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Celestial Sugars and Sea-Faring Worms | Big Picture Science

Hello Big Picture Science listeners! Here’s the latest edition of the BPS newsletter, coming to you after we took some time off in July. It means you’re in for a treat — that’s right, TWO newsletters in the month of August! Hopefully you’ve been staying cool this summer, in spite of the record breaking heat waves. If you need help keeping a cool head, check out our recent episode Arctic Dispatch, where we hear directly from scientists sailing the Arctic Ocean onboard research vessels.We’re excite...

Goblin Sharks and Black Hole Breezes | Big Picture Science

Welcome to summer, Big Picture Science listeners! We’ve been in and out of the studio as we prepare to release some fresh episodes for your eager ears. Thanks to everyone who took the Patreon poll about what topics they wanted to hear next! Meanwhile, our global health collaboration with the news team at Science Magazine continues, with journalist Jon Cohen reporting in South Africa and Zambia this month. As I type this missive, I am fiddling with the blue light glasses that I wear  during exten...

Smile – the aliens might be watching? | Big Picture Science

Hey there, Big Picture Science listeners,The world keeps turning, and so does the BiPiSci newsletter.Some exciting news from the team. Earlier this month, we were awarded a Pulitzer Center grant to report on global health as part of a collaboration with the news team at Science Magazine. Producer Shannon Geary recently returned from the first leg of the project, where she spent almost a week in Malawi. Thanks to the grant, you can expect a whole host of riveting field segments and bonus content...

In This Week's Newsletter Guy Fieri’s Ghost Restaurant, a Beyoncé Grant in the Bronx and Billboards on Broadway…

You can’t take a trip down to Flavortown, but delivery’s an option. Guy Fieri’s ghost restaurant is one of an increasing and unknowable number of restaurants that operate without a physical location but thrive on food delivery platforms like Uber, DoorDash and Seamless.

Now, Manhattan’s Community Board 6 is taking the first step in an effort to regulate these proliferating operations.