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The Science That's Bringing Back the Dead: Facial Reconstruction
Season 4 Episode 21
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It's not perfect. It never will be. But it's getting remarkably close.
When Egyptian mummy portraits have been compared with facial re…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
🧬 Your Gut Microbiome Census Is Lying To You: Why Regulation Matters More Than Population
Season 4 Episode 20
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It's 2025, and we're still obsessed with gut microbiome tests that peddle false pro…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Optics in the Renaissance Period: Leonardo's Integration of Science and Art
Season 4 Episode 19
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When we talk about Renaissance men, we're really talking about one man.
Leonardo da Vinci didn't just paint the Mona Lisa. He wasn't j…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
🐕 What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living a Meaningful Life: Wisdom from "The Word of Dog"
Season 4 Episode 18
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In a world obsessed with achievement and constant self-improvement, the secret to a meaningful…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Scent of Power: How Fragrance Has Shaped Human Society
Season 4 Episode 17
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I've been thinking about perfume lately.
Not the kind they hawk at department store counters or in those glossy magazine inserts that …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
🏘️ Our Crumbling Foundation: Housing Crisis Solutions
Season 4 Episode 16
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For too long, we've pretended Canada's housing disaster is some force of nature—a…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
USA’s Global Games: The Rise of Latin America (Part 4)
Season 4 Episode 15
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Sometimes the most interesting stories hide in plain sight, buried beneath the daily outrage cycles and the breathless panic of break…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
World Happiness Report 2025: Happiness, Benevolence, and Social Connection
Season 4 Episode 14
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See the related substack page to go deeper into happiness
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We've been getting happiness all wrong.
That's the …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
A History of Timekeeping: Our Obsession With Time Is Both Ancient and Modern
Season 4 Episode 13
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Your phone buzzes. Another meeting reminder. A calendar notification. A timer for that thing you were cooking.
If you're like most peo…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
👕 Gardening Au Naturel WNGD: Social Good, NIR FIR Infrared Light, and Fashion
Season 4 Episode 12
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Hear related original song: Skin and Soil: An Infrared Symphony
"A haunting meditation on what it…
10 months, 3 weeks ago