Spiders, your TV's pixels and storytelling in the brain : Short Wave : NPR

✍️ Regina G. Barber Emily Kwong Rachel Carlson Ailsa Chang, Regina G. Barber, Emily Kwong, Rachel Carlson, Ailsa Chang 📅 October 31, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 31, 2025

Summary: Happy Halloween, Short Wavers! In today’s news round-up, we’ve got only treats. Hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong fill in NPR’s Ailsa Chang on a debate in spider web architecture, how the details shared in storytelling affect how you form memories and why more pixels may not translate to a better TV viewing experience.Have a science question? Email us your question at [email protected] to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

This week in science: spiders, TV pixels and storytelling

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