Epigenetics is the study of which parts of our genetic code are turned on or off based on environmental signals. Dorothy Lin, a graduate in medical genetics, takes a statistical look at the factors that can affect childhood development. Katie and Vinny talk about playing rats and next-generation urinals.

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Angus contemplates moving from vigilante work into professional heroism. Sal brings up The Coil’s Help reviews on the office’s fancy new holo screen.

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If yeh had the chance to change yer fate - would yeh? The Dummies are saying yes and running into the open air this week with Merida, a strong-willed princess who’s a beast with a bow and arrow, and her mother, who turns out to be a beast of another kind. Find out what fate has in store for this family and sing along to some stunning melodies as we discover what it means to be Brave.

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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) get into the Halloween spirit by talking about all of our favorite chocolate candy bars!

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The sound of the Hatch is a C major chord.

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Mosquitos are a real pain when you’re going camping. But cattle get pestered by bugs even when they’re hanging out on the farm, more specifically by stable flies. They can number in the hundreds on any given cow, bite painfully, and feed on their blood. Saif Nayani, a Master’s student in biology, studies how stable flies find cows through the chemicals they emit and then using those chemicals to build a trap. Katie and Vinny share facts about the thymus and sexist cars.

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This is Halloween.

Just when we thought we ranked every Halloween topic on this show, a spook of inspiration came to us! So move aside that chocolate/candy and get your cocktail shakers because this week Tuong La, Samantha Leggatt, Bradley Sales, and Laura Gordon are concocting some ghastly, bone-chilling, and delicious drinks in our cauldrons with Top 5 Halloween Cocktails.

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They already failed once to catch the smoke-made hellcat wreaking havoc inside the oracle whale. But now they have extra help from the mushroom girl, Sprout, will it be enough? And once they catch it, what will the Atlanteans do with them? Will they let them go? Will they help the squad get back to the surface world? Tune in to find out!

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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) are under the weather, so, what better way to celebrate(?) than by talking about some of our favorite comfy cozy sick day foods!

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Wanderer makes it hard for his coworkers to sleep.

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