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The Smells That Existed Before Earth (w/ Harold McGee)
Learn about why your dog might be lying about its size and how physicists just achieved room-temperature superconductivity for the first time. But fi…
5 years, 4 months ago
Scientists Finally Found a Dinosaur Cloaca
Learn about why we now know what a dinosaur's cloaca looks like. You’ll also learn why smells change with context from food science expert Harold McG…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Stressful Psychology of a Ghosted Email
Learn about how a ghosted email causes different stress than a rude response does, the 15-year grudge match between rival dino hunters known as The B…
5 years, 4 months ago
Is That Real Money or Fun Money? The Trap of Mental Accounting
Learn about how to avoid the too-familiar trap of mental accounting, the story of when a glitchy instrument led to evidence for the Big Bang, and the…
5 years, 4 months ago
The More You Wish for Self-Control, the Less of It You Have
Learn about a nearly mile-long trackway of fossilized human footprints is the longest ever found, a trick to keep experiences feeling fresh and new, …
5 years, 4 months ago
Do Turkeys Really Drown in Rainstorms?
Neil Shubin is back to talk about the viruses lurking in your DNA. You’ll also learn about whether it’s true that turkeys are so dumb that they drown…
5 years, 4 months ago
What People Get Wrong About Evolution (w/ Neil Shubin)
Learn about the “superhabitable” planets that may have conditions better for life than Earth. Then, biologist and best-selling author Neil Shubin wil…
5 years, 4 months ago
Venus Flytraps Store Short-Term “Memories”
Learn about how scientists discovered that Venus flytraps can store short-term “memories,” why you shouldn't use real-time updates when waiting for t…
5 years, 4 months ago
Do Rocket Stages Ever Hit Ships? (w/ NASA’s Cody Chambers)
Learn about how saying no to kids makes them more resourceful and why humans aren’t the only animals capable of deception. We’ll also answer a listen…
5 years, 4 months ago
Why Is Life Based on Carbon and Not Silicon?
Learn about why life is based on carbon and not silicon, whether you should be using plastic or wood cutting boards, and how jealous feelings can hel…
5 years, 4 months ago