» Influencers are obsessed with peptides. What does the science say?
08/05/26 09:50 from 60-Second Science
Peptides are everywhere right now—from weight-loss drugs to TikTok wellness hacks—but the science hasn’t caught up with the hype. Journalist Victoria Song joins Science Quickly host Rachel Feltman to break down what peptides actually are...

» He let AI agents run a start-up—and things got weird fast
06/05/26 09:50 from 60-Second Science
In this episode of Science Quickly, journalist Evan Ratliff joins Kendra Pierre-Louis to discuss his audacious experiment: launching a start‑up staffed entirely by autonomous artificial intelligence agents. Ratliff shares what happened w...

» Scorpion stingers, preeclampsia hope, canceled wind farms
04/05/26 09:50 from 60-Second Science
In this week’s Science Quickly news roundup, we look at promising results from a new study about preeclampsia. We also cover the latest news about the Trump administration’s push against clean energy. Plus, we remember pioneering genetic...

» The science of psychedelic therapy
01/05/26 09:50 from 60-Second Science
In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman and science journalist Jane C. Hu trace the surprising journey of psychedelics in the U.S.—from symbolizing the hippie movement of the 1960s to being seen as a panacea for mental il...

» Why physics is poetic, political and personal
29/04/26 09:50 from 60-Second Science
Physics can feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode, theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein joins Science Quickly to explore how poetry, pop culture and imagination can help us grapple with some of the unive...