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Tune in every week for quick, fascinating new developments and dives in the world of science.

    Mucus Saves Your Life Every Day

    Mucus Saves Your Life Every Day

    The slimy substance is so powerful that doctors once made hog stomach mucus milkshakes to treat ulcers.
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    • 11 min
    Miraculous Mucus: On the Benefits of Getting Slimed by a Hagfish

    Miraculous Mucus: On the Benefits of Getting Slimed by a Hagfish

    If you take a journey into the depths of the slime all around us, you find yourself starting to understand that mucus is a miracle.
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    • 9 min
    How Artificial Intelligence Helped Write this Award-Winning Song

    How Artificial Intelligence Helped Write this Award-Winning Song

    Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments.
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    • 15 min
    Why Short Naps Are Good for You

    Why Short Naps Are Good for You

    A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity.
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    • 9 min
    The Great Debate: Could We Ever Travel through Time?

    The Great Debate: Could We Ever Travel through Time?

    Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question.
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    • 9 min
    The Science behind Humpback Whales’ Eerie Songs

    The Science behind Humpback Whales’ Eerie Songs

    Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new study has finally uncovered the anatomical workings behind their melodies.
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    • 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
1.2K Ratings

1.2K Ratings

YouMe2.0 ,

Disappointed

I have been listening to this podcast for the last few years and truly enjoyed the little snippets of information they pack into each episode. In today’s “Your Health Quickly” Episode, I was disappointed to hear the name calling targeting two people as “anti-vaxxers”. Without actually researching the folks they “called out” (to see if it is indeed accurate), to understand their views, and perhaps even learn that at least one of them is NOT actually an “anti-vaxxer”, they followed the “mainstream narrative” and labeled them.

The Episode still would have been just as informative if they left their names out. The information in the episode was timely and accurate about everything else. I would have thought name calling was beneath this good Podcast. You can do better.

JAWoodsy2 ,

Well, it is quick…

This version of the former 60 Second Science borders on banal. It use to give science not given on the 6 o’clock news. It used to inspire.

Dragonlady Gigi ,

Excellent

Short science stories told in a creative and efficient way. Highly recommend it.

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