Nobel Prize science gets strange when light can change a mouse’s response to a frightening memory. Dr. Samantha Yammine makes optogenetics understandable, including the distance between this laboratory research and the mind-control scenario it might bring to mind.

Then picture trying to detect something that passes through your body without you noticing. At the South Pole, a vast stretch of ice becomes part of the search. What could scientists possibly see there that they couldn’t see before?

The strangest distinction might be hiding in a molecule’s mirror image. Two versions can look almost identical and behave differently in the body. Samantha has a familiar example that makes getting the right version feel considerably less abstract.

Topics: Nobel Prize science, optogenetics, memory research, neutrinos, mirror-image molecules

GUEST: Dr. Samantha Yammine | http://samanthayammine.com

Originally aired on 2026-10-19

Nobel Prize science gets strange when light can change a mouse&rsquo;s response to a frightening memory. Dr. Samantha Yammine makes optogenetics understandable, including the distance between this laboratory research and the mind-control scenario it might bring to mind.
Then picture trying to detect something that passes through your body without you noticing. At the South Pole, a vast stretch of ice becomes part of the search. What could scientists possibly see there that they couldn&rsquo;t see before?
The strangest distinction might be hiding in a molecule&rsquo;s mirror image. Two versions can look almost identical and behave differently in the body. Samantha has a familiar example that makes getting the right version feel considerably less abstract.
Topics: Nobel Prize science, optogenetics, memory research, neutrinos, mirror-image molecules
GUEST: Dr. Samantha Yammine |<a href="http://samanthayammine.com"> http://samanthayammine.com</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-10-19

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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