Episodios

  • (UNCUT) Jonathan Davis (Korn): Dead Bodies Everywhere (Mortuary Science with Mary Roach)

    (UNCUT) Jonathan Davis (Korn): Dead Bodies Everywhere (Mortuary Science with Mary Roach)
    Aug 20 2025
    WARNING: This episode contains content related to mortuary science that some listeners may find disturbing. Korn frontman Jonathan Davis delves into his past as a mortician with popular science bestselling author, Mary Roach. Mary wrote the hit book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and the two have no shortage of gory details to discuss. We talk about the biology of human corpse decomposition and preservation, embalming techniques (including but not limited to anal suturing), Elvis’s autopsy, and more!
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    1 h y 1 m
  • LABS: Neko Case and Rebecca McMackin on Ecological Horticulture

    LABS: Neko Case and Rebecca McMackin on Ecological Horticulture
    Aug 6 2025
    Recorded live at Boston’s Museum of Science on July 31, 2025. Visionary singer-songwriter Neko Case joins ecological horticulturist and Brooklyn Bridge Park garden designer Rebecca McMackin for a wide-ranging conversation about land stewardship, biodiversity, and the joys of gardening. From Neko’s epic Vermont garden to Rebecca’s work creating pollinator-friendly urban habitats, the two share practical advice for beginning and urban gardeners alike, discuss the symbiosis between plants and wildlife, and explore how cultivating green spaces can nurture both ecosystems and the human spirit.
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Microscopes: Madison McFerrin on Baking Science

    Microscopes: Madison McFerrin on Baking Science
    Jul 23 2025
    Join acclaimed singer-songwriter and Tiny Desk phenom Madison McFerrin as she bakes chocolate chip cookies live and chats with host Matt Whyte in the first Microscopes episode of Sing For Science. Madison shares how baking and music serve as parallel creative outlets—both shaped by improvisation, intuition, and love. They dig into the science of baking, from emulsification and leavening to the Maillard reaction, while Madison reflects on the influence of her family, how ADHD plays a role in her process, and why adding flaky salt is always a must.
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    28 m
  • Josh Ritter: Truth is a Dimension (Astrophysics with Avi Loeb)

    Josh Ritter: Truth is a Dimension (Astrophysics with Avi Loeb)
    Jul 9 2025
    Taped Live in Boston as part of the 2025 WBUR Festival at City Space. Join celebrated American songwriter, Josh Ritter for a chat about the night sky, the dimensionality of truth, UAP, creativity and more with Harvard Astrophysicist, Dr. Avi Loeb. This episode also includes a live performance of Josh’s song "Truth is a Dimension (Both Invisible and Blinding)"
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    53 m
  • (UNCUT) YUNGBLUD and Brad Schoenfeld on Fitness Science | LABS

    (UNCUT) YUNGBLUD and Brad Schoenfeld on Fitness Science | LABS
    Jun 25 2025
    Join UK superstar and boxing enthusiast, YUNGBLUD for his chat with renowned fitness performance scientist, Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. We chat about the mechanics of boxing, how YUNGBLUD’s boxing practice has improved not just his strength and stamina as a performer but aided in treating his ADHD, how to sculpt your body systematically with resistance training, myths about weight lifting and more!
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    48 m
  • LABS: YUNGBLUD and Brad Schoenfeld on Fitness Science

    LABS: YUNGBLUD and Brad Schoenfeld on Fitness Science
    Jun 18 2025
    Join UK superstar and boxing enthusiast, YUNGBLUD for his chat with renowned fitness performance scientist, Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. We chat about the mechanics of boxing, how YUNGBLUD’s boxing practice has improved not just his strength and stamina as a performer but aided in treating his ADHD, how to sculpt your body systematically with resistance training, myths about weight lifting and more!
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    46 m
  • Encore: LABS: David Byrne and Patrik Svensson on the Eel Question

    Encore: LABS: David Byrne and Patrik Svensson on the Eel Question
    May 28 2025
    Recorded Live at the Museum of Science in Boston on May 8, 2024, musician polymath and Talking Heads co-founder David Byrne talks with The Book of Eels author, Patrik Svensson. Even in today’s age of advanced science, no one has ever seen eels mating or giving birth, and we still don’t understand what drives them — after living for decades in freshwater — to swim great distances back to the ocean at the end of their lives. Join us for an incredibly fascinating talk on biology, philosophy and more!
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    52 m
  • Tommy Chong: Up In Smoke (Cannabis Science with Staci Gruber)

    Tommy Chong: Up In Smoke (Cannabis Science with Staci Gruber)
    May 7 2025
    Taped Live in Los Angeles at Dynasty Typewriter with cultural icon and comedy legend, Tommy Chong alongside world-renowned cannabis researcher, Dr. Staci Gruber (McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School). Together, they do a deep dive on what science can tell us about cannabis use both recreational and clinical. Discover how cannabis is revolutionizing healthcare, its extraordinary biology, and its profound potential to treat disease. Don’t miss this enlightening and unforgettable episode!
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    1 h y 6 m