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How Did Language Start?
How Did Language Start? In our first episode of 2024, we’re joined by linguist Robert Englebretson. He tells us how language developed...
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How Do We Read?
How do we read? 📚 And what can braille tell us about how reading works in the brain? Writer Andrew Leland explains how braille was...
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What Do Dogs Think?
How do we find out what dogs are thinking? With a play, of course! 🎭 For our Season Eight finale, researcher Dr. Zachary Silver will...
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Why Do Colors Exist?
Why do colors exist in the world? That’s what Phoebe wants to know. The answer might change how you think about the colors that you see!
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Do Dreams Have Meaning?
Come on a trip to Dreamland, as we explore the history of dreaming - and how science changed their meaning, forever. Our guide is Sidarta...
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The Worst Sounds in the World
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS What’s the worst sound in the world? There’s lots of noises that can send your hands rushing to...
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The Science of Your Favorite Foods
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS Cross Cutting Concept: Systems and System Models What’s your favorite food? Why does it taste...
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The Sleep Camp Experiment
In this episode we are talking about sleep, and an unusual experiment designed to study it. Imagine going to a camp where the director is...
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We Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts!
50 percent of all Americans believe in ghosts or that the buildings can be haunted, which is equal to the number of people who believe...
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Why Words?! How We Learn Language
"The best language learners are children, and that's really remarkable, because children come into the world without any knowledge of...