This Week I Learned

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Ep. 69: This week I learned how female dolphins are weaponizing their vaginas to fight the underwater patriarchy, and more Oct 13, 2017

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This week I learned the badass way that evolution is helping dolphins fend off unwanted males, that the placebo effect has an evil twin, that Nazis once stole an entire room made of amber, and that radioactive pigs are wandering Central Europe.

Ep. 68: This week I learned spoilers can actually make a story better, and more Oct 06, 2017

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This week I learned why you no longer need to fear the spoiler, that parents' have a gender bias when it comes to their kids, the psychology of why we find clowns so creepy, and that stress causes us to lose sight of other dangers.

Ep. 67: This week I learned a good mood can make the flu vaccine more effective, and more Sep 29, 2017

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This week I learned good moods can boost the effective rate of the flu vaccine, the benefits of identifying your cat's personality, about an extinct frog with a jaw strength to rival a lion's, and that some doctors in the 1920s prescribed death-defying airplane rides as cures for illness.

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Ep. 66: This week I learned you should absolutely beat yourself up a little the next time you fail, and more Sep 22, 2017

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This week I learned that getting emotional after failure is a good thing, that cargo ships out in the open ocean are influencing the weather, why giraffes really have those long necks, and that there is a town in Alaska where bald eagles are so plentiful they're a community nuisance.

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Ep. 65: This week I learned the science behind out-of-body experiences, and more Sep 15, 2017

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This week I learned there's nothing mystical about your out-of-body experience, that we're consuming an alarming amount of plastic, that women were also Viking warriors, and that chocolate was once medicinal.
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Ep. 64: This week I learned your unfulfilled coffee craving is wreaking havoc with your memory, and more Sep 08, 2017

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This week I learned just how powerful a coffee craving can be, that swordfish heat their eyeballs to hunt in cold water, that wild dogs vote by sneeze, and that Haagen-Dazs isn’t the least bit Danish.

Ep. 63: This week I learned the beloved starfish is a surprisingly brutal killer, and more Sep 01, 2017

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This week I learned that starfish are murderous creatures, how companies can 'own' colors, that scientists are getting fish addicted to drugs to help humans, and that surgeons performed a medical miracle with the help of a saxophone.

Ep. 62: This week I learned our brains can predict the future, and more Aug 25, 2017

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This week I learned your brain can predict the future, that taking photos won't rob you of the moment, why astronauts can't have fresh bread in space, and that there's one type of snake venom that hasn’t changed in 10 million years.

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Ep. 61: This week I learned late-night snacking might make you more prone to sunburns, and more Aug 18, 2017

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This week I learned that eating too late could make you more sensitive to the sun, that humans and mammals bold hold their babies to the left, that Walt Disney made a ton of propaganda films during World War II, and why measuring sound is different in water and air.
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Ep. 60: This week I learned it might be possible to learn while you sleep, and more Aug 11, 2017

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This week I learned it might just be possible to learn while you sleep, how the tongue keeps all those tastes straight, that bees understand the concept of zero, and that drugs in sports was once a celebrated part of an athlete's training.

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