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Stay at home advisories were a hallmark of the early months of the pandemic.

Episode 298: The cost of coping with COVID-19

Oct 8, 2021 How people responded to changes brought about by the pandemic.
Duncan Farms west of Phoenix

Episode 297: Building an infrastructure to help scientists handle big data

Oct 1, 2021 A University of Arizona-invented program enables scientists around the world to access and manage big data sets.
Researchers say quantum technology could help protect the flow of digital information and even improve our phone camera images.

Episode 296: Looking into the future with quantum technology

Sep 24, 2021 Experts believe the advent of quantum technology will steadily improve our communication capabilities.
Saturn photographed by the Cassini spacecraft.

Episode 295: Exploring the planet Saturn

Sep 17, 2021 Saturn holds special interest for the new director of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
Floyd Chilton and colleagues.

Episode 294: New research links COVID-19 to Arizona rattlesnakes

Sep 13, 2021 Resarchers are testing a connection between an enzyme similar to rattlesnake venom and deadly cases of COVID-19.
Person checking blood sugar.

Episode 293: Seeking a breakthrough for treating Type 2 diabetes

Sep 3, 2021 Medical researchers who connect diabetes with obesity think the liver plays a key role.
Interstellar gas cloud

Episode 292: Studying chemistry in space

Aug 27, 2021 Some theorists believe life on Earth originated among the stars.

Episode 291: Exploring how we extract information from sound

Aug 20, 2021 A debate over sound on the internet is helping scientists understand how we interpret the world around us.
Monsoon rainshower.

Episode 290: Measuring the impact of the 2021 monsoon

Aug 16, 2021 This year’s monsoon has already included the wettest July on record in Tucson.
Dish radio telescope antenna

Episode 289: Building a business to help detect signals from space.

Aug 6, 2021 A University of Arizona researcher combined his interest in engineering and science into a company that helps build radio telescope attennas.
UA researchers searched for dark matter in the Large Magellanic Cloud (right) a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

Episode 281: Tracking the distribution of dark matter between the galaxies

Jul 29, 2021 Scientists around the world are trying to unravel the mystery of dark matter in the universe.
UA music professor Molly Gebrian

Episode 288: Connecting brain science with music

Jul 23, 2021 Music professor Molly Gebrian is studying how the brain responds to learning through repetition.
Signage enforces social distancing rules.

COVID-19 and social interaction

Jul 16, 2021 How COVID-19 affects our senses and changes the way we interact with society.
Sun worship

Episode 287: New tools in the fight against skin cancer

Jul 9, 2021 Some people who develop skin cancer don't have pale skin or red hair
A teenager receives COVID-19 vaccine.

Episode 286: Understanding the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy

Jul 2, 2021 Messages about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 are reaching teenagers, but they aren't driving them to get their shots.
New invention gives dogs minty fresh breath.

Episode 285: How technology can create better breath for our pets

Jun 25, 2021 A University of Arizona researcher is solving the problem of bad dog breath.

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