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Time Management Can Make You Happier
Learn about why time management can make you happier; how catnip can protect your cat from mosquitoes; and 3 ways your identity could be stolen witho…
5 years, 6 months ago
Identical Twins Aren’t as Identical as We Thought
Learn about the science of sourdough starters; and why identical twins aren’t so identical after all. Then, play along at home as we test your podcas…
5 years, 6 months ago
What a 95% Effective Vaccine Actually Means
Award-winning journalist Tim Harford explains what it means when you hear that a COVID vaccine is 95% effective. Then, learn about Sentinel Island, h…
5 years, 6 months ago
Did Your Microbiome Come from Dirt?
Award-winning journalist and economist Tim Harford explains three simple rules for understanding statistics and evaluating truth in the news. Then, y…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Duck-Billed Platypus Is Weirder Than You Thought
Learn about what researchers found when they sequenced the bizarre duck-billed platypus genome; a trick for unlocking your creativity; and the strang…
5 years, 6 months ago
Yeah, About That Phosphine on Venus...
Learn about the surprising memory skills of infants; why that whole “phosphine on Venus” discovery may not be as exciting as we thought; and how medi…
5 years, 6 months ago
Why Can’t You Hold Your Breath to Death?
Learn about why you can’t suffocate by holding your breath; how being angry makes you more likely to believe misinformation; and that time scholars t…
5 years, 6 months ago
Quadruple-Helix DNA Is a Thing
Learn about how quadruple-helix DNA could help us fight cancer; how diversity improves technology, with materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez; and how …
5 years, 6 months ago
Scientists Finally Know How Sandcastles Work
Learn about why we still don’t know how eels reproduce and how scientists solved a 150-year-old question about how sandcastles hold together. We …
5 years, 6 months ago
How to Know You’re Running Low on Vitamins
Learn about how to tell when your body is running low on key vitamins; how Neanderthals mourned their dead; and why you should NOT pre-rinse your dis…
5 years, 6 months ago