Short Wave: This Is Not A Typo - One In Four Animals Known To Science Is A Beetle
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NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce had to know more when she recently heard this mind-bending fact for the first time: a quarter of all known animal species are beetles.

Short Wave: Every Moon, Ranked
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Science writer Jennifer Leman did it. She ranked all 158 moons in our solar system.

Short Wave: How The Lack of Fans Is Changing the Psychology of Sports
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Host Maddie Sofia talks to Catherine Sabiston, the Canada research chair in physical activity and mental health at the University of Toronto, about how the lack of real life fans is changing the psychology of sports games.

Short Wave: Farming Releases Carbon From The Earth's Soil Into The Air. Can We Put It Back?
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NPR food and agriculture correspondent Dan Charles explains how regenerative agriculture works and why the idea is having a moment.

Short Wave: Gene-Altered Squid Could Be The Next Lab Rats
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Until recently, cephalopod research has been hindered by the fact that there’s been no way to manipulate squid or octopus genes.

Short Wave: The Search For Ancient Civilizations On Earth ... From Space
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Sarah Parcak explains how she uses satellite imagery and data to solve one of the biggest challenges in archaeology: where to start digging.

Short Wave: Honeybees Need Your Help
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A deadly triangle of factors is killing off U.S. honeybees.

Short Wave: Tech Companies Are Limiting Police Use of Facial Recognition. Here's Why
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Today on the show, Short Wave host Maddie Sofia and reporter Emily Kwong speak with AI policy analyst Mutale Nkonde about algorithmic bias — how facial recognition software can discriminate and reflect the biases of society.

Short Wave: Spinosaurus Makes Waves
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We chat with National Geographic Explorer and paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim about his team’s discovery of the Spinosaurus, the first known swimming dinosaur.

Short Wave: How Tear Gas Affects The Body
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In protests around the country, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas to disperse crowds. But is it safe?

Short Wave: How Bears Come Out Of Hibernation Jacked
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Rae Wynn-Grant, a large carnivore biologist, explains there’s a lot more going on during hibernation than you might expect.

Short Wave: The Pandemic Time Warp
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We talk with Dean Buonomano, a professor of neurobiology and psychology at UCLA, about his research into how the brain tells time. We’ll also ask him what’s behind this pandemic time warp.