For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: How does science explain fossilized human footprints alongside dinosaur tracks? Is radiometric dating accurate? What’s the science behind hypnosis? Are marriages more likely to fail when women are the primary breadwinner?

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How does science explain fossilized human footprints alongside dinosaur tracks?

FOSSILS OF 'MAN TRACKS' SHOWN TO BE DINOSAURIAN

Is radiometric dating accurate?

HOW DO GEOLOGISTS KNOW HOW OLD A ROCK IS?

How Carbon Dating Works

What’s the science behind hypnosis?

Stanford study shows what happens in brain during hypnosis

What Hypnosis Really Does to Your Brain

From ASM 24:

Can I be hypnotized (YouTube)

Hypnosis Today

The Trouble With Hypnosis

Are marriages more likely to fail when women are the primary breadwinner?

What Happens When Wives Earn More Than Husbands

When Women Earn More Than Men

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