Abortion pills a combo of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol are on notice: on April 7, 2023, a federal judge said the FDAs approval of mifepristone was invalid. And then, not more than an h

How much does knowledge cost? While that sounds like an abstract question, the answer is surprisingly specific: $3,096,988,440.00. Thats how much the business of publishing scientific and academic re

Tuesday afternoon, summer of 2017: Scotty Hatton and Scottie Wightman made a decision to help someone in need and both paid a price for their actions that day actions that have led to a legal, moral

Cat Jaffee didnt necessarily think of herself as someone who loved being alone. But then, the pandemic hit. And she got diagnosed with cancer. Actually, those two things happened on the exact same da

How do you fix a word thats broken? A word we need when we bump into someone on the street, or break someones heart. In our increasingly disconnected secular world, sorry has been stretched and tw

Tiny buttons have such a hold on us. They can be portals to power, freedom, and destruction. Today, with the help of buttons, we tell you about taking charge of the little things in life, about fortun

This week we examine one of nature's most humble creations: crabs. Turns out when you look closely at these little scuttlers, things get surprisingly existential about how to come into being, how to

First aired in 2015, this is an episode about social media, and how, when we talk online, things can quickly go south. But do they have to? In the earlier days of Facebook, we met with a group of soci

After years of being publicly shamed for fleecing the taxpayers with their frivolous and obscure studies, scientists decided to hit back with an awards show?! This episode, we gate-crash the Grammy

In this deep cut from 2012, we are searching for platonic ideals longing for completion, engaged in epic quests for holy grails in science, linguistics, and world peace. And along the way, well meet