Episodios

  • Women have more to lose when healthcare gets cut

    Women have more to lose when healthcare gets cut
    Oct 30 2025
    Women will die at disproportionately higher rates as the US rolls back access to public insurance programs (like medicaid). Also, AI tools like ChatGPT change how honest we are... and not in a good way.
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    30 m
  • Why do men die earlier?

    Why do men die earlier?
    Oct 16 2025
    Five years. That's the (significant) difference between male/female life expectancies in human beings. If we'd like to change that (and shouldn't we try?), a new study suggests we look at the animals that reverse this rule, and how they do it.
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    30 m
  • Keeping score (or how to doom a relationship)

    Keeping score (or how to doom a relationship)
    Oct 9 2025
    If you're keeping a mental list of what your partner 'owes' you, a new study suggests... maybe don't?
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    13 m
  • Does getting married make your life more satisfying?

    Does getting married make your life more satisfying?
    Oct 2 2025
    On this week’s Science unscripted, a quantitative and qualitative glimpse into how harmful politics can be for relationships, a glimpse into the future of pregnancy, and an unabashed analysis of what marriage does for our feeling of satisfaction.
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    30 m
  • Huntington's disease: Curing the incurable?

    Huntington's disease: Curing the incurable?
    Sep 25 2025
    On Science unscripted this week, we dissect the latest research on political violence. Also, we look into what scientists are calling a breakthrough for an incurable neurodegenerative disease.
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    30 m
  • Rate my professor? No thanks.

    Rate my professor? No thanks.
    Sep 18 2025
    Think you're getting a fair review of a teacher from a rating site? Think again. Also, two studies shed light on who wakes up more when a baby cries... and the connection between 'stereotypes' and condoning political violence.
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    30 m
  • Painkillers, pregnancy & autism — what the research says

    Painkillers, pregnancy & autism — what the research says
    Sep 11 2025
    A metastudy on pregnant women taking the painkiller acetaminophen is at odds with the leaked 'autism report' commissioned by US Health Secretary RFK Jr. Also, why so many people avoid information about their own health, and a beautiful obituary.
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    30 m
  • Have you lived a good life?

    Have you lived a good life?
    Sep 7 2025
    If you read enough obituaries, you might unearth what people (and society) find important about existence. What do you want yours to say?
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    30 m