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

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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."

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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

47. "Rumination's True Nature: Research on Mind-Wandering"

The chain mediation effect of rumination and worry between the intentionality and content dimensions of mind wandering and internalizing symptoms of depression and anxietyhttps://www.waseda.jp/inst/research/news/81642LINE 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/

08-27
06:50

46. Young Galaxies Look Like "Grapes"

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08-21
07:02

45. Sashimi on the Moon: The Challenge of Lunar Aquaculture

NHK Newshttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250212/k10014715431000.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/

08-20
10:16

44. Science Magazine Retracts NASA Astrobiology Paper

Science Magazine Retracts NASA Astrobiology Paper – But Only After 15 yearshttps://nasawatch.com/astrobiology/science-magazine-retracts-nasa-astrobiology-paper-but-only-after-15-years/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/

08-19
08:24

43. Could artificial sweetener sorbitol be the culprit behind gut inflammation?

Press releasehttps://www.keio.ac.jp/ja/press-releases/2025/7/8/28-168155/ 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/

08-18
08:50

42. Viruses Hijack Cell-to-Cell "Conversation"

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08-17
05:42

41. The Surprising Connection Between Genes and Fruit Juice!

Press releasehttps://www.isct.ac.jp/ja/news/s1adtohc5y43LINE 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/⁠

08-11
07:10

40. Explaining Mrs. GREEN APPLE's Outdoor Concert Noise with the Science of Wind

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08-07
10:50

39. From Poison to Gold! Microorganisms Transform Natural Products into Gold.

Complete Structure of Delftibactin A and Its Function in Reductive Formation of Gold Nanoparticleshttps://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/ja/press/z0111_00085.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/

08-06
08:27

38. World's Blackest Paint: How the Ultimate Black Works and What It's Used For

Vantablackhttps://www.vantablack.co.uk/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/⁠

08-04
11:13

37. Can Painting the World White Solve Global Warming? The Whitest Paint in the World

To Help Cool a Hot Planet, the Whitest of White Coatshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/climate/white-paint-climate-cooling.htmlJAPANESE SCIENCE PODCAST DAYPlaylist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3jmTsAGKP6ePNaKPEP0n95?si=wmaFz5SUQGeoOrBpJes5ug&nd=1&dlsi=a2ae7dabf24d441bLINE 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/⁠

08-03
09:30

36. Solid-State Cooling: Unlocking the Power of Heat with Prussian Blue The Story of Refrigeration Part 5

Development of Solid Refrigerants Exhibiting the World's Highest Cooling Performancehttps://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/story/newsletter/page/10350/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/⁠

07-31
07:23

35. Acoustic Cooling Technology: The Story of Refrigeration Part 4

Eco-Friendly Refrigerators Using Soundhttps://wired.jp/2003/01/10/%E9%9F%B3%E3%82%92%E4%BD%BF%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E5%86%B7%E3%82%84%E3%81%99%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B3%E5%86%B7%E8%94%B5%E5%BA%AB/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/⁠

07-30
07:05

34. Will the Future Refrigerator Run on Magnets? : The Story of Refrigeration Part 3

Articlehttps://www.aist.go.jp/aist_j/magazine/bb0038.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/⁠

07-29
08:44

33. The History of Refrigerants: Understanding the Need for Innovation : The Story of Refrigeration Part 2

NATURAL REFRIGERANTShttps://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/naturalrefrigerantsfactsheet.pdfLINE 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/⁠

07-28
09:27
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