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- Ep. 39: This week I learned some metals have memory, and moreMetal memory | Living the slow life history strategy | Your dog, the liar | Why we itch11 min
- 38: This week I learned you could probably outrun a T. Rex, and moreT. Rex, speed walker | Forever-young ants | Tattoos for health? | The sad truth about seltzer8 min
- 37: This week I learned the unexpected ways an asteroid could kill us all, and moreHow an asteroid takes us down | The revolting necessity of vultures | That "grima" feeling | Sleepless in the Serengeti12 min
- Ep. 36: This week I learned why we're all suckers for the good cop/bad cop routine, and moreThe emotional seesaw phenomenon | Fatherhood hormones | How fish "talk" | Introducing: Zealandia!10 min
- Ep. 35: This week I learned honeybees say 'oops' when they're startled, and moreDecoding clumsy bees | Your morning cup of memory boost | Goat BFFs | Panda diplomacy13 min
- Ep. 34: This week I learned that Brazil and France almost went to war over lobster, and moreThe Lobster War | The efficiency of right-hand loops | How whales yell | Lunar hay fever11 min
- Ep. 33: This week I learned dogs dig reggae, and moreMusic fit for a dog | A plant's smelly defense | Our terrifying ancestors | The mystery of synched pendulums10 min
- Ep. 32: This week I learned ancient otters were terrifyingly huge, and moreWolf-sized otters | How nicotine calms a schizophrenic brain | The real power of ritual | Where the Declaration of Independence safely sleeps10 min
- Ep. 31: This week I learned the CIA once hired psychics for intelligence gathering, and moreProgram Star Gate | Human-hunting vampire bats | Leonie, the asexual zebra shark mom | The dinosaurs' cold, dark death12 min
- Ep. 30: This week I learned your appendix might be useful after all, and moreYour hard-working appendix | Cramming for exercise | The end of the Megalodon shark | Baby talk and your dog9 min
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Your audio guide to the most fascinating and fun revelations, reports, and studies on the internet. Quick, concise, and infectiously entertaining, This Week I Learned promises to make learning fun…
again.
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