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The Hunter Games
Episode 453
Some people say that the advent of farming gave people more leisure time to build up civilization, but hunter-gatherers actually have far more leisur…
8 years, 8 months ago
Rank the Hurting Top
Episode 452
The National Health Service has compiled a list of the 20 most painful conditions known to humans. Anthony and Jeff take a gander at the list to see…
8 years, 8 months ago
Left Tout
Episode 451
The belief that there is a link between talent and left-handedness has a long history. Since Jeff and Anthony are both left handed, they might not b…
8 years, 9 months ago
Post Natal
Episode 450
One of the most significant innovations of the early 20th century might be the Post Office’s decision to start shipping large parcels and packages th…
8 years, 9 months ago
Not Dimension
Episode 449
Neuroscientists have used a classic branch of maths in a totally new way to peer into the structure of our brains. What they've discovered is that th…
8 years, 9 months ago
Far Fall, eh?
Episode 448
How far can you fall and still survive? Such is the question posed by a new article in Mental Floss. Jeff and Anthony discuss the answer... which m…
8 years, 9 months ago
Lucy in the Sky with Dolphins
Episode 447
Back in the 1960s, neuroscientist John C. Lilly ran a NASA-funded research unit where humans attempted to communicate with dolphins. Somewhere along…
8 years, 9 months ago
Climb of the Sensory
Episode 446
Alex Honnold climbed the mighty El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without any safety gear in about four hours using only his hands and feet. The 3…
8 years, 9 months ago
Circuitry Good Explanation
Episode 445
With each passing breakthrough in artificial intelligence, we’re asking our machines to make increasingly complex and weighty decisions. Trouble is, …
8 years, 9 months ago
No Fear Gear (w/ Anita Sarkeesian)
Episode 444
Virtual reality systems can create out-of-body experiences — and these experiences may be able to reduce the fear of death, according to a recently p…
8 years, 9 months ago