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  • 1. BrainStuff

    Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.

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    05:51 | Feb 19th, 2019

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    Short answer: Yeah, probably. Most Westerners have traded squatting for sitting and standing, to the detriment of our backs and joints. Learn the benefits of a good squat -- and how you can incorporat...Show More

  • 2. Science... sort of

    Conversations about things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science. A member of the Brachiolope Media Network.

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    347 - Skipping Strikes

    1:09:49 | Apr 29th, 2023

    00:00:00 - Researchers have determined that if you want one big skip instead of many little skips you should select a potato-shaped rock instead of a flat one. If that’s what you’re into… 00:23:00 - A...Show More

  • 3. Exposing PseudoAstronomy

    Listen to learn the real state of science behind astronomy-, physics-, and geology-related creationist claims, hoaxes, conspiracy theories, misconceptions, and bad or incomplete media reporting.

    Stuart Robbins

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    Episode 170 - Interlude, and Another Podcast Endeavor

    41:39 | Jul 14th, 2018

    After being gone for a bit of time, I return to discuss where I have been, what to expect for the future (when more episodes will air), and if you need your fix of Dr. Stu, there is a new podcast that...Show More

  • 4. Countdown

    Space does not wish you well. It has no shortage of ways to kill you, and in the fifty years humans have been flying spacecraft around the Earth and out to the moon, the mortal perils have been evident. But ten of the missions were the most harrowing...Show More

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    S1E3: Apollo 1

    29:55 | Aug 3rd, 2017

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    Whether ship or mere simulator, the Apollo had so far impressed most people at NASA as a slapdash machine. It was temperamental, error-prone, and impossible to work with for more than a little while b...Show More

  • 5. The Confessionals

    The Confessionals is where witnesses of the unexplained share their stories and encounters with the world. Through long-form conversations, we pull out as much detail about one's experience as possible. Join us as we delve into the unknown side of li...Show More

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    RELOADED | 528: Virginia Mountain Dracula

    1:37:10 | Oct 13th

    In Episode 528: Virginia Mountain Dracula we are joined by Glen. He emailed the show to tell of a wild encounter he had as a child that involved the seemingly dead body of Dracula in the mountains of ...Show More

  • 6. ExploreAStory

    A podcast about museums, science and storytelling, hosted by Emily Graslie. ExploreAStory is supported by the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.

    The Field Museum

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    Tyrone's Search for the Giant Rat

    21:02 | Jun 13th, 2018

    Mammalogist Tyrone Lavery had heard rumors of a giant coconut-eating rat living somewhere, elusively, in the Solomon Islands. But after five years of searching, all he had to show for it was a mysteri...Show More

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