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‘Cocaine hippos,’ underground bees, and surprising science on aging and the heart

aired Apr 20, 2026 · 10.0m
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confidence 0.98
Orig58.9
Actn51.0
Dens66.7
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Clty51.6
Summary

No one goes to Hank's for his spreadsheets.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of inflammation, news, science, including: They go for a darn good pizza.

Key takeaways
  1. 01Plus it rounds up the latest math news and has a puzzle to challenge your mind
  2. 02Some studies looking at epigenetic measures of aging, or the changes in your DNA that accumulate over time, suggests that HIV infections can accelerate a person's biological aging
  3. 03Today, researchers at the annual meeting of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases presented their latest findings on this problem
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