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Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Monarchs Head for the Border
Each year, monarch butterflies fly south across North America, returning ...
Each year, monarch butterflies fly south across North America, returning north in the spring. Normally the butterflies would never live long enough to complete the journey -- yet these are not normal times. Tune in to learn more about monarch butterflies.
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Noise Pollution: Pipe Down, People!
Like any other form of pollution, loud noises can seriously ...
Like any other form of pollution, loud noises can seriously affect your health over time -- and that's just the beginning. As Robert and Allison break down the science behind noise, they also explain how noise pollution affects the natural world.
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Flat Stanley Across the 11th Dimension
The world famous globetrotter Flat Stanley is used to encourage ...
The world famous globetrotter Flat Stanley is used to encourage literacy in children. Since Flat Stanley is two-dimensional, he's a perfect jumping-off point for Robert and Allison's exploration of string theory and our multidimensional universe.
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Will California fall into the ocean?
Earthquakes are an inevitable part of living on Earth, and ...
Earthquakes are an inevitable part of living on Earth, and some places are far more prone to earthquakes than others. In this episode, Robert and Allison tackle the idea that California might sink into the ocean due to the San Andreas fault.
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The Scientific Method
Nowadays most people have heard of the scientific method, but ...
Nowadays most people have heard of the scientific method, but what exactly is it? More importantly, how does it work? In the second segment of this two-part series, Robert and Allison explore the history (and application) of the scientific method.
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A Thing Called Science
Civilization relies on science and couldn't exist without it -- ...
Civilization relies on science and couldn't exist without it -- but what exactly is science? In this episode, Allison and Robert explore the definition of science, from the questions it can tackle to the methods scientists use in their experiments.
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Altruism is Alive and Well
If a person helps someone else without receiving an award, ...
If a person helps someone else without receiving an award, then that person has committed an act of altruism. Or have they? In this episode, Robert and Allison explore the science behind altruism in humans and other animals.
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What did that bacterium say?
Bacterial life is one of the most hardy life forms ...
Bacterial life is one of the most hardy life forms on Earth. But the impressive talents of bacteria aren't limited to durability. Tune in to learn more about the strange bacterial ability to sense quorums and communicate with other bacteria.
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The Wow Signal
In 1997, researchers at Ohio State University detected an extraordinary ...
In 1997, researchers at Ohio State University detected an extraordinary signal from space. Could it have been a message from another civilization? Tune in as Allison and Robert break down the science behind the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Packing for Mars with Mary Roach
As a science writer, Mary Roach has penned books on ...
As a science writer, Mary Roach has penned books on everything from cadavers to astronauts. In this episode, Allison and Robert interview Mary Roach about the future of space exploration. Listen in to learn what you'll need to pack for a trip to Mars.
