Science Friction

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Lise Meitner and the bittersweet story of a nuclear genius

Nuclear fission. That Nobel Prize. The Nazis. Lise Meitner's story has it all and more.

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  01 | Artificial Evolution: Cloning Goes Mainstream

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  02 | Artificial Evolution: Genetically Modified Marsupials

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  03 | Artificial Evolution: Yuck or Yum? Gene-Edited Meat

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  04 | Artificial Evolution: Pig Parts for People?

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  05 | Artificial Evolution: Gene-Edited Babies

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  INTRODUCING — Artificial Evolution

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  01 | Brain Rot: Is there any proof your phone is destroying your attention…

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  02 | Brain Rot: Is AI turning us off human relationships?

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  03 | Brain Rot: Is tech making your memory better or worse?

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  04 | Brain Rot: Is internet addiction real?

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  05 | Brain Rot: Meet the people who ditched their smartphones. Is it worth…

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  INTRODUCING — Brain Rot

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  01 | Cooked: Could ice cream actually be good for you?

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  02 | Cooked: All-meat eaters say they feel great - but why?

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  03 | Cooked: Mystery in the Mediterranean

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  04 | Cooked: A peculiar potato experiment