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Stars come from a very precise situation in the universe. What exactly happens to create them? And what happens when they die?____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coverage https://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are vast numbers of viruses and diseases that mosquitoes spread, but what do they spread and what do those viruses do to us exactly?____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coverage https://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gravity is a simple concept, but the “why” and the “how” are magnificently complicated. In today’s episode, we’re digging into all things gravity, from how we discovered it, to what would happen without it, and so, so much more.Read More:Isaac Newton: The Man Who Discovered Gravityhttps://www.bbc.com/timelines/zwwgcdmGravity mysteries: Why is gravity so weak?https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227122-900-gravity-mysteries-why-is-gravity-so-weakHigh-Tech Suits Help Pilots Avoid Gravity’s Perilshttps://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/22/science/high-tech-suits-help-pilots-avoid-gravity-s-perils.html____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coverage https://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Gold has more uses than just strictly currency. It's characteristics make it ideal for the medical field, space travel and so much more!____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a deep understanding of time and relativity, traveling through time might actually be possible, according to Albert Einstein.____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all think that puberty begins in our pre-teens and ends in our early adulthood but, the truth is, puberty lasts throughout our lifetime.____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we’re breaking down all things ISS. Join us in talking to Dr. Mike Roberts from CASIS as we learn about the experiments, animals, and artificial intelligence of the Space Station!____________________Sources:ISS: U.S. National Laboratory https://www.iss-casis.org/ What Is Microgravity?https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-microgravity-58.html  Space Station Research Experimentshttps://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments_category/ ____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Trace Dominguez interviews musician Kaitlyn Hova, a synesthete who can see specific colors when she hears musical notes.____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From a troubled home life to a lifetime of notoriety and fame in the science world, Dimitri Mendeleev came a long way in his crazy life and gave the world an amazing tool.____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're breaking down all things sex. From how it's working in the brain, to what it does to your body, to robots and VR sex- It's gonna be a wild one. (Parents, you've been warned.)Check out Bad Science at cms.megaphone.fm/channel/bad-science____________________The Future of Sex: How Intimacy is Transforminghttps://futurism.com/the-future-of-sex-how-intimacy-is-transforming/ The Brain: Where Does Sex Live in the Brain? From Top to Bottom.http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/10-where-does-sex-live-in-brain-from-top-to-bottom Brain Sex in Men and Women – From Arousal to Orgasmhttp://brainblogger.com/2014/05/20/brain-sex-in-men-and-women-from-arousal-to-orgasm/ ____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science

It took a long time to get to where we are today and several theories exist as to how we got here in the first place. But which are true?____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So humans kill over 100 million sharks per year. But why? These creatures are awesome and should be admired for their incredible longevity!____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soft tissues, including DNA, of fossils can be preserved but not enough DNA has survived after 65 million years to clone a dinosaur.____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Science of Star Trek is complicated - so we teamed up with our sister pod BAD SCIENCE and brought in a experimental physicist to break it all down!Check out Bad Science at cms.megaphone.fm/channel/bad-science____________________Is Warp Drive Real?https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/technology/warp/warp.htmlHow Lasers Workhttps://lasers.llnl.gov/education/how_lasers_workWhy Star Trek Phasers Don’t Exist Yethttps://gizmodo.com/5978482/why-star-trek-phasers-dont-exist-yet____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2014 USA's 99 nuclear reactors produced 798 billion kWh which accounts for over 19% of our total electrical output. So why the bad rap?____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2013 NASA introduced an asteroid-capture mission called ARM (Asteroid Redirect Mission) which would bring an asteroid to moon's orbit.____________________Sources:The Evolution Of NASA’s Ambitious Asteroid-Capture Mission:https://www.space.com/28963-nasa-asteroid-capture-mission-history.html“NASA's ambitious asteroid-capture mission has changed a lot since the agency officially announced its existence less than two years ago. The original plan, which was revealed in April 2013, called for dragging an intact small space rock into orbit around the moon, where it would be visited by astronauts, perhaps as early as 2021."Animation Of Proposed Asteroid Retrieval Mission Video:https://www.youtube.com/user/VideoFromSpace“NASA's 2014 budget poposes a mission to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and bring it into a stable lunar orbit where astronauts can visit and explore it, a 'stepping stone' to future missions to farther asteroids."Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study:https://www.rt.com/usa/158784-n

"Gene" is a general word for a piece of DNA that creates proteins, but what exactly are genes? Why do they matter?____________________Sources:DNA can't explain all inherited biological traits, research showshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402161751.htm"Characteristics passed between generations are not decided solely by DNA, but can be brought about by other material in cells, new research shows. Scientists studied proteins found in cells, known as histones, which are not part of the genetic code, but act as spools around which DNA is wound. Histones are known to control whether or not genes are switched on."Rosalind Franklin: Biography & Discovery of DNA Structure?https://www.livescience.com/39804-rosalind-franklin.html"Many people recall that the structure of the DNA molecule has the shape of a double helix."What Are Proteins And What Do They Do?https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer#howgeneswork"Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body. They do most of th

This sucker is nuclear, baby! Nuclear energy has been toted by some as the solution to our energy crisis, while others warn of its immense danger. But how did we even discover it? Why aren't we using it more? And what's the real deal with radiation, really? In this episode with Trace Dominguez, and special guest Dianna Cowern (Physics Girl), we explore all things nuclear. ____________________Sources:Introduction: The Nuclear Agehttps://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9956-introduction-the-nuclear-age/ Could this be the first nuclear-powered airliner? http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160713-could-this-be-the-first-nuclear-powered-airliner   Why America abandoned nuclear power (and what we can learn from South Korea)https://www.vox.com/2016/2/29/11132930/nuclear-power-costs-us-france-korea ____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the

Ocean acidification, over-fishing, warming climate and other environmental triggers may spell the next "Great Dying," but are we there yet?____________________Sources:Early Accretion Of Water In The Inner Solar System From A Carbonaceous Chondrite-like Source:http://science.sciencemag.org/content/346/6209/623“Determining the origin of water and the timing of its accretion within the inner solar system is important for understanding the dynamics of planet formation."Dehydration Melting At The Top Of The Lower Mantle:http://science.sciencemag.org/content/344/6189/1265“The high water storage capacity of minerals in Earth’s mantle transition zone (410- to 660-kilometer depth) implies the possibility of a deep H2O reservoir, which could cause dehydration melting of vertically flowing mantle."Why Do We Look For Water When Searching For Extraterrestrial Life?:https://io9.gizmodo.com/5728932/why-do-we-look-for-water-when-searching-for-extraterrestrial-life“The assumption that alien biochemistries probably require liq

We spend 36 percent of our entire life asleep, but what exactly is happening to your body and brain while snoozing?____________________Sources:Do All Creatures Sleep?https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/all-creatures-sleep.htmDo Microbes Sleep?https://www.popsci.com/blog-network/our-modern-plagues/do-microbes-sleepSleep vs Coma vs Anesthesia https://www.tuck.com/anesthesia/____________________Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguezFollow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seekerAnd, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seekerSeeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure.Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices