome to make commercialised nuclear fusion a reality. With under a fortnight to go before the winner of the coveted Royal Society's Trivedi Book Prize is announced, we are marking its imminent arrival by interviewing two shortlisted authors. Deborah Cohen, author of Bad Influence, warns how the internet can influence our health. Plus, Steve Ramirez, author of How to Change a Memory, reflects on a career studying the mechanisms of memory and how grief changed his perspective on its purpose. Also on the show, have researchers finally found Nefertiti's tomb? Nature Reporter Lizzie Gibney answers one of the most exciting questions in science news this week. Produced in partnership with The Open University. Presenter: Tom Whipple Producers: Alex Mansfield, Tabitha Taylor Buck, Katie Tomsett Editor: Ilan Goodman Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

  • The idea of a song

    24 Aug

    The idea of a song

    A few hundred milliseconds are often all you need to recognize a song, but a lot of recent hits have moved away from intros. Our friends at ⁠Switched on Pop⁠ (along with the National's Aaron Dessner) break down how song intros can shape our perception and what we lose when they disappear. To watch this episode on video, find us on ⁠Netflix⁠! Guests: ⁠Charlie Harding⁠ and ⁠Nate Sloan⁠, hosts of ⁠Switched on Pop⁠; ⁠Aaron Dessner⁠, producer, songwriter, and member of ⁠the National⁠; ⁠Grace Spelman⁠, music writer For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We read every email.Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • What's the oldest story ever told?

    14 Sept

    What's the oldest story ever told?

    An astrophysicist uses the motion of the stars to argue that a single story has been told for 100,000 years. A cognitive anthropologist has questions. Guests: Ray Norris, astrophysicist; Manvir Singh, cognitive anthropologist at the University of California, Davis To watch this episode on video, find us on ⁠Netflix⁠! For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ We read every email.Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Is the ‘War on Science’ Over?

    1 day ago

    Is the ‘War on Science’ Over?

    A whole bunch of scientists and doctors won in the U.S. midterm elections, which has got some nerds really excited. They’re wondering: Could this turn things around for U.S. science, which has been hit by cuts and restrictions from the Trump administration?? We talk to journalist Max Kozlov from Nature to find out whether it’s time for a nerd party in the U.S.A. — or if it might be too soon to pop the champagne.   Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsWarOnScience In this episode, we cover: (00:00) A blue wave … and a nerd wave? (02:33) What’s happened with science under Trump (09:32) What science stuff did voters care about? (11:54) Abdul El-Sayed adapted some MAHA language (14:35) Data centers lost at the polls (20:19) Are scientists celebrating too soon? (28:17) Oddball questions with Max  This episode was produced by Wendy Zukerman, with help from Michelle Dang, Ekedi Fausther-Keeys and Rose Rimler. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Wendy Zukerman is the executive producer. Video editing and sound by Bobby Lord. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Peter Leonard, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. Thanks to Humdinger Studios in Melbourne and Podville Media in Washington, DC. Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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