Top Science Podcasts

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The Happy Brain

Do you wonder what stimulates your happy brain chemicals- dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, endorphin? Answer your questions with these lively conversations between Loretta Breuning and real readers of her book, Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphin levels. Still have more questions? Read the book and be a guest on the show yourself! Contact Dr. Breuning and learn more about her work at the Inner Mammal Institute at: InnerMammalInstitute.org.

The brain chemicals that make us feel good are inherited from earlier mammals. They evolved to do a job, not to make you feel good all the time. When you know the job of each chemical in the state of nature, your ups and downs make sense. More important, you can re-wire yourself to enjoy more of them in sustainable ways.

But it’s hard. Our brain is designed to release happy chemicals to reward steps that promote survival. But our brain defines survival in a quirky way: it cares about the survival of your genes and it relies on neural pathways built in youth. To make things even harder, our brain habituates to the rewards it has so you always have to do more to get more happy chemicals.

We are not born with survival skills like our animal ancestors. Each newborn human wires itself from its own early experience. Happy chemicals are like paving on your neural pathways, wiring you to repeat behaviors that made you feel good before. This is why our urgent motivations don’t make sense to our verbal brain. It’s not easy being mammal!

When you know how your brain works, you can find healthier ways to enjoy happy chemicals and relieve unhappy chemicals. You can build new neural pathways by feeding your brain new experiences. But you have to design the new experiences carefully and repeat them a lot.

The Inner Mammal Institute has free resources to help you make peace with your inner mammal: videos, blogs, infographics, and podcasts. Dr. Breuning’s books illuminate the big picture and help you plot your course. You can find new ways to feel good, wherever you are right now.

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Respiratory Care Podcast

RESPIRATORY CARE is the official science journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care. Editor-in-Chief Rich Branson summarizes the papers published in each month's issue. The Journal is indexed in PubMed and included in ISI's Web of Science. Our 2022 Impact Factor is 2.5 and our 5-year Impact Factor is 2.8. Read More
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Creation Update 2.0

A unique apologetic perspective on scientific discoveries
A unique apologetic perspective on scientific discoveries Read More
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Deep Convection

A Podcast About Climate, Science, and Life. https://deep-convection.org/
A Podcast About Climate, Science, and Life. https://deep-convection.org/ Read More
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Forestcast

Explore the largest forest research organization in the world alongside scientists studying, questioning, and solving some of today's most compelling forest issues. Through stories, interviews, and special series, learn what’s happening in your forests, and where those forest ecosystems might be headed. Season 4: Afire A 360-degree introduction to fire from a scientific standpoint. The story of how fire research shapes our landscapes and our lives. Season 3: Women of Research Highlighting women’s perspectives in research over the past 50 years, scientists share stories of mentors and mentorship, motherhood, rural and urban stewardship, passions for science, leadership, and beyond. Season 2: Backcross As non-native insects and diseases threaten ash, elm, and chestnut trees, chemicals and biological controls only offer temporary protection. Dive into the double-stranded story of tree species restoration and resistance breeding alongside the scientists working towards a long-term solution, a long-term resistance. Season 1: Balance & Barrier More than 450 non-native insects have invaded our forests and urban trees since European settlement. Come explore stories of the Asian longhorned beetle, emerald ash borer, spongy moth, and hemlock woolly adelgid, as well as the scientists studying and combating these pests. EXTRA: A Window of Resurgence for Red Spruce: In the 1970s, red spruce was the forest equivalent of a canary in the coal mine, signaling that acid rain was damaging forests and that some species—especially red spruce—ere particularly sensitive to this human induced damage. In the course of studying the lingering effects of acid rain, scientists came up with a surprising result—decades later, the canary is feeling much better. EXTRA: The Two-Sided Story of Periodical Cicadas: Two scientists—one who’s tracked the aboveground movements of cicadas, and another who’s unearthed the belowground impact of these insects—take you inside the many mysteries and forgotten elements of these evolutionary enigmas. EXTRA: Flying the Nuthatch Home: Once spanning nearly 6 million acres in Missouri's Ozarks, the shortleaf pine and oak woodland ecosystem has dwindled to 100,000 acres today. Along with the loss of this habitat, a bird—the brown-headed nuthatch—disappeared as well. However, after decades of woodland restoration, the brown-headed nuthatch has returned to Missouri—by plane. Discover more at fs.usda.gov/research/products/multimedia/forestcast What started as a podcast produced by the Northern Research Station focusing on the Northeast and Midwest has now expanded to cover a wide range of forest topics from across USDA Forest Service Research and Development. Forestcast is an official USDA Forest Service podcast. Questions or ideas for the show? Connect with Jon at jonathan.yales@usda.gov Read More
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New Books in Language

Interviews with Scholars of Language about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language Read More
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The Genomics Life

Behind the scenes stories of the people, their innovations, and exciting work in the field of genomics
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The ASCO Post Podcast

News and views from the world of clinical oncology and hematology.
News and views from the world of clinical oncology and hematology. Read More
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Naked Oceans, from the Naked Scientists

From seagrass to sunfish, dugongs to diatoms, Naked Oceans uncovers the hidden secrets of the sea. Join us in conversation with top marine experts as we explore the latest ocean science and conservation and answer your aquatic questions. Read More
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NephTalk

We’re in patient care – and we want to talk about it with you! That’s the simple foundation of our new podcast-leading discussion forum, NephTalk. And it’s just for Nephrologists. NephTalk will deliver relevant and intriguing podcast interviews and reports that highlight patient stories, industry advancements and Nephrologist best practices. Read More
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Peace with Dementia Podcast

Peace with Dementia is a podcast for persons living with dementia and their care partners, focusing on practical tips and exploring current research. Matt encourages listeners to share what they hear on the show with their medical team and collaborate on care strategies. Together, we can create “Peace with Dementia.”

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Scicast

O podcast sobre ciência mais divertido da internet brasileira traz semanalmente informação, cultura e diversão envolvendo o público e tornando o aprendizado leve, simples e descomplicado. Read More
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The Forest Fleur Bigfoot Research

The Forest Fleur is on a journey to dig deep into our nation's history & discover the scientific evidence that surrounds Bigfoot. Read More
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Verge of Discovery

Verge of Discovery is a podcast created for everyone who loves to learn and wants to know more about the most recent developments in the field of science and technology. We interview today's brightest scholars, intellectuals and visionaries in the field of science and technology and bring their knowledge, passion and wisdom to you. Our goal is bring the latest scientific developments to you directly from the minds of people who are propelling us into the future. We want to learn from them and be inspired by them. Just imagine Christopher Columbus telling you personally what it was like to explore the Americas or the Wright brothers describing to you what it was like to fly for the first time. What would that feel like? This is what the Verge of Discovery is about, that moment of personal discovery from the hearts and minds of today's brightest stars. Read More
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That’s Deep Podcast

Welcome to the That’s Deep Podcast, where you'll take a dive deep into personal development, spirituality, astrology, and everything introspective. Naomi is a YouTuber, E-Commerce Shop Keeper, and an Internationally Board Certified Life Coach and NLP Practitioner. ONLINE SHOP: https://modernmusecrystals.com/ YOUTUBE CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/@tidaltarot Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thatsdeeppodcast/support Read More
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What If, discussed.

Join hosts Richard Garner and Teddy Wilson of Mighty Trains with some of the world’s top thinkers in science, astronomy, technology, academia and futurism to ponder some of our most popular What If videos. Subscribe to this podcast and please rate & review us. Thanks for being part of the What If community as we embark on an epic exploration of possibilities. Read More
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Hold That Thought

Hold That Thought brings you research and ideas from Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Throughout the year we select a few topics to explore and then bring together thoughtful commentary on those topics from a variety of experts and sources. Be sure to subscribe! Read More
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Focus on Nutrition and Nutrition Science

Ever-increasing evidence points to the importance of nutrition in preventing and managing disease. Through a thorough examination of metabolic and physiological responses of the body to diet and nutrition, we seek to highlight current topics, research and best practices in this field. Read More
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Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

As our population grows older, new medical innovations serve to preserve the symbiosis of the body and mind. Are novel therapies for Alzheimer's on the horizon? How do we approach joint replacement surgery for an active 92-year-old? What about research frontiers focused on promoting longevity? ReachMD gathers top medical experts and opinion leaders for a month-long discussion of geriatric medicine and the aging process. Read More
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Ocean Science Radio

Ocean Science Radio is a joint project between Andrew Kornblatt, founder and host of the Online Ocean Symposium, and Naomi Frances Farabaugh of FIU. Previous co-host was Samantha Wishnak, Digital Media Coordinator at Ocean Exploration Trust. The program will focus on and highlight the latest and greatest ocean science stories that the world has to offer. Read More
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The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand Surgery

The Upper Hand Podcast feature Charles Goldfarb and Chris Dy from Washington University Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Our weekly podcast will discuss all things hand surgery, from the technical aspects of what we do (diagnosis, treatment) to our more personal approaches to events and opportunities that hand surgeons experience. We welcome feedback and audience engagement. We are grateful for the muscial contribution of @iamPeterMartin. Read More
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The Aardenburg Imaging Podcast

Podcast by Aardenburg Imaging and Archives
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Social Science Bites

Bite-sized interviews with top social scientists
Bite-sized interviews with top social scientists Read More
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Full of Mind

Full of Mind, aka 福乐满。这是一档主播与嘉宾1v1的茶话会。每一期我会邀请一位好友做跨界访谈。在挖掘嘉宾们擅长领域的同时,我会加入一些心理方面的现象解释,或者认知神经科学的小科普。欢迎大家订阅收听。 Telegram交流群:https://bit.ly/38yl201 Mastodon Read More
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Skytalk

A weekly discussion of what’s new and interesting in astronomy with Dr. Derrick Pitts
A weekly discussion of what’s new and interesting in astronomy with Dr. Derric Read More