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New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber for science on a different wavelength. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for Short Wave.

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  1. Can scientists reverse your age? 14:24
  2. How this year's record El Niño could hit your wallet 9:47
  3. An ‘Ozempic baby boom’? The GLP-1 pregnancy plot twist 12:10
  4. Predicting elections is getting harder. What did the midterms teach us? 12:43
  5. AI is changing mathematics -- but not how you think 13:53
  6. OpenAI whistleblowers on the fight over AI safety | Machine Gods 32:15
  7. Could virtual reality speed up learning? 9:47
  8. Is your favorite crime show rooted in fake science? 14:41
  9. MAHA’s midterm report card 13:08
  10. You Can See Everything and the science of spotting liars 13:45
  11. The battle between matter and antimatter 11:17
  12. The dormant viruses in all of us may help explain long COVID 14:25
  13. Can planting more trees make allergies worse? 11:40
  14. What are the odds we're not alone in the universe? 14:55
  15. What the world's leading researchers think about saunas 13:46
  16. The terrifying physics of prehistoric sea monsters 9:20
  17. What's at stake if we can't regrow our forests 13:35
  18. What Flock cameras really see – and how 15:36
  19. The sound of fear: Why so many animals scream 13:20
  20. One of the toughest parts of ADHD is left out of the diagnosis 12:09
  21. What's missing from the lethal injection conversation 14:38
  22. Science-backed guidance for healthy screen time 12:51
  23. The genetic secret helping bats survive a deadly epidemic 13:53
  24. Eating alone may be secretly spiking your blood sugar 9:59
  25. How much of Earth's life is still undiscovered? 13:49
  26. What social media gets wrong about inflammation 14:32
  27. A fall mystery: why do only certain leaves turn red? 13:59
  28. 'Super' El Niño is coming. What should you expect? 12:31
  29. Vaccinated or not, we’re on the brink of a measles epidemic 14:18
  30. The science of self-worth (and how to boost yours) 12:45
  31. Why we should all be 'bookmaxxing' 10:58
  32. The latest on AI panic — and whether it's justified 14:58
  33. When batteries get a facelift, so does renewable energy 13:29
  34. Why you'll probably be misdiagnosed in your lifetime 13:25
  35. Should race affect BMI guidelines? Doctors are split 13:47
  36. How scientists discovered that animals are doctors, too 13:24
  37. Lindsay Clancy and postpartum psychosis 14:10
  38. How hurricanes triggered lizard evolution 11:28
  39. When is your brain actually 'adult'? 13:54
  40. A new investigation shows heat is even deadlier than we thought 14:45
  41. The science of emotional regulation — and how to do it better 12:29
  42. What can seashells teach us about the health of our oceans? 13:10
  43. Football is here – and so is a new study on CTE 15:01
  44. NASA's newest telescope has a top secret past 13:31
  45. How your metabolism could alter your mental health 12:28
  46. AI-made viruses could be the future of medicine 11:35
  47. How much has the U.S.’s wildlife changed since Lewis and Clark? 14:00
  48. Why scientists are stoked about mysterious black hole stars 12:14
  49. More men are taking testosterone. What gives? 14:51
  50. A survivor's view from inside a tornado 12:26