The very fact of being human makes us vulnerable to pandemics, but it also gives us the power to save ourselves. The COVID-19 pandemic most likely won't be our last—that is the uncomfortable but all-too-timely message of Sabrina Sholts’ new book, The Human Disease. Traveling through history and around the globe to examine how and why […]
Hear from UW students about their research on the thymus, a tiny but essential organ, extreme weather events, and sampling snowflakes to predict winter storms.
Hear from UW students about their research on how to make better medical decisions, a potent blood substitute for emergencies, and seawater chemistry.
Did you know that plants can hear sounds? And have a social life? Science writer Zoë Schlanger shares even more remarkable plant talents in her latest book, The Light Eaters, illustrating the tremendous biological creativity it takes to be a plant. To survive and thrive while rooted in a single spot, plants have adapted ingenious methods of […]
Hear from UW students about their research on the genetic variants that can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, how to make solar panels more effective, and flammable ice on the seafloor.
Have you ever been curious about psychedelic microdosing? In their new book, Small Doses of Awareness, co-authors Amy Wong Hope and Shin Yu Pai chat about common misconceptions of psychedelics and how you can deepen the microdosing experience. By setting intentions, increasing awareness, and integrating realizations into action, you can increase safety and support throughout the microdosing […]
One instance of grief can be difficult enough to cope with, but for Lawrence Ingrassia, losing multiple family members was not only devastating but perplexing. Typical discussions surrounding inheritance may include heirlooms or estates — not rare tumors in the cheeks of toddlers, as was the case for Ingrassia's two-year-old nephew. After he lost his […]