We Have Concerns

We've all spent the last couple years being worried about microplastics- but maybe we shouldn't be. More experts have reviewed the original study that freaked us all out, and they say it's full of errors.

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We've all spent the last couple years being worried about microplastics- but maybe we shouldn't be. More experts have reviewed the original study that freaked us all out, and they say it's full of errors.

Today's story: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/microplastics-human-body-doubt

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High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives. Anthony and Jeff take a look at these new observations to determine how worried they should actually be.

Link to today's story: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/microplastics-human-body-doubt

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It's about time you considered the lowly sea urchin. It's about time you considered their thoughts and feelings, especially since we have just found out they've got thoughts and feelings.

Story: https://www.sciencealert.com/shock-discovery-reveals-sea-urchins-are-basically-all-brain

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Can one six-sided cube seamlessly pass through another of equal size? The answer may surprise you. And the quest to discover convex polyhedrons that don't behave that way is even wilder. After more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved, and Jeff and Anthony lay it all out for you.

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