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How Calculus Is Different (w/ Steven Strogatz), Distraction Can Alter Your Memory, and Why the Hindenburg Used Hydrogen
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2019-11-11
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History Is About the Present (w/ Justin Jampol), What Makes the Wind, and Blaming Games for Society’s Problems
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2019-11-08
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Babies’ Heads Smell Distinct, Illegal Drugs That Used to be Medicine, and Lemming Myths
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2019-11-07
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Finding “Extinct” Animals (w/ Forrest Galante) and How Bacteria Cooperate to Survive
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2019-11-06
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Smartphones Impair You Even When They’re Off, Eco-Friendly Laundry, and How Babies Laugh
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2019-11-05
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Why You Should Care About Calculus (w/ Steven Strogatz) and Why Lying to Kids Is Harmful
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2019-11-04
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How to Have Fun with Simple Curiosity (w/ Alan Alda) and How Toilets Work
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2019-11-01
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How Long a Decapitated Head Stays Conscious, Autumn Leaf Chemistry, The Batman Effect
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2019-10-31
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What to Say When Someone’s Upset with You, Bermuda Triangle Myths, Tardigrade Superpowers
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2019-10-30
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Persuading Others When Facts Don’t Seem to Matter (w/ Lee Hartley Carter), Cross-Dressing Cuttlefish
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2019-10-29
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Types of Psychotherapy, Your Urge to Nibble Baby Feet, and Why Animals Don’t Have 3 Legs
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2019-10-28
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Alan Alda on Communicating Better, Believing in Science, and Building Connections and Empathy
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2019-10-27
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Alan Alda on How to Communicate Better by Making Connections (Plus: Why Oceans Don’t Sink)
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2019-10-25
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How to Tell When Someone’s Lying, Out-of-Body Experiences, and Healthiest Way to Cook Broccoli
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2019-10-24
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Gold Mining (w/ Gold Rush Stars Rick Ness and Tony Beets) and Why Musical Tastes Change
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2019-10-23
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Sleep Better by Walking More, How Animals Mourn Their Dead, and Words from Backformation
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2019-10-22
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Focus on the Ending, How to Deal with Impostor Syndrome, and Sit Less or Exercise More?
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2019-10-21
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Why People Love (or Hate) Horror Movies, Stopping Overpopulation, and Orionids Meteor Shower
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2019-10-18
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Types of Teen Popularity, Milky Way’s Black Holes, and Are Conspiracy Theories on the Rise?
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2019-10-17
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Cherenkov Radiation, How to Be More Extroverted, and Changing Your Perception of Time
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2019-10-16
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