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 30: Ep. 29: This week I learned how fake news can be good for your brain, and more
A benefit to fake news | Dinosaur eggs and doom | The perils of cotton swabs | Your filthy money
episode 29: Ep. 28: This week I learned 1 in 8 people is carrying around remnants of a twin consumed in the womb, and more
The vanishing twins phenomenon | Garlic-enhanced BO | Who sells seashells by the seashore? | The scientific curiosity of reindeer eyes
episode 28: Ep. 27: This week I learned cavemen brushed their teeth, and more
The dental hygiene of cavemen | The bagpiper and the penguin | Your breath, your health | The brain-boosting benefits of the sauna
episode 27: Ep. 26: This week I learned how to tell if a rat is smiling, and more
How rat smile | Is man-flu real? | How sleep hard-wires negative thoughts | Movie set snow of the 1940s
episode 26: Ep. 25: This week I learned plants can be conditioned just like Pavlov's dog, and more
Pavlov's plant | The sad evolution of tuskless elephants | Sleep deprivation can lift depression | Your joyless MP3s
episode 25: Ep. 24: This week I learned your brain doesn't know the difference between feeling high and feeling spiritual, and more
Your brain on God | The complex memory of dogs | Spider daddy issues | The rule of re-freezing food
episode 24: Ep. 23: This week I learned 'ahoy' was nearly the universal telephone greeting, and more
The origins of the telephone greeting | The hijacking effects of eye contact | The other Gettysburg Address | The only government agency with a catchy theme song
episode 23: Ep. 22: This week I learned Australia wiggles back and forth, pigs can be optimists, and more
Australia's seasonal dance | A pigpen, half full | George Washington's herculean immune system | A brief history of "baby shows"
episode 22: Ep. 21: This week I learned there's a bright side to the gripping fear of death, and more
A fear of death is good for you | Stop washing your office coffee mug | The science behind a lump in your throat | The envious work-life balance of medieval peasants
episode 21: Ep. 20: This week I learned elevator close-door buttons don’t do anything, and more
The uselessness of the elevator close-button | The most effective workout motivator | The confidence-boosting effects of disgust | Marijuana's influence on night vision