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211: Eating Underwater211: Eating Underwater


May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

How do whales open their mouths to grab a mouthful of food without drowning?! Because it’s not just krill that goes in, but hundreds of

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210: Ancient Prosthetic Eye210: Ancient Prosthetic Eye


May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

In 2007, a woman’s 5,000 year old skeleton was found in Burnt City, Iran. She was at least six feet tall and had what researchers

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209: Detachable Tails209: Detachable Tails


May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

In cases of emergency, lizards pop off their tails to get away. Evolution made it possible for that tail to stay on when tugged but

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208: Thunderclappers208: Thunderclappers


April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

It wasn’t just fame and glory that inspired Lewis and Clark’s expedition across this great land. It took a “medication” so powerful that people would

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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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Previous Episodes

201: Rabbit War

200th Episode!!!

199: Science of Gift Wrap

198: Mary McLeod Bethune

197: Singing Gorillas

196: Amy the Black Belt

195: Bag of Facts

194: Iris Sphincters

193: Navy Seals

192: Potholes

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