Why Top CDC Experts Are Resigning, and What It Means for Public Health
The former director of a CDC center reveals how political ideology is undermining science, threatening vaccine policy and endangering public health across the U.S.
Trump’s Tylenol Claim Sparks FDA Action—But What Does the Research Say?
The Food and Drug Administration plans to update the safety label for acetaminophen products, and the strongest storm on Earth this year struck several countries in East and Southeast Asia.
A Composer’s ‘Brain’ Makes Music Years after His Death
A museum exhibit in Australia lets visitors hear music generated by brain cells derived from the blood of a dead composer.
Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy with Mary Roach
Mary Roach unpacks the millennia-long effort to replace failing body parts—and the reasons that modern medicine still struggles to match the original designs.
Vaccine Policy Shift, Brain Changes in Athletes and Ants That Harness Another Species’ DNA
A revamped CDC advisory committee faces vaccine debates, studies reveal brain changes in athletes, and climate change drives deadly heat waves across Europe.
The Linguistic Science behind Viral Social Media Slang
Linguist Adam Aleksic explains how viral slang and algorithm-driven speech aren’t destroying language––they’re accelerating its natural evolution.
Can Your Microbiome Affect Your Mood?
Scientists are uncovering how your gut might be shaping your thoughts, feelings and cravings.
Kissing Bugs, Koalas and Clues to Life on Mars
Kissing bugs are creeping across the U.S.—and they’re bringing Chagas disease with them.
How Your Brain Constructs—And Sometimes Distorts—Your Experience of the World
In his new book, Daniel Yon explains how our brain is constantly constructing reality
Alpha-Gal Syndrome Explained: The Tick-Borne Allergy Affecting Diets Worldwide
A single tick bite can trigger a bizarre meat allergy—here’s how alpha-gal syndrome is reshaping people’s diets.
Marsquakes, Vaccine Politics and Mammoth Microbiomes
A common nasal spray shows promise in reducing COVID risk, but vaccine access remains tangled in policy in the U.S.
Experts Warn of Growing Threats amid CDC Resignations
With the CDC in disarray and its future uncertain, this episode explores what’s driving the exodus of agency staff and what this means for national health security.