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Can Foods Really Boost Your Immune System? Sep 14, 2020

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Eating particular foods can indeed help your immune system -- but it's not exactly a boost. Learn how certain nutrients help your body fight infections (and how to get those nutrients) in this episode of BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: Can Playing Pretend Help Kids Focus? Sep 13, 2020

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When kids pretend to be a hero like Batman, it lets them separate themselves from temptation and stay on task. Learn more about the Batman Effect in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: What Can Space Missions Teach Us About Ourselves? Sep 12, 2020

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NASA's epic Cassini mission taught us a lot about Saturn and its moons -- and about ourselves, too. Learn more about it in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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Why Does Grief Sometimes Come in Waves? Sep 11, 2020

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A grief attack, sometimes called a Sudden (or Subsequent) Temporary Upsurge in Grief, can feel debilitating -- but they are temporary. Learn more about STUGs in this episode of BrainStuff.

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How Did Triceratops Work? Sep 10, 2020

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These gigantic, plant-eating, three-horned dinosaurs were some of the last that walked the Earth. Learn more about Triceratops in this episode of BrainStuff.

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How Are Hot Dogs Made? Sep 09, 2020

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What actually goes into these sausages that American eat by the billion? Learn how hot dogs work in this episode of BrainStuff.

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How Does the Butterfly Effect Work? Sep 08, 2020

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The term 'butterfly effect' was coined in the 1960s to help explain how complicated weather is, but it can be applied to many complex or chaotic systems. Learn more about the butterfly effect (and what we often get wrong about it) in this episode of BrainStuff.

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Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day? Sep 07, 2020

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Labor Day signals the end of summer in the United States and Canada, but it began as a celebration of workers and their hard-earned rights. Learn about the history of Labor Day in this episode of BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: How Did Boston and New York's Accents Develop? Sep 06, 2020

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These two American English accents were influenced by British English accents -- but were British accents influenced by them? And what does Boston have against the letter 'R'? Learn more about these accents in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: What Made the Prehistoric 'Hell Ant' So Diabolical? Sep 05, 2020

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Instead of a mouth, the hell ant had blades and a metal horn. Learn more about this prehistoric creature on BrainStuff.

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