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There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Spotify Studios that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don't have to and cover everything from 5G and ADHD, to Fluoride and Fasting Diets.
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At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week. For advertising opportunities please email [email protected] We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcY ...
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This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that can. In each episode, they tackle a different topic, teaching listeners about the biology, history, and epidemiology of a different disease or medical mystery. They do the scientific research, so you don’t have to. Since 2017, Erin and Erin have explored chronic and infectious diseases, medications, poisons, viruses, bacteria and scientific discoveries. They’ve researched public health ...
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Every episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It's skeptical, it's political and there is no welcome mat.
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MAD Warfare™️ is a science-driven deep dive into the wild, weird, and sometimes wicked world of the "weaponization of everything." But don't worry—IT WILL BE FUN. Think of it as your covert ops manual for spotting how cyber hackers, rogue AI agents, and shady "bad actors" (who'd be terrible in a buddy comedy) are messing with our minds. Often in ways that evade detection… until it's too late. With expert interviews from unexpected places and plenty of offbeat insights, this podcast reveals t ...
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The DarkHorse Podcast is hosted by Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying. Bret and Heather both have PhDs in biology, and they seek truth and explore a wide variety of topics with their evolutionary toolkit as society loses its footing. Tune in to infamous spreaders of "Covid Disinformation" Bret and Heather for a podcast—maybe you'll like what you see!
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Philosophy for our Times is a free philosophy podcast bringing you the latest talks and debates from the world’s leading thinkers. We host weekly episodes on today’s biggest ideas in news, society, culture, politics, science and arts. Subscribe today to never miss an episode.
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A series of personal conversations about how we explore the universe and our place in it.
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Dismantling New Age cults, wellness grifters, and conspiracy-mad yogis. At best, the conspirituality movement attacks public health efforts in times of crisis. At worst, it fronts and recruits for the fever-dream of QAnon. As the alt-right and New Age horseshoe toward each other in a blur of disinformation, clear discourse, and good intentions get smothered. Charismatic influencers exploit their followers by co-opting conspiracy theories on a spectrum of intensity ranging from vaccines to ch ...
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The Mad Scientist Lab is always interested in the latest developments in technology, science, life, and whatever else we feel like talking about. Our goal is to keep the Lab Rats entertained and laughing. Sometimes nerds like to punch people, then come home and have intellectual warfare. Please take off your shoes before entering the lab.
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It’s all about Nature, Wildlife, Science, and the Environment on Big Blend Radio’s NATURE CONNECTION Podcast. Hosts are Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, mother-daughter travel team on the Love Your Parks Tour and publishers of Big Blend Magazines.
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Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two.
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Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide. Hosted by James Moore, this podcast is part of Mad in America's mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls f ...
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Growth Island is a podcast about how to become and be the best version of yourself. The focus is on strategies, tools, and blueprints for a meaningful life. I interview high performers and experts within nutrition, meditation, exercise, relationships, business, general health and lifes bigger mysteries. More info at www.growthisland.com
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Two Florida moms, hundreds of mysteries, and one obsession: 'How did this happen?' Mandy and Melissa bring you twice-a-week deep dives into true crime—from Florida's most bizarre cases to infamous mysteries worldwide—all with the warmth, wit, and dark humor of two friends who've been hooked on mysteries since childhood. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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The Corbett Report explores the world of politics, history, science and economics from a radically alternative perspective. From geopolitical conspiracies to monetary manipulation, repressed history and social engineering, The Corbett Report goes where other podcasts fear to tread.
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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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The sci-fi film podcast exploring the history of science fiction, one subgenre at a time. Two lifelong sci-fi nerds take you on a film-club adventure through the weird, wonderful, and world-changing history of science-fiction cinema. From space travel to mad science, body snatchers to killer robots - we cover it all!
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a kim stanley robinson read-along podcast with regular forays into utopia. hosted by some friends who are into communism, science fiction and other stuff
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The Doctor Who: Alhambra Podcast Hosted by Brett, with co-hosts Liam and Humphrey. Although we lean toward the world of Doctor Who and the Big Finish audio dramas, we also discuss, debate, and argue other science fiction and fantasy shows.
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Biology-related podcasts as part of the KYTOS Enrichment Programme. New episodes every fortnight! Visit: www.kytosbiology.org.uk for full details Visit: www.youtube.com/mriexplains for Science video tutorials 'KYTOS Biology' podcasts and the 'mr i explains' YouTube channel are proudly sponsored by Curriculum Press - producers of global education resources for over 25 years. Visit https://curriculum-press.co.uk/ for details.
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A podcast discussing different behavioral anomalies related to economics, marketing, psychology, public policy, consumer preference and food science. Hosted by Cornell University graduate students.
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Join couple Caylin and Vinny Vasquez as they review their craziest news stories and videos of the week along with sharing opinions, questions and facts over multiple segments and topics such as: Society, Entertainment, Mysteries, Science, Space, History, This or That, and anything else they come across in their universe! (@CayVinUniverse)
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All Ball with Doug Gottlieb is an unfiltered podcast covering the biggest stories in college basketball and the NBA. Join Doug as he brings his unique perspective as an TV analyst and radio host. In each episode, he'll give his opinions and discuss the top stories in the NBA and college basketball. Follow Doug on Twitter and subscribe NOW to get all the latest episodes!.
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The podcast that breaks barriers to healthcare innovation
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Minorities Who Are Astonishingly Driven Scientists is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving underrepresented minorities in STEM. We aim for them to believe that they are graced to dominate STEM fields. We offer insight about being successful, obtaining a successful career, and overcoming obstacles that come with pursuing a career in STEM.
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Freddie Sayers from online magazine UnHerd seeks out top scientists, writers, politicians and thinkers for in-depth interviews to try and help us work out what’s really going on. What started as an inquiry into the pandemic has broadened into a fascinating look at free speech, science, meaning and the ideas shaping our world. Due to popular demand here is a podcast version of our YouTube — available to watch, for free here or by searching ‘LockdownTV’. Enjoy! And don't forget to rate, like a ...
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Mark and Jesse (a couple of Podheads) talk about various topics, sometimes with friends.
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Interested in what's going on around you? 🤔 The Ten News podcast is a bite-sized podcast for kids and their adults that explains what’s going on in the world. 🌎 Each episode explores topics kids care about most including events, sports, science, gaming, pop culture, entertainment, and more! 🗞️ The Ten News also features some pretty awesome guests; LEGO Masters Judge Amy Corbett, America’s top doctor Dr. Anthony Fauci, Sarah Natochenny, the voice of Ash Ketchum for Pokemon fans, and many more ...
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Welcome to Mad As Hell, a podcast exploring topics in mental health, psychology, and cognitive science. There are three kinds of episodes: 1) Faces episodes are interviews with mad people, professors, and mental health professionals. 2) Theory episodes explain a cool topic in psychology, cognitive science, or mental health. 3) Practice episodes teach a skill, technique, or idea from evidence-based psychotherapies that can be easily applied to everyday life. All three episode types end with a ...
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A podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky, Superduperstitious is a podcast that looks at the mysterious world of the paranormal and says, "Wait. What?" Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart possible explanations for bizarre, supernatural, and otherwise strange phenomena. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Science: The Rebel Reboot | The 304th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
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On this, our 304th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the mainstream media’s pivot, in which they now tentatively accept that some children have died from the mRNA Covid shots. We discuss failing trust in science, why it will not be quick to fix the institutions or to people them with honest scientists, and the rebels in the hills who are kee…
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How does an elite Millennial politics reporter wind up having phone sex with and giving campaign advice to the 70-year-old emerging fascist she’s reporting on? Most of that should stay between Olivia Nuzzi and her therapist. What we do know is that American Canto, Nuzzi’s new book, is a memoir (or maybe novel) made for the conspirituality age, in w…
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Manifesting: How Powerful Are Our Thoughts?
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Influencers are out in full force, telling us how we can “manifest” anything we want using only the power of our thoughts. Want that dream car, dream boyfriend, or dream house? Act as if you already have it, and the universe will respond. And we know our thoughts can be powerful … so, could this be legit? We go on the hunt for a manifestation metho…
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Episode 884: Bus Joy Ride and Bear Shelters
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Man tries to rescue injured raccoon, gets bitten on face while driving, learns it has rabies Campbell's fires executive who was recorded saying company's products are for 'poor people' | AP News The 'ShamWow guy' is running for Congress in Texas Man who took Hamilton bus on joy ride 'did a great job' driving, left no dings, say police | CBC News 'W…
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Animals in the News, Media Madness, and Dino Discoveries
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10 Things You Need to Know 1. America's Favorite Albino Alligator ❤️ 2. A Retriever Rescue 🛟 3. Swimming & Scrolling 🤦🏼♀️ 4. Teens Tuning Out the News 📉 5. New York Times vs. the Pentagon 🗞️ 6. GameStop's Big Trade-in 💸 7. Dinousaur Discovery 👣 8. Geminid Meteor Shower 💫 9. Behind the Black Death 💀 10. Spotify Wrapped is Back 🎧…
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In 1931 Liverpool, a bizarre phone call sent William Herbert Wallace on a wild goose chase across the city. The caller, a man named "Qualtrough," had left a message for him at his chess club, asking him to meet at a non-existent address. When William returned home, he found his wife, Julia, brutally murdered in their parlor. The house was locked, t…
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Author Alex Woodard - Ordinary Soil Novel
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This episode of Big Blend Radio’s "Books & Authors" Show with Books Forward features Alex Woodard—singer-songwriter, author, and storyteller—who discusses his powerful new novel, "Ordinary Soil" (Greenleaf, Aug. 12, 2025). According to the National Rural Health Association, farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than those in any other…
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The Violet Madness - Ep. 26: Shiny Happy People
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The party regroups at the tavern where Old Wilf met his end, only to learn that the townsfolk reacted to his death with eerie smiles and unsettling cheer. Suspecting foul magic at work, Mina takes the stage and unleashes a countercharm that shatters the illusion, revealing a crowd silently screaming beneath forced joy. A haunting vision pulls Mina …
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Episode 322: A Theater of Simultaneous Possibilities (William James' "The Stream of Thought")
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David and Tamler return to William James' monumental "Principles of Psychology", this time wading through his famous chapter "The Stream of Thought." We talk about his rejection of empiricist theories of consciousness in favor of a view that consciousness is a continuous stream of thoughts, sensations, and emotions without any elements (atoms) that…
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Special Episode: Dr. Homer Venters & Outbreak Behind Bars
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[Content warning: self-harm, suicide, violence] In this day and age, we are equipped with an abundance of tools and knowledge to fight the spread of disease. Yet what good does that toolkit do if we lack the resources or the will to implement it where it is needed? One area of great need is our correctional facilities, our prisons, jails, immigrati…
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The Body in the Basement: The Murder of James Carroll
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When police responded to a domestic dispute call at a Victorian home in Louisville, Kentucky, they stumbled into a house of horrors. The fight between lovers Jeffrey Mundt and Joseph Banis led them to a gruesome discovery in the basement: the body of James Carroll, who had been stabbed and shot, his body hidden inside an airtight container buried b…
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Analytic or Continental philosophy | Christoph Schuringa, Genia Schönbaumsfeld, Babette Babich
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The future of European thought What is analytic philosophy and what is continental philosophy? And, perhaps most importantly, does this distinction make any sense? The division between these two branches has divided Western philosophy for decades now, with the Anglo-Saxon world largely associated with the analytical school, and the European contine…
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The Mad Scientist Lab w/ Jared Leigh and RJ | The Reckoning
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Just that time of week to tune in!! RJ kicks the show off with his thoughts on the recent Netflix special involving Diddy. The curtain is pulled back on the life of the Hip Hop Mogul. Running for Office? Jared's passion for justice is slightly increasing, and the thought of being on a future ballot seems more of a possible reality. Musical Score. W…
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Space Madness Episode 31: The Great Observatories Past, Present, and Future
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Today I talk with Program Scientist Dominic Benford from NASA HQ. We discuss the history of the great observatories program dating back to the immediate post-Apollo era, and go into some depth about the sensor and cooling technologies necessary for extremely distant observations. We also talk about how there are thousands of ways to tie a necktie. …
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Episode 883: Boat Strike War Crimes
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Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show | Snopes.com Epstein Survivors Believe DOJ Is 'Intentionally' Exposing Their Names In The Files: Lawyers | HuffPost Latest News Trump said he was 'sharper than I was 25 years ago.' Then he spent an hour appearing…
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Bonus Sample: “Joe Rogan of The Left” Glazes China
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Listen to the full episode here Hasan Piker just spent two weeks in The People’s Republic of China. The famous streamer is often invoked as being a potential “Joe Rogan of The Left,” who might bring young voters, especially working class men, back into the Democratic Party. But Piker’s livestreams from China raise controversial questions. Is he whi…
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ALL BALL: Gottlieb on Chair Tossing Controversy, Kentucky Struggles
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Coach Gottlieb addresses recent controversy in the headlines after he threw a chair following a tough loss to Robert Morris, why he feels the story was sensationalized for clicks, and what he needs to do better next time he’s in a similar situation.. He also discusses Kentucky’s early season struggles, and Mark Pope’s program taking incoming fire f…
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EP 393: RTD Makes BBC Bosses Jaws Agape for Doctor Who 2026 Christmas Special
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Welcome to The Doctor Who: Alhambra Podcast, our Doctor Who centric podcast that discusses the recent DW and Big Finish news, reviewing Doctor Who audios from Big Finish, both classic and new series Doctor Who episodes, and much more! In this episode of the Doctor Who Alhambra Podcast, host Brett looks at some articles and some fan chatter about Th…
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Hep B or not Hep B: The 303rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
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On this, our 303rd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the recommendation to stop vaccinating newborns against Hepatitis B, as just handed down by ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) for the CDC. Why were newborns whose mothers do not have Hep B, being vaccinated against a disease that is contracted through sexual activity and …
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Brief: Have Tech Bros Killed Psychedelics?
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"Immortality influencer" Bryan Johnson recently livestreamed his second-ever psilocybin trip "for science." But was it, really? Derek and Julian break down the performative nature of this stunt and discuss the growing right-wing influence on psychedelics culture. Show Notes Bryan Johnson Has Discovered Shrooms, and He Really Wants You to Know It Si…
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Language shapes how we think, remember, and reason. But does it help us to uncover the fundamental nature of reality? Join the author of Language vs. Reality and linguistic anthropologist, Nick Enfield, as he explores why language excels at persuasion but falters at faithfully representing reality. From media spin to courtroom rhetoric, he reveals …
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Tons of people visit the chiropractor, saying it helps soothe pain in their neck or back. But we’re now hearing claims that chiro can do a whole lot more. Like, some say it can help kids with stuff like asthma, colic, even breastfeeding problems. So … can chiro really do all that?? To find out what’s cracking here, we talk to chiropractor Carl Clev…
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Cat Lover's Month, Snowstorm Slam, and a Super(man) Surprise
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10 Things You Need to Know 1. National Cat Lover's Month 😻 2. World Wildlife Conservation Day 🌎 3. Pairing Up for Philanthropy 🫶 4. The Town Behind Stranger Things 📍 5. Big Box Office Weekend 🍿 6. 2025 Word of the Year 📖 7. A Million Dollar Makeover 🏈 8. Wild Winter Weather 🌨️ 9. The World's Largest City 🏙️ 10. Superman Comic = 🤑…
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Episode 183 – Weird Circles, or “We Are Not Using the Title Wyatt Suggested Under Any Circumstances”
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You ever see a perfect circle in nature and think, “Whoaaaa”? If so, this episode is for you! And if not, we’ll let you have this episode on a probationary basis! Talkin’ ’bout fairy circles – large, evenly spaced and perfectly round bare patches found in the grasses of the Namib Desert – and fairy rings, the eerie patterns of dead grass, extra lus…
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Project X: The Birthday Party That Caused a Riot
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In 2012, a 16-year-old girl in a quiet Dutch town made a simple mistake: she accidentally set her Facebook birthday party invitation to "public." Within days, the invite went viral, attracting tens of thousands of RSVPs and becoming known online as "Project X Haren." While the birthday girl and her family fled, thousands of strangers descended on t…
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RFK Jr is one of the greatest perpetrators of a firehose of falsehoods that we’ve ever covered. The stakes were raised when he was installed as head of America’s public health system. A new longform article in The Atlantic offers an inside look at the history and current thinking of this man, as insightful for what it offers as telling for what it …
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Flubber (1997) & The Nutty Professor (1996): The 90s CGI Boom
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This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we revisit Flubber (1997) and The Nutty Professor (1996) to explore how both films became showcases for the 90s CGI boom. We look at how early digital effects, morphing tech, ILM's rubbery animation, and ambitious makeup and prosthetics reshaped the mad-scientist trope for a family audience. From Eddie Murphy's …
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Neuroscientist Mikael Palner's Warning: The Dark Side of The Psychedelic Renaissance
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In this episode, researcher Mikael Palner reveals the surprising science behind the psychedelic renaissance, how compounds like psilocybin create a "window of opportunity" to rewire the brain for creativity and healing, and the unspoken dangers of "hero doses," emotional addiction, and the shocking risks of long-term microdosing. Dr. Mikael Palner …
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Vintage Antivaxxers, Horror Flick Psychology, Robin-Eating Bats
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Coltan Scrivner joins the show to talk about the strange empathy of horror movie enjoyers. Plus, Sara Kiley talks about bats dogfighting and devouring birds, and Rachel delves into the bizarre history of the first anti-vax movement. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us…
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Now that Randy Andy has been exposed as an Epstein-associated degenerate, even the most dyed-in-the-wool defenders of the British royal family are starting to question their fealty to the House of Windsor. But do you know just how many pedophiles have personally mentored and advised King Charles himself? Strap in, because you're about to learn just…
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