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'Will my bacon sandwich kill me?', 'Is vaping better than smoking?', 'How do you become an astronaut?' - just some of the Big Questions we ask some of the brightest minds behind Oxford science. Join us in each podcast as we explore a different area of science.
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-birdbrain-podcast/subscribe Rise above it all, stay elevated, create the infinity; Up your You. The Bird Brain podcast is a fresh take on Mental Health, self awareness, self love, and self reflection delivered in a way that feels more like a conversation with a good friend than a daunting task assigned by a teacher. It's about having a "Bird's eye-view" on very common experiences and using practical tools to shift your min ...
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Welcome to Bird Brains with Ken and Mark - a podcast focusing on the Philadelphia Eagles and all things football. Bird Brains is hosted by former Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Stars tight end Ken Dunek, and former TrentonTimes and NJ.com Eagles beat writer Mark Eckel.
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EconTalk

Russ Roberts

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EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused th ...
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Watch What Crappens

Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam | Wondery

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A daily podcast that revels in all things Bravo (and beyond!). Join Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam as they praise, ridicule, and eviscerate the Real Housewives, Below Deck, and whatever other crap Bravo throws at us. We mock because we love. Support us at www.patreon.com/watchwhatcrappens for bonus episodes, video recaps, and exclusive access to our Discord server. Listen to Watch What Crappens on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to bonus episodes exclusively ...
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Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves. Get more brainy miscellany with TED Radio Hour+. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted
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Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part reported, one part interviews, and one part Jamie collapsing her permanently internet-damaged brain. Whether it’s an enduring meme or a dreaded Character of the Day distinction, it’s the kind of notoriety that often results in little money, unwarranted attention, and a confusing blurred line of consent. What do you do when you get more attention and judgement th ...
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Radiolab

WNYC Studios

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Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.
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The Naked Scientists Podcast

The Naked Scientists

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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.
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Sweathunter Animation

Nathan and Gabriel Boyer

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"The Further Adventures of Sweathunter," by Nathan and Gabriel Boyer, a surreal mystery whose main character is a crazed guru who lives in a trailer. Within a noir-ish urban setting, doll children kids seek wisdom from Sweathunter, a police team of bird brothers share a single brain while they either solve or commit crimes, and a newspaper editor tries to get to the bottom of it all. Meanwhile, our hero explores his sexual obsession with a giant eyeball.
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Super Brain

Sabina Brennan

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Dr Sabina Brennan talks to an eclectic mix of inspiring guests about thriving and surviving in life and shares practical tips to transform your everyday brain into a healthy, happy, Super Brain. Unleash Your Super Power Host: Sabina Brennan Edited by Emily Burke (Seasons 1 - 4 Original Music by Gavin Brennan Recorded at the Super Brain Studio Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/superbrain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dimes In The Dozen

Sammy Ray, Daryl Lazer

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Good content is a dime a dozen, let’s sort through it together... New episodes drop every Thursday... Home of The Bird & The Bear... Join our discussions as we attempt to find meaning in cultural achievements and personal setbacks encountered on our journey towards the horizon; each week getting closer to discovering the adventure in your story... Be defined as a Dime
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Stay in tune with our phenomenal world. Join us for explorations of science, art, history, and more. We're on a quest to find awe and wonder in all nature—human or wild, vast or small. Encounters that move us beyond words. Hosted by Marcus Smith, Constant Wonder is a production of BYUradio.
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People I (Mostly) Admire

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a m ...
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Health Matters

NewYork-Presbyterian

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Your weekly dose of health and wellness information, from the leading experts. Join host Courtney Allison to get news you can use in your own life. New episodes drop each Wednesday. If you are looking for practical health tips and trustworthy information from world-class doctors and medical experts you will enjoy listening to Health Matters. Health Matters was created to share stories of science, care, and wellness that are happening every day at NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the nation’s mos ...
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Welcome to the Pop Cultus Podcast, a show where we rant about video games, movies, TV and everything under the sun of pop culture. So, drink the Kool-aid, go guru and spread the message.
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Science Changing Life

Science Changing Life

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The award-winning Science Changing Life podcast offers an inside look into how Scripps Research scientists are solving the most pressing mysteries in human health and disease. Join hosts Lauren Fish and Melissa Suran, PhD, as they speak with world-class scientists at the forefronts of immunology, infectious disease, artificial intelligence, personalized medicine, neuroscience and much more. Science Changing Life gives listeners a glimpse into the people behind the science, their motivations, ...
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Speaking of Psychology

American Psychological Association

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"Speaking of Psychology" is an audio podcast series highlighting some of the latest, most important and relevant psychological research being conducted today. Produced by the American Psychological Association, these podcasts will help listeners apply the science of psychology to their everyday lives.
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First Things In The Morning

Early Bird Productions

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A short podcast full of fun and interesting stories and facts, to listen to while making your morning tea, going for your morning pee and brushing your teeth. Learn some new things before your brain has even properly started yet. Topic requests and any other contact: [email protected] Check out the following mini series! White Coats - medical subjects Thanks! - good people and their work On The Map - a closer look at a specific country Go Down In History - historical events Haha - fun ...
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Tide Pods

Tim O'Donohue

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Tim & Emily discuss interesting random topics ranging from the brain to relationship dynamics, rocket science, quantum physics, the Maury Show, Caine's Chicken, aliens and cats,and Pet interviews
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Periodic Talks

Gillian Jacobs & Diona Reasonover

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What gets you curious? Virtual experiences, celestial bodies, water worlds or maybe just the tiniest mysteries inside your brain? The endlessly curious and curiously funny, Gillian Jacobs (Community, Netflix's LOVE) and Diona Reasonover (NCIS), step off set to go on tangents with real-life astronauts, astrophysicists, science artists, mathematician-types and other really smart people that investigate what seems impossible.
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They wanted the wisdom. They just didn’t want to pay the invoice.In this episode, we break down the hard truth about connections that quietly run on your worth, your time, and your wisdom — all while leaving you emotionally overdrawn. If you’ve ever felt used, overlooked, or drained by the people who claimed to value you, this one's for you. It’s t…
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Abraham Verghese is a physician and a best-selling author — in that order, he says. He explains the difference between curing and healing, and tells Steve why doctors should spend more time with patients and less with electronic health records. SOURCES: Abraham Verghese, professor of medicine at Stanford University and best-selling novelist. RESOUR…
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The immune system seems to respond faster, and better, when you get a booster vaccine in the same arm as your initial vaccine. Also, your GP might miss something going wrong with your liver because of the way pathology labs report blood test results. And a common type 2 diabetes drug, metformin, could be used to treat knee osteoarthritis — and dela…
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Would you meet a stranger in a park with a pile of snakes? Comedian Craig Quartermaine took the risk in an attempt to overcome his fears. Featuring: Craig Quartermaine, comedian. Sandy Dickinson, Urban Reptiles. Jonathan Wright, announcer's voice. Production: Ann Jones, presenter/producer. Petria Ladgrove, producer. Joel Werner, script editor. Fiel…
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Icons of TV and radio Dorinda Medley and Kiki Monique swing by to talk Bravo, RHONY, Traitors, lawsuits, and all sorts of other fun stuff. It’s a party! And be sure to check out Reality Checked every day on Radio Andy / Sirius XM! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-…
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Today we bring you a story stranger than fiction. In 2006, paleobiologist Natalia Rybczynski took a helicopter to a remote Arctic island near the North Pole, spending her afternoons scavenging for ancient treasures on the ground. One day, she found something the size of a potato chip. Turns out, it was a three and half million year old chunk of bon…
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Every day, we make countless choices—but are these decisions guided by desire or design? This hour, TED speakers on what shapes the food we eat, how we power our homes, and how we communicate. Guests include food systems expert Sarah Lake, infrastructure engineer Deb Chachra, cross-cultural psychologist Michele Gelfand, urban planner Jeff Speck, an…
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In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Will - and could - India switch off the water supply to Pakistan amid mounting tensions over Kashmir? Also, how a transmissible canine cancer from 8000 years ago is shedding fresh light on tumour biology - and how cancers can steal foreign genes, today. And, testing out a virtual reality tool designed to hel…
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This is part two Lexie is not taking Jesse’s BS on Summer House, which means this 5 week relationship may be done and dusted. Meanwhile, Kyle suddenly wants a baby, and Carl has a very courageous admission. You can watch this recap on video, listen to our White Lotus Recaps, and participate in live episode threads at patreon.com/watchwhatcrappens. …
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This is part one of a two-part recap Lexie is not taking Jesse’s BS on Summer House, which means this 5 week relationship may be done and dusted. Meanwhile, Kyle suddenly wants a baby, and Carl has a very courageous admission. You can watch this recap on video, listen to our White Lotus Recaps, and participate in live episode threads at patreon.com…
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Authorities are still trying to understand what triggered the massive power outage that left the majority of the Iberian Peninsula without electricity on Monday. To understand what might have been at play, and whether there’s any truth to claims that renewable energy sources were to blame, Ian Sample hears from Guardian energy correspondent Jillian…
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We're switching to a seasonal format on Sixteenth Minute in a few weeks, and to close the chapter on week-to-week main characters, we want to know -- have you ever been the main character? And if not, how has your relationship to the internet changed? For our May 20th episode, we'll be airing your stories! Send your voicemail to: smalliceresurfacer…
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All hell breaks loose when gossip from the Boys’ Chat leaks on The Valley. And it happens at Dave & Buster’s of all places. Another dark entry in a riveting season. You can watch this recap on video, listen to our bonus episodes, and participate in live episode threads at patreon.com/watchwhatcrappens. Tickets for our North American tour on sale at…
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Amidst conflict in Sudan, the world-leading Mycetoma Research Centre in Khartoum has been destroyed. We talk to the centre’s founder to find out what this means for research into the neglected disease and the struggle to proving ongoing support for patients. As the Pan American Health Organization put into action lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic …
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This week on Crappy Hour, we’re joined by special culinary author Adam Roberts @amateurgourmet to chat about his new book Food Person and then we talk about Bravo demotion rumors on RHOBH, Dorit’s filing for divorce, Meredith Marks getting in trouble over at RHOSLC, and anything else we can fit in the hour. We're live every other Monday at 530 PT! …
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What do you do when the subject of your research lies deep beneath the waves? Send down an underwater robot, of course! We chat to volcanologist Sofia Della Sala about her recent fieldwork expedition to Santorini, where she used a Remotely Operated Vehicle, or ROV, to search for hydrothermal vents in the Aegean Sea. These vents - which are like hot…
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In this episode of Health Matters, Dr. Courtney DeAngelis, a clinical psychologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia discusses what happens in the mind and body during anxiety, distinguishes between anxiety attacks and panic attacks, and shares effective strategies and practical advice for managing anxiety. ___ Courtney DeAngelis, PsyD, is an As…
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The word “extremist” might call up images of violence or terrorism. But extreme behaviors are all around us and can be a force for good as well as destruction. Arie Kruglanski, PhD, and Sophia Moskalenko, PhD, talk about what drives people to extreme behaviors, whether there’s an “extremist personality,” how social media drives extremism and whethe…
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Educator and activist Septima Clark used her passion for teaching to increase literacy rates in the Deep South, preparing Black citizens to pass the voter registration tests that were designed to disenfranchise them.Guest: Elaine Weiss, author of "Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement"Septima Clark reader: Jani…
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After much hype, The Love Hotel finally made its premiere this week, and we really like it! Will Shannon, Luann, Gizelle, or Ashley find love? Maybe. Will Earl the Pearl wear white boots? Most definitely. To watch this recap on video, listen to our Traitors bonus episodes, and participate in live episode threads, go to Patreon.com/watchwhatcrappens…
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Below Deck Down Under gets more passive aggressive as Lara gets a new weapon to use in her battle with Tzarina over the sous stew: lipstick. The lines have been drawn! To watch this recap on video, listen to our Traitors bonus episodes, and participate in live episode threads, go to Patreon.com/watchwhatcrappens. Tickets for the Mounting Hysteria T…
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Just Stop Oil, the climate activism group behind motorway blockades, petrol station disruption and tomato soup attacks on major artworks, has disbanded after staging a final action in London this weekend. To find out why the group has decided to hang up the famous orange high-vis, Madeleine Finlay hears from our environment correspondent Damien Gay…
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Let’s catch up with Haliey ‘Hawk Tuah’ Welch since the fallout of the crypto scam that undercut her sixteenth minute. While most didn’t stick around to see what happened, a lot about the crypto world has empowered Team Tuah to keep going — getting one over on the government, a second botched pump and dump scheme, and a suspiciously timed podcast re…
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Today's Titan is former chair of the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, and a key figure in the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine which rolled out during the Covid pandemic. Andrew Pollard tells Chris Smith how vaccines work, how public health bodies decide what to protect us against, and how current technology will shape the future of …
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This is part 2 of a two-part recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, it’s time to improve on pizza. Is that even possible? Probably not, but it’s fun to watch a bunch of James Beard stans make a go of it! To watch this recap on video, listen to our Trailer Trash bonus episodes, and participate in live episode threads, go to Patreon.com/watchwhatcrappen…
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This is part one of a two-part recap! Top Chef: Destination Canada, it’s time to improve on pizza. Is that even possible? Probably not, but it’s fun to watch a bunch of James Beard stans make a go of it! To watch this recap on video, listen to our Trailer Trash bonus episodes, and participate in live episode threads, go to Patreon.com/watchwhatcrap…
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Real Housewives of Atlanta finishes up its trip to Nashville with a secret recording from a window and a drunken pool party where Porsha threatens to sleep with someone’s husband. Also, Drew walks off for no reason. To watch this recap on video, listen to our White Lotus bonus episodes, and participate in live episode threads, go to Patreon.com/wat…
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Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 09:42 Housekeeping (Wolf of Wallstreet) 24:43 Housekeeping Proper 31:11 Telegram Very Real Women 37:35 Jim is Mad at Katy 53:34 We endured a few minutes of Joe Rogan Stand Up 57:51 Mid Break 59:43 Questions: I sCorncast a cast that counts in the podcasts rankings? 1:02:10 Powers Discovered 1:04:33 Hype is building for Big Mou…
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They wanted the wisdom. They just didn’t want to pay the invoice. In this episode, we break down the hard truth about connections that quietly run on your worth, your time, and your wisdom — all while leaving you emotionally overdrawn. If you’ve ever felt used, overlooked, or drained by the people who claimed to value you, this one's for you. It’s …
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Dwarkesh Patel interviewed the most influential thinkers and leaders in the world of AI and chronicled the history of AI up to now in his book, The Scaling Era. Listen as he talks to EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the book, the dangers and potential of AI, and the role scale plays in AI progress. The conversation concludes with a discussion of the a…
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Scientists have developed a device, called “e-Taste”, capable of recreating complex flavours of food and drink from five basic building blocks, and plan to use it to enhance virtual reality and augmented reality systems, boosting immersive experiences. Anthony and Jeff debate whether adding taste to VR will made the world a better place. Today's st…
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Jens Ludwig has an idea for how to fix America’s gun violence problem — and it starts by rejecting conventional wisdom from both sides of the political aisle. SOURCES: Jens Ludwig, professor of economics at the University of Chicago and director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab. RESOURCES: Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of America…
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When you can't make medical decisions for yourself, it's often the responsibility of a loved one, or sometimes a doctor who doesn't know you at all. Some researchers are suggesting artificial intelligence could be trained to know your wishes and be another voice in the room when making decisions. Also, it can take up to 95 per cent vaccine coverage…
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Have you heard of the Kookaburra that conquered Hollywood? Yes- that was a kookaburra at the start of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. But WHY? Dr Ann Jones is on a mission to find out. Featuring: Ella Loeffler, Film and Bird Watcher. Dr Maggie Watson, Ornithologist, ecologist, fantasy fiction fan. Assoc Professor Cameron Webb, Mosqui…
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For years, scientists thought nothing could live above 73℃/163℉. At that temperature, everything boiled to death. But scientists Tom Brock and Hudson Freeze weren’t convinced. What began as their simple quest to trawl for life in some of the hottest natural springs on Earth would, decades later, change the trajectory of biological science forever, …
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