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• Starlink Under Attack From the Sun

  Starlink satellites falling from the sky, a looming climate milestone, rocket booms mistaken for earthquakes, and a quantum computer breakthrough that might change everything.Please SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to [email protected], Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Bird Poop Is Saving the Environment

  Night vision contact lenses, the fading promise of cord blood banking, penguin poop’s role in cloud formation, and birds turning our trash into nest defense.Please SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to [email protected], Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• AI Doesn't Understand the Word "No"

  Electric fields might be confusing bees, monkeys are getting oddly social with their neighbors’ babies, AI still doesn’t understand the word “no,” and extra breast cancer screenings might catch more—but raise more questions.NEWS STORIES:Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution from power lines | New ScientistCapuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad | New ScientistExtra cancer screening could help pick up early cases in dense breasts | New ScientistVision-Language Models Do Not Understand Negation | Arxiv.orgPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to [email protected], Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Custom Gene Therapy That Saved a Baby

  A life-saving gene therapy developed in record time, fossil footprints that rewrite our family tree, a cervix-on-a-chip that could prevent preterm birth, and a surprising dip in China’s carbon emissions.NEWS STORIES:From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits | Ars Technica Scientists Found Footprints That Push Humanity’s Timeline Back By 40 Million Years | Popular Mechanics Cervix-on-a-chip inspires potential new treatment for preterm birth | New Scientist Renewable power reversing China’s emissions growth | Ars TechnicaPlease SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to [email protected], Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Can We Make Peppers Less Spicy, Please?

  How much milk are breastfeeding babies really drinking? Can we make chili peppers less spicy? Why is a dangerous E. coli strain suddenly everywhere? And what’s up with a frog that lays eggs in trees?NEWS STORIES:Smart device can measure how much milk breastfed babies really drink | New Scientist Chemists discover 'anti-spice' that could make chilli peppers less hot | New Scientist A dangerous E. coli strain has emerged; a small mutation may explain its rise | Ars Technica Exquisite new-to-science frog species has golden legs and odd habits | New Scientist Please SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!Send us email to [email protected], Research, and Writing: Bobby FrankenbergerCover Art: Scott JohnsonOutro Music: StravynBrought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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