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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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307 - The Science of Tipping Points: How 25% Can Create a Majority Nov 05, 2018

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Do you have to wait for more than 50% of the group to agree with a minority opinion before it can take over? It turns out, you need far less than that.
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306 - 6 Possible Scientific Reasons for Ghosts Oct 29, 2018

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185 - Do Tattoos Boost Your Immune System? Oct 22, 2018

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EE explores recent results linking tattoos and immune system response

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305 - Does CBD Oil Work? The Science Behind Cannabidiol Oct 15, 2018

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What is CBD oil? What does science have to say about the extract's proposed health benefits?
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304 - A Nobel Prize-Worthy Idea: What Is Chirped Pulse Amplification? Oct 08, 2018

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How does the laser technology that earned the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics come into our everyday lives?
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303 - Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others? Oct 01, 2018

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How do blood type, exercise habits, and even pregnancy factor into whether or not mosquitoes find someone irresistible?
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238 - When Does Your Intelligence Peak? Sep 24, 2018

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Are we really at our smartest in our 20s? What about the wisdom and experience that come with age? At what age do we strike the right balance between cognitive ability and expertise?

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302 - How Can Science Help Reverse Blindness? Sep 17, 2018

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From bionic eyes to gene editing, how can we use science to bring back sight?
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301 - Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the Discovery of Pulsars Sep 10, 2018

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After Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the dead corpse stars known as pulsars in the '60s, her advisor was awarded the Nobel Prize for her discovery. Now 50 years later, she has earned the $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for her work which revolutionized our understanding of the universe, and she plans to donate all of it.
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300 - Mindfulness: The Science Behind the Practice Aug 31, 2018

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The practice of mindfulness is everywhere. Business leaders, professional athletes, mental health professionals, and, of course, your neighbor down the street, are all discussing how being mindful can improve our mental state and general well-being. So what is mindfulness? And what does the research have to say about its ability to better our lives?
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