Regina Barber

And I'm happy to have Alejandra Barunda in the house to round out our squad and break down all things heat. Hey, Ale.

And I'm happy to have Alejandra Barunda in the house to round out our squad and break down all things heat. Hey, Ale.

Today on the show, with the help of my colleagues on the science and climate desks here at NPR, we're zooming in on some of the biggest science stories of the year and keeping an eye on the future, where all of these stories will go in 2025. I'm Regina Barber, and you're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

Today on the show, with the help of my colleagues on the science and climate desks here at NPR, we're zooming in on some of the biggest science stories of the year and keeping an eye on the future, where all of these stories will go in 2025. I'm Regina Barber, and you're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

Today on the show, with the help of my colleagues on the science and climate desks here at NPR, we're zooming in on some of the biggest science stories of the year and keeping an eye on the future, where all of these stories will go in 2025. I'm Regina Barber, and you're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

Okay, short wavers, we have so much to get through, and I think it makes most sense to go kind of round robin with this. And I'm going to start with Ping Wong. Hey, Ping. Hey, Gina. Ping, and I wanted to start with you because part of your beat as a science correspondent is that your task is covering public health.

Okay, short wavers, we have so much to get through, and I think it makes most sense to go kind of round robin with this. And I'm going to start with Ping Wong. Hey, Ping. Hey, Gina. Ping, and I wanted to start with you because part of your beat as a science correspondent is that your task is covering public health.

Okay, short wavers, we have so much to get through, and I think it makes most sense to go kind of round robin with this. And I'm going to start with Ping Wong. Hey, Ping. Hey, Gina. Ping, and I wanted to start with you because part of your beat as a science correspondent is that your task is covering public health.

And there's a public health angle to basically everything we're going to talk about today, but trust in public health is low, right?

And there's a public health angle to basically everything we're going to talk about today, but trust in public health is low, right?

And there's a public health angle to basically everything we're going to talk about today, but trust in public health is low, right?

Okay. And now that we have that little preface of trust, I want to get into what I at least see as one of the biggest, most complex stories you've been monitoring. And that's what's in our water supply and what's to be done about it.

Okay. And now that we have that little preface of trust, I want to get into what I at least see as one of the biggest, most complex stories you've been monitoring. And that's what's in our water supply and what's to be done about it.

Okay. And now that we have that little preface of trust, I want to get into what I at least see as one of the biggest, most complex stories you've been monitoring. And that's what's in our water supply and what's to be done about it.

So that's PFAS, and you said that there are two. What's the other one?

So that's PFAS, and you said that there are two. What's the other one?

So that's PFAS, and you said that there are two. What's the other one?

Right. One of the chemicals they're kind of maybe focusing on is like fluoride. Like, I feel like I've been hearing a lot about that recently.

Right. One of the chemicals they're kind of maybe focusing on is like fluoride. Like, I feel like I've been hearing a lot about that recently.

Right. One of the chemicals they're kind of maybe focusing on is like fluoride. Like, I feel like I've been hearing a lot about that recently.