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‘Wanting’ and ‘Liking’ Are Different to Your Brain
Learn about why just because you want something doesn’t mean you like it; why Esperanto is the world’s most successful universal language; and a gene…
5 years, 7 months ago
What Came Before the Big Bang?
Learn about how hoarders’ brains see their belongings; why dolphins consciously lower their heart rates; and what scientists think happened before th…
5 years, 7 months ago
The Dark Ages Weren’t Really Dark
Learn about the “smellicopter,” a drone that can smell via a live moth antenna; why the “Dark Ages” weren’t as dark as you might think; and how simpl…
5 years, 7 months ago
This Trait Could Be Key to Lasting Romance
Learn about whether reading computer code is the same to your brain as reading another language; and a personality trait that could be key to lasting…
5 years, 7 months ago
Your Dog’s Personality Can Change Over Time
Learn about how having hope for the future could protect you from risky behaviors like drinking and gambling; how your dog’s personality can change o…
5 years, 7 months ago
Biological Race Is a Myth (w/ Agustín Fuentes)
Princeton University Anthropology Professor Agustín Fuentes explains why race is a social construct — as in, biological race isn’t real. Then, learn …
5 years, 7 months ago
How Does Fever Help You Get Better?
Learn about how a fever helps you get better; why the first reliable and widely available pregnancy test was the African clawed frog; and a potential…
5 years, 7 months ago
Why Scientists Made Ants Walk on Stilts
Learn about why people have illusions of control; that time scientists made desert ants walk on stilts to test the pedometer hypothesis; and how to r…
5 years, 7 months ago
The Safest Way to Ride in a Car During the Pandemic
Learn about the safest way to ride in a car with someone during a pandemic; the science of the "home team advantage" and the surprising impact time z…
5 years, 7 months ago
Was Farming Really a Step Up for Hunter-Gatherers?
Science journalist and author James Nestor explains how you can breathe better. Then, learn about the secret identity of Bitcoin creator “Satoshi Nak…
5 years, 7 months ago