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Best podcasts about cynthia graber

Latest podcast episodes about cynthia graber

The Weeds
Bite-sized questions

The Weeds

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 54:40


Are hush puppies racist? Why do we celebrate weddings with a multi-tiered, super fancy, sometimes not particularly tasty, very expensive cake? Can a dairy-intolerant person actually drink a glass of A2 milk?  These three questions came from listeners. Just not our listeners. They came to Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, hosts of Gastropod, a show that investigates the history and science behind the foods we eat. Our host Jonquilyn Hill called them up to ask about the show, and play an episode from their Ask Gastropod series.  Check out Gastropod. Let us know what questions you want us to look into for future episodes of Explain It to Me: Call 1-800-618-8545, email us at askvox@vox.com, or fill out this form. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, Explained
America's shellfish behavior

Today, Explained

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 25:52


Americans consume more shrimp than salmon and tuna combined. But where's it all coming from? Listen to this episode of Gastropod before you throw another shrimp on the barbie this Memorial Day. Gastropod is a part of the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with Eater. This episode was produced by Cynthia Graber, and co-hosted by Nicola Twilley and Claudia Geib. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gastropod
(Guest) Are Fast Food Jingles Pop Music?

Gastropod

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 41:03


From our friends at Switched on Pop: Where were you when you learned that the McDonald's jingle "I'm lovin' it" was originally part of a full-fledged pop song by Justin Timberlake and Pharrell that flopped on the charts but found staying power as a slogan? For us, it was recording our live episode about sponsored content in pop back in March 2024, and we have not been the same since. Shaken by this revelation, we found ourselves asking, "What else don't we know about fast food jingles?" Turns out, it's a lot. From Taco Bell to Popeye's to Chili's, the music of fast food represent some of the most familiar melodies in society, across state lines and generations. But the stories behind those songs, and the way that fast food production and pop music production often move in parallel, was something we never saw coming. Since we are music experts but amateur foodies, we invited the brilliant hosts of Gastropod, Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, to help serve up the history of fast food and its changing role in culture. Tune in and pig out with us as we listen and debate the artistic and ethical implications of the sounds of fast food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Switched on Pop
Is pop music just fast food? (with Gastropod)

Switched on Pop

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 39:24


Where were you when you learned that the McDonald's jingle "I'm lovin' it" was originally part of a full-fledged pop song by Justin Timberlake and Pharrell that flopped on the charts but found staying power as a slogan? For us, it was recording our live episode about sponsored content in pop back in March 2024, and we have not been the same since. Shaken by this revelation, we found ourselves asking, "What else don't we know about fast food jingles?" Turns out, it's a lot. From Taco Bell to Popeye's to Chili's, the music of fast food represent some of the most familiar melodies in society, across state lines and generations. But the stories behind those songs, and the way that fast food production and pop music production often move in parallel, was something we never saw coming once. Since we are music experts but amateur foodies, we invited the brilliant hosts of Eater's Gastropod podcast, Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, to help serve up the history of fast food and its changing role in culture. Tune in and pig out with us as we listen and debate the artistic and ethical implications of the sounds of fast food. More Check out more episodes of Gastropod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The One Recipe
55: Cynthia Graber's Recipe for Shakshouka

The One Recipe

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 14:46


Cynthia Graber is a nerd, and we love it! She talks to Jesse about the origins of her podcast Gastropod, a show about the science and history of food. She tells us about her very useful skill that involves at least 5 languages, and brings us her One, her recipe for Shakshouka. Cynthia Graber is an award-winning journalist and producer, and the co-host of Gastropod.   If you like our show, don't forget to hit like and subscribe and leave us a review! Help support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.

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The World Next Week
TWNW Special: What to Read and Listen to This Summer (Rebroadcast)

The World Next Week

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 47:38


In this special episode of The World Next Week, Heather A. Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they're looking forward to reading, and the podcasts they're listening to for fun this summer. (This is a rebroadcast.)   Read more about Jim, Bob, and Heather's picks on Jim's blog, The Water's Edge.   Jim's Picks Michael Mandelbaum, The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy (2022) Richard Cohen, Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past (2021) Laszlo Montgomery, The China History Podcast, Teacup Media   Bob's Picks Catherine Belton, Putin's People (2020) Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois (2021) Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, Gastropod, Vox Media Podcast Network   Heather's Picks Greg Behrman, The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and How America Helped Rebuild Europe (2007) Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (2018) Todd Schulkin, Inside Julia's Kitchen, Heritage Radio Network   Additional Books, Podcasts, and Shows Mentioned on the Podcast Karen Dewisha, Putin's Kleptocracy (2014) Aaron L. Friedberg, Getting China Wrong (2022) Joseph Marion Jones, The Fifteen Weeks (1965) Michael Kimmage, The Abandonment of the West (2020) Sebastian Mallaby, The Power Law (2022) George Mitchell, Making Peace (1999) Yascha Mounk, The Great Experiment (2022) Benn Steil, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War (2019) Ali Wyne, America's Great-Power Opportunity (2022) Heather A. Conley, “How Will Biden Handle Russia?” The President's Inbox, December 1, 2020 David Crowther, The History of England Mike Duncan, The History of Rome Jamie Jeffers, The British History Podcast Michael Mandelbaum, “America's Rise to Power,” The President's Inbox, May 7, 2022 Robin Pierson, The History of Byzantium Julia, HBO Max (2022)

Now & Then
Gastropod: The Milk of Life

Now & Then

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 53:55


Heather and Joanne are off this week, so we're showcasing an episode from another Vox Media Podcast Network show: “The Milk of Life,” from Gastropod. On Gastropod, hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley explore the history and science behind everyday foods. Past episodes have examined everything from the evolution of the cookie to the surprising impact the coffee bean has had on world history. In this installment, originally aired on June 21st, Cynthia and Nicola use the ongoing baby formula shortage as inspiration for a wide-ranging investigation of the origins and development of formula.  Heather and Joanne will be back next Tuesday with a brand new episode of Now & Then, which will focus on how the missing Secret Service records from the days before January 6 evoke other political mysteries from American history.  In the meantime, enjoy this episode of the Gastropod podcast. And if you like it, you can find more episodes of Gastropod at link.chtbl.com/Gastropod. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. For a transcript and show notes for “The Milk of Life,” head to gastropod.com/the-milk-of-life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The World Next Week
TWNW Special: What to Read and Listen to This Summer

The World Next Week

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 47:38


In this special episode of The World Next Week, Heather A. Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they're looking forward to reading, and the podcasts they're listening to for fun this summer.   Read more about Jim, Bob, and Heather's picks on Jim's blog, The Water's Edge.   Jim's Picks Michael Mandelbaum, The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy (2022) Richard Cohen, Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past (2021) Laszlo Montgomery, The China History Podcast, Teacup Media   Bob's Picks Catherine Belton, Putin's People (2020) Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois (2021) Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, Gastropod, Vox Media Podcast Network   Heather's Picks Greg Behrman, The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and How America Helped Rebuild Europe (2007) Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (2018) Todd Schulkin, Inside Julia's Kitchen, Heritage Radio Network   Additional Books, Podcasts, and Shows Mentioned on the Podcast Karen Dewisha, Putin's Kleptocracy (2014) Aaron L. Friedberg, Getting China Wrong (2022) Joseph Marion Jones, The Fifteen Weeks (1965) Michael Kimmage, The Abandonment of the West (2020) Sebastian Mallaby, The Power Law (2022) George Mitchell, Making Peace (1999) Yascha Mounk, The Great Experiment (2022) Benn Steil, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War (2019) Ali Wyne, America's Great-Power Opportunity (2022) Heather A. Conley, “How Will Biden Handle Russia?” The President's Inbox, December 1, 2020 David Crowther, The History of England Mike Duncan, The History of Rome Jamie Jeffers, The British History Podcast Michael Mandelbaum, “America's Rise to Power,” The President's Inbox, May 7, 2022 Robin Pierson, The History of Byzantium Julia, HBO Max (2022)

Outside/In
What the Tofurkey is Going On with Fake Meat?

Outside/In

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 54:26


Move over, beef: there's a new burger in town. Plant-based meats are sizzling hot right now; in 2020 alone, the alternative meat industry saw a record $3.1 billion in investment, with 112 new plant-based brands launching in supermarkets. These juicy, savory, chewy fake burgers are a far cry from the dry, weird-tasting veggie patties of the past. In this episode, Gastropod co-hosts Nicole Twilley and Cynthia Graber visit the Impossible Foods labs to swig some of the animal-free molecule that makes their meatless meat bleed, try fungal food start-up Meati's prototype "chicken" cutlet, and speak to the scientists and historians who compare these new fake meats to their predecessors—and to real meat! Can a plant-based sausage roll be considered kosher or halal? Are plant-based meats actually better for you and for the environment? And how might a mysterious protein-powerhouse fungus named Rosita help feed the world?This episode was reported and produced by our friends at Gastropod.Featuring Aymann Ismail, Celeste Holz-Schietinger, Malte Rödl, Tyer Huggins, and Raychel Santo.SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. Subscribe to our free newsletter.Follow Outside/In on Instagram and TwitterJoin our private podcast discussion group on Facebook LINKSRead Aymann Ismail's piece on the debates surrounding plant-based pig substitutes in Muslim communities here. Celeste Holz-Schietinger, the VP of Product Innovation at Impossible Foods, featured in Fast Company as one of the most creative people in business in 2020. Malte Rödl is a researcher in environmental communications at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. His PhD thesis is titled “Categorising Meat Alternatives: how dominant meat culture is reproduced and challenged through the making and eating of meat alternatives.”Tyler Huggin's company, Meati, which he started after “auditioning” thousands of fungus species and finally a protein powerhouse he and his team nicknamed “Rosita.”Raychel Santo studies how plant-based meats measure up against animal meats in terms of both nutritional and environmental impacts. Read the full paper she and her colleagues wrote here.CREDITSGastropod co-hosts: Nicola Twilley and Cynthia Graber Produced by Sonja Cho SwansonOutside/In team: Justine Paradis, Taylor Quimby, Felix Poon, and Jessica HuntExecutive producer: Rebecca LavoieTheme: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional music by Ludwigs Steirische Gaudi and Jackson F. Smith 

Podworld
Ep7 - Podcasts that make you go "Yum!"

Podworld

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 58:47


Food, glorious food! Join Louise and DMR as they stuff their ears with food-related podcasts and recommend the shows you should be listening to... whilst munching on a delicious snack. We also meet and chat with the hosts of https://gastropod.com/ (Gastropod), Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley. And we finish off the episode with extra podcast recommendations we found during our search plus we share recommendations from some of our listeners. Follow us on Twitter and Insta (@podpodworld) or check out https://www.podworld.fm/ (our website) and send us feedback or any suggestions on what genres we should be covering next! Also, record your recommendations and send them to us as voice notes and we might include them in a future episode! --- episode notes --- Here's a list of all the podcasts that we recommend and talk about in this episode (in order of when we mention them): Part 1 (Podworld's top 4 food podcasts):  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/future-food/id1400395761 (Future Food) (Louisa Burwood-Taylor); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/table-manners-with-jessie-ware/id1305228910 (Table Manners with Jessie Ware) (Jessie Ware); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/desert-island-dishes/id1249306478 (Desert Island Dishes) (Margie Nomura); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/off-menu-with-ed-gamble-and-james-acaster/id1442950743 (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster) (Plosive Productions) Part 2 (guest interview): For this episode, our guests are Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, the hosts of https://gastropod.com/ (Gastropod). During the interview, Cynthia and Nicky recommend the following podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/radiolab/id152249110 (RadioLab) (WNYC Studios); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/planet-money/id290783428 (Planet Money) (NPR) and they also recommended a book called https://www.amazon.co.uk/Consider-Fork-History-How-Cook/dp/0141049081/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=consider+the+fork&qid=1620051369&sr=8-1 (Consider the Fork) by Bee Wilson. You can follow Gastropod on Twitter and Insta (@gastropodcast) or keep up to date via their website (www.gastropod.com). Part 3 (extras): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/out-to-lunch-with-jay-rayner/id1455111316 (Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner) (Somethin' Else); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/home-cooking/id1503149669 (Home Cooking) (Samin Nosrat & Hrishikesh Hirway); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-food-programme/id342927791 (The Food Programme) (BBC Radio 4); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592 (Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio) (Milk Street Radio); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-msg-pod/id1539910980 (The MSG Pod) (MiMi Aye and Huong Black); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/eat-sleep-wine-repeat/id1397026111 (Eat Sleep Wine Repeat) (Janina Doyle); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-behind-bars/id1555038579 (Food Behind Bars) (Second Window). Listener recommendations:  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-empty-bowl/id1436070940 (The Empty Bowl) (Justin McElroy); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/delicious-ways-to-feel-better/id1428704212 (Deliciously Ella)https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lex-fridman-podcast/id1434243584 ( )(Deliciously Ella); https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/off-menu-with-ed-gamble-and-james-acaster/id1442950743 (Off Menu) (Plosive Productions). Credits: This episode of Podworld was produced and edited by Louise Blain (https://twitter.com/Shiny_Demon (@shiny_demon)) and David Maher Roberts (https://twitter.com/dmrpod (@dmrpod)). Graphics by Dylan Channon. Research by Ella Maher Roberts. Theme music by Dan Phillipson (via Premiumbeat) additional music via Artlist.io. Podworld is supported...

60-Second Science
Ancient Human Ancestors Heard Differently

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2015 2:04


Early human species may have had sharper hearing in certain frequencies than we enjoy, to facilitate short-range communication in an open environment. Cynthia Graber reports

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Ancient Human Ancestors Heard Differently

دقيقة للعِلم

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2015 3:19


Early human species may have had sharper hearing in certain frequencies than we enjoy, to facilitate short-range communication in an open environment. Cynthia Graber reports

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60-Second Science
Many Overweight and Obese Teens Underestimate Their Weight

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 1:52


A survey of nearly 5,000 13- to 15-year-olds in the U.K. found that 40 percent of overweight and obese teens did not self-identify as “too heavy.” Cynthia Graber reports

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Many Overweight and Obese Teens Underestimate Their Weight

دقيقة للعِلم

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 3:07


A survey of nearly 5,000 13- to 15-year-olds in the U.K. found that 40 percent of overweight and obese teens did not self-identify as “too heavy.” Cynthia Graber reports

60-Second Science
Active Duty Army Suicide Attempts Analyzed

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2015 1:42


Researchers gathered data from various Army databases to analyze nearly 10,000 attempted suicides of active duty personnel. Cynthia Graber reports  

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Active Duty Army Suicide Attempts Analyzed

دقيقة للعِلم

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2015 2:57


Researchers gathered data from various Army databases to analyze nearly 10,000 attempted suicides of active duty personnel. Cynthia Graber reports  

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60-Second Science
Programmed Bacteria Can Detect Tumors

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2015 2:56


Sangeeta Bhatia of M.I.T. talks about efforts to get bacteria to home in on tumors and let us know they're there. Cynthia Graber reports  

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Programmed Bacteria Can Detect Tumors

دقيقة للعِلم

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2015 4:11


Sangeeta Bhatia of M.I.T. talks about efforts to get bacteria to home in on tumors and let us know they're there. Cynthia Graber reports  

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60-Second Science
Ant Smells Like Blue Cheese for a Reason

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2015 1:40


The "odorous house ant" smells like blue cheese or rotten coconut because it produces chemical compounds similar to those found in its nose-sakes. Cynthia Graber reports  

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Ant Smells Like Blue Cheese for a Reason

دقيقة للعِلم

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2015 2:55


The "odorous house ant" smells like blue cheese or rotten coconut because it produces chemical compounds similar to those found in its nose-sakes. Cynthia Graber reports  

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60-Second Science
Ancient Human Migration Route Marked by Snail Shell "Bread Crumbs"

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2015 1:29


Fragments of edible marine snail shells found in Lebanon support the idea that ancient humans went from Africa to Europe through the Levant. Cynthia Graber reports  

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Ancient Human Migration Route Marked by Snail Shell "Bread Crumbs"

دقيقة للعِلم

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2015 2:44


Fragments of edible marine snail shells found in Lebanon support the idea that ancient humans went from Africa to Europe through the Levant. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Vaccine Aims at Fly Host of Disease Parasite

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2015 1:45


An experimental leishmaniasis vaccine relies on eliciting an immune response to a protein from the saliva of the sand fly that carries the leishmania parasite, rather than on anything from the parasite itself. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Mummy Mavens Unwrap Preservation Methods

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2015 1:33


In 1994 researchers made a mummy. Now scientists have reverse engineered the process to figure out how it's done, with the mummy makers still around to tell them how they did. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Crop Rotation Works in the Sea, Too

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 1:28


Models show that leaving sea cucumbers unharvested in some underwater zones for two years at a time stabilizes the overall population and actually increases yield for fishers. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
A Few Hundred Smartphones Could Catch Earthquakes Early

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2015 1:38


Thanks to their GPS systems, smartphones in an array could pick up movements indicating the onset of an earthquake and provide extra seconds of early warning. Cynthia Graber reports    

60-Second Science
Donate Your Health Data to Medical Science

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2015 1:27


You can now share your genome, health and microbiome info, and viral infection data to crowdsourced medical research projects. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Human Remains Double Known Rainforest Occupation Time

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2015 1:25


Physical remains in Sri Lanka show that people lived in rainforests 20,000 years ago, at least 10,000 years earlier than previous evidence showed. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Britain Imported Wheat 2,000 Years before Growing It

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2015 1:31


Sediments at a Britsh archaeological site include wheat remains dating back 8,000 years, meaning that Britons were bringing in European wheat two millennia before they grew it. Cynthia Graber reports        

60-Second Science
Contraception Could Prevent 15 Million Unwanted Pregnancies Annually

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2015 1:38


Fifteen million unwanted pregnancies in 35 low- and middle-income countries could be avoided if women had access to and freedom to use contraception. Cynthia Graber reports       

60-Second Science
Save Libyan Archaeology Plea Issued

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2015 1:29


Savino di Lernia, director of the Archaeological Mission in the Sahara at the Sapienza University of Rome, says violence and unrest threaten World Heritage sites and researchers. Cynthia Graber reports       

60-Second Science
Health and Conservation Reminders Cut Consumer Energy Use

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2015 1:38


Households that got weekly messages about the lower pollution they generated via efficiency cut energy use much more than did residents who were told how much money they were saving. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Making Evolution Make Microbes Make Products

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2015 1:42


By selecting for bacteria that can survive only if they make a particular product of interest over multiple iterations, researchers vastly improved yields and decreased production times. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Large Carnivores Getting Comfy in Europe

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2015 1:37


Populations of big carnivores such as brown bears, Eurasian lynx, grey wolves and wolverines are stable or increasing in a substantial part of Europe. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Canary out, Smartphone in for Gas Detection

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2014 1:21


By using tiny carbon nanotubes tuned electronically to particular gases, researchers turned smartphones into toxin sensors. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Summer Teen Jobs Cut Violence

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2014 1:21


A study following teens who had summer jobs found violent crime in that population almost cut in half, during and following the employment. Cynthia Graber reports  

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60-Second Science
Semen Protects HIV from Microbicide Attack

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2014 1:18


Microbicides that kill HIV in the lab often fail in clinical trials. A study finds that semen may be the culprit. Cynthia Graber reports  

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60-Second Science
Button Battery Coating Lessens Risk If Swallowed

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2014 1:34


Thousands of small children swallow tiny batteries each year. A new battery coating could protect kids from internal burns and still allow the batteries to work. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Carnivorous Plant Inspires Anticlotting Medical Devices

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 1:19


By copying aspects of the slick surfaces of insect-catching pitcher plants, researchers created tubes that can carry blood without promoting the formation of blood clots or bacterial attachment. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Less Well-Off Donate Bigger Income Percentage

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2014 1:28


Wealthier people on average gave a lower percentage to charity in 2012 than they did in 2006, while the less affluent increased their giving. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Good Palm Oil Yields Could Be Bad News

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2014 1:14


Increased palm oil yields could unintentionally have the effect of creating a bigger demand for land for even more palm oil planting. Cynthia Graber reports  

60-Second Science
Bio-Spleen Sucks Pathogens and Toxins from Blood

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2014 1:29


The new device rids the blood of bacteria, fungi, viruses and toxins using nanoscale-size magnetic beads. Cynthia Graber reports

60-Second Science
System Converts Solar Efficiently to Steam

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2014 1:16


A graphite disk resting on carbon foam collects sunlight to heat water directly to steam with 85 percent efficiency. Cynthia Graber reports   

60-Second Science
Environment Has Beef with Beef

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2014 1:26


Raising beef uses 28 times more land, 11 times more water and six times more fertilizer than the average expenditures for other livestock. Cynthia Graber reports   

60-Second Science
Roach Reactions to Venom Point to Targeted Pesticides

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2014 1:26


Small changes in the protein sequence of sodium channels of American compared with German cockroaches leave the latter susceptible to a venom that has little effect on the former. Cynthia Graber reports   

60-Second Science
Give Us This Day the Bread Wheat Genome

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2014 1:17


A preliminary map of the bread wheat genome includes the locations of more than 75,000 genes. Cynthia Graber reports   

60-Second Science
Supercooled Organs Could Stretch Time to Transplant

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2014 1:12


Liver transplant time from human donor to patient is limited to 12 hours, but rats that got livers specially stored for three days were going strong three months later. Cynthia Graber reports   

60-Second Science
Space-Based Data Collection Better Predicts Floods

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2014 1:17


Satellite data can help geologists predict major floods up to 11 months in advance in areas where snow melt or groundwater is a significant contributor. Cynthia Graber reports   

60-Second Science
Neandertal Diners Had Side of Veggies

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2014 1:14


By analyzing what came out of Neandertals, researchers have verified that at least some of them mixed vegetation into their meaty diet. Cynthia Graber reports   

60-Second Science
London Fish Chip Away at Historical Unknowns

60-Second Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2014 1:13


Isotope composition within fish tails found in London archaeological digs shows that the city began importing cod from northern Scandinavia some 800 years ago. Cynthia Graber reports