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Your host, Sebastian Hassinger, interviews brilliant research scientists, software developers, engineers and others actively exploring the possibilities of our new quantum era. We will cover topics in quantum computing, networking and sensing, focusing on hardware, algorithms and general theory. The show aims for accessibility - Sebastian is not a physicist - and we'll try to provide context for the terminology and glimpses at the fascinating history of this new field as it evolves in real time.
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Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, ...
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Why This Universe?

Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

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The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and co-host Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more. Part of The University of Chicago Podcast Network.
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Physics is full of captivating stories, from ongoing endeavours to explain the cosmos to ingenious innovations that shape the world around us. In the Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester talks to the people behind some of the most intriguing and inspiring scientific stories. Listen to the podcast to hear from a diverse mix of scientists, engineers, artists and other commentators. Find out more about the stories in this podcast by visiting the Physics World website. If you enjoy what ...
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The Multiverse Employee Handbook is a science comedy podcast where workplace humor meets cosmic exploration. From quantum mechanics explained through staff meetings to space history through annual reviews, we decode scientific mysteries through corporate metaphors. Each episode combines rigorous science with absurdist office scenarios, whether exploring the strange physics of black holes or the equally baffling logic of expense reports. Perfect for curious minds who suspect their workplace m ...
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Scientists Daniel and Kelly cannot stop talking about our amazing, wonderful, weird Universe! Each episode is a fun, easy-to-understand, and in-depth explanation of topics in science, from particles to black holes to moon colonies to ecosystems to parasites and everything else in the Universe!
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Troubled Minds Radio

Troubled Minds Media

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Do you ever feel like something's watching you through your phone? Don't trust the intelligence agencies tracking your digital footprints? Are we sharing Earth with interdimensional beings pretending to be aliens? Has artificial intelligence already infiltrated government systems to monitor our thoughts? Do consciousness and quantum mechanics prove we're living in a simulated multiverse? Is time travel being tested in classified black projects while missing temporal visitors from the future ...
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The Observable Unknown

Dr. Juan Carlos Rey

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Where science meets spirituality and measurable phenomena dance with mystical wisdom. Join Dr. Juan Carlos Rey as he explores the hidden influences shaping our reality - from quantum mechanics to cosmic consciousness. This isn’t your typical metaphysical podcast. Through analytical discussions and practical applications, discover how the unexplainable impacts your daily life. For curious souls who question everything and spiritual seekers grounded in science. Venture beyond the veil of ordin ...
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Welcome to Science News Daily, brought to you by Brief! Our AI selects the latest stories and top headlines and then delivers them to you each day in less than ten minutes (for more details, visit www.brief.news/how-it-works). Tune in to get your daily news on fascinating topics, including physics, biology, chemistry, astronomy, and more. Whether you're a science enthusiast, researcher, or simply curious about the wonders of the natural world, this podcast is your ultimate source for all thi ...
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The Titanium Physicists Podcast

Brachiolope Media Network

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Dr. Ben Tippett and his team of physicists believe that anyone can understand physics. Black Holes! Lightning! Coronal Mass Ejections! Quantum Mechanics! Fortnightly, they explain a topic from advanced physics, using explanations, experiments and fun metaphors to a non-physicist guest. Visit the website to see a list of topics sorted by physics field.
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Learn about quantum mechanics, black holes, dark matter, plasma, particle accelerators, the Large Hadron Collider and other key Theoretical Physics topics. The Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics holds morning sessions consisting of three talks, pitched to explain an area of our research to an audience familiar with physics at about second-year undergraduate level.
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Eureka!

Stak

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Welcome to Eureka!, the show that gets under the skin of science with questions that really matter! Join science enthusiast Rick Edwards and actual real-life scientist Dr Michael Brooks every week as they dissect some of the universe’s most puzzling questions with the help of the world’s leading experts. From alien invasions and AI robot takeovers, to face transplants and talking animals, Rick and Michael are getting to the bottom of it all! Subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. Hos ...
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Physics for Future

Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPhyMS) - University of Luxembourg

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Physics is our language to understand nature. It goes beyond formulas and allows us to shape the world. Hosted by Hanna Siemaszko, this podcast—brought to you by the Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPhyMS) at the University of Luxembourg—features conversations with some of the brightest minds in physics. You'll hear clear explanations about quantum mechanics, atomic clocks, laser cooling, AI, and data science from experts who know how to make these topics understandable. Origina ...
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A provocative analysis of the history of quantum mechanics in six short podcasts. Six more podcasts will be released in November 2025 on ontology or what is real as opposed to what is mathematically expedient following the insights of the physicist-philosophers such as Faraday, Maxwell, Lord Kelvin, J. J. Thomson, Eddington, Schrödinger and others.
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The Department of Physics public lecture series. An exciting series of lectures about the research at Oxford Physics take place throughout the academic year. Looking at topics diverse as the creation of the universe to the science of climate change. Features episodes previously published as: (1) 'Oxford Physics Alumni': "Informal interviews with physics alumni at events, lectures and other alumni related activities." (2) 'Physics and Philosophy: Arguments, Experiments and a Few Things in Bet ...
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Closer To Truth

Closer To Truth

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Closer To Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions in Cosmos, Life, Consciousness, and Meaning. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Seek your own answers.
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This is a podcast about learning and teaching physics, from someone who's been in the trenches for almost two decades. We'll also discuss how to relate the classroom to big ideas in contemporary research: like what circuits have to do with quantum mechanics, how special relativity impacts us - literally every day - and how the Doppler effect can teach us about the earliest moments - and the farthest reaches - of our universe. Whether you’re a student or an instructor, you’ll find a wealth of ...
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Great Mysteries of Physics

The Conversation

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Host Miriam Frankel delves into some of the great mysteries still puzzling the world's top physicists in this new series from The Conversation. This podcast will take you on a mind-blowing journey from the smallest to the largest conundrums, exploring curled-up dimensions, consciousness and parallel universes on the way.
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Big Science FM began as an experiment borne of a belief that the laws that govern the Universe are simple. Fantastical, astonishing, often unbelievable, but ultimately comprehensible to anyone who wants to understand. For an hour each week, Dr Ed Gerstner and guests explore the ideas that make the Universe tick.
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We Live On A Planet

We Live On A Planet

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“Welcome to We Live On A Planet, a podcast/website that explores the wonders and mysteries of life on this planet we call home. I’m your host, Patrick, and I’m excited to share my insights and reflections on a variety of topics, including quantum mechanics, quantum physics, personal growth, and just fun stuff. I also enjoy quotes and share them often. I started this podcast in 2017 as a way of expressing myself and connecting with others who might relate to my experiences. Cover art photo pr ...
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Relevant conversations about mental & emotional abuse and how to understand your energy system to overcome trauma. In-depth emotional interviews that are raw, unfiltered, intriguing and authentic. Emotional Energy Healing Coach/Author E.G. Cassady digs deep into the emotional perspective of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Trauma, PTSD and many other relevant topics that affect our everyday life. Learn how Quantum Physics plays a role in your body, emotions and free will, and how it merges with the s ...
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Digital Universe Theory

Digital Universe Theory

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Are we living in a simulated universe ? Join us on a mind-expanding journey into a revolutionary theory about the nature of our universe. We explore the fascinating possibility that our reality operates like a sophisticated finite element simulation - not as a metaphor, but as its fundamental structure. Each episode meticulously builds a framework showing how the universe's most puzzling features - from quantum mechanics to relativistic effects - align remarkably well with computational prin ...
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The Cartesian Cafe

Timothy Nguyen

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The Cartesian Cafe is the podcast where an expert guest and Timothy Nguyen map out scientific and mathematical subjects in detail. This collaborative journey with other experts will have us writing down formulas, drawing pictures, and reasoning about them together on a whiteboard. If you’ve been longing for a deeper dive into the intricacies of scientific subjects, then this is the podcast for you. Topics covered include mathematics, physics, computer science, machine learning, and artificia ...
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The mind-body problem, which Buddha, Socrates and many modern scientists have sought to solve, encompasses riddles such as consciousness, free will, morality and the meaning of life. In this podcast, science journalist John Horgan, talks to leading mind-body theorists about their views and often, about their personal lives. The show is an outgrowth of a book of the same title, available for free at mindbodyproblems.com.
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(0:10): Global CO2 Emissions Surge: COP30 Highlights Urgent Need for International Mitigation Action (1:54): China's Tiangong Crew to Return After Space Debris Delay; Marks Milestone in Space Program (3:32): Massive Great White Shark 'Contender' Tracked Off Atlantic City Coast, Aids Migration Study (5:22): Apple Launches Beta Digital ID for TSA Che…
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In just 75 years the Earth’s average temperature is predicted to be close to 3 degrees above pre-industrial levels. We are in the fast lane to a different world, one that will not be friendly to the current range of plants and animals, including humans. The race is on to cool our overheating planet.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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November 15th, 2025 marks forty-eight years since the release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the film that turned alien contact into a musical duet and made communication itself the star of the show. In this special bonus episode, The Multiverse Employee Handbook celebrates Spielberg’s luminous masterpiece — the five-note conversation that …
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Quantum Materials and Nano-Fabrication with Javad Shabani Guest: Dr. Javad Shabani is Professor of Physics at NYU, where he directs both the Center for Quantum Information Physics and the NYU Quantum Institute. He received his PhD from Princeton University in 2011, followed by postdoctoral research at Harvard and UC Santa Barbara in collaboration w…
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This giving season, contribute what you can to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions. Concepts of God/deities/ultimates in diverse, non-Western religions/traditions: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, African. Is God/deities a “person?” Islam’s one transcendent God. Hinduism’s many schools: personal, impersonal, both. Buddhi…
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(0:10): IonQ and University of Chicago Launch Pioneering Quantum Center to Advance Next-Gen Tech (2:49): Revolutionary Eggshell Dating Method Unlocks Precise Dinosaur Evolution Timelines Without Volcanic Ash (5:44): Trinity College Develops Groundbreaking Nasal Vaccine to Block Pertussis Transmission and Strengthen Immunity (8:07): Study Unveils 30…
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In "Your Quantum Startup Kit Has Arrived," we explore quantum mechanics—the operating system running everything from atoms to stars—starting with superposition, where particles genuinely exist in multiple states simultaneously until measured, with probabilities fundamental to nature rather than gaps in knowledge. 🎧 Love the show? Help us improve in…
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Thanks in part to 18th-century nuns, we now know that having children and breastfeeding reduces a mum's risk of developing breast cancer for years, even until her kid is well into primary school. Now Australian scientists have discovered how breastfeeding specifically enlists the immune system to protect against an aggressive and hard-to-treat type…
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Is there a simple way to know your hydration level? Not really. It's a surprising reality, considering our bodies are composed of roughly 60% water. When you consider that half of all people drink less than recommended and that chronic dehydration leads to an increased risk of chronic diseases and premature mortality, it becomes clear that monitori…
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(0:10): A Decade Post-Paris Agreement: Climate Action Lags as Disasters and Emissions Rise (1:52): New Study Reveals Microglial Shift Could Combat Alzheimer's by Reducing Brain Inflammation (4:00): Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders Linked to Heart Risks: Study Urges Integrated Care Model (6:26): Newly Discovered Wadisuchus Kassabi Fossils Shed Light…
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Science has an incredibly impressive track record of uncovering nonintuitive ideas about the universe that turn out to be surprisingly accurate. It can be tempting to think of scientific discoveries as being carefully constructed atop a rock-solid foundation. In reality, scientific progress is tentative and fallible. Scientists propose models, assi…
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Dr. Juan Carlos Rey of Crowscupboard.com sits with three-time Emmy Award winning director and Akashic Records practitioner Mary Madeiras to explore how the soul communicates, remembers, and unfolds through lived experience. This conversation moves through identity, intuition, trauma as material for transformation, and the quiet inner voice that gui…
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(0:10): Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Shifts Focus to AI-Driven Science, Doubling Biohub Funding in $1 Billion Push (2:21): Microplastics Found in Nova Scotia Lobsters: Study Reveals Links to Polyester Clothing and Marine Materials (4:15): Maternal Type 1 Diabetes May Epigenetically Shield Offspring from Autoimmunity, Study Finds (8:41): UC San Diego …
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(0:10): Breakthrough: ADSCs from Fat Tissue Offer New Hope for Osteoporosis Fracture Healing (2:27): Breakthrough Biodegradable Vaccine Offers Strong Defense Against Implant Infections, Targets Resistant Staphylococcus (5:04): Breakthrough Genomics Approach Decodes Thousands of Marine Particles from Just Drops of Seawater (8:42): Revolutionary Cata…
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(0:10): UNEP Report Warns World Heading for 2.5°C Warming, Calls for Urgent Climate Action (2:16): Supermassive Black Hole's 'Superman' Flare Dazzles Scientists with Unmatched Luminosity (4:35): Triple Biomarker Test Could Revolutionize Heart Attack Risk Prediction, Study Suggests (6:33): Comet 3I/ATLAS Reappears: A Rare Interstellar Visitor Offers…
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Support the show with a tax-deductible donation of any amount so we can continue exploring the world's biggest questions without the need for paywalls. When the long-awaited day dawns and the aliens finally arrive on Earth, they might eat us and destroy the planet―or, just maybe, they might share the secrets of the Universe with us. When that time …
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(0:10): Active Seniors Show Slower Brain Decline: Study Links Walking to Cognitive Health Benefits (2:21): Hektoria Glacier's Sudden Collapse Signals Faster Antarctic Retreat, Sea-Level Rise Concerns (4:20): Viral Infections Spike Heart Attack and Stroke Risk: New Study Urges Vaccination for Protection (7:15): Breakthrough Cancer Therapy Uses Nanop…
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When an interstellar comet drifts through our Solar System, the scientists study it—and the Square-Haired Boss throws it a welcome party with no cake, no funding, and no guest. From the desks of Quantum Improbability Solutions, we explore what 3I/ATLAS revealed to the James Webb Space Telescope, and what it accidentally taught us about the galaxy, …
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It's mid-afternoon and time for a treat! Do you choose a healthy piece of fruit, or do you head straight for the chocolate? It turns out that well before we consciously decide what we're going to eat, our brain has already weighed up our choices — and in a fraction of a second. Now a new study shows which food attributes are processed by our brain …
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If we met aliens, could we communicate through physics? Daniel Whiteson explores this question on today's episode. For more, check out his new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics? For ad-free episodes and exclusive ask-us-anything segments, join us for just $3 a month on Patreon: https://patreon.com/whythisuniverse Our merch is available here: https://ww…
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The universe as revealed by physics is objective: it's out there, existing and behaving in ways that are completely independent of human thought. But the process by which we learn about the universe, and the language with which we talk about it, is extremely human-dependent. Does that mean that aliens would do science differently, and even think di…
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Is it possible that something as simple as mud and ancient water could hold the key to healthier lives and deeper understanding? Can touching Earth’s oldest materials truly shape our bodies and minds, restoring connections lost to modern life? Imagine a world where microbes and wild places offer not just healing, but insight - could we be missing o…
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In this illuminating conversation, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey of crowscupboard.com explores the paradox of human knowledge: how civilizations accumulate, then discard, their greatest insights. Author Jack R. Bialik examines the patterns of erasure in his new book, "Lost In Time" - from ancient cataract surgery to the fragility of our digital archives - an…
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Three years after the 2022 "crypto winter" severely damaged public confidence in these technologies (even among healthcare leaders), the term Web3 is conspicuously absent from the current healthtech space. So, what happened? And where do we really stand with the adoption of these technologies within our healthcare systems? Anca Petre is perfectly p…
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In this Mailbag installment of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey of crowscupboard.com responds to listener Priya A. of Seattle, who asks whether ancient fasting rituals were early, intuitive ways of shaping the gut–brain connection. Drawing from modern neurogastroenterology, nutritional neuroscience, and microbiome research, Dr. Rey trace…
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Vijoy Pandey joins Sebastian Hassinger for this episode of The New Quantum Era to discuss Cisco's ambitious vision for quantum networking—not as a far-future technology, but as infrastructure that solves real problems today. Leading Outshift by Cisco, their incubation group and Cisco Research, Vijoy explains how quantum networks are closer than qua…
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Is it possible that those who prepare us for our final journey stand closer to the unknown than science admits? Could the presence felt in funeral homes, the strange timing of last goodbyes, and the stirring of consciousness after death hint that our experience isn’t simply over when the body fails? Perhaps ancient ritual and modern practice alike …
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In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey of crowscupboard.com steps into the shimmer between matter and meaning – the quantum frontier of consciousness. Could awareness itself arise from sub-atomic events inside the brain? Mathematician Roger Penrose and anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff proposed the Orch-OR Theory, suggestin…
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In this quietly radical interlude, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey of crowscupboard.com invites you into the hidden orchestra of the brain - the immense realm of glial cells: astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia. We have long worshipped the bright-firing neurons, but these non-neuronal cells may in fact hold the deeper language of consciousness. Pioneer…
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Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls. What happens after we die? Is there life after death? If so, what kind of life? From heaven and hell to systems and cycles of reincarnation, we explore Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Chinese traditions, as well as C…
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In this interlude, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey of crowscupboard.com examines the hidden choreography of empathy - the mirror mechanism that allows one human brain to echo another’s joy, sorrow, and intent. First identified in the early 1990s by Giacomo Rizzolatti and Vittorio Gallese at the University of Parma, mirror neurons revealed a startling truth: ou…
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