Magic mushrooms are giving researchers hope in treating conditions like anxiety and depression, a new study may have found the key to increasing photosynthesis efficiency in plants, and research shows that we love being reached out to by old friends!
Today we are discussing new sustainable fuels for airplanes, creating other worldly heat at home, and a new record for quantum entanglement.
Today, you’ll learn about mushrooms that can eat asteroids to make space soil, how our thoughts affect us as we microdose psychedelics, and efforts to 3D print organs like kidneys and lungs!
A new archeological discovery might be from the day of the big asteroid strike that took down the dinosaurs, bird goo is helping us understand airplane accidents, and find out about the most human-like robot finger you’ve ever seen.
Tune in to understand how new tech to find fake paintings, the mysterious reason a viking colony collapsed, and how doing chores might make kids smarter!
Learn about crowdsourced fact checking; why humans and monkeys choke under pressure; and a mantis shrimp punching robot.
Learn about why mRNA vaccines are older than you think; and the scientific theories about why animals have white bellies.
Learn about an island “geomyth” that helped researchers solve an ancient mystery; and whether truth serum really works.
Learn about how to avoid conflict at family meals; what causes food comas; and how to be a great host or guest.
Learn about psychological ownership; why cats love boxes; and how researchers—and AI—finished Beethoven’s 10th symphony.
Learn about how socializing too much can be bad for your health; rogue planets without a home star; and ancient bâdgirs.
Learn about how rival sports fans see games differently; waking up hungry after overeating; and “some assembly required.”
Learn about research into how you should clean your teeth; the world’s loneliest whale; and how to argue with a partner.
Learn about how “left digit bias” affects your decisions and why researchers caught birds in caves with their bare hands.
Learn about psychedelics research in the 1950s; cold shower benefits; and an inaccurate stereotype about the only child.