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August 26, 2024 The Power of the Placebo -Results from a New Study, Tela Bay Coral Reef and What Can Be Learned There, and TDIH - The Morris Mini-Minor Released
The power of the placebo – a new study reveals interesting benefits even when patients are aware of what they’re receiving, and the coral reefs are slowly dying – but not in Tela Bay. What secrets might this area possess, and can they be applied to other reefs around the world? Plus, on This Day in History, one tiny car becomes a cultural icon.
Placebos reduce stress, anxiety, depression -- even when people know they are placebos | ScienceDaily
This coral reef should be dead—so why is it thriving? (nationalgeographic.com)
First-Ever Coral Crossbreeding Hopes to Mimic the Resilience of an 'Invincible' Reef in Honduras (goodnewsnetwork.org)
The Original Mini: A Look Back At The Morris Mini Minor (hotcars.com)
1959 Morris Mini-Minor road test - Throwback Thursday | Autocar
How many Minis were built? (aronline.co.uk)
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24 min
August 16, 2024 A New Computer Interface Gives Those Suffering from ALS Their Voice Back. A New Lunar Timezone, a Runaway Star, and on TDIH; William Beebe Descends Into The Ocean Depths in his Bathysphere
REMINDER: Reggie and Marques will be off August 19-23, attending a podcast conference. They'll be back with episodes beginning Monday, August 26.
A new computer interface could give those suffering from ALS their voice back. Plus, scientists look to implement a universal lunar clock to keep tabs on time on the moon. A runaway star that’s faster than anything we've ever heard of. And on TDIH; William Beebe descends into the ocean depths in his bathysphere.
New brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to 'speak' again
International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon
'Failed star' brown dwarf runaway races through the cosmos at 1 million mph
August 15, 1934: World-Record Dive in the Bathysphere by Barton and Beebe
The first Bathysphere and the work of William Beebe
William Beebe: Britannica
VIDEO: Sketches from the Deep

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26 min
August 15, 2024 Possible Underground Oceans on Mars, NASA's VIPER Rover's Second Chance, and TDIH - The American Tourist Who Kissed Hitler
Water … in space! Exciting news from a celestial body and where it could be hiding, and NASA’s VIPER rover may have a second chance. Plus, On This Day in History; the American tourist who kissed Adolph Hitler.
Scientists Just Found Oceans of Liquid Water on Mars – But There's a Catch : ScienceAlert
Mars Once Had So Much Water, It Could Have Been An Ocean World, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert
Mars Education | Developing the Next Generation of Explorers (asu.edu)
Liquid water in the Martian mid-crust | PNAS
NASA’s Abandoned Moon Bot Might Get a Rescue Mission From a Lunar Startup (gizmodo.com)
NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration - NASA
Intuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover - SpaceNews
The Woman Who Kissed Hitler - J. Mark Powell (jmarkpowell.com)
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25 min
August 14, 2024 Weird Wednesday - Shipwrecked Champaign, Baby Orange Lobsters, Great Lakes Alligator, Guinness World Record Record, and TDIH - First Actual Flight?
It’s Weird Wednesday and we’re bringing you shipwrecked champagne, rare baby lobsters, a Great Lakes alligator, and a Guinness World Record record –. And on This Day in History – were the Wright Brothers really the first in flight? Some would beg to differ, and we’ll tell you why.
A 19th-century shipwreck is filled with Champagne bottles and Sweden won't allow anyone a sip | AP News
A 1-in-30-million orange lobster in Maine is having colorful babies (msn.com)
Maine university's rare orange lobster hatches babies (wisn.com)
Sighting of alligator swimming off shore of Lake Erie prompts Pennsylvania search | AP News
Watch: David Rush breaks 15 Guinness World Records in one day - UPI.com
Gustave-Whitehead.com, Gustav Weißkopf, © John Brown
Gustave Whitehead - Wikipedia
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30 min
August 13, 2024 The Supposed 'Shocking' Health Benefits of Neuromodulation, An Event Sky-Gazers Won't Want to Miss & TDIH: The First Greyhound Bus Ride Takes Place (w/out a Bus)
A shocking way to keep your brain young (potentially), and two celestial bodies are set to appear side-by-side in the night sky. Plus on 'This Day in History', The first Greyhound bus ride takes place (but without a bus 🤔).
Anti-ageing neuro-tech: The bold new devices built to keep your brain young
Sky watch: Mars and Jupiter won't get this close again until 2033 | AP News
Carl Wickman Drove Greyhound All The Way To The Top | Investor's Business Daily (investors.com)
100 Years on a Dirty Dog: The History of Greyhound | Mental Floss
Greyhound acquired by fast-growing FlixMobility, which aims to expand bus travel in the US | Smart Cities Dive

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27 min
August 12, 2024 New Discovery - The Smallest Human Species and TDIH - IBM Introduces the Personal Computer
New ancient bones lead to the discovery of the smallest humans, plus, on This Day in History, IBM introduces the personal computer.
Fossils suggest ‘hobbits’ roamed Indonesian island 700,000 years ago | AP News
Early evolution of small body size in Homo floresiensis | Nature Communications
The IBM PC
The IBM PC - CHM Revolution (computerhistory.org)
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27 min
August 09, 2024 Why the Continents Rise, New Theory for How the Pyramids Were Built, and TDIH - CBS' "Our Secret Weapon"
Scientists have a new theory on why Earth’s continents rise, a new method on how the pyramids were built has been proposed, and on TDIH; we look back at CBS' Our Secret Weapon.
Mysterious forces are causing Earth's continents to rise. Now scientists think they know why | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Egypt’s first pyramid constructed using a hydraulic lift, study says | CNN
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0306690
Wartime_Activities_Press_Coverage.pdf (nerowolfe.org)
Our Secret Weapon: The Truth (August 30th, 1942) (youtube.com)
On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - John Dunning - Google Books
Our Secret Weapon - Wikipedia

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26 min
August 08, 2024 Have Your Chocolate and Eat it Too? Scientists Devise Fascinating New Way to Limit Sugar Intake, A Dog Who Stops Child Predators & TDIH: Galileo Presents His Telescope
Scientists are developing a way for our bodies to turn sugar into fiber. What does that potentially mean for food manufacturing? A dog in Oklahoma puts his nose to use against child predators. And, on 'This Day in History', Galileo presents his first telescope to the Venetian Senate.
Forget Cutting Sugar—New Tech Makes It Healthier Instead
HERO DOG: Oklahoma dog uses nose to bring child predators to justice
(VIDEO) Oklahoma’s Four-Legged Hero I Lt. John Haning & Rosco I Ep. 06
Galileo's Revolutionary Vision Helped Usher In Modern Astronomy | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)
1609: Galileo Galilei Presents his Version of the Telescope in Venice | History.info

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25 min
August 07, 2024 A Scientific Evaluation of Social Media's 'Oat-Zempic' Craze, Weird Wednesday Features a Tortoise on the Run & TDIH: Remembering Phil Petit's INSANE High-Wire Act on the Twin Towers
Evaluating the scientific merit's of social media's 'Oat-zempic' craze. Plus, on Weird Wednesday we’ve got a Disneyland Park Ticket redeemed nearly four decades after it was received, a tortoise ‘on the run’ and a new albino alligator in Florida. And on This Day in History, we look back and commemorate the 50th anniversary of Philippe Petit’s unauthorized twin tower high-wire act.
Oats mimic the effects of Ozempic, new study finds
Man who won Disneyland Passport ticket nearly 40 years ago finally redeems it | KTLA
Runaway tortoise's Oregon highway crossing a mystery - UPI.com
Wild Florida, the Exclusive Attraction for Albino Gator Breeding, is Thrilled to Welcome a New Baby Albino Gator! (prnewswire.com)
Welcome Our New Baby Albino Gator! (wildfloridairboats.com)
TDIH: Remembering Philippe Petit’s High-Wire Walk 43 Years Later
TDIH: Philippe Petit on his Twin Towers walk, 50 years later

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24 min
August 06, 2024 Screaming Woman Mummy Mystery Solved, Possible Natural Treatment for Baldness, and TDIH - The Oldest Known Living Tree Cut Down
At least one mystery of the famous screaming woman mummy is solved, and we’ve heard this a million times before, but scientists believe they may have discovered a NATURAL and effective treatment for male pattern baldness. Plus, on This Day in History, the world’s oldest known living tree was cut down.
'Screaming Woman': Egyptian mummy's pained expression may have been caused by rare event | Offbeat News | Sky News
Scientists may have finally found a cheap, natural cure for baldness | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Frontiers | Stimulation of hair regrowth in an animal model of androgenic alopecia using 2-deoxy-D-ribose (frontiersin.org)
Why a scientist cut down ‘the oldest living tree’ - High Country News (hcn.org)
How One Man Accidentally Killed the Oldest Tree Ever | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)
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20 min

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