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When Pigs Die
Episode 493
A team at Mississippi State University conducted an unusual ecological experiment with 3 actual tons of pig carcasses. Jeff and Anthony dig into the…
8 years, 5 months ago
Occupational Vehicle
Episode 492
In the mid-2000s, Amazon had a problem. Every year, the company scrambled to find temporary workers during the peak months of hectic commerce leading…
8 years, 5 months ago
Slumber Partly
Episode 491
A trio of Caltech grad students noticed some laboratory jellyfish were acting differently when the lights were turned off, and set about determining …
8 years, 5 months ago
Cave Story
Episode 490
Indiana University freshman Lukas Cavar was on a spelunking trip to Sullivan Cave about 10 miles south of Bloomington when he became separated Sunday…
8 years, 5 months ago
The Dark Night Returns
Episode 489
Researchers say 80 percent of North Americans live in areas where light pollution blots out the night sky. Central Idaho officials are proposing the…
8 years, 5 months ago
Hawaii Survive-o
Episode 488
Six NASA-backed research subjects who have been cooped up in a Mars-like habitat on a remote Hawaii volcano since January emerged from isolation .The…
8 years, 5 months ago
Feint Praise
Episode 487
An international team of researchers reports that when children are praised for being smart not only are they quicker to give up in the face of obsta…
8 years, 6 months ago
Cephal Oppidan
Episode 486
Octlantis is a just-discovered underwater city engineered by octopuses. But that's not all. Octopolis also exists! Ever vigilant to the alien thre…
8 years, 6 months ago
Hardly Worker
Episode 485
Ants are cultural signifiers of busy industriousness, but a new paper in Plos One reveals that, across species, about 40% of "worker" ants spend most…
8 years, 6 months ago
Eat Me
Episode 484
There are a few animals that can survive being eaten, and the skill might help them spread and colonise new regions. Jeff and Anthony discuss a new …
8 years, 6 months ago