Podcast Episodes

Murder in Hex Hollow

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Episode 996

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The 1928 murder of a folk healer ignited a media frenzy and moral panic, revealing how superstition and magical thinking can fuel real-world tragedy.

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Published on 2 months ago

Preview — Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth on The Internet We Didn’t Get

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We’re sharing a preview of a new audiobook, Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth, which celebrates the wit and wisdom of the legendary science fiction author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy a…

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Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Eugenic History of the Body Type Diet

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Episode 995

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Is there good science backing up the idea that you should eat based upon which of three body types you have?

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Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Making AI Environmentally Friendly

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Episode 994

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Will our improvements to AI's voracious appetite for electricity keep pace with the exploding demand?

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Decide What to Eat

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Episode 993

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Do you really need to pay quite so much attention to which foods you eat, and which you avoid?

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Case of the Missing Beaumont Children

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Episode 992

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Since psychic abilities do not exist outside the delusions of true believers, involving psychics in searches for missing persons is worse than useless.

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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Real Sea Monsters

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Episode 991

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A roundup of all the biggest and scariest real sea monsters — from today and from prehistoric times.

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Published on 3 months ago

Rethinking Science Education

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Episode 990

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How one special moment redefined how a science teacher does her job.

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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Are $1,000,000 Paranormal Challenges Effective?

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Episode 989

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Their exciting nature, combined with the fact nobody's ever won one, make paranormal challenge prizes important educational tools.

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chocolate Myths

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Episode 988

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Here are many popular myths about chocolate. How many can you tell are true or not?

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Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago