Tiny Matters
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About
Science shapes every facet of our lives, but so much of its influence is overlooked or buried in the past. Tiny Matters is an award-winning science podcast about the small science of big things. From the microbes behind deadly diseases to the molecules informing our search for extraterrestrial life, hosts and former scientists Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti embrace the awe and messiness of science and its significance both today and in the past, asking questions like, "how was IVF invented?," "what do glaciers tell us about Earth’s ancient past?," and "why is smallpox the only human infectious disease we...
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Recent episodes
- [BONUS] Colorful blood in nature and how a tick bite causes a meat allergy: Tiny Show and Tell Us #59
- [CHAIN REACTION] The Antibiotics Boom, Bust, and Search for What's Next: The Drugs That Shape Us, Episode 1
- Next week: 'The Drugs That Shape Us,' from Chain Reaction
- Secrets in the peat: Ghost lights, bog bodies, and life built on death
- [BONUS] The ‘Tyrant Lizard Queen’ and how evolution shaped our anxious brains: Tiny Show and Tell Us #58
- The canaries in the coal mine: How sentinel species monitor our world
- [BONUS] Decoding dinosaur colors and the failure of postpartum care: Tiny Show and Tell Us #57
- How do you save a species?: Breakthroughs from cheetahs, red wolves, and 'spicy' toads
- [BONUS] Milking spiders and why this scientist’s grave is covered in gifts: Tiny Show and Tell Us #56
- Biofilms: The sticky, slimy communities behind some of medicine's toughest infections
