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Short Wave podcast

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  NPR  

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] (http://plus.npr.org/) . You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for Short Wave.

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] (http://plus.npr.org/) . You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for Short Wave.

 

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#1591

Can scientists reverse your age?

Reversing aging may sound like science fiction, but scientists have already found a way to... more

5 hrs Ago

14 MINS

14:24

5 hrs Ago

#1590

How this year's record El Niño could hit your wallet

Peru’s anchovy industry, the largest single-species fishery in the world, is being rocked ... more

Yesterday

09 MINS

09:47

Yesterday

#1589

An ‘Ozempic baby boom’? The GLP-1 pregnancy plot twist

The explosion of GLP-1 drugs has created a gray zone for pregnancy. That recently prompted... more

09 Nov 2026

12 MINS

12:10

09 Nov 2026

#1588

Predicting elections is getting harder. What did the midterms teach us?

Famously, polls got the 2016 election wrong. And they’d been off for multiple elections si... more

05 Nov 2026

12 MINS

12:43

05 Nov 2026

#1587

AI is changing mathematics -- but not how you think

Math has created some of humanity's oldest intellectual challenges. And AI is completely c... more

04 Nov 2026

13 MINS

13:53

04 Nov 2026

#1586

OpenAI whistleblowers on the fight over AI safety | Machine Gods

Check out NPR’s newest podcast, Machine Gods. It’s the official podcast of the singularity... more

03 Nov 2026

32 MINS

32:15

03 Nov 2026

#1585

Could virtual reality speed up learning?

Does swinging a lightsaber help us learn? New research from Florida Atlantic University an... more

02 Nov 2026

09 MINS

09:47

02 Nov 2026

#1584

Is your favorite crime show rooted in fake science?

If you’ve ever seen a crime show, you probably know how the plot unfolds: A victim is foun... more

30 Oct 2026

14 MINS

14:41

30 Oct 2026

#1583

MAHA’s midterm report card

It’s been just over two years since the rise of Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA. The m... more

28 Oct 2026

13 MINS

13:08

28 Oct 2026

#1582

You Can See Everything and the science of spotting liars

It feels like everyone we know is talking about the new documentary You Can See Everything... more

27 Oct 2026

13 MINS

13:45

27 Oct 2026

#1581

The battle between matter and antimatter

At the beginning of our universe, in addition to matter, there was also an equal amount of... more

26 Oct 2026

11 MINS

11:17

26 Oct 2026