{"podcast":{"title":"Strange Bites","slug":"strange-bites-7718928","podcast_index_feed_id":7718928,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10f50156c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://strangebites.podview.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45418739/45418739-1772311267638-ba712da06d989.jpg","author":"Lance Martin","episode_count":45,"summary":"Strange Bites is a biweekly podcast that delivers real, cutting-edge discoveries served up in bite-sized episodes (15 minutes or less) wrapped in atmospheric, creative fiction. Hosted by Lance Martin, each episode plunges listeners into shadowy labs, forgotten dig sites, and eerie breakthroughs where fact meets chilling narrative. Imagine stumbling upon a material lighter than air that could reshape aerospace… but in the dead of night, it feels like touching something that shouldn’t exist. Or watching scientists accidentally birth tiny organisms that grow their own primitive brains and perhaps begin to dream. These aren’t dry lectures—they’re immersive tales that make your skin crawl while your mind races with the real implications. Real science, fictional delivery: Every story is grounded in verifiable research (with sources linked in show notes), but most of the storytelling is creative fiction. This blends thriller-like narration, vivid imagery, and thoughtful exploration of ramifications—ethical dilemmas, existential questions, and “what if” scenarios. Perfect for commutes, late nights, or quick hits of wonder. Two episodes drop weekly, keeping the strange flowing steadily. Da…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:20:58.833958+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928"},"episode":{"title":"Printed Neurons That Speak to the Dead","slug":"printed-neurons-that-speak-to-the-dead","published_at":"2026-05-03T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/printed-neurons-that-speak-to-the-dead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lancemartin/episodes/Printed-Neurons-That-Speak-to-the-Dead-e3ikcji","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10f50156c/podcast/play/119205938/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2F70d9073b-bc80-9719-8e2e-127648fcbbc8.mp3","summary":"It’s after midnight in a quiet corner of Northwestern University. The halls are empty. The only light spills from a single lab door left ajar. Inside, Mark Hersam and Vinod Sangwan move like shadows. They’re not mad scientists in white coats, they’re something quieter, more dangerous. Engineers who decided the silicon brains we’ve built aren’t enough. They wanted something that could talk back to the real thing. Disclaimer: These are creative stories. The discoveries are real, and I weave in a lot of the facts, but most of the story is made up fiction. Links to sources included for a deeper dive into the real facts and research. Sources Northwestern University Official News Release (April 2026): https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/4/printed-neurons-communicate-with-living-brain-cells Original Scientific Paper – “Printed MoS₂ memristive nanosheet networks for spiking neurons with multi-order complexity” (Nature Nanotechnology, 2026): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-026-02149-6 (DOI: 10.1038/s41565-026-02149-6) Neuroscience News Coverage: https://neurosciencenews.com/printed-artificial-neurons-brain-communication-30529/ Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/braden-deal/lock-yourself-in License code: YR3RGQERJQMXRDOZ","meta_description":"It’s after midnight in a quiet corner of Northwestern University. The halls are empty. The only light spills from a single lab door left ajar. Inside, Mar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":519,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strange-bites-7718928/episodes/printed-neurons-that-speak-to-the-dead/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/printed-neurons-that-speak-to-the-dead.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}