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1764: "The Treaty of Paris"
Episode 1764
Interesting Things with JC #1764: "The Treaty of Paris" – Britain signs the Treaty of Paris recognizing all thirteen American states as “free soverei…
12 hours ago
1763: "Looking for Quantum Gravity with Light"
Episode 1763
Interesting Things with JC #1763: "Looking for Quantum Gravity with Light" – Scientists are firing lasers through interferometers to detect quantum g…
1 day, 12 hours ago
1762: "The Man Who Guarded the Skies During the Cold War"
Episode 1762
Interesting Things with JC #1762: "The Man Who Guarded the Skies During the Cold War" – In 1975, Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. took command of NORAD as …
2 days, 12 hours ago
1761: "At the Space-Time Limit"
Episode 1761
Interesting Things with JC #1761: "At the Space-Time Limit" – In 2026, researchers measured an electron moving through a barrier in less than a femto…
3 days, 12 hours ago
1760: "The Greek That Stayed Behind"
Episode 1760
Interesting Things with JC #1760: "The Greek That Stayed Behind" – Muslim families in Turkey still speak a form of Greek that survived the 1923 popul…
4 days, 12 hours ago
1759: "Gestalt Language Processing"
Episode 1759
Interesting Things with JC #1759: "Gestalt Language Processing" – A child repeats a phrase they heard hours, days, or weeks earlier, sometimes using …
5 days, 12 hours ago
1758: "The Oxytocin Feedback Loop"
Episode 1758
Interesting Things with JC #1758: "The Oxytocin Feedback Loop" – A dog holds its owner’s gaze, and oxytocin rises in the human. The owner then intera…
6 days, 12 hours ago
1757: "The Tracking Device We Carry"
Episode 1757
Interesting Things with JC #1757: "The Tracking Device We Carry" – Your phone tracking everywhere you go once sounded like a conspiracy. Now smartpho…
1 week ago
1756: "What Happens When You Skip Sleep?"
Episode 1756
Interesting Things with JC #1756: "What Happens When You Skip Sleep?" – Stay awake long enough and adenosine signaling increases sleep pressure while…
1 week, 1 day ago
1755: "How Do Dogs Know How to Herd?"
Episode 1755
Interesting Things with JC #1755: "How Do Dogs Know How to Herd?" – A Border Collie can crouch, stare, and move around sheep before learning herding …
1 week, 2 days ago