Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchVirtual Gathering Tips, Bilingual Pain, Largest Waterfalls
Learn about tips for hosting fantastic virtual gatherings; how language affects pain; and the world’s largest waterfalls.
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4 years, 8 months ago
A Lost Roman Sauce, Earlier Puberty, Elephants Getting Tusks Back
Learn about a mysterious ancient Roman sauce; puberty happening earlier; and how elephants are getting their tusks back.
Garum, an ancient Roman sauce…
4 years, 8 months ago
Bombing Volcanoes, Gold from Neutron Stars, Mind Wandering
Learn why the US military bombed a volcano; where heavy elements in the universe come from; and why your mind wanders.
Why the U.S. Government Bombed…
4 years, 8 months ago
Brain Freeze, Neural Networks, Spaced Repetition for Memory
Learn about brain freeze fixes; neural networks beyond our understanding; and learning new skills with spaced repetition. The stories in this epis…
4 years, 8 months ago
Turn Anxiety into Productivity and Grapefruit Juice vs. Meds
Dr. Wendy Suzuki explains how to use anxiety to your advantage. Plus: why grapefruit juice and some medicines don’t mix. More from Dr. Wendy Suzuk…
4 years, 8 months ago
Pre-Performance Routines, Panda Camouflage, Baby Sign Language
Learn about pre-performance routines; how panda fur works as camouflage; and how babies are enriched from sign language. A pre-performance routine…
4 years, 8 months ago
Why You Should Reveal Your Failures, WASP-12b, Tulip Mania
Learn about why successful people should reveal their failures; the death of planet WASP-12b; and Dutch “tulip mania.” A Reason to Reveal Your Fai…
4 years, 8 months ago
Linguistic Laws in Nature and Fatherless Condor Chicks from Parthenogenesis
Learn about linguistic “laws” that also show up in nature; and how two California condors were born without fathers. Linguistic "laws" like Zipf’s…
4 years, 9 months ago
Exercising for Body Image, Ideal Deadlines, Longer Days from Climate Change
Learn about how a 30-minute workout can boost your body image; the ideal deadline to avoid procrastination; and how climate change could make the day…
4 years, 9 months ago
Quitting Smoking, Over-Practicing, Bill Nye on Believing Science
Learn how quitting smoking helps mental health; how to avoid over-practicing; and how to get people to believe science. Quitting smoking is good f…
4 years, 9 months ago