Episodios

  • 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
  • Could a spray 'end all viruses' in humans?

    Could a spray 'end all viruses' in humans?
    Aug 28 2025
    If a coworker coughs or your partner pukes... you know you're gonna get sick. Unless an antiviral does the same thing to humans that it did to mice (and hamsters).
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    30 m
  • What can you tell from a piece of poo?

    What can you tell from a piece of poo?
    Aug 21 2025
    We're back! (And a bit jetlagged.) Join us as we discuss a foul smell at Frankfurt airport and a potentially false "report" about a president's bathroom habits.
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    30 m
  • Cool people have six things in common. Do you share them?

    Cool people have six things in common. Do you share them?
    Jul 18 2025
    A large-scale, global study has determined the characteristics that make people cool. Be warned: Trying to be cool is not one of them.
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    30 m
  • WE'RE ON VACATION!

    WE'RE ON VACATION!
    Jul 18 2025
    Science unscripted will go quiet for a few weeks as Gabe & Conor — and hopefully you as well — enjoy the summer holidays. If you have an insight, epiphany or scientific question in the meantime (or you just want to forward a meme), feel free to send them to su@dw.com, or leave a comment for us at DW Podcasts on YouTube!
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    1 m
  • Pay attention to Peter Thiel's narrative

    Pay attention to Peter Thiel's narrative
    Jul 4 2025
    When an influential right-wing thinker tells a story of human history, 'stagnation' and the 'Antichrist'.. question his premise and maybe consult a narratologist.
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    30 m