Music Genres Are More Universal Than You May Think
Researchers tested if listeners could identify lullabies, dance, love, and healing songs from different cultures.
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Saluting Science’s Silly Side, Virtually
Counting nose hairs and licking rocks: Here are some highlights from the 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, held virtually this year.
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The Science Behind Your Unraveling Sweaters
A textile professor and knit expert explains why many sweaters today are of poorer quality than sweaters in the past.
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An Artist Explores The History Of Humans Genetically Modifying Pigs
With opera and visual art, an exhibit looks at modern genetic engineering—and thousands of years of breeding—of pigs.
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2023’s Best Science Books For Kids
An editor and a children’s author weigh in on this year’s best STEM books for kids. Plus, listeners share their own favorites.
Musician Kilo Kish Learns A New Trick
We might think that an old dog can’t learn new tricks. According to neuroscience and neuroplasticity though, that’s not true at all.
Close Out 2023 With The Best American Science And Nature Writing
On December 11, join the editors and writers of this year’s Best American Science and Nature Writing to reflect on their favorites from last year.
Pixel Art Conjures Nostalgia For A Screen Experience That Didn’t Exist
Crisply pixelated video games evoke nostalgia for decades past. But early games, played on boxy CRT televisions, just didn’t look like that.
How Five Elements Define Life On Earth
Is the secret to life really just wrangling carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus? Author Stephen Porder explains in a new book.
A Climate Change Exhibit Asks ‘What If We Get It Right?’
A new exhibit at Brooklyn’s Pioneer Works museum explores the possibility of a hopeful climate future.