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Stephen Bax
The world's most mysterious book
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J. V. Maranto
History's deadliest colors
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Dan Adams
A brief history of goths
4:38
Shunan Teng
The history of Tea
3:58
Céline Valéry
How does your body process medicine?
5:09
Alex Gendler
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5:10
Brendan Pelsue
Why should you read Tolstoy's "War and Peace"?
5:01
Kenny Coogan
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5:15
Menno Schilthuizen
The evolution of animal genitalia
4:35
Kate Slabosky
The three different ways mammals give birth
4:29
Emma Bryce
Why do we itch?
4:32
Hector Lanz
How do focus groups work?
4:36
Joao Pedro de Magalhaes
Why do animals have such different lifespans?
4:52
Lisa Winer
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Shilpa Ravella
How the food you eat affects your gut
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Thomas Boothby
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Deanna Pucciarelli
The history of chocolate
4:54
Amy Adkins
The myth of Icarus and Daedalus
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Alex Gendler
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Eleanor Nelsen
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Would you sacrifice one person to save five?
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Why are we so attached to our things?
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Carlos Reif
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Why do airlines sell too many tickets?
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Clément Vidal
Is there a limit to technological progress?
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Andrey Vyshedskiy
The neuroscience of imagination
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Judd A. Schorr
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Kostas Karpouzis
Can machines read your emotions?
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What's the fastest way to alphabetize your bookshelf?
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Peter Paccone
How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed?
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