Today on the show: a double feature — two mysteries in one episode. First, it seems like all living things emit a faint glow that disappears when they die. Then, is the International Space Station ... too clean?
Guests: <a href="https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/daniel-oblak">Daniel Oblak</a>, professor of physics at the University of Calgary; <a href="https://www.rodolfosalido.com/">Rodolfo Antonio Salido Benítez</a>, scientist at SPT Labtech
Links: Daniel's <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c03546">paper</a> with mouse and leaf images; Rodolfo's <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00108-4">paper</a> on the ISS

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