Author: Nick and Roy
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Zoë & Theodora, Byzantine Empresses
Over almost 30 years in 11th-century Constantinople, sometimes Zoë ruled alongside one of her husbands, sometimes she and Theodora ruled together, and in the end,…
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Magnets: The Hidden Objects Powering Your Life
Magnets are hidden everywhere here on earth — they’re in cars, phones, computers, televisions — the list goes on. Not to mention the fact that…
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What Will Farming 4.0 Look Like?
The human population is expected to increase by a couple billion people in the next 30 years and those who are paying attention are wondering…
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Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head?
Ever had a song or commercial jingle on repeat in your head for days? Learn how earworms work in this episode of BrainStuff.
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How Blue Holes Work
Geologists and biologists have recently realized that the planet’s oceans and coasts are littered with a unique type of ecosystem called blue holes, submerged sinkholes…
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Can I Ask You a Ridiculously Personal Question?
Most of us are are afraid to ask sensitive questions about money, sex, politics, etc. New research shows this fear is largely unfounded. Time for…
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What’s In A Tattoo? Scientists Are Looking For Answers
Three in 10 people in America have a tattoo, and for those in the 18 – 34 age bracket, it’s almost 40 percent. But what’s…
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#66: All Biology is Evolutionary Biology
In this 66th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the…