Shortwave thinks of science as an invisible force showing up in your everyday life,
powering the food you eat, the medicine you use, the tech in your pocket.
Science is approachable because it's already part of your life.
Come explore these connections on the shortwave podcast from npr.
You're listening to Life Kit from npr.
Hey everybody, it's Marielle.
I'm going to share a deep, pretty dark secret with you.
Often when I'm driving over a bridge or next to a body of water,
an intrusive thought will pop into my head.
What would happen
if I lost control of the car or somebody hit me and my car and I ended up in the water?
Tell me I'm not alone in this.
The thought doesn't stop there for me because then I get really practical with it.
And this is probably why they picked me to host a show like Life Kit,
because I'm like, seriously though, what would I do?
Are there best practices?
Do you try to open the door or the window?
What if you can't?
How much time do you have?
Turns out there are answers to these questions.