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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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Is Your Phone Actually Draining Your Brain? Dec 20, 2022

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A new study puts the “brain drain hypothesis”—the idea that just having a phone next to you impacts your cognition—to the test to see if the science passes muster.

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Why Your Dog Might Think You're a Bonehead Dec 16, 2022

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The verdict is in: female dogs actively evaluate human competence.

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Alaska's Protective Sea Ice Wall Is Crumbling because of the Climate Crisis Dec 14, 2022

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A massive storm slammed into Alaska’s western coast, and there was no ice to stop it.

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It's the Bass That Makes Us Boogie Dec 09, 2022

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Concertgoers danced more when music was supplemented with low-frequency bass tones.

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How Vaccines Saved Money and Lives and China's Zero-COVID Protests: COVID, Quickly Podcast, Episode 44 Dec 06, 2022

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Vaccines saved New York City billions of dollars, and China faces public fury over its strict virus-control policies.

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