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SYSK Selects: How the Placebo Effect Works Jan 18, 2020

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For centuries, doctors have prescribed drugs they knew weren't real – but that still somehow worked. It wasn't until the 1980s that the placebo effect was studied. Learn all about how an inert substance can have a genuine impact on a patient's recovery, in this classic episode.

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The Tulsa 'Race Riots' Jan 16, 2020

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In reality, the Tulsa "race riots" of 1921 was more like a massacre. Yet it was almost lost to history until 1997, and still not widely known outside of Oklahoma until HBO's The Watchmen put it on the cultural map. Learn all about this dark chapter in American history today.

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Short Stuff: The Mona Lisa Jan 15, 2020

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The Mona Lisa is a captivating work of art. But why? We'll try and figure it out in today's short stuff.

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Transdermal Implants: Body Art or Nightmare Fuel? Jan 14, 2020

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Transdermal implants are just one in a number of procedures under the banner of extreme body modification. We don't like to yuk yums, so we'll offer a fairly straightforward look at this niche art form.

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SYSK Selects: Jellyfish - Even Cooler Than Octopi? Jan 11, 2020

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Jellyfish are among the most adaptable, competitive organisms on the planet. They can grow back into their juvenile stage when resources are scarce, reproduce in massive groups and kill an adult human, among lots of other neat stuff. Learn all about em in this classic episode!

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The Disappearance of Flight MH370, Part II Jan 09, 2020

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In the absence of an official explanation of why flight MH 370 disappeared in 2014, conjecture and conspiracy theories have filled the vacuum.

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Short Stuff: Corduroy Jan 08, 2020

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Learn 12 minutes worth of stuff about corduroy today!

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The Disappearance of Flight MH370, Part I Jan 07, 2020

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In 2014, a Boeing 777 airliner disappeared. Despite two full years of searching an area of ocean covering more than 120,000 square kilometers, it has never been found. It is the only unexplained missing vessel in modern aviation history.

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SYSK Selects: Will Computers Replace Doctors? Jan 04, 2020

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With savvy and health-conscious people taking control of their wellbeing through apps and sites, technology is meeting the desire for individuals' responsibility for their health. But is the day coming soon when doctors will be obsolete, replaced by computers that read our health-related data to treat us? We explore these questions and more in this classic episode.

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How Safecracking Works Jan 02, 2020

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Burglars have come up with a whole range of ways to get into a safe. There’s lock manipulation – methodically testing the dial to coax the combination from it – and if that fails you can always blow it open with nitroglycerin. Both count as safecracking.

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