SCIENSPOT | 10-Minute Science News
By Dr. REN from SCIEN-TALK
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SCIEN-SPOT is a podcast that shines a spotlight on the latest science news—delivered quickly and clearly in just a few minutes.
I focus mainly on cutting-edge research from Japanese institutions.
Host: Dr. Ren from SCIEN-TALK
Talkative Japanese researcher with a deep love for quirky science and strange-but-true research stories.
I mainly host a Japanese podcast called "SCIEN-TALK" (サイエントーク)
If you're learning Japanese, give it a listen!
https://listen.style/p/scien-spot-en?jmmEIcZG
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78. Can We Build a Sci-Fi Style Invisible Shield?
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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76. Sound is Fast: How Do We Hear Left from Right?
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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75. Why the Flu Hits Every Year: Decoding Viral Mutations with New Tech
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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74. The Ai Project: Unlocking the Mind of a Chimpanzee
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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73. What Happens to Your Brain When You Watch Manzai?
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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72. Can Viruses Fight Cancer? Telomelysin for Esophageal Cancer
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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71. Growing Norovirus in Fish Eggs? A Food Safety Breakthrough
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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70. Mitochondria regulate the cell fate decisions of megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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69. Discovery of a Gene Essential for the Asexual-to-Sexual Transition in Planarians
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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68. Did Kissing Start 21 Million Years Ago? The Evolutionary Biology of the Kiss.
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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67. Even "Simple" Friction Is Still Being Researched
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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66. A New Method to Measure Aurora Altitude and Its Significance
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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65. The Story of How Mandarin Orange Peels Might Save Canine Dementia
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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64. Breathing Through the Rectum: Safety of 'Enteral Ventilation' Confirmed in Humans
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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63. Flammable Film: When Movie Night Was a Death Trap
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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62. From Fin to Finger: A Spinal Secret That Reimagines Our Evolutionary Past
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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61. Can Breath Reveal Disease? The Smell of Iron Indicates Liver Abnormalities
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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60. Neural Mechanisms of Social Memory: How the Hippocampus Encodes Gender
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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59. How Should Researchers and Podcasters Face the AI Era?
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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58. Catching the Brain's 'Lost' State with VR: A Method for Ultra-Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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57. Does Gray Hair Increase to Prevent Cancer? The Stress-Type Branch Point for Aging and Cancer
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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56. When to Practice Vocabulary: Before or After a Conversation? English Practice Methods Based on Neuroscience
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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55. Rethinking Science Textbooks and the Update of Scientific Terminology
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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54. Palytoxin: The Cell-Destroying Mechanism of Nature's Deadliest Toxin.
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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53. Can Teeth Be Regenerated? The Future of Dental Root Regeneration with Epigenetics.
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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52. Neru Neru Nerune's Transformation from Candy to Chemistry Kit
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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51. The Mystery of the Prime Cicadas Might Be Solved by the "4-Year Gate Hypothesis."
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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50. Dog’s Social Evaluation Ability: Can They See Through Us?
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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49. The Two-Sword Style of Reading and Writing: How Our Habits Shape Comprehension | Science Podcast Day
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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48. Successor to Fugaku partners with NVIDIA! Explaining Japan's supercomputer landscape
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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47. "Rumination's True Nature: Research on Mind-Wandering"
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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46. Young Galaxies Look Like "Grapes"
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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45. Sashimi on the Moon: The Challenge of Lunar Aquaculture
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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44. Science Magazine Retracts NASA Astrobiology Paper
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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43. Could artificial sweetener sorbitol be the culprit behind gut inflammation?
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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42. Viruses Hijack Cell-to-Cell "Conversation"
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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41. The Surprising Connection Between Genes and Fruit Juice!
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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40. Explaining Mrs. GREEN APPLE's Outdoor Concert Noise with the Science of Wind
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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39. From Poison to Gold! Microorganisms Transform Natural Products into Gold.
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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38. World's Blackest Paint: How the Ultimate Black Works and What It's Used For
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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37. Can Painting the World White Solve Global Warming? The Whitest Paint in the World
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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36. Solid-State Cooling: Unlocking the Power of Heat with Prussian Blue The Story of Refrigeration Part 5
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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35. Acoustic Cooling Technology: The Story of Refrigeration Part 4
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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34. Will the Future Refrigerator Run on Magnets? : The Story of Refrigeration Part 3
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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33. The History of Refrigerants: Understanding the Need for Innovation : The Story of Refrigeration Part 2
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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32. The Scientists Who Tackled Cooling: The Story of Refrigeration Part 1
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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31. The Senescence Cascade: Do Aging Cells Drag Their Neighbors Down?
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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30. Utilizing Wine's "Astringency" Component for Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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29. Efficiently Collecting "Creature Photos" to Aid Biodiversity Conservation
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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28. Cleaning the Ocean with a Giant Net! The Ocean Cleanup's Marine Cleaning Technology
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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27. The ATP Prodrug Breakthrough: Reigniting Cellular Power
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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26. Uncovering Blood Sugar's Hidden Metrics: The Osako Study's Borderline Discovery
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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25. Beyond Softness: The Hidden Strength of Composites
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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24. A Plant's Clever Survival Strategy: Controlling the Direction of Its Flowers
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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23. Will Glowing Street Trees Be the Future? Research on Bioluminescent Plants Exhibited at Expo 2025 Osaka
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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22. Rewiring the Brain with Magnetism! Nanopulling Technology to Transform Parkinson's Disease Treatment
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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21. Secrets of the Eyeless Cave Insect: Unraveling the Laws of Genetic Decay
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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20. Approaches to Assessing Music Performance Anxiety: Guest Appearance at Tokyo Music Institute for Classical Music
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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19. Unlocking Alzheimer's in Space: A Cosmic Breakthrough
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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18. A Study on Genetic Influences on Brain Shape
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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17. Was the Ancient Ocean Green? Cyanobacteria and Earth's Environmental Transformation
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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16. High School Teacher Discovers World's Largest 2.5-Million-Year-Old Butterfly Fossil
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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15. Discovery of Neurons Involved in Erasing Short-Term Memory
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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14. Catching Lightning: NTT's Breakthrough in Drone-Induced Lightning Protection
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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13. The Dawn of Molecular Computing: Nanopore-Based DNA Logic Gates
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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12. The Surprising Truth: Why Do Human Wounds Heal So Slowly?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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11. Can Your Saliva Reveal How Well You Sleep?
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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10. What Do Mayonnaise and Glass Have in Common? The Strange Science of Soft Solids
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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9. To Space Without Fuel!? The Bold Quest for Laser-Powered Rockets
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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8. Why Does Obesity Raise Your Uric Acid Levels?
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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7. The Origin of Time: What a 2.2-Billion-Year-Old Protein Reveals
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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6. Facing the 10-Million Dementia Era: Japan’s New Alzheimer’s Risk Prediction Model
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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5. The “Umbilical Cord” of Plants?! A New Gateway That Could Shape the Future of Rice
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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4. Observing Earthquakes Without Seismometers! How Fiber Optics are Changing Earthquake Research
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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3. New Sensory Organs Discovered for Cough and Swallowing
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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2. Scientists find the ‘meow-tation’ that gives cats their orange fur
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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1. Can Transparent Paper Save the Ocean? Eco-Friendly Innovation from Japan
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Jun 02, 2025 |