This Week I Learned

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Ep. 59: This week I learned the only way to use your phone at night without messing with your sleep, and more Aug 04, 2017

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This week I learned there's hope for nighttime smartphone addicts yet, that talking to yourself in the third person can instantly reduce stress, even babies know who's boss, and that the Mona Lisa skyrocketed to fame after being stolen from the Louvre in 1911.

Ep. 58: This week I learned why so many people order tomato juice on airplanes, and more Jul 28, 2017

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I'm on vacation this week! So, I'm sharing some of my favorite discoveries from previous weeks: why airplane food is so bland, the science behind your attractiveness to mosquitoes, why you can stop using soap in the shower, and that some sharks are shy.

Ep. 57: This week I learned what it would take to obliterate all life on Earth, and more Jul 21, 2017

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This week I learned that it would be surprisingly difficult to sterilize the planet, most of our DNA is thankfully useless, women used to be the ones who brewed all of the beer, and that taking a shower can cache your mind.
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Ep. 56: This week I learned praying mantises are killing your hummingbirds and eating their brains, and more Jul 14, 2017

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This week I learned the gruesome way praying mantises are coming for your hummingbirds, the science behind a frog's tongue, grandparents helped us survive in the wild, and that deep-sea dwelling coral make their own sunlight to survive.

Ep. 55: This week I learned even smelling your food can make you fat, and more Jul 07, 2017

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This week I learned your sense of smell affects how your body deals with calories, that being forgetful is good for the brain, that frogs are master survivors, and that Betty Crocker doesn't exist.

Ep. 54: This week I learned just having your phone nearby is making you dumber, and more Jun 30, 2017

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This week I learned your phone is draining your brain just by being around you, blinking is like a teeny tiny nap for your brain, that female vampire bats form tight friendships, and our obsession with avocados traces back to a California mailman.

Ep. 53: This week I learned that looking at puppies can save your marriage, and more Jun 23, 2017

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This week I learned that puppies might be the key to a loving marriage, why heat can ground airplanes, that clownfish are exceptionally dutiful dads, and that the annual mass death of wildebeests during their migration is actually an essential part of the ecosystem.

Ep. 52: This week I learned that a low-carb diet may be changing your personality, and more Jun 16, 2017

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This week I learned that a low-carb diet may be influencing how you make decisions, why Spaniards eat so late, that there’s a species of pine tree that grows at an angle, and why you shouldn’t use the word 'gypped.'

Ep. 51: This week I learned the dark origin story of the seat belt, and more Jun 09, 2017

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This week I learned that the invention of the seat belt has a dark origin story, that ravens can keep a grudge, and that there’s a simpler way to wash your hands.

Ep. 50: This week I learned flight times are longer now than they were 50 years ago, and more Jun 02, 2017

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This week I learned why airplanes are flying slower than ever, that mushrooms make it rain, why repeating words renders them useless, about the most villainous spider web in nature.

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