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Does Not Being Able to Picture Something in Your Mind Affect Your Creativity? Feb 27, 2023

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Researchers who study aphantasia, or the inability to visualize something in your “mind’s eye,” are starting to get a sense of how to accurately measure the condition and what it may mean for those who have it.

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Sorry, UFO Hunters--You Might Just Be Looking at a Spy Balloon Feb 24, 2023

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From space aliens to foreign surveillance, we spoke to experts to find out what’s really going on with the balloon brouhaha.

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Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change [Sponsored] Feb 23, 2023

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Successfully mitigating the impacts of climate change will rely heavily on innovation in science and technology.

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How Do We Find Aliens? Maybe Unlearn What We Know About 'Life' First Feb 22, 2023

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Science might be redefining what “life out there” really means.

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Love and the Brain: Do Partnerships Really Make Us Happy? Here's What the Science Says Feb 20, 2023

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How romance affects our well-being is a lot more complicated than “they lived happily ever after.”

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Love and the Brain: The Animal Matchmaker and the Panda Romeo and Juliet Feb 17, 2023

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In fair zoo-ona, a pair of star-cross’d pandas take their life. And we learn about whether or not animals can fall in love.

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Love and the Brain: How Attached Are We to Attachment Styles? Feb 15, 2023

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Are you “anxious,” “avoidant” or “disorganized?” So-called attachment styles have taken the Internet by storm. But it turns out there’s a lot more to unpack than people think.

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Love and the Brain, Part 1: The 36 Questions, Revisited Feb 13, 2023

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Host Shayla Love dives into the true story behind the now infamous 36 questions that lead to love.

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Coming Soon to Your Podcast Feed: Science, Quickly Feb 06, 2023

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A new era in Scientific American audio history is about to drop starting next week. Get ready for a science variety show guaranteed to quench your curiosity in under 10 minutes.

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The 60-Second Podcast Takes a Short Break--But Wait, There's More Dec 21, 2022

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Scientific American’s short-form podcast has been going for 16 years, three months and seven days, counting today. But it’s time for us to evolve.

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