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Make Me Smart

Marketplace

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Each weekday, Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams makes today make sense along with her Marketplace colleagues, breaking down happenings in tech, the economy, and culture. Because none of us is as smart as all of us.
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Lost Women of Science

Lost Women of Science

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For every Marie Curie or Rosalind Franklin whose story has been told, hundreds of female scientists remain unknown to the public at large. In this series, we illuminate the lives and work of a diverse array of groundbreaking scientists who, because of time, place and gender, have gone largely unrecognized. Each season we focus on a different scientist, putting her narrative into context, explaining not just the science but also the social and historical conditions in which she lived and work ...
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Love Factually

Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel

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We're just two professors standing in front of a rom-com, asking it to be the subject of our podcast. Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel explain what your favorite romantic films get right -- and wrong -- about the science of romance. Because it's time for scientists to take Ryan Gosling as seriously as you do.
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Don't Panic Geocast

John Leeman and Shannon Dulin

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John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.
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Learning Bayesian Statistics

Alexandre Andorra

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Are you a researcher or data scientist / analyst / ninja? Do you want to learn Bayesian inference, stay up to date or simply want to understand what Bayesian inference is? Then this podcast is for you! You'll hear from researchers and practitioners of all fields about how they use Bayesian statistics, and how in turn YOU can apply these methods in your modeling workflow. When I started learning Bayesian methods, I really wished there were a podcast out there that could introduce me to the me ...
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Dr. Chapa’s Clinical Pearls.

Dr. Chapa’s Clinical Pearls

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Relevant, evidence based, and practical information for medical students, residents, and practicing healthcare providers regarding all things women’s healthcare! This podcast is intended to be clinically relevant, engaging, and FUN, because medical education should NOT be boring! Welcome...to Clinical Pearls.
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Marine Conservation Happy Hour

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic

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The Marine Conservation Happy Hour is a podcast that looks at the many different sides of Marine Science and Conservation in an informal setting - a during a pub Happy Hour, chatting casually over a few (or more) drinks. The show is co-hosted by @DrScarlettSmash and @Craken_McCraic. Everyone is a marine scientist who is passionate about the Ocean, marine mammals (whales, seals, dolphins, porpoises, polar bears and more), sharks and other fish, invertebrates (especially squid & octopuses beca ...
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Stage Zero News is the flagship podcast from Stage Zero about SpaceX, Elon Musk, cutting-edge tech, and the future of everything. Every week, host Wil Waldon breaks down the biggest stories in space exploration, innovation, and emerging technology — and what they mean for the world ahead. From rockets and robots to AI and electric vehicles, Wil connects the dots and explores how today’s breakthroughs are shaping tomorrow.
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Sound Bites A Nutrition Podcast

Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RD, CDE

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Hosted by award-winning Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Melissa Joy Dobbins, the Guilt-Free RD - "because food shouldn't make you feel bad!" Join Melissa’s conversations with a variety of experts on topics ranging from fad diets to farming and gain credible information to help you make your own, well-informed food decisions based on facts, not fear. For more information visit www.SoundBitesRD.com.
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On Drugs looks through the lenses of history, pop culture and personal experience to understand how drugs have shaped our world. Because even if it’s just caffeine or ibuprofen, there’s a good chance you’re on drugs right now.
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Tired of political headlines that feel like déjà vu? Wondering if you actually need to care about every controversy? This season, Katie’s asking those same questions—and talking to the people who have real answers. From political insiders to sharp-eyed journalists, she’s breaking down what’s worth your attention (and what’s not), with smarts, sanity, and even a little humor. Because none of us can be tuned in 24/7—but we can stay informed without losing our minds. Tune in every Thursday and ...
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From the minds that brought you Climate Town, comes… a podcast that's suspiciously similar to Climate Town. Rollie Williams (Climate Town) and Nicole Conlan (The Daily Show) are two comedians with Master's Degrees in Climate Science & Policy and Urban Planning. But don’t get too excited, because they’re here to examine the pervasive myths and misinformation campaigns that are making it obnoxiously difficult to address the looming climate crisis you've probably heard about. If you're looking ...
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If you strive to learn something new every day then this podcast is for you. We cover everything from anthropology and airplanes to biology, entrepreneurship, nutrition, productivity, wellness, and more. S3 exists because life is better with sprinkles!
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Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: GP & Author

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“Health has become overcomplicated. I aim to simplify it” In this podcast, we hear stories from leading health experts and exciting personalities who offer easy health life-hacks, expert advice and debunk common health myths giving you the tools to revolutionise how you eat, sleep, move and relax. Hosted by Dr Chatterjee - one of the most influential GPs in the country with nearly 20 years experience, star of BBC 1’s Doctor In the House, and author of 6 internationally best-selling books, in ...
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MOHIVATE

Mohi Sarawgee

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Hosted by Dr. Mohi Sarawgee, MOHIvate is your doctor’s dose of heart and science — with just a touch of humour — because health and feeling good shouldn’t feel complicated. Each episode breaks down medicine and everyday science in a simple, thoughtful way, serving as a reminder that real health can still feel human.
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Unplucked

The Poultry Science Association

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Unplucked - Stripped-down, honest discussions about poultry science. No fluff. No filter. Just real, transparent, and topical conversations about the science, challenges, and breakthroughs shaping the poultry industry. Unplucked goes beyond the headlines and industry jargon to deliver candid discussions with the experts, researchers, and professionals who know poultry best. Whether it’s debunking myths, tackling tough questions, or exploring the latest innovations, Unplucked brings you the r ...
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What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. Code Switch was named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020. Want to level ...
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Let Me Sum Up

Tennant Reed, Luke Menzel, Frankie Muskovic

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Your regular deep dive into recent reports on climate and energy with Frankie Muskovic, Luke Menzel and Tennant Reed. Because there is too much.
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The Regrettable Century

Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben

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The old forms of the Left are moribund and the new forms are stupid. We're making a podcast that discusses the need to organize a Dialectical Pessimism and develop a salvage project capable of sparking a new workers' movement for socialism. A clean, honest, and unsentimental melancholy is required; we are cultivating one and would like to share it with you. “The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, bu ...
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The How to Write The Future Podcast offers fiction writing tips for science fiction and fantasy authors who want to create optimistic stories because when we vision what is possible, we help make it so. By science fiction and fantasy author and fiction writing coach, Beth Barany.
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kill switch

Kaleidoscope

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Were we sleeping when everything changed? Seems like the technologically driven future is already here. On kill switch, we explain the right NOW of our super charged technological lives. New host Dexter Thomas answers questions big and small – like who’s behind Shrimp Jesus, and could you get arrested by a computer? kill switch also brings the DIY back to tech – “How to Now” on everything from how to run your own LLM to tips to keep your data safe. Because the more “user-friendly” our device ...
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CRAMPED

Kate Downey

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One nerd’s quest to find out why we know next to nothing about period pain. Tired of suffering from "death cramps" with no diagnosis for 20 years, Kate Downey has to look for her own answers. She interviews top doctors and researchers, and delves into topics from Greek history to sitcoms to TikTok wellness scams, all to figure out why menstrual pain is so often dismissed and untreated. What she finds will change how you think about your own body and the medical system. Because having a micro ...
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What does it really mean to live a good life—in our politics, our faith, our work, and our relationships? On No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp, we explore the ideas, practices, and public debates that shape human flourishing today. Each week you’ll hear thought-provoking conversations with bestselling authors, philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists, theologians, artists, and political leaders—people wrestling with the biggest questions of meaning and purpose in our time. Together we a ...
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Step into the laboratory at Math! Science! History! where time bends, ideas spark, equations echo, and the past hums with the electricity of what’s to come. Each week, Gabrielle Birchak lights the gas lamps on forgotten corridors, dusts off the misplaced manuscripts, and shares oft-forgotten tales of unknown brillance, everyday math in disguise, physics feats, and interviews with scholars from today and (with the help of AI), from the past and the speculative future! Whether it’s a story wit ...
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Python Bytes

Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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Python Bytes is a weekly podcast hosted by Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken. The show is a short discussion on the headlines and noteworthy news in the Python, developer, and data science space.
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MAD Warfare Podcast

STP Productions

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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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Intersectional Psychology

Aurora Brown, Registered Counsellor

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The podcast that explores psychology’s role in promoting social justice. Because everyone deserves to live with their optimal mental health. Content includes up-to-date peer-reviewed research, interviews with experts and people with lived experience, and a monthly guided mindfulness/relaxation session. Bonus content available weekly on Patreon. We are committed to the Cite Black Women praxis.
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The Three Best Bros anybody could have (feat. Oski, xFer, & Merc) sit down and go into all sorts of topics while also diverging into wild content. Anime! Pop culture, video games, movies, books, science fiction and actual science. Nothing is safe from the Witty Banter Media treatment. Every episode tends to take an unexpected left turn, so listener discretion advised. However, follow along and you will see they always bring it back full circle. Do not take the WBM Podcast team too seriously ...
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Ruminate This by Agrarian Solutions is your trusted source for insights on safeguarding ruminant health for a lifetime. From tackling the hidden threats of mycotoxins to optimizing gut health, immune function, and nutrition, we break down the biggest challenges impacting animal performance and producer profitability. But it’s not just about the science—we also explore workplace culture, leadership, and people development, because a strong team drives success. Tune in the first, third, and fi ...
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Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

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Light a candle and pop some popcorn because things are going to get freaky. On Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez, prepare to discuss ghost stories, psychic experiences and all things that go BUMP in the night. Comedian Roz Hernandez (she/her) is joined every week by celebrity guests, paranormal professionals and maybe…GHOSTS! Human listeners are invited to share their paranormal experiences to be read aloud. Email them to [email protected]. Now available on the Exactly Right network. Be sure to ...
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ACS Science Elements

American Chemical Society

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NEWEST UPDATE as of April 2018: Love Science Elements? We’ve got a special treat for all of you loyal fans, because we’re transforming the podcast into something new and very exciting. So stay tuned for more details!
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Intellectually Curious is a podcast by Mike Breault featuring over 1,200 AI-powered explorations across science, mathematics, philosophy, and personal growth. Each short-form episode is generated, refined, and published with the help of large language models—turning curiosity into an ongoing audio encyclopedia. Designed for anyone who loves learning, it offers quick dives into everything from combinatorics and cryptography to systems thinking and psychology. Inspiration for this podcast: "Mu ...
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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

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Join intellectual phenomenon Dr. Jordan Peterson for enlightening discourse that will change the way you think. This podcast breaks down the dichotomy of life through interviews and lectures that explain how individuals and culture are shaped by values, music, religion, and beyond. It will give you a new perspective and a modern understanding of your creativity, competence, and personality.
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Welcome to Don’t Be Caught Dead - a podcast encouraging open conversations about dying and the death of a loved one. I’m your host, Catherine Ashton - Founder of Critical Info - and I’m helping to bring your stories of death back to life. Because while you may not be ready to die, at least you can be prepared.
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Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. The School of Greatness shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet—world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, and literature—to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life.
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The Doc Analyzes Anything Welcome to The Doc Analyzes Anything — the podcast where curiosity meets chaos (with a touch of credentials). Join Dr. Steve Sparks, BCBA-D, along with Kyle Steury (BCBA) and Brad Clements (actual veterinarian, occasional philosopher) as they take stabs at analyzing all kinds of human behavior — from the quirky to the downright confusing - using science and behavior analysis as their basis. Ever wonder why people clap when a plane lands? Or why your uncle insists on ...
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Unspun

Amanda Sturgill

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Unspun is critical thinking about the news. Hear real examples, past and present, of newsmakers attempting to mislead you and understand how they manipulate the truth. Learn how to avoid being swayed by fake news and misinformation. Get Unspun, because you deserve the truth.
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Each week, I interview guests who have crazy-unique occupations or life experiences. It could be anyone from a Mortician, a Near Death Experiencer, to a True Crime Event or a Religious Cult Escapee. I dig deep and pick their brains, and you won't believe some of the things I uncover because I wanna know... Join my Facebook group: "Because I Wanna Know" Contact me via: [email protected] Contact me on my website at: https://www.podpage.com/because-i-wanna-know/ Instagram: @les ...
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Exile

Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin and Antica Productions

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Welcome to Exile, a podcast about Jewish lives under the shadow of fascism. Narrated by award-winning screen and stage actor, Mandy Patinkin. Untold stories and firsthand accounts drawn from intimate letters, diaries and interviews found in the Leo Baeck Institute’s vast archive. Each episode, a story of beauty and danger that brings history to life. Because the past is always present. Starting November 1, episodes are released weekly every Tuesday. The Leo Baeck Institute, New York | Berlin ...
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Martha Barnette is one half of the linguistics podcast A Way With Words, and author of the new book Friends With Words: Adventures in Languageland. Her lifelong love of language has led her through some of the toughest questions lexicography has to offer, and she's answering questions from our live listening audience. Why do we FALL pregnant? How c…
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We unpack the curious link behind sequence A000361: a self-replicating, holey tiling on the Mandelvyn triangle that nonetheless has positive Lebesgue measure. The story weaves a four-reptile tiling, inspired by Paul Lévy’s two-reptile, with counting of filled equilateral triangles along lines on the Mandelvyn triangle. It shows how infinite self-si…
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Dive into the Mesozoic oceans and meet the ichthyosaurs—air-breathing, warm-blooded reptiles that redefined life underwater with dolphin-like shapes, giant eyes, and live birth. We trace their 160-million-year reign from early Triassic pioneers to their abrupt decline near the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary, and explore how climate upheaval and shift…
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We trace how measure theory unifies area, mass, and probability, and why three simple rules—empty set has zero, non-negativity, and countable additivity—hold the whole framework together. We’ll unpack monotonicity, continuity from above with its finiteness caveat, and classic infinite-set counterexamples. Then we glimpse into signed measures, finit…
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Welcome to the 77th episode of the Science Witch Podcast! Nicholas, our Resident Crystal Daddy In this interview, Jamie, Enku and Anjel talk to one of our favorite guests and author of 12 books, Nicholas Pearson. In this episode, we talk about incorporating crystals into your practice to protect yourself from psychic attack, and get into some of th…
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On today’s show, Alaska Public Media reporter Ava White joins Kimberly to make us smarter about Fat Bear Week and the issues that are top of mind for Alaskans right now. Alaska residents receive an annual check funded by the state’s oil royalties. But its purchasing power is lower than ever. We’ll get into it. Plus, we’ll weigh in on AI live transl…
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Join us as we explore A000360, the OEIS entry counting non-degenerate triangles inside a self-similar fractal rep-4 tile. We’ll break down the geometry of the fractal and what counts as a triangle, then uncover the surprising number-theoretic connections: the distribution ties to the Stern–Brocot sequence (A02487) via a modulo-3 reduction, with dro…
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A half-century tale of a metal that was once the pinnacle of opulence and is now everywhere. Aluminum’s abundance in ore didn’t matter—refining it was brutally hard until the Hall–Héroult breakthrough in 1886. Coupled with the rise of cheap electricity, this unlocked mass production and crashed the price, transforming aluminum from precious parlorw…
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We explore Jeremy Bernstein's manifold-based approach to AI stability: constraining weight matrices to lie on a Stiefel manifold keeps singular values near one, making layers behave like rotations and improving predictability. Extending to modular manifolds, we treat each block as its own manifold with its own norm, and compose them so constraints …
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Keywords social interactions, political violence, human history, fear, social media, positive reinforcement, media accountability, mental health, gun control, skepticism, empathy, negativity, technology Takeaways Navigating social interactions can be challenging in a digital age. Political violence is on the rise and affects societal well-being. Un…
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Join us as we untangle the mathematical ‘ghosts’ of quantum field theory—from Faddeev–Popov ghosts that preserve gauge symmetry to Goldstone modes that become W and Z bosons, and the troublesome negative-norm states that threaten unitarity and causality. A clear, accessible tour of why these unphysical states matter for regularization, mass generat…
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We dive into the 1859 Carrington storm — the first recorded solar flare and the fastest CME on record — and unravel how it lit up skies worldwide, crashed telegraph systems, and hinted at a sun-driven vulnerability in today’s electrical grid. From the auroral spectacle to near-miss modern-day scenarios, we connect history to present-day risk and ex…
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Just today in clinic, we had a patient, who was well into her third trimester, come to her regular scheduled appointment with new onset left-sided facial droop. Yeah, that’s concerning! A complete history and physical was performed and the diagnosis was made of Bell’s palsy. This is not a rare event and it can be extremely stressful for the affecte…
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This is our unabridged interview with Jen Hatmaker. Jen Hatmaker's world unraveled at 2.00 a.m. one night when she awoke to hear her husband of 26 years lying beside her in bed, voice-texting his girlfriend. That's the brutal story with which Jen begins her new memoir, Awake: A Memoir of Reinvention and Recovery. It was the start of a long, painful…
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What if you could watch molecules move in real time? Nobel Prize-winning chemist Ahmed Zewail made that possible by pioneering femtochemistry, capturing chemical reactions in quadrillionths of a second. In this Flashcards Friday episode, Gabrielle Birchak uncovers Zewail’s remarkable journey: from his modest childhood in Egypt, to facing challenges…
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Dr. Joe Dispenza drops some mind-bending revelations about what he's witnessed in his work – people stepping out of wheelchairs, blind individuals regaining sight, and children with autism experiencing dramatic transformations, all through the power of consciousness alone. He shares the exact four-step process that people with "incurable" condition…
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This week, we read and discussed an article about a phenomenon that apparently some people are, or were, concerned about: the problem of fascist infiltration of the anti-war movement. We discuss the problems inherent in gatekeeping social movements and the lack of left-wing organizations of any size. We also chime in on the overblown concerns about…
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Introduction to MOHIvate- a doctor's dose of heart, humour and science. Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only. It is not intended to be, and should not be taken as, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of your doctor or another qualified healthcare provider…
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Did you know that around 95% of your behaviours come from your subconscious mind? For most of us, this means living much of our lives on autopilot. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart. Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Today’s clip is fr…
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Today we’re diving into the business of music. Trapital founder Dan Runcie joins Kimberly to explain what Anthropic’s recent copyright settlement with authors could mean for record labels who’ve sued AI companies, the “fair use” debates dominating the music industry, and why even the biggest stars are struggling to create chart-toppers these days. …
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Time is running out to get your tickets for Chaos Trivia! Team LMSU is joining forces with the fabulous folks from Currently Speaking for a blockbuster crossover event, with special guests, the NEMchat Singers. Chaos Trivia is set for the first night of the All Energy Conference on Wednesday 29 October in Melbourne, and as predicted, tickets are se…
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Polaritons are bosonic quasi-particles formed when photons strongly couple to a material excitation (such as an exciton or a phonon), creating new mixed light–matter normal modes. This strong coupling leads to level repulsion (avoided crossing) that splits the system into upper and lower polariton branches, giving tunable light propagation inside m…
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Explore the birth of the capacitor era. In the 1740s, Kleist and Muschenbroek’s shocking experiments showed a glass jar could store energy; Benjamin Franklin identified the dielectric inside and coined the term 'condenser.' Jean-Antoine Nollet popularized the device and the name 'battery,' turning it into public spectacle and laying the groundwork …
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We dive into A000351, the powers of five, from its tidy recurrence and generating function to the surprising ways it shows up across number theory, combinatorics, and geometry. Along the way we explore connections to Pisot-number phenomena, a divisor-sum–based lens on primality, counting integers with only odd digits, generating-function identities…
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We explore Armenia’s colossal Vizhapakar dragonstones—basalt megaliths dating to the Chalcolithic around 4200–4000 BCE. Shaped as fish and cowhide figures, these markers sit at springs and irrigation corridors, revealing a sophisticated, region‑wide ritual system that tied water management to monumental labor. Through new dating and spatial analysi…
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We explore Mosasaurus, the apex marine lizards that ruled 94–66 million years ago. Learn how a stiff body and a powerful crescent tail propelled shark-like bursts, why double-hinged jaws and flexible skulls let them swallow large prey, and the surprising evidence for endothermy and live birth. We also trace their dramatic extinction at the K–Pg bou…
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The murder of George Floyd and the protests of 2020 sparked a nationwide movement for racial justice and reckoning. Just a few years later, many of those hard-won conversations are being rolled back. Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, joins Katie to ask: is the movement truly over, or are we now in the …
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In high school, Carla Brodley was almost shut out of computer science when boys took over all the computers. But she rediscovered her love for the field in college and has made it her mission to open doors for others. At Northeastern University, she founded the Center for Inclusive Computing, which now partners with more than 100 institutions to ma…
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We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-) Are you ready to face death head-on? In this episode of Don't Be Caught Dead, I chat with Rose Sexton, a seasoned nurse and passionate palliative care educator from Wangaratta, Northeast Victoria. Rose shares her deep insights into palliative care, advance care planning, and the importance of having ho…
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We dive into A000350, the Fibonacci-ending-in-M problem across bases. In base 10, there are many nontrivial M, suggesting rich, infinite variation. In binary, the situation collapses: only M = 0, 1, 5 work—a result finally proven by Max Alexei after extensive computation (up to M < 2^25). We trace the history back to mid-1960s Fibonacci Quarterly w…
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A tour of serpentine soils—formed from ultramafic rocks and chemically harsh, nutrient-poor, and with a skewed Ca:Mg balance. We explore where these hostile patches occur (California as a major hotspot, with other pockets around the globe), how plants survive through dwarfism, waxy leaves, and metal-accumulation strategies (like nickel hyperaccumul…
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Hatchability has quietly slipped in the United States over the last decade, and the cost shows up everywhere from breeder houses to the balance sheet. In this episode of Unplucked, host Andy Vance talks with industry veteran Doug Ward about why there is no single fix and why the biggest wins often come from getting the basics right. The discussion …
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Get early access to Alex's next live-cohort courses! Today’s clip is from episode 141 of the podcast, with Sam Witty. Alex and Sam discuss the ChiRho project, delving into the intricacies of causal inference, particularly focusing on Do-Calculus, regression discontinuity designs, and Bayesian structural causal inference. They explain ChiRho's desig…
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In this episode, Savannah Locke and Lee C. Camp dive into a critical discussion of the Netflix show "America's Sweethearts" and the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders' fight for fair wages. This sparks a broader conversation about the wealth gap, the commodification of labor—including human bodies—in professional sports, and the different types of justice…
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Lo-Fi beats once stood as the chill soundtrack of the internet, a cozy genre rooted in human touch and imperfections. But in recent years, AI-generated mixes have flooded platforms like YouTube, pumping out endless streams of eerily similar tracks that mimic the vibe, without the soul. What happens when the scene gets overtaken by AI? Dexter talks …
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This week on the pod: author Edgar Gomez talks about what it was like growing up poor, queer, and Nicaraguan Puerto Rican in Florida. His new memoir, Alligator Tears, chronicles his dreams of making it big, the various mini-scams he got into along the way, and his realization that a rich life might not ever come with bundles of money. Learn more ab…
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What if I told you that your self-doubt is the silent killer of your dreams? After achieving everything I thought I wanted—the accolades, the recognition, the external markers of success—I still felt angry, frustrated, and empty inside because I wasn't getting the feeling of happiness or validation I truly craved. In this solo episode, I'm sharing …
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When Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, Emma Heming Willis’s life changed overnight. In this intimate conversation, she tells Katie about the early whispers of the disease, why getting a diagnosis was both a blessing and a curse, and how she’s helping their two young daughters navigate this “long goodbye.” Emma opens up about …
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Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken chat about ocean science in the movies. In today's episode they talk about James Cameron's movie: The Abyss Contact [email protected] for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Taran Christen : Musi…
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Many of us feel under constant pressure to optimise every moment, to become more efficient, more productive and somehow more worthy. But what if embracing our limits could be the key to living a calmer, more meaningful life? This week’s returning guest on my Feel Better, Live More podcast, Oliver Burkeman, believes that accepting that we can’t do e…
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"She waited 500 years for him in the afterlife." Akaza's redemption arc in Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has us questioning who the real demons are. Oski recaps his Bandai "Fyre Fest for Duelist" weekend. Join our deep dive into the most emotional moments of this epic anime. #DemonSlayer #InfiniteCastle #Bandai Send us a text Support the show YouTu…
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President Trump is not a fan of the United Nations—he made that clear in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly today. Under Trump, the United States has pulled back from several efforts, including U.N. organizations, that have contributed to the country’s so-called soft power goals. On the show today, Joshua Eisenman, professor of polit…
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Could the puzzling GW190521 event be more than a standard binary black hole merger? We unpack the strange short signal, the mass-gap mystery, and the missing inspiral, then dive into a radical wormhole-echo hypothesis that a merger in another universe left a ringdown echo in ours. We compare the conventional merger model with the exotic scenario us…
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A dive into the niche OEIS sequence A000347, which counts partitions of integers into sums of non-integral powers. From A4 = 1 and rapid growth thereafter, the counting can be reformulated as counting ordered quadruples of positive integers x1 ≤ x2 ≤ x3 ≤ x4 with sqrt(x1) + sqrt(x2) + sqrt(x3) + sqrt(x4) ≤ n. We’ll trace the combinatorial setup, ex…
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From ancient tombs to modern science, the Ouroboros has long symbolized eternal renewal and the unity of opposites. In this episode, we trace its journey from Egyptian protections of Ra through Gnosticism and alchemy, into Jungian psychology, cybernetics, and even a living lizard named Ouroboros cataphractus. We explore how a snake eating its tail …
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Maternal perception of decreased fetal movement at term occurs in up to 15% of pregnancies and is a cause for maternal and provider concern. All maternal concerns of decreased fetal movement require an assessment of fetal wellbeing. But what about the patient with recurrent episodes of reduced fetal movements at term? Routine induction of labor is …
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