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Secrets of the WildS1, EP51) Can we learn to talk to sperm whales? ----- David Gruber; 2) The amazing brains and morphing skin of octopuses and other cephalopods ----- Roger Hanlon; 3) A brief tour of the last 4 billion years (dinosaurs not included) ----- Lauren Sallan; 4) Nature's fortress: How cacti keep water in and predators out ----- Lucas C. Majure; 5) The power of venom -- and how it could one day save your life ----- Mandë Holford; 6) How butterflies self-medicate.
Psych OutS1, EP41) Why some people are more altruistic than others ----- Abigail Marsh; 2) Do you really know why you do what you do? ----- Petter Johansson; 3) The counterintuitive psychology of insurance ----- Orit Tykocinski; 4) Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)? ----- Claire Wardle; 5) Can you spot the problem with these headlines? (Level 1) ----- Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan.
Under the MicroscopeS1, EP5"The Invisible Life Hidden Beneath Antarctica's Ice" by Ariel Waldman, "What Happens if an Engineered Virus Escapes the Lab?" by Ted-Ed, "The Electrical Blueprints That Orchestrate Life" by Michael Levin, "How Bones Make Blood" by Melody Smith, "How Pollution is Changing the Ocean's Chemistry" by Triona Mcgrath, "How We're Using AI to Discover New Antibiotics" by Jim Collins.
The Creative ZoneS1, EP7 "The Creative Zone"For the love of fangirls - Yve Blake; a librarian's case against overdue book fines - Dawn Wacek; first person vs. second person vs. third person.
Overlooked HistoryS1, EP4"A 5,300-Year-old Murder Mystery" by Albert Zink, "The Dark History of Mount Rushmore" by Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey Means, "The Infamous and Ingenious Ho Chi Minh Trail" by Cameron Paterson, "The Movement That Inspired the Holocaust" by Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira, "The Rise of the Ottoman Empire" by Mostafa Minawi, "Who Were the Vestal Virgins, and What Was Their Job?" by Peta Greenfield and five more talks.
Larger-Than-Life ArtS1, EP9 "Larger-Than-Life Art""A video game to cope with grief" : Amy Green; "How hip-hop helps us understand science" : Danielle N. Lee; "Everything you need to know to read The Canterbury Tales" - Iseult Gillespie.
The Latest in IdeasS1, EP49 "The Latest in Ideas"1) My epic journey becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia ----- Bonnie Hancock; 2) How to choose clothes for longevity, not the landfill ----- Diarra Bousso; 3) How to prevent political corruption ----- Stephanie Honchell Smith; 4) Can we hack photosynthesis to feed the world? ----- Steve Long; 5) Does math have a major flaw? ----- Jacqueline Doan and Alex Kazachek; 6) An election redesign to restore trust in US democracy ----- Tiana Epps-Johnson.
Get Smart(er)S1, EP4Talks by Julia Galef, Manoush Zomorodi, Ilan Stavans, Aparna Mehta, Emma Schachner and Claudia Aguirre.
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