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This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that can. In each episode, they tackle a different topic, teaching listeners about the biology, history, and epidemiology of a different disease or medical mystery. They do the scientific research, so you don’t have to. Since 2017, Erin and Erin have explored chronic and infectious diseases, medications, poisons, viruses, bacteria and scientific discoveries. They’ve researched public health ...
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At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week. For advertising opportunities please email [email protected] We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcY ...
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I discuss a variety of topics in both the natural and social sciences, exploring the many fascinating insights that the scientific method yields about the world around us.
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The kickass science and technology radio show that delivers an irreverent look at the week in science and technology.
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The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.
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Each week Greg and Mitch of AsapSCIENCE explain the science behind a controversial subject. They use studies, recent research and anecdotes to keep you entertained while *BAM* simultaneously LEARNING! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Popular Science answers your most outlandish, mind-burning questions—from what the universe is made of to why not everyone can touch their toes. Join PopSci editors and producer Jess Boddy as they work through questions big and small. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/askusanythingbypopsci/support
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Popular Science’s Techathlon tackles tech news through games, trivia, and (mostly) friendly competitions. Jason Lederman hosts a panel of experts—including PopSci superstars Stan Horaczek, Corinne Iozzio, and Rob Verger—in a weekly throwdown designed to help you better understand tech, the internet, and everything.
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POPULAR SCIENCE RADIO brings you all the newest discoveries and emerging technologies, cutting-edge innovations in science and technology each week. Presented in an interactive, entertaining and easy to understand forum with host, Alan Taylor.
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A selection of the best interviews conducted by physician leaders and recorded at cardiology conferences around the globe.
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Yes, these are popular science stories from the history of medicine. And no, this is not another retelling of biographies or 10,000ft. thematic reviews. Here we discuss specific events and talk about the unusual, intriguing, and often unbelievable life circumstances that accompanied this or that medical achievement. Craving more? Go to our Facebook page to view literary sources and texts. Laboraverum is brought to you by Meteor Production and narrated by its author Ed Kanalosh, MD, Ph.D., an ...
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In this show, the team behind the wildly popular TodayIFoundOut YouTube channel do deep dives into a variety of fascinating topics to help you feed your brain with interesting knowledge.
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A podcast about volcanoes hosted by Dr. Erik Klemetti and Dr. Janine Krippner. Each month we'll talk about eruptions going on around the world, banter about volcano research and talk to a guest about the world of magma (and other stuff, too).
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Discussions about the science of nutrition, dietetics and health. The podcast that educates through nuanced conversations, exploring evidence and cultivating critical thinking. Hosted by Danny Lennon.
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You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surpr ...
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Welcome to Real Science Radio with co-hosts Bob Enyart and Fred Williams who discuss the latest in science to debunk evolution and to show the evidence for the creator God including from biology, geology, astronomy, and physics. (For example, mutations will give you bad legs long before you'd get good wings.) Not only do we get to debate Darwinists and atheists like Lawrence Krauss, AronRa, and Eugenie Scott, and easily take potshots from popular evolutionists like PZ Myers, Phil Plait, and ...
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Interviews with mathematics education researchers about recent studies. Hosted by Samuel Otten, University of Missouri. www.mathedpodcast.com Produced by Fibre Studios
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Have you ever heard a commonly held belief or a fast-developing worldview and asked: Is that idea right? Or just good on paper? Each week, host Jerusalem Demsas and a guest take a closer look at the facts and research that challenge the popular narratives of the day, to better understand why we believe what we believe.
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Cosmic Log's podcast from the place where science and technology intersect with science fiction and popular culture, hosted by science writer Alan Boyle and science-fiction writer Dominica Phetteplace. Become a supporter for less than (or more than) a dollar a month.
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Dive into the world of Kurzgesagt with this podcast exploring the science, stunning animation, and optimistic storytelling that captivate millions. Each episode breaks down Kurzgesagt’s most popular videos—like black holes, climate change, and pandemics—offering fresh insights, and expert takes, Join us to unravel the brilliance of Kurzgesagt’s visual science and discover why it’s a global phenomenon. Subscribe now for your dose of curiosity-driven audio!
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🎉 Welcome to Trivia For Kids! 🎉 Are you ready for fun, brain-busting trivia questions the whole family can enjoy? Trivia For Kids brings you the best in family-friendly quizzes and cool facts that will leave you amazed and wanting more! Each episode is packed with exciting questions, surprising answers, and tons of laughs. It’s a great way to learn and have fun at the same time. So gather the family, press play, and see who knows the most! Perfect for car rides, family game night, or anytime ...
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This is a podcast about deciphering human behavior and understanding why people do the things they do. I, Zach Elwood, talk with people from a wide range of fields about how they make sense of human behavior and psychology. I've talked to jury consultants, interrogation professionals, behavior researchers, sports analysts, professional poker players, to name a few. There are more than 135 episodes, many of them quite good (although some say I'm biased). To learn more, go to PeopleWhoReadPeop ...
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From neurons to nanotech and from quarks to the cosmos, BookLab is the podcast that puts science books under the microscope! Join hosts Dan Falk and Amanda Gefter for a look at the latest in popular science writing: what’s new, what’s hot, and what you ought to be reading right now.
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History through Pop Culture Join social studies teacher, historian and pop culturist Eric Salmonsen as he and his drop-in guests break down pop culture artifacts to see what history can be forged from them. Learn how you can contribute to the conversation at everything-history.com
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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity ...
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A daughter-father team sift through the good and bad of popular self-help books.
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Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast
Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast
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If you are overwhelmed with all of the conflicting information in nutrition this is the podcast for you. On this podcast, Dr. Adrian Chavez, who has a doctorate in nutrition and years of experience working with over 1,000 clients, helps to break down the science and practical application around popular topics in nutrition to help you make more informed decisions about nutrition and your health. Weekly episodes include research breakdowns of specific nutrition topics along with practical take ...
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Daily conservative talk show hosted by American's most popular, self-proclaimed right-wing, religious fanatic.
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Darwin did not expect to have "his" theory applied to pixelated creatures...this is payback for taking the limelight over Wallace. On Adapt or Die, Austin (a PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) explores topics in popular culture that can be dissected with evolutionary theories and ideas. We will ask questions like "Does Pokémon evolution work like actual evolution?" or "How would evolution inform what lives and what dies after nuclear fallout". Combining peer-reviewed science, ...
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Hang out with hosts Dan, Quinn and Alexandrea as they learn about wild animals and debate which beasts would win in a fight if pitted against each other.
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The New Liberal Podcast dives into the deep end of policy, politics and identity and hosts the economists, academics, industry leaders, thinkers and politicians whose ideas are shaping society.
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From the creators of the popular science show with millions of YouTube subscribers comes the MinuteEarth podcast. Every episode of the show dives deep into a science question you might not even know you had - but once you hear the answer, you’ll want to share it with everyone you know. Our team of scientists digs into the research and breaks it down into a short, entertaining explanation jam-packed with science facts and terrible puns. We’ll tell the incredible story of how monkeys crossed t ...
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A cozy podcast about emerging work in the postgraduate community. From political science to microbiology, these interviews break down complex topics into comfortable fireside chats for everyone to enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bite-sized informative updates on gardening basics, solutions, myths, news and other subjects of interest to gardeners both new and experienced. From the popular Empress of Dirt website (empressofdirt.net), home of creative and frugal ideas for your backyard garden.
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In the time it takes to receive a Starbucks coffee, SciFi author Lancer Kind covers what's happning in popular science fiction film, tv, and books.
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Where psychology meets films. We dissect and analyze popular films and their psychological content.
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A high-end camera is an investment, and they rarely get meaningful discounts outside of shopping holidays like the upcoming Prime Day or Black Friday.
A high-end camera is an investment, and they rarely get meaningful discounts outside of shopping holidays like the upcoming Prime Day or Black Friday.
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Plastic pollution remains one of our largestand growing environmental threats.
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I dont know about you, but Im someone with a bad habit of misplacing my phone, losing the remote, and forgetting my glasses on top of my head.
I dont know about you, but Im someone with a bad habit of misplacing my phone, losing the remote, and forgetting my glasses on top of my head.
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Summer often brings with it trips to the beach , ice cream, and fun in the sun .
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Whether youre flying cross-country, sunbathing by the pool, or just trying to drown out your neighbors playlist, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Noise-Cancelling Earbuds are built for immersive summer ...
Whether youre flying cross-country, sunbathing by the pool, or just trying to drown out your neighbors playlist, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Noise-Cancelling Earbuds are built for immersive summer listening.
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In recent years, researchers and climate advocates have been ringing the alarm about artificial intelligences impact on the environment .
In recent years, researchers and climate advocates have been ringing the alarm about artificial intelligences impact on the environment .
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Already a popular summer destination, Italy will be even busier this summer since 2025 is a Jubilee year.
Already a popular summer destination, Italy will be even busier this summer since 2025 is a Jubilee year.
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Insects, Acronyms, France, Skyscrapers, Toys
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This week's categories include: Insects, Acronyms, France, Skyscrapers, and Toys…ALL FOR KIDS!!! Birthday shout outs are for paid Patreon subscribers: https://patreon.com/TriviaforKids610 Survey link: https://www.research.net/r/YTWL9VF Check out our YouTube Channel for our live trivia rounds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuDif_2Uw1Ovqmh3tvNn-g…
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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Crude Death Rate: The number of people in a population of a 1,000 who die every year. The 2020 rate for the entire world is roughly 8. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - …
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Peeling Time is linked here for your enjoyment: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/565c3d39e4b027c789ba5b70/t/64a569d7fe8a2b041897dabf/1688562136794/Peeling+Time+%28Deluxe+Edition%29+-+Tlotlo+Tsamaase.pdf Tlotlo tells mare about Peeling Time on this Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3S5bBPsMBN/ Womb City is from Kensington and is avail…
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Buildings coated in a cement-based paint that sweats could help keep communities cool during the hottest days of the year.
Buildings coated in a cement-based paint that sweats could help keep communities cool during the hottest days of the year.
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The idea of having a portable printer may seem unnecessary at a time when most important documents can be easily scanned, signed, and sent digitally.
The idea of having a portable printer may seem unnecessary at a time when most important documents can be easily scanned, signed, and sent digitally.
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In this episode, Maegan, Kirk, and Bryan earn their first three dollars as podcasters. Kirk embarrassingly forgets the word "polyandrous" even though the etymological roots are obvious. Maegan bakes bread. The six ghosts of fear rear their ugly heads. Kirk reveals his recent struggle with despair as it relates to the fear of old age. Maegan has ast…
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How the Rubin Observatory will change astronomy
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Mario Juric, director of the University of Washington's DiRAC Institute, explains why astronomers are celebrating the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's "First Look" at the cosmos - and tells you how to join the party.
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A trove of forgotten papers penned by famed World War II codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for the record-setting price of $627,000.
A trove of forgotten papers penned by famed World War II codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for the record-setting price of $627,000.
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You already know it before you open it: its another rejection email.
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Imagine traveling more than 600 miles from the only home youve ever known, to a mountain ridge youve never been to.
Imagine traveling more than 600 miles from the only home youve ever known, to a mountain ridge youve never been to.
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Whats the weirdest thing you learned this week?
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While we still dont know if we are truly the only intelligent life in the universe , we are certainly not alone as far as galaxies .
While we still dont know if we are truly the only intelligent life in the universe , we are certainly not alone as far as galaxies .
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What happens at college?
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Mamas Mamas talks to Tesfaye Telila about the landscape of acute coronary care in Ethiopa, where just a few dozen cardiologists contend with a population of 120 million people.By TCTMD
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Breaking Down the Big Beautiful Bill ft. Jason Furman & Ben Ritz
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What's happening with Trump's so-called Big Beautiful Bill? Jason Furman and Ben Ritz join the podcast to discuss the long run impact the bill would have, why Republicans are so comfortable blowing up the deficit, and whether the Biden administration's mistakes are linked to the moment we're in now. To get bonus episodes, support us at patreon.com/…
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Does Any Government Have a Plan if Aliens Invade the Earth?
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Thanks to Hollywood, as well as words written on the mangled inked corpses of the leafy fellow occupants of our little planet we’ve successfully subjugated, there are a number of common ideas about how an alien invasion of Earth would go. From clandestine infiltration where our celestial enemies walk among us undetected, to these brothers from anot…
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Why we freak out when the world stops making sense | with Stephen Heine
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Why do we feel so unsettled and agitated when the world doesn’t make sense? In this episode, I talk with psychologist Steven Heine about his Meaning Maintenance Model — a theory that explains how we react when our sense of meaning is threatened. We explore how disruptions to our mental frameworks can lead us to double down on our beliefs, seek comf…
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The attention span epidemic: why you're so impatient now!
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Brain rot is real - and it is likely from us all scrolling our phones. Scrolling our phones leads to a change in our brain that can lead to impatience. Today we talk about the up to date science on attention span, phone use, impatience - and the best ways for us to get our attention spans back. And question - does everyone have ADHD? WDWLTW: which …
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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Chromatophores: pigment-containing cells in the deeper layers of the skin of animals like shrimp Restricted availability theory: a commodity is available or perceived to be available only for certain individuals Reactance theory: unavailability of a commodity is perceived as a…
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Horny Bugs, Women are Stronger Than Men, Evil Monkey Backpack Trends
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Casey Johnston joins the show this week to talk about how women are truly and actually stronger than men (all of which she details in her new book!). Plus, Laura talks about promiscuous fruit flies, and Rachel talks about capuchin monkey's version of a Labubu. Get Casey's book here! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/casey-johnston/a-physical…
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For 20 years, the remains of a giant lizard that lived alongside dinosaurs were tucked away in a jar at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
For 20 years, the remains of a giant lizard that lived alongside dinosaurs were tucked away in a jar at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
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I have been using the Peak Design Travel Tripod for years now.
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An ice maker can seem like an unnecessary indulgence until you check the freezer and find that you've forgotten to fill up the ice cube trays (again).
An ice maker can seem like an unnecessary indulgence until you check the freezer and find that you've forgotten to fill up the ice cube trays (again).
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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
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Few things feel worse in the hiking world than finding out you missed a great spot along the trail because of the route you chose.
Few things feel worse in the hiking world than finding out you missed a great spot along the trail because of the route you chose.
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Among animals that can regrow their detached limbs , Mexicos axolotls stand out.
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Losing a leg or two is not always a big deal for spiders .
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If youre still running Windows 10 or using outdated software for work, school, or gaming, nows the time to modernize.
If youre still running Windows 10 or using outdated software for work, school, or gaming, nows the time to modernize.
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Archaeologists remain baffled by a surprising, seemingly ahistorical find located deep in the Canadian wilderness .
Archaeologists remain baffled by a surprising, seemingly ahistorical find located deep in the Canadian wilderness .
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Do you really need to pay quite so much attention to which foods you eat, and which you avoid? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesBy Craig Good
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Natural or man-made—which sparkles brighter? In this fascinating episode, we explore how scientists are growing real diamonds in laboratories using cutting-edge technologies like High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). You’ll learn how lab-grown diamonds are chemically identical to natural ones, how they’re revolu…
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Why Sewers Around the World Keep Overflowing
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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Combined Sewer System: Sewers designed to collect domestic sewage and storm runoff in the same wastewater pipe. Wastewater Treatment Plant: A facility that filters and cleans wastewater before sending it into nearby waterways. Combined Sewer Overflow: When the wastewater in a …
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Ep 179 Fluoride 2: Fighting tooth and nail
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In last week’s episode, we traced the history of fluoridation (and the anti-fluoridation movement) to its roots in the early 20th century, but we left you wondering whether there’s anything to back up the health claims that anti-fluoridationists make. Today, we get deep into the weeds of the fluoride literature, explaining how this mineral works, t…
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