Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.

Rank #1:When Did Marriage Become So Hard?

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Rank #2:Creatures Of Habit

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Rank #3:I Buy, Therefore I Am

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Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.

Rank #1:When Did Marriage Become So Hard?

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Rank #2:Creatures Of Habit

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Rank #3:I Buy, Therefore I Am

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Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics—neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality—but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Harris's work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere.Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

Rank #1:#112 — The Intellectual Dark Web

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Rank #2:#86 — From Cells to Cities

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Rank #3:#143 — The Keys to the Mind

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Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics—neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality—but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Harris's work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere.Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

Rank #1:#112 — The Intellectual Dark Web

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Rank #2:#86 — From Cells to Cities

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Rank #3:#143 — The Keys to the Mind

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New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, every weekday. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join host Maddie Sofia for science on a different wavelength.

Rank #1:Here's The Deal With 'Murder Hornets'

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Rank #2:What We're Missing, By Missing Strangers Now

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Rank #3:Making Music Out Of The Coronavirus

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New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, every weekday. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join host Maddie Sofia for science on a different wavelength.

Rank #1:Here's The Deal With 'Murder Hornets'

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Rank #2:What We're Missing, By Missing Strangers Now

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Rank #3:Making Music Out Of The Coronavirus

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This podcast might not actually kill you, but it covers so many things that can. Each episode tackles a different disease, from its history, to its biology, and finally, how scared you need to be. Ecologists and epidemiologists Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke make infectious diseases acceptable fodder for dinner party conversation and provide the perfect cocktail recipe to match

Rank #1:COVID-19 Chapter 1: Virology

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Rank #2:Ep 43 M-m-m-my Coronaviruses

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Rank #3:Ep 36 Shades of Syphilis

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This podcast might not actually kill you, but it covers so many things that can. Each episode tackles a different disease, from its history, to its biology, and finally, how scared you need to be. Ecologists and epidemiologists Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke make infectious diseases acceptable fodder for dinner party conversation and provide the perfect cocktail recipe to match

Rank #1:COVID-19 Chapter 1: Virology

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Rank #2:Ep 43 M-m-m-my Coronaviruses

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Rank #3:Ep 36 Shades of Syphilis

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Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.

Rank #1:Coronasode: Virology (COVID-19) with Dr. Shannon Bennett + various ologists

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Rank #2:Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Simine Vazire

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Rank #3:Mycology (MUSHROOMS) with Tom Volk

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Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.

Rank #1:Coronasode: Virology (COVID-19) with Dr. Shannon Bennett + various ologists

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Rank #2:Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Simine Vazire

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Rank #3:Mycology (MUSHROOMS) with Tom Volk

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Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities and scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! New episodes premiere Friday nights at 7pm ET.

Rank #1:Extended Classic: The Future of Humanity, with Elon Musk

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Rank #2:The Illusion of Free Will, with Sam Harris

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Rank #3:Cosmic Queries – Our Galaxy and Beyond

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Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities and scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! New episodes premiere Friday nights at 7pm ET.

Rank #1:Extended Classic: The Future of Humanity, with Elon Musk

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Rank #2:The Illusion of Free Will, with Sam Harris

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Rank #3:Cosmic Queries – Our Galaxy and Beyond

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Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.

Rank #1:Two Heartbeats A Minute

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Rank #2:The Personality Myth

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Rank #3:The Fifth Vital Sign

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Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.

Rank #1:Two Heartbeats A Minute

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Rank #2:The Personality Myth

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Rank #3:The Fifth Vital Sign

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Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

Rank #1:Déjà vu, Anxiety and Dreams, Part 1

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Rank #2:Daniel Whiteson on Space Itself

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Rank #3:A Six Course Feast of Dangerous Foods

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Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

Rank #1:Déjà vu, Anxiety and Dreams, Part 1

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Rank #2:Daniel Whiteson on Space Itself

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Rank #3:A Six Course Feast of Dangerous Foods

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There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Gimlet Media that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don't have to. This season we tackle football concussions, heartbreak, 5G networks, sleep, free healthcare, police use of force, asteroids and more.

Rank #1:Coronavirus: Can You Get It Twice?

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Rank #2:Coronavirus: When Will It End?

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Rank #3:Ketogenic Diet... Is Fat Good For You?

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There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Gimlet Media that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don't have to. This season we tackle football concussions, heartbreak, 5G networks, sleep, free healthcare, police use of force, asteroids and more.

Rank #1:Coronavirus: Can You Get It Twice?

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Rank #2:Coronavirus: When Will It End?

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Rank #3:Ketogenic Diet... Is Fat Good For You?

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People are seeing something in the woods and there are too many reports for this to be ignored. Join us every Sunday night as we discuss recent Sasquatch sightings, encounters and talk to Bigfoot eye witnesses. Listen as we speak with researchers, witnesses and investigators to unravel the mystery of Bigfoot. Every week we will also bring you the latest Bigfoot news and information.Additional episodes and exclusive content can be found on our website www.sasquatchchronicles.com. Become a Member today and receive access to additional exclusive shows posted weekly, our full back catalog of episodes, the ability to comment on Episodes and Blog entries, and access to our Forums. For the latest news, please visit our Blog. We can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.

Rank #1:SC EP:27 It's a TRAP!

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Rank #2:SC EP:57 Missing people and bigfoot encounters

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Rank #3:SC EP:67 The "Insider" Part 1

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People are seeing something in the woods and there are too many reports for this to be ignored. Join us every Sunday night as we discuss recent Sasquatch sightings, encounters and talk to Bigfoot eye witnesses. Listen as we speak with researchers, witnesses and investigators to unravel the mystery of Bigfoot. Every week we will also bring you the latest Bigfoot news and information.Additional episodes and exclusive content can be found on our website www.sasquatchchronicles.com. Become a Member today and receive access to additional exclusive shows posted weekly, our full back catalog of episodes, the ability to comment on Episodes and Blog entries, and access to our Forums. For the latest news, please visit our Blog. We can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.

Rank #1:SC EP:27 It's a TRAP!

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Rank #2:SC EP:57 Missing people and bigfoot encounters

1hr 17mins

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Rank #3:SC EP:67 The "Insider" Part 1

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