SCIENSPOT | 10-Minute Science News

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. New episodes are released every weekday morning, Monday through Friday. 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

67. Even "Simple" Friction Is Still Being Researched

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11-26
05:53

66. A New Method to Measure Aurora Altitude and Its Significance

First precise altitude distribution observation of blue aurora using hyperspectral camerahttps://www.nifs.ac.jp/news/research/251106.htmlLINE Open Chat: https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote community: https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eX: https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAサイエントーク(SCIEN-TALK ): ⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINE: https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic: RYU ITO ⁠https://ryu110.com/

11-20
07:28

65. The Story of How Mandarin Orange Peels Might Save Canine Dementia

Press releasehttps://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000143.000114852.htmlLINE Open Chat: https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote community: https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eX: https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAサイエントーク(SCIEN-TALK ): ⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINE: https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic: RYU ITO ⁠https://ryu110.com/

11-12
06:04

64. Breathing Through the Rectum: Safety of 'Enteral Ventilation' Confirmed in Humans

Press releasehttps://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result/2025/10/post-889.htmlLINE Open Chat: ⁠⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠⁠note community: ⁠⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠⁠サイエントーク(SCIEN-TALK ): ⁠⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⁠⁠LINE: ⁠⁠https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqv⁠⁠Music: RYU ITO ⁠⁠⁠https://ryu110.com/⁠

11-06
05:47

63. Flammable Film: When Movie Night Was a Death Trap

Referenceスパイス、爆薬、医薬品 - 世界史を変えた17の化学物質ジェイ・バーレサン (著), ペニー・ルクーター (著, 編集), 小林 力 (翻訳)https://amzn.to/4qFIgdJLINE Open Chat: ⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠note community: ⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠X: ⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠サイエントーク(SCIEN-TALK ): ⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⁠LINE: ⁠https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqv⁠Music: RYU ITO ⁠⁠https://ryu110.com/⁠

11-03
05:18

62. From Fin to Finger: A Spinal Secret That Reimagines Our Evolutionary Past

Press releasehttps://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result/2025/09/post-881.htmlLINE Open Chat: https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote community: https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eX: https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAサイエントーク(SCIEN-TALK ): ⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINE: https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic: RYU ITO ⁠https://ryu110.com/

10-30
04:51

61. Can Breath Reveal Disease? The Smell of Iron Indicates Liver Abnormalities

Monitoring ferroptosis in vivo: Iron-driven volatile oxidized lipids as breath biomarkers. Redox Biology, 86, 103858.https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research-news/2025-09-22LINE Open Chathttps://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote communityhttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eXhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_ENSCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINEhttps://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic : RYU ITO⁠https://ryu110.com/

10-28
05:28

60. Neural Mechanisms of Social Memory: How the Hippocampus Encodes Gender

Representation of sex-specific social memory in ventral CA1 neuronshttps://www.iqb.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pressrelease/250704/LINE Open Chathttps://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote communityhttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eXhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_ENSCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINEhttps://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic : RYU ITO⁠https://ryu110.com/

10-21
05:15

59. How Should Researchers and Podcasters Face the AI Era?

How Should Researchers and Podcasters Face the AI Era?https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jnns/32/3/_contents/-char/jaLINE Open Chathttps://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote communityhttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eXhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_ENSCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINEhttps://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic : RYU ITO⁠https://ryu110.com/

10-16
05:54

58. Catching the Brain's 'Lost' State with VR: A Method for Ultra-Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease

Virtual reality navigation for the early detection of Alzheimer’s diseasehttps://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result/2025/09/3d-2.htmlLINE Open Chathttps://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote communityhttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eXhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_ENSCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINEhttps://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic : RYU ITO⁠https://ryu110.com/

10-14
09:17

57. Does Gray Hair Increase to Prevent Cancer? The Stress-Type Branch Point for Aging and Cancer

Press releasehttps://www.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/imsut/jp/about/press/page_00356.htmlLINE Open Chathttps://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote communityhttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eXhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_ENSCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINEhttps://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic : RYU ITO⁠https://ryu110.com/

10-09
04:14

56. When to Practice Vocabulary: Before or After a Conversation? English Practice Methods Based on Neuroscience

Press release⁠https://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/news/release/20251006.html⁠LINE Open Chat⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠note community⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠X⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN⁠SCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⁠LINE⁠https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqv⁠Music : RYU ITO⁠⁠https://ryu110.com/

10-07
06:06

55. Rethinking Science Textbooks and the Update of Scientific Terminology

News article⁠https://www.asahi.com/edua/article/15415431?p=1⁠Collaboration with Tokyo shosekihttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n957614103332?app_launch=false⁠LINE Open Chat⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠note community⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠X⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN⁠SCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⁠LINE⁠https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqv⁠Music : RYU ITO⁠⁠https://ryu110.com/⁠

10-02
06:03

54. Palytoxin: The Cell-Destroying Mechanism of Nature's Deadliest Toxin.

Press releasehttps://www.iqb.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pressrelease/250917/LINE Open Chat⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠note community⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠X⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN⁠SCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⁠LINE⁠https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqv⁠Music : RYU ITO⁠⁠https://ryu110.com/⁠

09-29
06:11

53. Can Teeth Be Regenerated? The Future of Dental Root Regeneration with Epigenetics.

Inhibition of histone deacetylase 3 in dental mesenchyme regulates the development of tooth rootDOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/jbmr/zjaf102https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2025/08/press20250826-02-HDAC.htmlLINE Open Chathttps://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote communityhttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eXhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_ENSCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINEhttps://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic : RYU ITO⁠https://ryu110.com/

09-25
06:31

52. Neru Neru Nerune's Transformation from Candy to Chemistry Kit

Nerunerunerune collaborationhttps://youtu.be/Fi9ZKPYoYlQLINE Open Chathttps://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote communityhttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eXhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_ENSCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINEhttps://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic : RYU ITO⁠https://ryu110.com/

09-17
13:07

51. The Mystery of the Prime Cicadas Might Be Solved by the "4-Year Gate Hypothesis."

https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research-news/2025-08-28-1LINE Open Chathttps://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote communityhttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eXhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_ENSCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINEhttps://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic : RYU ITO⁠https://ryu110.com/

09-15
09:13

50. Dog’s Social Evaluation Ability: Can They See Through Us?

Do dogs form reputations of humans? No effect of age after indirect and direct experience in a food-giving situation⁠https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-025-01967-w⁠LINE Open Chat⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠note community⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠X⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN⁠SCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⁠LINE⁠https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqv⁠Music : RYU ITO⁠⁠https://ryu110.com/⁠

09-08
05:57

49. The Two-Sword Style of Reading and Writing: How Our Habits Shape Comprehension | Science Podcast Day

Press Releasehttps://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/news/topics/20250901140000.htmlScience Podcast DaySpotify Playlist⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Os5kNsi4XkLrPrNDz4KEDLINE Open Chathttps://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=defaultnote communityhttps://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063eXhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JAhttps://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_ENSCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠LINEhttps://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqvMusic : RYU ITO⁠https://ryu110.com/

09-03
09:11

48. Successor to Fugaku partners with NVIDIA! Explaining Japan's supercomputer landscape

(RIKEN and a major U.S. semiconductor company will partner to develop the successor to the supercomputer Fugaku.⁠https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250822/k10014900831000.html⁠I realized after the recording that I wanted to summarize the content and other references in my personal notes, so I will update them in Japanese.⁠https://note.com/ren_scientalk/n/n2cc720e15bec⁠LINE Open Chat⁠https://line.me/ti/g2/KJnGcN0r59bQUo_p4gBglMyBAX-Mmsw0KxEvfA?utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=link_copy&utm_campaign=default⁠note community⁠https://note.com/scientalk/n/n8cc78389063e⁠X⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_JA⁠⁠https://x.com/SCIEN_SPOT_EN⁠SCIEN-TALK サイエントーク⁠⁠https://scien-talk.com/⁠⁠LINE⁠https://line.me/R/ti/p/@356egxqv⁠Music : RYU ITO⁠⁠https://ryu110.com/

09-01
07:07

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