We'll kick off the chase with Diana Deutsch, a professor specializing in the Psychology of Music, who could extract song out even the most monotonous of drones. (Think Ben Stein in Ferris Bueller. Bue...Show More
Never has the saying 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' been more true, than in nature. This week, we ponder a question: who really decides what is beautiful? It is the creatures who do not fit ou...Show More
Our favorite McDonald's in Marseille, France has reached its afterlife. It took court cases, spray paint, and the slogan you know turned upside down (literally) to get there.
An unconventional love story about a teenager, the Pacific Ocean, and an encounter with something wild. Grayson, by Lynne Cox Lynne's latest is Swimming in the Sink. You can find more about Lynne at ...Show More
Friendship is hard, but the best way to tackle it is to talk about it. In this episode, you'll learn from the experts about how to make new friends and deepen your existing relationships.
As the Vietnam war dragged on, the US military began desperately searching for any vulnerability in their North Vietnamese enemy. In 1964, they found it. It was an old Vietnamese folktale involving a ...Show More
How a nasty Renaissance spat toppled 2,000 years of Pythagoras... For more on Sam's New York Times-bestselling books, see http://samkean.com Help keep this podcast going by becoming a patron for as...Show More
Galileo and Art, part 2
How Galileo’s training in art helped topple the ancient Greek dogma about the moon... For more on Sam's New York Times-bestselling books, see http://samkean.com Help keep this podcast going by beco...Show More
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WOWWWWW...🤯 this tells of the interesting field of lyrical and musical links within language. And why if you speak Mandarin you are more likely to have perfect pitch.