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‘Breakthrough’ In Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research Is Misleading
Last week, headlines made the rounds in online publications and social media that there was a massive breakthrough in research about SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A study out of Australia concluded that babies who died of SIDS had significantly lower levels of an enzyme called BChE. This study was met with cheers by people desperate to understand why SIDS happens.
But many experts say we need to pump the brakes on the celebration. While the study may be promising, it was based on a very limited sample—just 26 babies who had died of SIDS. A variety of factors could explain their different levels of BChE, says Dr. Rachel Moon, a professor of pediatrics and SIDS research at the University of Virginia.
Moon explains that there are two major hurdles for researchers trying to investigate the causes of SIDS. First, as grieving parents are very unlikely to consent to their deceased child’s use in medical studies, the sample pool for genetic testing of SIDS death is incredibly small. Secondly, there are just very few people who specialize in the syndrome; Dr. Moon suspects there are one hundred or fewer researchers of SIDS in the entire world. She joins guest host John Dankosky to discuss how these factors make it hard for researchers to study why some babies continue to die prematurely.
Period Tracking Apps And Digital Privacy In A Post-Roe World
After the leak of the Supreme Court’s pending decision on Roe v. Wade law, digital privacy experts have been raising an alarm about digital privacy.
Millions of people use apps to track their menstrual cycles—the popular app Flo has 43 million active users. And Clue, a similar company, says they have 12 million monthly active users. But in recent weeks, many on social media have been urging others to delete their period tracking apps, saying that the data you share on them could be potentially be used against you if abortion becomes criminalized in states across the country.
Guest host John Dankosky talks with Laura Lazaro Cabrera, legal officer at Privacy International, about what kinds of data period tracking apps collect, how personal health data can be used in court, and how to protect your digital privacy.
How Can We Inspire The Next Generation Of Female Scientists?
The work of pioneering female scientists like Marie Curie and Jane Gooddall have served as an inspiration to many aspiring scientists. But less well-known are the early and mid-career female scientists who are working to answer some of today’s biggest scientific questions.
A new book from National Geographic offers kids and tweens a look into the day-to-day lives of women working in the fields of volcanology, biology, anthropology, astronomy, and more. A central theme among the profiles is persistence in the face of obstacles.
Producer Shoshannah Buxbaum talks with Clare Fiesler, conservation biologist, National Geographic explorer, and co-author of No Boundaries: 25 Women Explorers and Scientists Share Adventures, Inspiration, and Advice.
Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.
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783 - SIDS Research, Period Tracking Apps, Women And Girls In Science. May 27, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 27 May 2022 - 0h
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782 - Gun Violence, Baby Formula, Monkeypox, Milk Banking, Wondrous Sharks. May 27, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 27 May 2022 - 0h
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781 - Seabird Poop, ‘Prehistoric Planet’ TV Show, Dry Great Plains, Six Foods For A Changing Climate. May 20, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 20 May 2022 - 0h
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780 - Miscarriage Care, End of Astronauts, COVID Deaths Milestone. May 20, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 20 May 2022 - 0h
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779 - Abortion Medication, Rat Island, Access To Parks, Climate And Seafood. May 13, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 13 May 2022 - 0h
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778 - Second Black Hole Image, Last Days Of The Dinosaurs, Rising COVID Cases. May 13, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 13 May 2022 - 0h
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777 - Revisiting The Titanic, STEM Drag Performers As Science Ambassadors. May 6, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 06 May 2022 - 0h
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776 - How The Brain Deals With Grief, Listening To Noisy Fish Sounds. May 6, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 06 May 2022 - 0h
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775 - Covid Court Cases, Sharing Viruses for Research, Hepatitis Spike. April 29, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 - 0h
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774 - Dog Breeds And Dog Behavior, Polar Science Update, Decarbonizing Transportation. April 29, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 - 0h
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773 - Plastics And Ocean Life, Building An Animal Crossing, Indigenous Restoration. April 22, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 - 0h
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772 - Carbon Removal Technology, IPCC And Policy, Sustainability News, Listening To A River. April 22, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 - 0h
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771 - Inaccurate COVID Case Numbers, Spending A Trillion Dollars To Solve Problems. April 15, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 15 Apr 2022 - 0h
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770 - NSF Director, Soylent Green In 2022, Colorado Snowpack, Springtime On Neptune. April 15, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 15 Apr 2022 - 0h
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769 - Why Cold Plasma Could Help Sustainable Farming, How To Get Teens The Sleep They Need. April 8, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 - 0h
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768 - FDA To Analyze COVID Boosters Efficacy, Dig Into Spring With Gardening Science. April 8, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 - 0h
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767 - Why People Can’t Read Bar Graphs, First Complete Human Genome Released, Mars Book Club Finale. April 1, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 - 0h
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766 - Experimental HIV Vaccines, Lithium Mining In Oregon, Controlling The Tawny Crazy Ant. April 1, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 - 0h
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765 - Ukraine And The Energy Market, More West Nile Virus, Bird Flu In Chickens, 5,000 Exoplanets Found. March 25, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 - 0h
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764 - How Vampire Bats Evolved To Drink Blood, Ethics Checks On Brain Research, Cicada Exhibit. March 25, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 - 0h
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763 - James Webb Focused Image, Decarbonize Your Home, Wildlife Crime. March 18, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 - 0h
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762 - Dandelion Sensors, GoFundMe Healthcare Shortcomings, Where Did Mars’ Water Go. March 18, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 - 0h
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761 - Will Russia’s War Spur Clean Energy Efforts, What Is “Life,” Scientific Sewer Tour. March 11, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 - 0h
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760 - Mask Mandates Drop, International Salmon Survey, Long COVID Answers And Questions. March 11, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 - 0h
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759 - T. Rex Dispute, Texas Trans Healthcare, Russian Cyber Warfare, Bird Calls. March 4, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 - 0h
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758 - Lack Of Black Physicists, Solar Outages, Martian Meteorites, What Is A Butt. March 4, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 - 0h
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757 - Bridge Infrastructure, Cat Ancestor Gap, Lab Mice, Power Of The Dog, Mars Book Club. Feb 25, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 - 0h
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756 - Eye Implant Ethics, Sled Dogs, Tranquility Sound Scapes. Feb 25, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 - 0h
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755 - Paralysis Treatment, Protein Vaccines Advantages, How Cuba Made Five Vaccines, Fish Sounds. Feb 18, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 - 0h
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754 - Successful HIV Treatment, Improving Health Equity, Fusion Energy Record. Feb 18, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 - 0h
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753 - How Grief Rewires The Brain, New Cancer Therapy, Olympic Battery-Heated Skiing Shorts. Feb 11, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 0h
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752 - Science Advisor Resigns, COVID Drug Treatments, Science Drag Artists. Feb 11, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 0h
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751 - Phasing Out “Problematic” Plastics, Sticky Surface Science, Monarch Boom. Feb 4, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 - 0h
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750 - Brain Donation, Meat And Human Evolution, Bird Song, Space Station Retirement. Feb 4, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 - 0h
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749 - Fake COVID Testing Sites, Cannabis And Exercise, Electric Aviation. Jan 28, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 - 0h
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748 - Saving Manatees, Nighttime Satellite Streaks, Webb Telescope Update. Jan 28, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 - 0h
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747 - Epstein-Barr Virus and MS, Agrivoltaics, Ag School Influence, Social Cues From Saliva. Jan 21, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 - 0h
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746 - Airborne eDNA, Beetle Jumps, Wordle Psychology, City Pigeons. Jan 21, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 - 0h
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745 - Historic Big Bang Debate, Black Hole Sounds, Plant DNA Mutations. Jan 14, 2022, Part 2 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 - 0h
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744 - Omicron And Kids, Ivermectin Origins, Icefish Nests. Jan 14, 2022, Part 1 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 - 0h
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743 - Omicron News, COVID Severity Questions, Bird Count. Jan 7 2022, Part 1 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 - 0h
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742 - Pizza Science, Remembering E.O. Wilson And Richard Leakey. Jan 7 2022, Part 2 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 - 0h
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741 - Celebration Of Weird Ice, Non-Melting Jelly, Former NIH Director Reflects On His Tenure. December 31, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 - 0h
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740 - Best Science Books Of 2021, Glitter Bad For Environment. December 31, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 - 0h
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739 - Looking Back On A Century Of Science, Holiday Math. December 24, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 - 0h
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738 - American Chestnut, ‘Don’t Look Up’ Movie, Aurora Electrons. December 24, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 - 0h
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737 - Big Trees, Masks And Singing, Capturing Holiday Scents, Unseen Body. Dec 17, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 - 0h
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736 - James Webb Space Telescope, Vaccination And Church, Maine Puffins. Dec 17, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 - 0h
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735 - Vocal Fry, Indigenous Tribes And The Colorado River, Year In Space. December 10, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 - 0h
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734 - Michael Pollan On Mind-Altering Plants, A Second Pandemic Winter. December 10, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 - 0h