Our 3000th Episode – Scientific American

COVID Pandemic Shows Telecommuting Can Help Fight Climate Change

Share this on WhatsApp As COVID-19 forced many workers across the U.S. to move from downtown office towers to spare rooms and kitchen tables, their commutes shrank from an average of almost 30 minutes (often in bumper-to-bumper traffic) to a few steps down the hall. A May survey of 2,500 Americans found that 42 percent […]

Giant Volcano Rewrites the Story of Seafloor Formation  

Share this on WhatsApp Big, dark ocean waves were rolling our research ship from side to side. The Falkor is 83 meters long and weighs more than 2,000 metric tons, but a storm from Siberia that had just missed us was still churning the seas. Sitting in the science lab on the main deck, I […]

Why Do Smells Trigger Memories?

Share this on WhatsApp Whenever I smell the pages of a brand new book, I am reminded of all the late night reading I did as a kid. I can even feel the soft fabric on the arms of my favorite reading chair and sense the quiet of a house where everyone else is asleep. […]