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How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) - Brian Christian
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January 2, 2018
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Emma Bryce: How does the immune system work?
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January 8, 2018
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Can you solve the dark coin riddle? - Lisa Winer
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January 22, 2018
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The rise and fall of the Inca empire - Gordon McEwan
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February 12, 2018
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The surprising reason birds sing - Partha P. Mitra
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February 20, 2018
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The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor
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February 22, 2018
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Can you solve the seven planets riddle - Edwin F Meyer
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February 26, 2018
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The weird and wonderful metamorphosis of the butterfly - Franziska Bauer
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March 1, 2018
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| S2018E19 |
The myth of King Midas and his golden touch - Iseult Gillespie
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March 5, 2018
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| S2018E20 |
Why should you read "The Handmaid's Tale"? - Naomi R. Mercer
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March 8, 2018
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| S2018E21 |
The science of skin - Emma Bryce
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March 13, 2018
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A day in the life of an ancient Athenian - Robert Garland
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March 15, 2018
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| S2018E23 |
Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt
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March 19, 2018
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| S2018E24 |
Can you solve the buried treasure riddle - Daniel Griller
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March 22, 2018
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Why isn't the world covered in poop? - Eleanor Slade and Paul Manning
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March 26, 2018
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| S2018E26 |
A day in the life of a Roman soldier - Robert Garland
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March 29, 2018
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A simple way to tell insects apart - Anika Hazra
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April 3, 2018
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What causes body odor? - Mel Rosenberg
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April 5, 2018
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The rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire - Leonora Neville
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April 9, 2018
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| S2018E31 |
The Cambodian myth of lightning, thunder, and rain - Prumsodun Ok
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April 10, 2018
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| S2018E32 |
Dan Kwartler: What causes headaches?
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April 12, 2018
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| S2018E33 |
The surprising reasons animals play dead - Tierney Thys
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April 16, 2018
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| S2018E35 |
How the world's first metro system was built - Christian Wolmar
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April 19, 2018
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| S2018E36 |
Why can't you divide by zero? - TED-Ed
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April 23, 2018
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| S2018E37 |
The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman
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April 24, 2018
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| S2018E38 |
How do brain scans work? - John Borghi and Elizabeth Waters
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April 26, 2018
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| S2018E39 |
Which is stronger: Glue or tape? - Elizabeth Cox
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April 30, 2018
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| S2018E40 |
How to build a dark matter detector - Jenna Saffin
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May 1, 2018
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| S2018E41 |
How does hibernation work? - Sheena Lee Faherty
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May 3, 2018
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| S2018E42 |
What causes constipation? - Heba Shaheed
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May 7, 2018
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Can you solve the false positive riddle - Alex Gendler
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May 8, 2018
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When will the next ice age happen? - Lorraine Lisiecki
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May 10, 2018
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| S2018E45 |
How squids outsmart their predators - Carly Anne York
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May 14, 2018
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Why do we sweat? - John Murnan
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May 15, 2018
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The journey to Pluto, the farthest world ever explored - Alan Stern
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May 17, 2018
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Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen: How to stay calm under pressure
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May 21, 2018
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| S2018E49 |
Can you solve the wizard standoff riddle - Dan Finkel
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May 22, 2018
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| S2018E50 |
What is dust made of? - Michael Marder
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May 24, 2018
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Are naked mole rats the strangest mammals? - Thomas Park
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May 29, 2018
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| S2018E52 |
Why is it so hard to cure ALS? - Fernando G. Vieira
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May 31, 2018
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| S2018E53 |
Can you solve the penniless pilgrim riddle? - Daniel Finkel
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June 4, 2018
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| S2018E54 |
Would you live on the moon? - Alex Gendler
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June 5, 2018
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How one scientist averted a national health crisis - Andrea Tone
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June 7, 2018
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| S2018E57 |
The Irish myth of the Giant's Causeway - Iseult Gillespie
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June 12, 2018
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| S2018E58 |
What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler
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June 14, 2018
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Did the Amazons really exist? - Adrienne Mayor
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June 18, 2018
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The science of hearing - Douglas L. Oliver
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June 19, 2018
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| S2018E61 |
How do your hormones work? - Emma Bryce
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June 21, 2018
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| S2018E62 |
The psychology of post-traumatic stress disorder - Joelle Rabow Maletis
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June 25, 2018
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How much of what you see is a hallucination? - Elizabeth Cox
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June 26, 2018
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| S2018E64 |
Can you solve the Mondrian squares riddle? - Gordon Hamilton
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June 28, 2018
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Are there universal expressions of emotion? - Sophie Zadeh
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July 3, 2018
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Why don’t poisonous animals poison themselves? - Rebecca D. Tarvin
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July 5, 2018
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What is the coldest thing in the world? - Lina Marieth Hoyos
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July 10, 2018
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How exactly does binary code work? - José Américo N L F de Freitas
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July 12, 2018
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| S2018E69 |
History vs. Augustus - Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler
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July 17, 2018
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| S2018E70 |
A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor - Elizabeth Cox
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July 19, 2018
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| S2018E71 |
The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman - Janell Hobson
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July 24, 2018
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How can you change someone's mind? (hint: facts aren't always enough) - Hugo Mercier
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July 26, 2018
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Did ancient Troy really exist? - Einav Zamir Dembin
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July 31, 2018
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| S2018E74 |
Why does your voice change as you get older? - Shaylin A. Schundler
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August 2, 2018
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| S2018E75 |
Can you solve the rogue AI riddle? - Dan Finkel
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August 7, 2018
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How the Normans changed the history of Europe - Mark Robinson
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August 9, 2018
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What really happened to the Library of Alexandria? - Elizabeth Cox
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August 14, 2018
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Zen kōans: unsolvable enigmas designed to break your brain - Puqun Li
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August 16, 2018
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Why is Aristophanes called "The Father of Comedy"? - Mark Robinson
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August 21, 2018
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Can you solve the Leonardo da Vinci riddle? - Tanya Khovanova
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August 23, 2018
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What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox
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August 28, 2018
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Does stress affect your memory? - Elizabeth Cox
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September 4, 2018
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| S2018E84 |
What is the universe expanding into? - Sajan Saini
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September 6, 2018
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Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle? - Alex Gendler
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September 10, 2018
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Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends? - Alan Lupack
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September 11, 2018
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| S2018E87 |
How do cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir
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September 13, 2018
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| S2018E88 |
What would happen if every human suddenly disappeared? - Dan Kwartler
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September 17, 2018
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Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe? - Scott Peeples
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September 18, 2018
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Could the Earth be swallowed by a black hole? - Fabio Pacucci
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September 20, 2018
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| S2018E91 |
Can you solve the alien probe riddle? - Dan Finkel
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September 24, 2018
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How much will you change in the future? More than you think - Bence Nanay
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September 27, 2018
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What’s a smartphone made of? - Kim Preshoff
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October 1, 2018
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| S2018E95 |
Everything you need to know to read “The Canterbury Tales” - Iseult Gillespie
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October 1, 2018
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Can you still feel a limb that's gone? - Joshua W. Pate
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October 4, 2018
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| S2018E97 |
Ilan Stavans: Why should you read "Don Quixote"?
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October 8, 2018
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| S2018E98 |
Can you solve the killer robo-ants riddle? - Dan Finkel
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October 9, 2018
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| S2018E99 |
History through the eyes of a chicken - Chris A. Kniesly
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October 11, 2018
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Why should you read "Waiting For Godot"? - Iseult Gillespie
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October 15, 2018
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| S2018E101 |
What if cracks in concrete could fix themselves? - Congrui Jin
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October 16, 2018
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| S2018E102 |
Why can't some birds fly? - Gillian Gibb
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October 18, 2018
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| S2018E103 |
The princess who rewrote history - Leonora Neville
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October 22, 2018
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| S2018E104 |
Does time exist? - Andrew Zimmerman Jones
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October 23, 2018
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| S2018E106 |
How rollercoasters affect your body - Brian D. Avery
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October 29, 2018
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| S2018E107 |
The fascinating history of cemeteries - Keith Eggener
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October 30, 2018
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| S2018E108 |
What causes heartburn? - Rusha Modi
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November 1, 2018
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| S2018E109 |
Is fire a solid, a liquid, or a gas? - Elizabeth Cox
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November 5, 2018
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How far would you have to go to escape gravity? - Rene Laufer
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November 6, 2018
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| S2018E111 |
Can you solve the secret werewolf riddle? - Dan Finkel
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November 8, 2018
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| S2018E112 |
History vs. Henry VIII - Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler
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November 12, 2018
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| S2018E113 |
The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler
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November 13, 2018
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| S2018E114 |
What’s the smallest thing in the universe? - Jonathan Butterworth
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November 15, 2018
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Why is meningitis so dangerous? - Melvin Sanicas
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November 19, 2018
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David Lunney: The life cycle of a neutron star
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November 20, 2018
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| S2018E117 |
Who decides what art means? - Hayley Levitt
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November 26, 2018
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| S2018E118 |
Can you solve the giant iron riddle? - Alex Gendler
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November 27, 2018
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Why should you read Kurt Vonnegut? - Mia Nacamulli
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November 29, 2018
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| S2018E121 |
Can you solve the time travel riddle? - Dan Finkel
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December 4, 2018
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Are we running out of clean water? - Balsher Singh Sidhu
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December 6, 2018
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The dangerous race for the South Pole - Elizabeth Leane
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December 10, 2018
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Inside the killer whale matriarchy - Darren Croft
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December 11, 2018
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| S2018E125 |
A brie(f) history of cheese - Paul Kindstedt
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December 13, 2018
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From enslavement to rebel gladiator: The life of Spartacus - Fiona Radford
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December 17, 2018
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| S2018E127 |
The sneakiest tricksters of the animal kingdom - Eldridge Adams
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December 18, 2018
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Can you solve the troll’s paradox riddle? - Dan Finkel
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December 20, 2018
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