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Curiosity UnboundedSilk, the fabric of more sustainable agriculture — Benedetto MarelliBenedetto Marelli is a biomedical engineer by training and a materials scientist. He is an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His work is focused on the fabrication of new biopolymers that can interact with biomolecules, living matter, and the environment. Here, Benedetto speaks with MIT President Sally Kornbluth about the advantages of using silk-based coatings in agriculture as well as for water filtration, and why being bold and creative can lead to powerful discoveries.Links:Laboratory for Advanced BiopolymersCivil and Environmental EngineeringMIT Climate Project...
2024-09-2423 min
Le chiavi di PietroEp. 37 – Le chiavi di Pietro - "Pornografia"“Il piacere sessuale, che è un dono di Dio, è minato dalla pornografia”, la frase pronunciata da Papa Francesco nell’udienza generale del 17 gennaio 2024 è lo spunto per una nuova puntata e una nuova “chiave di Pietro”. La parola scelta è “pornografia” ovvero un “soddisfacimento - spiega il Pontefice - senza relazione, che può generare forme di dipendenza”. Quando l’innamoramento infatti viene spodestato dalla "lussuria", una relazione diviene tossica e cioè si trasforma in possesso dell’altro, senza rispetto, senza quella castità che non è astinenza ma volontà appunto di non possedere l’altro. Emiliano Lambiase, psicologo e psicoterapeuta, coordinatore dell’Istituto di Terapia Cognitivo Interpersonale, sottolinea...
2024-02-0120 min
Science Magazine PodcastUsing free-floating DNA to find soldiers’ remains, and how people contribute to indoor air chemistryOn this week’s show: The U.S. government is partnering with academics to speed up the search for more than 80,000 soldiers who went missing in action, and how humans create their own “oxidation zone” in the air around them
First up on the podcast this week, Tess Joosse is a former news intern here at Science and is now a freelance science journalist based in Madison, Wisconsin. Tess talks with host Sarah Crespi about attempts to use environmental DNA—free-floating DNA in soil or water—to help locate the remains of soldiers lost at sea.
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2022-09-0142 min
Lagrange PointEpisode 396 - Is that food safe to eatIs that food safe to eat? How can you tell if food has gone bad beyond just reading a date? Ever been confused by best before or use by? A new type of label could make it a mater of colors. Color based labels could help detect if your food has gone bad or is contaminated by bacteria. How can we study the microbes that live inside our intestines? The gut microbiome is incredibly fascinating but difficult to study without damaging it. A tiny pill that takes snapshots of micro organisms inside your stomach as it passes through.
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2020-09-1416 min