In this episode:

00:46 Why completing difficult tasks feels rewarding

Nature: Touponse et al.

11:34 Research Highlights

Nature: Disappearing ‘planet’ reveals a solar system’s turbulent times

Nature: Getting to the (square) root of stock-market swings

13:43 How extreme weather events could threaten malaria elimination efforts

Nature: Symons et al.

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