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The science stories that will actually change your day — and maybe make you laugh. Science unscripted is a podcast, radio show & YouTube channel driven by listeners. Hello from Germany :)

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Bonn, Germany

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The science stories that will actually change your day — and maybe make you laugh. Science unscripted is a podcast, radio show & YouTube channel driven by listeners. Hello from Germany :)

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@dw_english

Language:

English

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Deutsche Welle D-53110 Bonn Germany


Episodes
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How your brain understands other people (sometimes WRONG!)

11/29/2024
Some people seem very good at guessing what you're thinking. And some of us might find that we think very deeply about what people are thinking or feeling. The reason appears linked to special connections between some the youngest parts of the brain, evolved 300 million years ago. We explored this with lead researcher Rodrigo Braga, a clinical neurologist, from Northwestern University.

Duration:00:16:16

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A poo test for discrimination?

11/21/2024
Being discriminated against — due to your ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, age or anything else — is harmful and wrong. A new study shows it also... changes the bacteria in your stool?

Duration:00:13:19

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A gossiper's friend & how to think about drinking

11/7/2024
Women drink less... if you ask them to visualize alcohol? Also, the yucky trick gossipers use to make you think they're kind — and why iron in red meat may be causing cancer (in your bottom).

Duration:00:30:00

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Why are people getting skinnier?

10/31/2024
Data from the US suggests we may have passed the point of 'peak obesity.' Have we? Also, spray testosterone in men's noses... and they'll emotionally dehumanize certain women.

Duration:00:30:00

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Don't text & drive (especially during a full moon)

10/24/2024
Quiz time: How could a full moon make roads more dangerous? (Email su@dw.com with your guess before you listen.) Also, teens (like all of us) use their phones while driving — and a jarring new study tells us how much.

Duration:00:30:00

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Can we hit ‘pause’ on a human embryo?

10/19/2024
Scientists in Berlin have shown you can stop the development of an embryo-like model - *NO HUMAN EMBYROS WERE USED IN THE EXPERIMENT* - and keep it alive to be developed later. The implications could be huge for IVF.

Duration:00:30:00

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This is what a fake podcast sounds like

10/11/2024
If a show made by AI sounds as good as one made by humans... what happens next?

Duration:00:30:00

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Want the job? Post a 'Duchenne' smile

10/4/2024
Fake smiles aren't just bad for Instagram. They're bad for your reputation. That's the implication of a new study — with clear consequences for LinkedIn... and maybe your life? (Also, come with us to see Europe's 'answer to ChatGPT.')

Duration:00:30:00

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Assert yourself (especially if your partner drinks)

9/23/2024
Alcohol? Bad for us. But a fascinating new study looks at what happens to the person who's watching the drinking happen. Also, college kids in Egypt saw their depression/anxiey/stress drop... by getting a crash course on 'assertiveness.'

Duration:00:30:00

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Cat-eating conspiracies & a heartless bot to stop them

9/12/2024
Fresh off the birth of a brand-new conspiracy, researchers have unveiled a 'soulless' new tool to stop us from becoming victims of half-truths and full-blown lies.

Duration:00:30:00

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Weekly roundup — Waves in the dark

9/7/2024
An email from a miner, scary sounds in outer space, and a powerful magnet aimed at 50 human heads.

Duration:00:30:00

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A dyslexia breakthrough

9/6/2024
With the help of a powerful MRI, researchers in Germany have discovered where dyslexia appears to happen deep inside the human brain (in males). The peppercorn-sized structure may become the target of therapies for millions of people.

Duration:00:11:42

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When you look in the mirror, does your face match your name?

9/6/2024
A new study suggests your appearance 'drifts' as you age — toward the name you were given at birth.

Duration:00:24:21

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Weekly roundup — My phone can smell things?

8/31/2024
Ever take out your phone to identify a song that's playing near you? Pretty soon, you'll be able to do the same with smells. Also, fruit flies may have just given scientists the secret to happy hour.

Duration:00:30:00

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Unhoused people & what police should(n't) do about it

8/30/2024
You've lost your job, lost your home and go to sleep surrounded by strangers. You're scared. But what is it, exactly, you're scared of?

Duration:00:25:35

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Are you symbiosexual?

8/30/2024
Demisexual, graysexual, pomosexual — it's hard to keep track of the (expanding) list of human sexualities. The Harvard Pleasure study just added another.

Duration:00:11:47

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Weekly roundup — Together again

8/24/2024
It's been a long, chaotic and somewhat dangerous summer for the hosts of Science unscripted. It's time to catch up on that — and on the beautiful emails you've sent along the way.

Duration:00:30:00

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What is 'benevolent' sexism?

8/23/2024
All sexism is bad. But the kind you're probably most familiar with is called 'hostile' in science literature. So what is 'benevolent' sexism? And how's it connected to cheating on your partner?

Duration:00:17:56

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Will mpox become the next pandemic?

8/22/2024
As mpox spreads to Europe and Asia — and the WHO declares a public health emergency — a leading German virologist explains what we know (and don't know) about the infectious disease.

Duration:00:13:42

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Weekly roundup — Oceans on Mars?

8/17/2024
The discovery of gigantic resevoirs of water deep under the surface of Mars has implications for whether life was — or might be — possible on our hideous red neighbor.

Duration:00:30:00