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1 week ago | 
wrvo.org | Pien Huang |Regina Barber |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez
The skunky smell of cannabis may be going out of style. NPR's science correspondent Pien Huang visited the grow facility for District Cannabis, which sells weed in Washington D.C. and Maryland. On her tour, she learned why cannabis smells the way it does. Plus, how many strains have been bred — to smells like lavender, citrus and even cookies.
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2 weeks ago | 
tpr.org | Stephen Thompson |Jordan Morris |Regina Barber |Hafsa Fathima
Disney has been remaking its animated classics for years to great financial success – Lilo & Stitch has been dominating the box office for weeks now. So it's no surprise that DreamWorks is now getting in on the action with a remake of How to Train Your Dragon. It's full of epic battles, majestic countrysides and, of course, dragons galore. Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture Copyright 2025 NPR
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1 month ago | 
wrvo.org | Emily Kwong |Regina Barber |Hannah Chinn |Rebecca Ramirez
Happy Memorial Day, Short Wavers! This holiday, we bring you a meditation on time ... and clocks. There are hundreds of atomic clocks in orbit right now, perched on satellites all over Earth. We depend on them for GPS location, Internet timing, stock trading and even space navigation. In today's encore episode, hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber learn how to build a better clock. In order to do that, they ask: How do atomic clocks really work, anyway? What makes a clock precise?
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1 month ago | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | Emily Kwong |Regina Barber |Juana Summers
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about a tool to increase biker safety, the genetic secrets that make orange cats orange, and a link between gum disease and heart rhythm disorders. Copyright 2025 NPR
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Emily Kwong |Regina Barber |Juana Summers
SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.
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1 month ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Regina Barber |Emily Kwong
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I am joined by the show's two hosts, Emily Kwong and Regina Barber. Hi, y'all. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, Juana. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. SUMMERS: OK, so, once again, you've brought us three science stories that have caught your eye. Tell us what they are. BARBER: Yes. OK, scientists using the video game Minecraft to study how humans learn. KWONG: Perfecting a classic Roman pasta dish with science.
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1 month ago | 
wesa.fm | Regina Barber |Emily Kwong
Scientists are using the video game Minecraft to study how humans learn, perfecting a classic Roman pasta dish with science, and a possible reason why more young people are getting colorectal cancer. Copyright 2025 NPR
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2 months ago | 
wrvo.org | Regina Barber |Nell Greenfieldboyce |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez
Some scientists are convinced that beyond Neptune, there's a planet they've yet to see. This so-called "Planet 9" is so far away, it would be a faint object. The stretch of sky researchers would have to search is huge. But a new astronomical facility on a mountaintop in Chile could help tackle the search. The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been under construction for years.
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2 months ago | 
npr.org | Regina Barber |Rachel Carlson |Kimberly McCoy |Juana Summers |Mia Venkat
Marathon runners' bodies have a surprising snack — their own brains Transcript Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242780129/1268888076" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Runners compete in the New York Marathon in New York City on November 3, 2024. New research suggests that marathon runners may deplete a fatty substance in their brain called myelin.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
npr.org | Regina Barber |Jeff Yang |Linda Holmes
If you are in the mood to break stuff and smash into walls, Teardown is the video game for you. Screenshot by NPR/Tuxedo Labs, Saber Interactive hide caption toggle caption Screenshot by NPR/Tuxedo Labs, Saber Interactive This week, the Oscars drama would not quit, a new Fantastic Four movie maybe was not doomed and the Super Bowl loomed. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.
