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Dragons: As Real as Mermaids
Dragons are like mermaids in that they’re not real. And that’s about where the comparison ends. Learn all about dragons today.
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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…
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How Often Should You Wash Your Pillow?
The pillows we sleep on can collect grime aplenty, but they can’t all be washed the same way. Learn what the experts recommend in this…

