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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 hours 16 minutes
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episode 70: Ep. 69: This week I learned how female dolphins are weaponizing their vaginas to fight the underwater patriarchy, and more
How dolphins fight 'the man' | Beware the nocebo effect | The mystery of the Amber Room | Europe's radioactive pigs problem
episode 69: Ep. 68: This week I learned spoilers can actually make a story better, and more
Embrace the spoiler | Your parents' gender bias | Why clowns creep us out | How stress impairs
episode 68: Ep. 67: This week I learned a good mood can make the flu vaccine more effective, and more
Happiness, the flu, and you | Which personality are you, cat? | The dinosaur-devouring frog | The bizarre aero-cure of the 1920s
episode 67: Ep. 66: This week I learned you should absolutely beat yourself up a little the next time you fail, and more
The emotional trick to dealing with failure | Lightning-inducing cargo ships | The evolution of the giraffe's long neck | The Alaskan town overrun by bald eagles
episode 66: Ep. 65: This week I learned the science behind out-of-body experiences, and more
The science of OBEs | The plastic inside us | All hail Viking warrior princesses! | Chocolate's dark medicinal history
episode 65: Ep. 64: This week I learned your unfulfilled coffee craving is wreaking havoc with your memory, and more
The power of a coffee craving | Swordfish heat their eyeballs | Wild dogs' democratic sneezing fit | Haagen-Dazs’ New York origins
episode 64: Ep. 63: This week I learned the beloved starfish is a surprisingly brutal killer, and more
The murderous starfish | The color of breakfast | Our drug-addicted fish | A musical medical miracle
episode 63: Ep. 62: This week I learned our brains can predict the future, and more
Your clairvoyant brain | Live in the moment: take photos! | The quest for space bread | The venom that broke the mold
episode 62: Ep. 61: This week I learned late-night snacking might make you more prone to sunburns, and more
Midnight snacking and sunburns | Why we hold babies on the left | Disney’s propaganda machine | The science of sound underwater
episode 61: Ep. 60: This week I learned it might be possible to learn while you sleep, and more
Finally, sleep-learning! | Your impeccably organized taste system | Brilliant bees | When athletes used cocaine to train