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We Still Don’t Know How Ice Skating Works
Learn about how social connection may be as basic of a human need as hunger; the ongoing scientific debate around how ice skating actually works; and…
5 years, 8 months ago
Why Your Dog’s Paws Smell Like Corn Chips
Learn about why you shouldn’t add oil to your pasta water; a simple way to help kids think better; and why your dog’s paws smell like corn chips. …
5 years, 8 months ago
Disgusting Sights Literally Turn Your Stomach
Learn about how disgusting sights literally turn your stomach; and why tattoos are permanent. Then, play along at home as we test your podcast knowle…
5 years, 8 months ago
A New Discovery About That Weird “Aurora” Named STEVE
Learn about a new discovery about STEVE, the weird streak of color in the Canadian skies; how a “wind phone” in Otsuchi, Japan, helped thousands cope…
5 years, 8 months ago
Beat Stress with Laughter Yoga (w/ Madan Kataria, MD)
Learn about the benefits of laughter yoga with the founder of the laughter club movement, Dr. Madan Kataria. You’ll also learn about a major breakthr…
5 years, 8 months ago
Why Are the COVID-19 Vaccines Kept So Cold?
Learn about how the Faroe Islands created their own Google Street View using sheep; why some vaccines (like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines)…
5 years, 8 months ago
People Respond to Music Even When They Can’t Hear It
Learn about why you can have an emotional reaction to music even when it’s not being played; how people have been performing brain surgery for thousa…
5 years, 8 months ago
Your Brain Treats Human Beauty Differently from Artistic Beauty
Learn about how your brain treats beautiful faces differently from beautiful objects; why the town of Baarle sits on one of the world’s most complex …
5 years, 8 months ago
Why We Call Computer Glitches “Bugs”
Learn about why Wolf-Rayet stars are the brightest stars in the sky; why immune cells in your brain may have started out in your gut; and the history…
5 years, 8 months ago
What’s the Shortest Amount of Time Ever Recorded?
Learn about how scientists just measured the quickest event ever recorded; how tiny remoras (suckerfish) stay stuck to fast-moving whales; and why be…
5 years, 8 months ago