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Anxious? Try Watching A Scary Movie
Episode 1147
In human history, fear kept us safe when running from predators and anxiety kept us from going back to that lion-infested area. But what happens when…
2 years ago
How Do You Spot A Liar?
Episode 1146
For over a century, we've been inventing technology to catch liars in the act. To this end, the polygraph was invented and became wildly popular in t…
2 years ago
Mapping The Entire Fruit Fly Brain
Episode 1145
Fruit fly brains are smaller than a poppy seed, but that doesn't mean they aren't complex. For the first time, researchers have published a complete …
2 years ago
What Lightning And Black Holes Have In Common
Episode 1144
Lightning: It happens all the time, and yet the exact details of how it's made has long eluded scientists. That is, until now. New research out this …
2 years ago
Why Astronomers Are Teaching Climate Change
Episode 1143
Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand climate change and the scienc…
2 years ago
If Fungi Win, Will We Be Ready?
Episode 1142
Over six million fungal species are believed to inhabit planet Earth. Outsmarting them is the work of Arturo Casadevall's lifetime. What If Fungi Win…
2 years ago
Do NYC Birds Hold The Clues To The Next Pandemic?
Episode 1141
Most viruses that become epidemics in humans begin in other animals. It's how scientists suspect COVID-19 emerged. And now, less than five years afte…
2 years ago
Hurricane Helene Is Here And Powerful
Episode 1140
Governors across the southeastern United States have declared statewide states of emergency as Hurricane Helene continues its ascent. After forming i…
2 years ago
The Reality Of OCD
Episode 1139
Around 2% of the global population struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD. That's roughly 163 million people who go through cycles of o…
2 years ago
Harnessing The Ghost Particles Blasting Through You
Episode 1138
At the beginning of the universe, annihilation reigned supreme. Equal amounts of matter and antimatter collided. There should have been nothing left.…
2 years ago