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207: Cockroach Personalities207: Cockroach Personalities


April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Anything that scatters when you turn on the light…does it have a personality? Is the cockroach urge to run an indicator of a bold or

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206: The Smartest Fish?206: The Smartest Fish?


April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Set aside your mammal bias because this week we’re celebrating the unexpected smarts of archerfish and goldfish! Turns out, goldfish might be able to drive

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205: Vatican Women’s Rifle Club205: Vatican Women’s Rifle Club


April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

Amy pulled out all the stops for this shenanigan filled episode. Don’t be an April’s Fool like Trace. image from Snopes Amy’s Sources (aside from

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204: Baker Miller Pink204: Baker Miller Pink


March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

In 1978, Dr. Alexander Schauss and a research assistant mixed 1 gallon of white latex paint with a pint of shiny red and created P-618

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203: Unexpected Results203: Unexpected Results


March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

We always hear about research “wins”. Rarely do we discuss “failures”–and we should. Today we dive into a few examples of how not getting the

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202: Honeypot Ants202: Honeypot Ants


March 15, 2022March 15, 2022

Imagine you’re an ant living in an arid climate. There’s no grocery stores! How do you keep enough food on hand for when things are

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201: Rabbit War201: Rabbit War


March 8, 2022March 8, 2022

What happens when you are the Emperor of France and your hunting party plans go completely wrong? You get attacked by rabbits. This isn’t a

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200th Episode!!!200th Episode!!!


March 1, 2022March 1, 2022

To celebrate our 200th episode, we’re going back to 1822 to share cool facts from two-hundred years ago! Listen in to a cornucopia of historical

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199: Science of Gift Wrap199: Science of Gift Wrap


February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

Gifts. Just because that decorative paper is slapped on with yards of tape doesn’t mean what’s inside isn’t something you’d want. Amy dives into a

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198: Mary McLeod Bethune198: Mary McLeod Bethune


February 15, 2022February 15, 2022

Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of former slaves and a founder of Bethune-Cookman University. She was often the only woman of color with a

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Previous Episodes

217: Honesty Study?

216: Parachuting Beavers

215: James Madison & the 4 Letters

214: Sky Puppies

213: Unexpected Origin of Roller Skates

212: Peanut Butter Diamonds

211: Eating Underwater

210: Ancient Prosthetic Eye

209: Detachable Tails

208: Thunderclappers

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