Episodes
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I Be Dead People
Cotard’s Syndrome is a rare neurological illness that makes you believe, beyond any rational analysis, that you are dead. Jeff and Anthony discuss a recent case of this disease as well as its history in an effort to get to …
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Running is for Neurons
In a recent TED Talk, neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret explains how our brains can grow new brain cells through neurogenesis. The more active neurogenesis is for you, the more likely you’ll have a better mood, increased memory formation, and be able …
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Making the Sound Barrier
A team of engineers from the Universities of Sussex and Bristol built a sonic tractor beam that uses sound waves to remotely manipulate objects. They can create three different shapes of acoustic force fields and use sound waves to wield …
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Chimera-can Horror Story
A man failed a paternity test only to discover that his unborn twin is the biological father of his son. The explanation? He’s actually a living chimera, the fusion of two separate people, living as one. Jeff and Anthony unpack …
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And the Weiner Is…
A company called Clear Foods, which purports to “use genomic technology to analyze the world’s foods at a molecular level, ingredient by ingredient,” released a report recently that found human DNA in 2% of hot dogs and 2/3rds of vegetarian …
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Shock to the Belief System
A new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience claims that disabling certain areas of the brain with transcranial magnetic stimulation can reduce a person’s belief in God and negativity toward immigrants. This is obviously pretty controversial, …
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The Amazing Spider-Plan
One of the world’s deadliest spiders – the funnel-web spider is native to Australia. No surprise to Anthony and Jeff, who have been chronicling the various ways Australia is dangerous for a while now. What is surprising, is the Australia …
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Bearly Lethal (w/Adam Sessler)
UPDATE: This story is actually FAKE. We were duped. 🙁
A team of Japanese engineers has designed an adorable robotic bear to aid in assisted suicide. Capable of 23 different methods to end a life, including hands that are powerful …
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Star Wipes
Several amateur astronomers, gazing at data from the Kepler telescope, discovered an odd flickering from one particular star, usually caused by objects in space passing in front of it. But that usually means the star is very young, and this …
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