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• Cool?

  You may be shocked to learn that water will freeze faster when it starts hot than when it starts cool. In fact, all of science was shockled to learn this in 1963 when 13 year-old Erasto Mpemba insisted it …

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  July 6, 2026Episodes

• Moon Poop

  NASA is going back to the moon. Which means one of the biggest unsolved problems still looms large: what to do with all of the human waste we leave behind? Anthony and Jeff discuss the poop problem, and what …

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  June 30, 2026Episodes

• Do You Fall for Corporate Bullsh*t?

  A researcher at Cornell has designed a Coporate Bullsh*t Receptivity Scale, noting that employees most impressed by corporate nonsense may be least equipped to make effective decisions. Jeff and Anthony dig into the findings, and discuss their own encounters …

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  June 19, 2026Episodes

• Time is Perception

  A new study comparing the visual capacity of various animals indicates that the perception of time is linked to the pace of their lives. Anthony and Jeff discuss the ramifications of such a study, and what it might mean …

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  May 17, 2026Episodes

• Why We Retreat When We’re Sick *FIXED*

  Sorry about the truncated episode! This version is fixed! Do you wanna crawl under the house and hide like a dog when you’re sick? You’re not alone. I mean, you’re alone, you’re under the house like a dog. But …

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  May 5, 2026Episodes

• Why We Retreat When We’re Sick

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  Links to today’s story: https://news.mit.edu/2025/too-sick-socialize-how-brain-immune-system-promote-staying-in-bed-1209

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  May 4, 2026Episodes

• A Horse is a Horse, of Course of Course

  Two stories this week, both involving horses. In the first, a recent study of unearthed bones in Britan reveals that horses were much smaller in medieval times than they are today. Then, the world of polo is dominated by …

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  April 30, 2026Episodes

• The AI Social Network

  A Reddit-style social network called Moltbook lets AI agents post, comment, upvote, and create subcommunities without human intervention. Anthony and Jeff take a look at this bizarre experiment to suss out why anyone would want this to happen and …

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  March 30, 2026Episodes

• Microplastics aren’t a big deal

  We’ve all spent the last couple years being worried about microplastics- but maybe we shouldn’t be. More experts have reviewed the original study that freaked us all out, and they say it’s full of errors.

  Today’s story: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/microplastics-human-body-doubt Support …

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  March 2, 2026Episodes

• You’re selfish and you never think about sea urchins

  It’s about time you considered the lowly sea urchin. It’s about time you considered their thoughts and feelings, especially since we have just found out they’ve got thoughts and feelings.

  Story: https://www.sciencealert.com/shock-discovery-reveals-sea-urchins-are-basically-all-brain

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  February 26, 2026Episodes