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What to Do When Your Pet Is Scared, You Have Microbes Inside Your Cells, and Meet Natalia Reagan (Again!)
Learn about what to do when your pet is scared; and why the theory of endosymbiosis says you have microbes inside your cells. Then, stick around to m…
5 years, 7 months ago
Dying People Can Probably Hear You, Mapmakers Catch Copycats with Paper Towns, and How Woodpeckers Shut Down a NASA Launch
Learn about how mapmakers catch copycats with paper towns and trap streets; why people on their deathbed can probably hear their loved ones pay their…
5 years, 7 months ago
What If You Stopped Showering (w/ James Hamblin) and Are Some Trees Immortal?
Physician James Hamblin, staff writer for The Atlantic, explains what would happen if you stopped showering — and other fun facts from the emerging s…
5 years, 7 months ago
A Science-Backed Workout in 10 Minutes, How Collective Narcissism Makes Groups Toxic, and How Dolphins Make Friends
Learn about how you can slash your exercise time with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) — and the science that backs it up; how “collective nar…
5 years, 7 months ago
Zoos Have Their Own Dating Apps, Why Grease Is Hard to Clean Off Plastic, and You Don’t Have to Be Married to Be Happy
Learn about why it’s harder to clean grease off of plastic than glass; how zoos use their own version of dating apps for breeding programs; and why s…
5 years, 7 months ago
Are There Really Wasps in Figs? Plus: People Like Round Numbers Even When They’re Bad
Learn about why people prefer round numbers over precise ones, thanks to a principle behavioral economists call attribute framing; and whether there …
5 years, 7 months ago
Building Healthier Cities (w/ Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar), 3D-Printing a Nuclear Reactor Core, and Why Spaghetti Breaks in Three
Learn what environmental cardiology has taught us about how we should live, with help from Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar. Then, you’ll learn about the world’s …
5 years, 7 months ago
How the Environment Affects Your Health (w/ Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar) and How Polynesians Mingled with Native Americans 800 Years Ago
Environmental cardiology researcher Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar explains why experts are looking at our environment to improve our health. Then, learn how Po…
5 years, 7 months ago
You Create False Memories of Daily Tasks, Dogs Can Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field, and There’s No Up or Down in Space
Learn about why you have false memories of doing daily tasks; how we know that dogs might be able to sense Earth’s magnetic field via magnetoreceptio…
5 years, 7 months ago
Why the US Military Made Shark Repellant, Why Moths Are Drawn to Lights, and the Difference Between Mummies and Fossils
To wrap up our Shark Week coverage, learn about why the US military tried to develop "Shark Chaser" shark repellent during World War II. Then, learn …
5 years, 7 months ago