The unpublished stories behind the world’s most compelling science, as told by the researchers themselves.

  • Science Writing as Storytelling (rebroadcast) – Ryan KellyScience Writing as Storytelling (rebroadcast) – Ryan Kelly
    What matters more in getting cited — what you say or how you say it? In this remastered and remixed version of our first episode of the show, we're revisited by Ryan Kelly from the University of Washington's School of Marine and Environmental Affairs. He talks with us about his… Read more »
  • Cold War Ice Core Reveals Historic Glacial Melt – Andrew ChristCold War Ice Core Reveals Historic Glacial Melt – Andrew Christ
    How did a Cold War era debacle help us better understand the dangers of climate change? In episode 99 of Parsing Science, we talk with Drew Christ from the University of Vermont about his research into how fossils plucked from forgotten experiment in the Arctic led to his discovery the… Read more »
  • DNA Evidence of Denisovan Interbreeding – João TeixeiraDNA Evidence of Denisovan Interbreeding – João Teixeira
    What can DNA tell us about the migration of the earliest modern humans and other hominins? In episode 98 of Parsing Science, we talk with João Teixeira from the University of Adelaide about his research which examined the genomes of modern humans to investigate the interbreeding between ancient humans and modern… Read more »
  • The Dyatlov Pass Incident – Alexander PuzrinThe Dyatlov Pass Incident – Alexander Puzrin
    Can science help solve a real-life mystery? In episode 97 of Parsing Science, we talk with Alexander Puzrin from ETH Zurich about his research into The Dyatlov Pass incident, a 62-year-old mystery involving the deaths of nine hikers in the freezing Russian wilderness, a tragedy that’s been attributed to everything… Read more »
  • Monkey Business – Jean-Baptiste “JB” LecaMonkey Business – Jean-Baptiste “JB” Leca
    Do monkeys know how much fruit your sunglasses are worth? In episode 96 of Parsing Science, we talk with Jean-Baptiste "JB" Leca from the University of Lethbridge's Department of Psychology about his field research observing interactions among macaques at a Hindu temple in Bali. There, the monkeys have learned to… Read more »
  • Positively Negative – Shiri MelumadPositively Negative – Shiri Melumad
    How much can you trust people's retelling of information the've read? In episode 95, Shiri Melumad from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business discusses her research showing that when – much like the children’s game “telephone” – news is repeatedly retold, it undergoes a stylistic transformation through which… Read more »
  • How Mosquitoes Target Us – Zhilei Zhao & Lindy McBrideHow Mosquitoes Target Us – Zhilei Zhao & Lindy McBride
    Why do mosquitoes prefer us over other animals? In episode 94, we talk with Zhilei Zhao and Lindy McBride from Princeton about their research into how mosquitoes that can carry dangerous diseases - such as Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and malaria - are able to track us down so quickly… Read more »
  • Epistemic Puzzles in ‘The Witness’ – Luke CuddyEpistemic Puzzles in ‘The Witness’ – Luke Cuddy
    What can a video game teach us about our epistemic philosophy? In episode 93, Luke Cuddy from Southwestern College’s philosophy program talks with us about the video game The Witness, which presents players with a multitude of increasingly sophisticated and frustrating puzzles that perhaps result from the theory of knowledge… Read more »
  • Unintended Consequences of Legal Reforms – Ángela Zorro MedinaUnintended Consequences of Legal Reforms – Ángela Zorro Medina
    What effect did copying the U.S.'s legal system have on Colombia's incarceration system? In episode 92, Ángela Zorro Medina from the University of Chicago discussed her research into how transitioning to an adversarial model of criminal procedure – one controlled by the prosecutor and defense, rather than by the judge… Read more »
  • Bots’ Meddling in the 2020 Presidential Election – Emilio FerraraBots’ Meddling in the 2020 Presidential Election – Emilio Ferrara
    How are automated social media bots manipulating our political discourse? In episode 91, Emilio Ferrara from the University of Southern California discusses his research into bots' amplification of conspiracies theories across more than 240 million tweets regarding the 2020 U.S. presidential election. His open-access article "Characterizing social media manipulation in… Read more »

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