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  1. Pinned Tweet
    2 Apr 2018

    After 5 years and over 200 episodes, we're striking out on our own! Expect the same great weekly deep dives on science, politics, and society, but we'll be expanding with weekly minisodes and more perks for our supporters.

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  2. Dec 1

    You're full of bones, but how do they work? 💀💀💀 We talk to orthopedic surgeon about his new book Bones: Inside and Out.

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  3. Nov 30

    Today in science history: In 1954, in Ann Hodges was bruised by a meteorite that fell through the roof of her house. This remains the only recorded instance of a person being hit by a meteorite. She donated it in 1956 to the Alabama Museum of Natural History.

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  4. Nov 20

    Same, Monarch caterpillars. Same.

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  5. Retweeted
    Nov 19

    New podcast today: "Thinking isn’t your brain’s most important job." Thanks, !

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  6. Nov 19

    This week: neuroscientist shares how you can fight against implicit biases by swamping your brain with new data, the time Carl Sagan was very wrong about how brains work, and much more.

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  7. Nov 17

    New this week from and , the podcast about music and the mind: Lullabies & Feelings.

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  8. Nov 16

    An international crew of astronauts is en route to the International Space Station following a successful launch on the first NASA-certified commercial human spacecraft system in history. NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission lifted off at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday at Kennedy Space Center .

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  9. Nov 12

    This week: the implications of much more water on the moon than we thought; a new study that looked at the possibility that our brains have an underlying propensity to understand words; and a quick look at a paper about TN bicycle crashes.

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  10. Nov 10

    Very on-brand for this year: 2020 sets the record for most named Atlantic storms. The subtropical storm southwest of the Azores is the 29th named storm, surpassing 2005’s record.

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    Nov 10

    An iceberg the size of South Georgia Island is on a collision course with... South Georgia Island -

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  12. Nov 4

    Here's what last night may mean for researchers:

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  13. Nov 3

    Indre talks to musicians, academics, and politicians to find out what role music plays in the political machine—how it’s used to sway minds and gather votes. If you’re interested in hearing more, check out the earlier seasons of Cadence wherever you get your podcasts. 2/2

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  14. Nov 3

    A special drop of the first episode of the new season of ' other podcast. is about what music can tell us about our minds. This new season explores how music influences us, and the first episode is all about politics. 1/2

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  15. Nov 2

    New episode alert: We talk to professor of mechanical engineering P. James Schuck about the released film Tesla, starring Ethan Hawke as Nikola Tesla, for which he was the science advisor.

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    Oct 31

    Catching up on with and this episode on structural racism particularly in medicine is really important

    Friends, especially White friends, in academic medicine wondering what you can do and what issues you can advocate for. A non-comprehensive breakdown by specialty. I remind you that pledging to stop hate is not enough. What you do in this moment should make you uncomfortable.
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  17. Oct 30

    Happy Halloween weekend! Since our celebrations will be at home this year, why not try one of these Halloween-themed science experienced?

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  18. Oct 29

    Hot-button words trigger conservatives and liberals differently! Researchers at have linked a brain region to what they call neural polarization, offering a glimpse into the partisan brain.

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  19. Oct 28

    "Cryptozoology” was coined in the late 1950s by zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans to describe the study of unverified animals. Loch Ness lies on the Great Glen fault-line and is 23 miles long, with an average width of about 1 mile. Due to its great depth Loch Ness never freezes. 2/2

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  20. Oct 28

    Spooky science history: Today In 1992, scientists using sonar to map Scotland's Loch Ness made contact with a mysterious object, but declined to speculate what that implies about whether the legendary monster “Nessie” exists. 1/2

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  21. Oct 27

    Scientists at have suggested that humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth for people to learn how to read.

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