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How do astronomers photograph a black hole? How often do planes get hit by lightning? What does the EPA actually do? Science is all around us and transforming our world at a rapid pace. Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt is here to guide you through it. She’ll help you make sense of the everyday and the once-in-a-lifetime. Rights of Albert Einstein are used with permission of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Represented exclusively by Greenlight.

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316 - Can Knowing Your Genetic Risk Change Your Physiology? Jan 14, 2019

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We now have unprecedented amounts of information on our own genetics, thanks to at-home DNA testing kits. But what does all of this information do to us? Can simply knowing more about your genetic risks change them?
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315 - 4 Things to Know About the Measles and Vaccination Jan 07, 2019

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Why are measles outbreaks on the rise, even in places where the vaccine is readily accessible? Am I safe as long as I’ve been vaccinated?
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314 - The Science (or Lack Thereof) Behind Inducing Labor Naturally Dec 31, 2018

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We have centuries of lore and rumor on how to get the process of labor started naturally. But do any of them actually work? Let’s take a look at the scientific evidence (or lack thereof) behind a few of the most popular methods for inducing labor outside of the hospital.
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230 EE How Do I Know If My Tap Water Is Safe? Dec 25, 2018

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EE explains what contaminates our water, how it gets there, and what we can do to test it.

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313 - Why Do We Draw Stars with Five Points? Dec 17, 2018

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If stars are balls of gas, then why do we draw them as pointed or spiky objects?
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312 - The Science of Double-Dipping: A Health Risk or Just Gross? Dec 10, 2018

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Double-dipping a chip sure sounds gross, but can enough germs really be transferred to make you sick?
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311 - The Science of Snowfall Dec 03, 2018

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As winter approaches, the northern hemisphere begins to prepare for snow. This week, Everyday Einstein explains the science behind snowfall, including snowflakes' shape and their implication towards the Earth's climate, and even shows us how to make our own snow.
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310 - 4 Tips to Understand the Importance of NASA's InSight Landing Nov 26, 2018

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What makes the spacecraft's arrival at Mars so special and what will we learn from the mission?
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309 - Do Women and Left-Handed People Have Better Memories? Nov 18, 2018

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Who has a better memory--men or women? What about left-handed people? Musicians? Let's look at the results from evidence-based studies.
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308 - Rock or Alien Probe? The Science Behind ‘Oumuamua Nov 12, 2018

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There's a mysterious rock traveling through our solar system, and it is making headlines again. Could it in fact not be a rock at all, but an alien probe? Let's look at what the evidence has to say.
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