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Orgasms: Pleasure in the Brain Sep 26, 2020

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There’s this idea that the female orgasm is a complicated riddle, but for a man with a penis, getting off is easy peasy. Is there really an orgasm gap? And if so — can what's happening in our brains during an orgasm help explain it? To learn more, we talk to neuroscientist Dr. Nan Wise.

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Juice Cleanses: Can They Help You Lose Weight? Sep 19, 2020

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Juice cleanses – are they a scientifically proven way to up your metabolism and help you lose weight? We dig in deep to the science of detox and turn ourselves into guinea pigs for a juicing experiment. We talk to nutrition researcher Prof. Stella Volpe.

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Schools: Is Generation Zoom Doomed? Sep 10, 2020

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Last spring, millions of kids got tossed into remote learning and were stuck at home. What did all this chaos do to their education — and mental health? We speak to education researcher Dr. Megan Kuhfeld and child clinical psychologist Prof. Karen Bierman.

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This episode was produced by Michelle Dang, with help from Wendy Zukerman,and Nick DelRose. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Mix and sound design by Peter Leonard. Music written by Peter Leonard, Marcus Bagala, Emma Munger, and Bobby Lord. Thanks to Gaelle Carpio. And special thanks to Zukerman family and Joseph Lavelle Wilson.

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Astrology: Is it Lying Taurus All? Sep 05, 2020

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For centuries, people have been looking to the stars to tell us all kinds of things — what our future holds, who we should date. But where did it come from? And is your sign REALLY your sign? We speak to astronomer Prof. Caty Pilachowski to find out.

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Probiotics: Gut Superheroes? Aug 29, 2020

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Kombucha, kefir and other probiotic-crammed foods are marketed as charmers of the human microbiome — and the key to immune, gut and brain health. But how much does the microbiome actually matter? To learn more about the bugs in our gut, we speak with biomedical engineering professor Ilana Brito.

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Amoebas: A Tale from the Petri Dish Aug 22, 2020

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We bring you a story about survival and teamwork from one of the smallest organisms... with no brain!

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Vitamin D: Should You Be Popping It? Aug 15, 2020

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Some say there's a global epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency. So should we taking Vitamin D supplements? We talk to nutritional epidemiologist Prof. Katherine Tucker.

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Fasting: Can it Help You Live Longer? Aug 08, 2020

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Fasting diets are all the rage right now and health-fluencers claim it can help you live longer and fight cancer. So what does the science say? We speak to nutrition researchers Dr. Krista Varady and cancer researcher Professor Valter Longo.

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How to Stop A Killer Asteroid Aug 01, 2020

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This week — asteroids. Could a space rock really slam into us and destroy the world? We speak with asteroid researcher Dr. Alan Harris, astrophysicist Dr. Sergey Zamozdra and computational physicist Dr. Cathy Plesko.

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Birth Control: Does 'Pulling Out' Work? Jul 25, 2020

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Everyone’s got a myth or two about birth control they want cleared up. We take a closer look into 'pulling out' AKA the withdrawal method with gynecologist Dr. Amita Murthy.

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