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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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 months ago
What to Do When You Make the Wrong Decision (w/ Annie Duke)
First, Annie Duke will explain what to do when you make the wrong decision. Then you’ll learn why we may want to think about recycling our poop, and …
5 years, 10 months ago
The Best Time to Make a Gut Decision (w/ Annie Duke)
Learn about why gynandromorphs are born half male and half female. Then, we’ll talk to poker champion turned decision strategist Annie Duke about whe…
5 years, 10 months ago
4 of the World's Weirdest Weather Phenomena
Learn about how babies' random choices become their preferences, why modern agriculture requires “migratory beekeeping” — basically, taking honeybee…
5 years, 10 months ago
Why Are Spacesuits White?
Learn why spacesuits are white, and how to avoid drama by breaking the Karpman Drama Triangle. Then, test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Cu…
5 years, 10 months ago
Befriend Cats with the Slow Blink
Learn about how slow blinking at a cat can help you make friends with it, how temptation bundling can help you reinforce good habits, and why Moravec…
5 years, 10 months ago
Why Bugs Are Basically Robots (w/ Alie Ward)
Learn about how AI could help predict which drugs won’t agree with women, and why Point Nemo is considered planet Earth’s spacecraft graveyard. But f…
5 years, 10 months ago