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1315: "The Rongorongo Script"
Episode 1315
Interesting Things with JC #1315: "The Rongorongo Script" – When the last person who could read it died, an entire symbolic language was silenced. But the tablets still speak, if only we could unders…
Published on 6 months ago
1314: "Could a Hidden Parasite Make You a Mosquito Target?"
Episode 1314
Interesting Things with JC #1314: "Could a Hidden Parasite Make You a Mosquito Target?" – You feel fine. No symptoms. But to a mosquito, you suddenly smell irresistible. Could a silent parasite be c…
Published on 6 months ago
1313: "Brian Wilson"
Episode 1313
Interesting Things with JC #1313: "Brian Wilson" – He heard the world in one ear and imagined the rest. From Pet Sounds to silence, this is a life built on fragile brilliance and lasting sound.
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
1312: "Sly Stone"
Episode 1312
Interesting Things with JC #1312: "Sly Stone" – He vanished from fame and lived in silence. Not because he was forgotten...but because he couldn’t bear being seen. A prophet of funk who chose exile o…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
1311: "Not Broken, But Injured"
Episode 1311
Interesting Things with JC #1311: "Not Broken, But Injured" – A girl gets detention. What doesn’t get recorded? The trauma behind her behavior. A landmark study rewired how we ask: not what's wrong..…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
1310: "Can Your Eyes Predict How Long You’ll Live?"
Episode 1310
Interesting Things with JC #1310: "Can Your Eyes Predict How Long You’ll Live?" – They don’t just show how you feel, they may show how you’re aging. From limbal rings to iris clarity, your eyes might…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
1309: "The Cornea That Turned to Cone"
Episode 1309
Interesting Things with JC #1309: "The Cornea That Turned to Cone" – It starts with a blur. One eye, then the other, bends the world into chaos. Thank you to Jim Stennett for suggesting today’s topic…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
1308: "Hyperion"
Episode 1308
Interesting Things with JC #1308: "Hyperion" – Deep in a fog-drenched forest, a 379-foot redwood reaches the edge of biology’s limits. But getting close could destroy it forever.
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
1307: "The Device That Proved We Don’t See With Our Eyes"
Episode 1307
Interesting Things with JC #1307: "The Device That Proved We Don’t See With Our Eyes" – In the 1970s, two devices changed how we understand vision, not by restoring sight, but by re-routing it. The b…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
1306: "Cocoa and Cancer"
Episode 1306
Interesting Things with JC #1306: "Cocoa and Cancer" – Before war, Aztecs drank it. Now, scientists study it. High-cocoa chocolate may do more than taste good, it may help the body rebuild.
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago