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Sex in the Middle Ages
August 19, 2016 - Ruth Mazo Karras
Historian Ruth Mazo Karras on church court records, means of contraception, and sex and gender roles in the Middle Ages
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Kuiper Belt
August 9, 2016 - David Jewitt
Astronomer David Jewitt on his discovery of the first Kuiper Belt object, origins of comets, and planetary migration
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Driver and Passenger Mutation in Cancer
June 29, 2015 - Leonid Mirny
Biophysicist Leonid Mirny on mutation balance, vulnerability of cancer, and its new explanatory paradigm
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LSD: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
January 25, 2017 - David E. Nichols
Pharmacologist David Nichols on the psychedelics, hallucinogen persisting perceptual disorder, and therapeutic effects of LSD
49,352
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Bioluminescent Algae
September 2, 2016 - Maria Sinetova
Biologist Maria Sinetova about a beautiful and sometimes dangerous phenomenon of glowing of dinoflagellates
40,855
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Marie Curie
August 22, 2016 - Naomi Pasachoff
Biographer and historian of science Naomi Pasachoff on the discovery of radium and polonium, acquaintance with Einstein, and Curie's double Nobel award
38,529
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Ant Wars
August 25, 2016 - Sean O'Donnell
Zoologist and entomologist Sean O'Donnell on Army Ants, chemical weapons, and invasive species
38,006
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Human Sacrifice in Aztec Culture
October 13, 2016 - David L. Carrasco
Historian David L. Carrasco on violent practices of the Aztecs, the purpose of human sacrifice, and the selection of the victim
35,776
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Hot and Cold Cognition
January 23, 2017 - Barbara Sahakian
Neuropsychologist Barbara Sahakian on risky decision-making, two forms of cognition that people use, and the entrepreneurs' way of thinking
33,416
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Parties of the French Revolution
October 26, 2016 - William Doyle
Historian William Doyle on the political ideas in post-revolutionary France, historical views on the Terror and the origins of the ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ motto
31,064
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faq
What Is Time?
August 30, 2016 - Mahdi Godazgar
Physicist Mahdi Godazgar on the arrow of time, Schrödinger equation, and Einstein's relativity theory
31,030
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Cognitive Advantages of Bilingualism
June 22, 2015 - Maria Polinsky
Harvard Prof. Maria Polinsky on introducing two languages, the importance of literacy and advantages of bilingual individuals
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Behavioral Genetics
January 26, 2017 - Robert Plomin
Behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin on twin studies, genetic influence of parents on their children, and 1% of DNA that makes people different
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What color is the sky on Mars?
October 19, 2016 - Santiago Pérez-Hoyos
Astrophysicist Santiago Pérez-Hoyos about the Mars' atmosphere, Pancam instrument, and Purkinje effect.
24,465
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Retroviruses in Gene Therapy
August 16, 2017 - Greg Towers
Molecular biologist Greg Towers on the great scientific challenges, the dangers of gene therapy, and the way in which it can treat cancer
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Ethics for an Age of Commerce
May 8, 2016 - Deirdre McCloskey
Economist Deirdre McCloskey on fundamental human virtues, their secular interpretation and necessary application in modern economy
22,864
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Working Memory
January 19, 2017 - Alan Baddeley
Psychologist Alan Baddeley on his own model of working memory, its capacity and location in the brain
20,166
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WTFact
Why Does Earth Have a Moon?
January 16, 2017 - Denilso Camargo
Astronomer Denilso Camargo on the origin of the Moon, its interaction with the Sun and Earth, and formation processes of terrestrial planets
20,045
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology
January 23, 2014 - Arkhat Abzhanov
Biologist Arkhat Abzhanov on studying barnacles, the first evo-devo research, and three germ layers
19,603
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Vikings: Raiding and Trading in the Middle Ages
September 26, 2016 - Rudolf Simek
Professor of German Studies Rudolf Simek on the Vikings' nomadic life, their cultural achievements, and the end of the Viking Age
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