Love it or hate it, the freedom to say obnoxious and subversive things is the quintessence of what makes America America. But our say-almost-anything approach to free speech is actually relatively recent, and you can trace it back to one guy. Listen here: https://t.co/ECEtS7HPEV

TikTok has radically changed the online world, but maybe not how you’d expect. This week, we look at how Facebook’s approach to free speech has evolved since Trump’s victory and how TikTok upended everything we see. Listen to “Content Warning” here: https://t.co/U9WHw1wQ65

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We’re so excited that our lovely Molly Webster and Heather Radke were on NPR’s It’s Been a Minute with Brittany Luse! They talked about menopause, orcas, and a brand new way to think about an ancient experience. Listen here: https://t.co/9c0Cx4o9DJ

Over millions of years, human voices have evolved to hold startling power. These clouds of vibrating air carry crucial information about who we are. This week, we try to understand how we got our sonic fingerprint, and what happens when it’s taken away. https://t.co/VQZBF4DCT4

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“Plants give off light. Shrimp give off light. Literally everything that is alive emits light,” says Nirosha Murugan. And what about us humans? To find out, listen to "The Spark of Life" here: https://t.co/VQZBF4DCT4 @msahsorin

The Golden Goose Awards go to scientific research that at first sounds trivial or laughable but then turns out to change the world. They’re having their 2025 Award Ceremony TOMORROW September 16 at 5:30 p.m. ET. You can livestream it here: https://t.co/otbYa2C8yQ @GoldGooseAward

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What does it mean to stand on the edge of a void, and what happens when you scream into it, or choose not to? Listen to “Screaming Into the Void” here: https://t.co/lFAnSM5O0v

Can AI find lifesaving cures hidden in plain sight? Listen to “The Medical Matchmaking Machine” here: https://t.co/XhXox6Cmn7

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Scientists had no idea why evolution wouldn’t push females to keep reproducing up to the end of their lives. After looking at some whale poop, and diving into chimp life, we find several ways of thinking about menopause. Listen to The Menopause Mystery: https://t.co/lFAnSM5O0v

We're so excited!! This week, we got to see our show promoted on a TIMES SQUARE BILLBOARD thanks to @amazonmusic promoting our special summer series: Swimming with Shadows. Go listen to it on Amazon Music here: https://t.co/wY18sc9X6y @PlayMorePods

Charity Woodrum is an astronomer who studies why some galaxies burn bright and others sputter out. In the midst of an unthinkable grief in her life, she discovers something in the sky: a new kind of light that would guide her path forward. Listen here: https://t.co/lFAnSM5O0v

Since when can public radio get you a TIMES SQUARE BILLBOARD?? We’re feeling pretty famous this week thanks to @amazonmusic promoting our special summer series: Swimming with Shadows. Go listen on Amazon Music, here: https://t.co/wY18sc9X6y

So excited and honored that we’ve been named one of Time Magazine’s Best Podcasts of All Time. Only four science podcasts made the cut, so we’re pretty hyped about it. 😇 Read what Time wrote about us here: https://t.co/keE01GtqzV

Okay so, picture this: You're at home, preparing a beautiful meal. And then... We made a whole episode about this! It's called "Growth." Find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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This week, we set out in search of order and balance in the world around us, and ask how symmetry shapes our very existence — from the origins of the universe, to falling in love, to what we see when we look in the mirror. Listen here: https://t.co/VQZBF4DCT4

When shortwave radio was invented, some said it was a utopian mass communication tool. But quickly it turned into a propaganda machine where right-wing extremists, conspiracy theorists and cult leaders found homes. Listen here: https://t.co/VQZBF4DCT4