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How Eyewitness Testimony Works(?) Jul 25, 2019

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Few things are more compelling than a witness pointing out a defendant in the courtroom as the perpetrator. But few things are also more unreliable than eyewitness testimony. Our memories can be pretty terrible, which matters when you’re facing death row.

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Short Stuff: Aristides de Sousa Mendes Jul 24, 2019

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This week we highlight another little known historical hero. In this case, a Portuguese diplomat who rescued people from Nazi Germany, at his own peril. Dig in and spread the word of Aristides de Sousa Mendes.

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MOVE: Or When the Philly Police Dropped a Bomb on a Residential Neighborhood Jul 23, 2019

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Believe it or not, in 1985 the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a residential building in an African-American neighborhood. The fact that this story isn't more widely known says it all. Listen and learn about MOVE today.

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SYSK Selects: How Crack Works Jul 20, 2019

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Back in the mid-1980s a new and extremely potent drug hit the scene: crack cocaine. In short order, America was in the grip of both a sweeping addiction and a state of hysteria over use of the drug and the social consequences of crack, like crack babies. Let's take a look back at the receding wave of the crack epidemic and its lasting legacy on America in this classic episode.

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Sand Dunes: They Are What You Think They Are Jul 18, 2019

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Sand dunes are exactly what you think they are. But still pretty interesting. Learn all about them right now!

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Short Stuff: Yellow Rain Jul 17, 2019

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After the Vietnam War, the Hmong people told the world a toxic weapon was being used on them. Thus began a mystery that still remains today, which might have been solved when it was chalked up to bee poop.

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How Going to the Moon Works Jul 16, 2019

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Fifty years ago, the first humans stepped onto the moon. After going back a few more times, humanity lost its taste for moon travel. But it’s being revived again. NASA is planning to send humans back to the moon by 2024 and build a moon base by 2028.

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SYSK Selects: Duels - A Guide to Throwing Down the Gauntlet Jul 13, 2019

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Pretty much everything you know about duels is true - it's a challenge to violence to defend honor. But did you know the U.S. Navy used to publish detailed guidelines in its midshipmen's handbook? Learn all there is to know about dueling in this classic episode.

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How Sloths Work Jul 11, 2019

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Everyone knows sloths are super slow, but do you know they’re slow because their bodies produce an astoundingly small amount of energy? And did you know that might be an adaptation that protects them from predators? Sloths are awesome and we prove it.

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Short Stuff: The Coconut Cult Jul 10, 2019

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Why we love short stuff - because we can tell stories like this one. A man goes to an island to start a commune of sorts that subsists entirely on coconuts. It didn't go well.

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