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Is hypnosis genuinely effective? - Devin Terhune
Explore the science of hypnosis, and dig into how the practice can affect your body and brain when hypnotic suggestions work.
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In the 19th century, S…
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What color is Tuesday? Delving into synesthesia - Richard E. Cytowic
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How does one experience synesthesia -- the n…
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Sex Determination: More Intricate Than You Assumed
From something as small and complex as a chromosome to something as seemingly simple as the weather, sex determination systems vary significantly acr…
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How to see with sound - Jacques S. Abramowicz
Discover how scientists and doctors used bats' ultrasound capabilities as inspiration for SONAR and non-invasive medical procedures.
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In a dark cave,…
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A doctor's touch - Abraham Verghese
Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new w…
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The most common blunder lottery winners make
Dig into the pros and cons of annuity and lump sum lottery payouts, and find out the most common mistakes lottery winners make.
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After winning the lo…
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Ugly History: The El Mozote deaths - Diana Sierra Becerra
Get to know the story of Radio Venceremos, an underground radio collective that fought US-backed fascism during the Salvadoran Civil War.
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Since the …
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Exponential growth: How creasing paper can take you to the Moon
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Can folding a piece of paper 45 times get you to the moon? By seeing what happens when foldi…
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How hat fashion has changed through the ages - Alison L. Goodrum
Trace the illustrious history of hats dating back to the Paleolithic Era, and explore how they were used in different periods.
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Humans have been fash…
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No one can figure out how eels have sex - Lucy Cooke
Check out Lucy Cooke's "The Truth About Animals": https://bit.ly/TruthAboutAnimals
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From Ancient Greece to the 20th century, Aristotle, Freud, and n…
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