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Ask Smart People Stupid Questions (w/ Alie Ward)
Learn about why birds are the only surviving dinosaurs. Then, we’ll talk to Alie Ward of the Ologies podcast about why we should all ask smart people…
5 years, 10 months ago
Why You Need a Virtual Commute
Learn about why remote workers need a "virtual commute," what happened when scientists tried growing prehistoric-sized insects, and how the solar sys…
5 years, 10 months ago
You Can Control Your Dreams with Science
Learn how fathers benefit from being involved with their newborn babies, what you can do to control your dreams with science, and why the asterisk is…
5 years, 10 months ago
A Brain-Training Task to Reduce Motion Sickness
Learn about a simple brain-training task that may reduce motion sickness, what parasites found in medieval human remains can tell us about eradicatin…
5 years, 10 months ago
5G Might Impair Weather Forecasts
Learn about how 5G may impair weather forecasts, and how the first confirmed exoplanet was discovered a lot more recently than you may realize. Plus,…
5 years, 10 months ago
How to Make the Most of Your Negativity Bias (w/ John Tierney)
Learn about two new neuroscience studies that show why birds are so dang smart. Then science writer John Tierney will talk negativity bias and how yo…
5 years, 10 months ago
Can a Selfie Screen You for Heart Disease?
Learn about whether it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond, a mysterious, ancient city called Cahokia that’s, wei…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Door to Hell Is a Fiery Pit That’s Been Burning Since 1971
Learn about a new theory for the uncanny valley effect and the Door to Hell, a giant fiery pit that’s been burning since 1971. We’ll also answer a li…
5 years, 10 months ago
Baby Tortoises Love Faces, and That’s a Big Deal for Science
Learn how deliberate practice makes perfect, what the New England Vampire Panic is, and how baby tortoises are attracted to faces from birth. Curi…
5 years, 10 months ago
Einstein Worried That Science Can't Explain "The Now"
Learn why Einstein worried that science can’t explain “the now,” how high-impact exercise is actually good for your bones, and why in Haiti, zombies …
5 years, 10 months ago