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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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Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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A selection of the best interviews conducted by physician leaders and recorded at cardiology conferences around the globe.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast
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Explain Like I'm Five, aka ELI5, is the mini-podcast series where we take the questions you always wanted to ask, and talk about them in a way that is easy to understand. Made possible by the amazing reddit community at r/explainlikeimfive. See episode show notes for user credits.
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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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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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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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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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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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Interviews with Authors about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
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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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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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Interview with Scholars of Journalism about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/journalism
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Rethinking Wellness offers critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being. We explore the science (or lack thereof) behind popular wellness diets, the role of influencers and social-media algorithms in spreading wellness misinformation, problematic practices in the alternative- and integrative-medicine space, how wellness culture often drives disordered eating, the truth about trending topics like gut health, how ...
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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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🎉 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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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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Hosted by award-winning Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Melissa Joy Dobbins, the Guilt-Free RD - "because food shouldn't make you feel bad!" Join Melissa’s conversations with a variety of experts on topics ranging from fad diets to farming and gain credible information to help you make your own, well-informed food decisions based on facts, not fear. For more information visit www.SoundBitesRD.com.
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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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Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast
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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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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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Where psychology meets films. We dissect and analyze popular films and their psychological content.
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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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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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Cigarette butts create a massive and messy environmental burden .
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Dungeons and Dragons’ Popularity Grows—And Science Follows
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Brennan Lee Mulligan is a professional dungeon master, playing Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), a popular tabletop role-playing game, for audiences online and in person. In January his D&D show on Dropout.tv, Dimension 20, played a live game at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show—and the game—experienced a resurgence during the COVID pandem…
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321 Vivian Carter, heroine of HOT MOON and RADIANT SKIES
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Alan’s Web site: https://www.alansmale.com/ Alan on the following Socials: Alan’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/alan.smale Alan on BlueSky: @alansmale.bsky.social Alan on Twitter: @alansmale Alan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alansmale Alan’s Author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alan-Smale/author/B00BAFDPWO Alan…
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On the early evening of June 22, 2010, American tennis star John Isner began a grueling Wimbledon match against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut that would become the longest in the sports history .
On the early evening of June 22, 2010, American tennis star John Isner began a grueling Wimbledon match against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut that would become the longest in the sports history .
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Is Algospeak Inevitable? ft. Adam Aleksic
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How are social media algorithms changing the way we communicate? Adam Aleksic is the author of the new book Algospeak, and he joins the podcast to discuss how social media users invent new words to get around algorithmic censorship, how social media changes our tone of voices, the rhythms of our speech, and ultimately changes how we understand one …
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In Africa, wildebeest and zebra roam the plains in multi-species herds .
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There comes a point in every Netflix users life where you have to ask: Why am I still paying for this?
There comes a point in every Netflix users life where you have to ask: Why am I still paying for this?
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You probably dont need another reminder that learning a language  is good for your brain, your career, and your travel plans.
You probably dont need another reminder that learning a language  is good for your brain, your career, and your travel plans.
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Once your adult teeth replace your childhood chompers, they are with you for lifea period that is a lot longer than it used to be.
Once your adult teeth replace your childhood chompers, they are with you for lifea period that is a lot longer than it used to be.
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Everybodys skin wrinkles with age , but the actual science behind why it happens is murkier than you may expect.
Everybodys skin wrinkles with age , but the actual science behind why it happens is murkier than you may expect.
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Renate Schnabel, Ruben Casado Arroyo, and Mamas Mamas discuss the atrial fibrillation recommendations unveiled at ESC Congress 2024.By TCTMD
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Scientific American has been reading, reviewing and recommending books for more than 100 years. These days Brianne Kane, our resident reader, is in charge of organizing our book recommendation lists to help science-minded people find the perfect read, including novels. She joins fellow book nerd Rachel Feltman to talk about the nonfiction and ficti…
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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Handedness: the tendency to use one hand more than the other for specific tasks MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: …
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Brian Fauteux, "Music in Orbit: Satellite Radio in the Streaming Space Age" (Univ of California Press, 2025)
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Years before the advent of music streaming, Sirius and XM established satellite radio services that attracted paying subscribers through their ever-expanding lineup of niche music channels and exclusive celebrity-hosted programming. Brian Fauteux's Music in Orbit: Satellite Radio in the Streaming Space Age (University of California Press, 2025) is …
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Cameron Kunzelman, "The World is Born from Zero: Understanding Speculation and Video Games" (de Gruyter, 2022)
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The World is Born From Zero is an investigation into the relationship between video games and science fiction through the philosophy of speculation. Cameron Kunzelman (Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, USA) argues that the video game medium is centered on the evaluation and production of possible futures by following video game studies, media phil…
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The Tug of War: Why Racial Progress Often Meets Resistance and Backlash
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Dr. Karyne Messina and Dr. Felicia Powell-Williams, the host and co-host of “Psychoanalytic Perspectives of Racism in America” sponsored by The American Psychoanalytic Association explored how employing mechanisms of defense perpetuates racial injustice’s movement forward and the resistance it faces as a tug of war, i.e., progress followed by backl…
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Alison J. Miller, "Envisioning the Empress: The Lives and Images of Japanese Imperial Women, 1868-1952" (Routledge, 2024)
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Envisioning the Empress illuminates dynamic and powerful empresses who impacted not only women in their own time but whose influence extended to later generations of royalty, creating a greater role for imperial women and elevating the status of women’s roles at a crucial juncture in Japanese history. The central focus of this book is visual monarc…
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Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, "The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism" (Jewish Publication Society. 2024)
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The Triumph of Life is Rabbi Irving Greenberg’s magnum opus—a narrative of the relationship between God and humanity as expressed in the Jewish journey through modernity, the Holocaust, the creation of Israel, and the birth of Judaism’s next era. Greenberg describes Judaism’s utopian vision of a world created by a God who loves life, who invites hu…
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Regina Kazyulina, "Women Under Suspicion: Fraternization, Espionage, and Punishment in the Soviet Union During World War II" (U Wisconsin Press, 2025)
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Officially, women in the Soviet Union enjoyed a degree of equality unknown elsewhere in Allied countries at the time. However, long-standing norms of gendered behavior and stereotypes that cast women as morally weak, politically fallible, and sexually tempting meant that women in the army or living behind enemy lines were viewed with skepticism, se…
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James Cairns, "In Crisis, on Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times" (Wolsak and Wynn, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery interviews author and academic James Cairns about his collection of essays, In Crisis, On Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025). In 2022, the Collins Dictionary announced that its word of the year was “permacrisis,” which it defined as “an extended period of instability and insecurity, espec…
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Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, "The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want" (Harper, 2025)
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Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to put authors, artists, and others out of business? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than humans at everything? Linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna make clear…
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Christopher T. Fleming, "Equity and Trusts in Sanskrit Jurisprudence" (British Academy, 2025)
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This monograph outlines the core principles of equity and trusts in Sanskrit jurisprudence (Dharmaśāstra) and traces their application in the practical legal administration of religious and charitable endowments throughout Indian history. Dharmaśāstra describes phenomena that, in Anglo-American jurisprudence, are associated with courts of equity: t…
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A Guide to Building the Pyramids- How Did They Do It?
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In today's episode of The BrainFood Show, Daven Hiskey dives into how the pyramids were actually built. A quick tour on popular online video sharing platforms may convince you that ancient Egyptian builders were either Completely useless, and had to rely on Alien help, or They were incredibly advanced, and used power tools and lasers. Because … Atl…
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Most people dont often witness the dramatic results of trees struck by lightning  firsthanda fact that may lead you to believe thunderstorms dont present too large a threat to our shade-providing ...
Most people dont often witness the dramatic results of trees struck by lightning  firsthanda fact that may lead you to believe thunderstorms dont present too large a threat to our shade-providing friends.
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Whether youre entertaining at home, traveling, camping, or tailgating, a cooler with wheels is a game-changer.
Whether youre entertaining at home, traveling, camping, or tailgating, a cooler with wheels is a game-changer.
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Earthquakes are violent events that alter the face of the planet.
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There's a time for perfectly articulated torch songs, and there's a time for jams by the campfire.
There's a time for perfectly articulated torch songs, and there's a time for jams by the campfire.
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You probably have friends and family who rave about Costco gas prices or the giant tubs of snacks and baked goods they find within aisles, so why havent you joined yet?
You probably have friends and family who rave about Costco gas prices or the giant tubs of snacks and baked goods they find within aisles, so why havent you joined yet?
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Ample sunshine, ice cream, and afternoons at the beach might leave you wishing that summer would never end.
Ample sunshine, ice cream, and afternoons at the beach might leave you wishing that summer would never end.
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This refurbished MacBook Pro  is at an all-time low price until theyre sold out!
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If you're still rocking a pair of cheap gas station sunglasses , they may not be offering any actual protection for your eyeballs.
If you're still rocking a pair of cheap gas station sunglasses , they may not be offering any actual protection for your eyeballs.
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For the first time ever, AI models achieved prestigious gold-level scores at the International Mathematics Olympiad , one of the worlds premiere math competitions.
For the first time ever, AI models achieved prestigious gold-level scores at the International Mathematics Olympiad , one of the worlds premiere math competitions.
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In Antarctic waters, glaciers calve like distant thunder and the air stings with salt and cold.
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Welcome back to another episode of the show. Today, we are going to talk about a topic that has been a topic of debate recently: tracking your food intake. There has been pushback on social media recently against tracking, and I think there are good reasons for this. However, I believe that tracking CAN BE one of the most valuable things you can do…
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Skeptoid #998: The Manifestation Trap: OCD and the Law of Attraction
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What began as 19th-century mind-cure mysticism has morphed into a billion-dollar culture that may be hurting more minds than it helps. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesBy Adrienne Hill
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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Particulate matter: often abbreviated PM, it is the sum of all the tiny particles and drops of liquid suspended in the air including soil, soot, dust, metals, and acids like nitrates. Air quality: a measurement of how polluted the air is, judged by the level of known pollutant…
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A Search for Wholeness – Integral Aspirations, Reflections, and Intersections of the Scholar-Practitioner
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In this 50th episode, your hosts, Jonathan Kay and Stephen Julich, reflect on the intersections that shape the evolving path of the scholar-practitioner. This episode traces a search for wholeness through three vital crossings: • the intersection of thinking and doing, where lived practice challenges the silos of classical knowledge production; the…
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Luke A. Nichter, "The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election Of 1968" (Yale UP, 2024)
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A sitting Democratic president who chooses not to run for re-election, a vice president running out of the president’s shadow, and a Republican nominee trying to make a political comeback amidst accusations of collusion – welcome to the 2024 1968 presidential election. What we think we know about the election has been challenged, however, by a new …
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Greg Rhyno, "Who by Water" (Cormorant Books, 2025)
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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with author Greg Rhyno about his new mystery novel, Who By Water (Cormorant Books, 2025). After barely surviving her last case, Dame Polara trades her part-time detective gig for the safer — though no less chaotic — life of a single, working mother, picking up toys instead of picking locks, chasing af…
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Katie Mitchell, "Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores" (Random House, 2025)
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Traversing teeming metropolises and tiny towns, Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores (Random House, 2025) explores these spaces, chronicling these Black bookstore’s past and present lives. Combining narrative prose, eye-catching photography, one-on-one interviews, original essays, and specially curated poetry, Prose to the People …
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Women have been central to the evolution of dance music culture since its earliest days, yet their contributions have often been overlooked. From Régine Zylberberg's pioneering work in creating the modern discotheque in 1950s Paris to Sharon White's trailblazing presence at New York's legendary venues in the 1970s, female DJs have shaped dance floo…
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Robert N. Spengler, "Nature's Greatest Success: How Plants Evolved to Exploit Humanity" (Univ of California Press, 2025)
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The 15,000-year story of how grass seduced humanity into being its unwitting labor force--and the science behind it. Domesticated crops were not human creations, and agriculture was not simply invented. As Robert N. Spengler shows, domestication was the result of an evolutionary process in which people played a role only unwittingly and as actors i…
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Halina Brunning and Olya Khaleelee eds., "Sitting on a Suitcase: Psychoanalytic Stories" (Karnac Books, 2025)
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Sitting on a Suitcase: Psychoanalytic Stories (Karnac Books, 2025) contains eighteen moving tales of disparate Jewish lives from Eliat Aram, Leslie B. Brissett, Louisa Diana Brunner, Halina Brunning, Leila Djemal, Shmuel Erlich, Mira Erlich-Ginor, Franca Fubini, Stan Gold, Larry Hirschhorn, Susan Kahn, Alicia E. Kaufmann, Olya Khaleelee, James Kran…
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