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:The Edge Effect

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Rank #3:The Lonely American Man

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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?

51mins

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Rank #2:The Edge Effect

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Rank #3:The Lonely American Man

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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 Fifth Vital Sign

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Rank #3:True You

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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 Fifth Vital Sign

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Rank #3:True You

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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:#3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One

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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:#3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One

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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:Ep 43 M-m-m-my Coronaviruses

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Rank #2:COVID-19 Chapter 1: Virology

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Rank #3:Ep 46 Lactose Intolerance: Never trust a fart

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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:Ep 43 M-m-m-my Coronaviruses

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Rank #2:COVID-19 Chapter 1: Virology

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Rank #3:Ep 46 Lactose Intolerance: Never trust a fart

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Brain fun for curious people.

Rank #1:Coronavirus: Washing and Sanitizing, Science Diction, New HIV PrEP Drugs. March 13, 2020, Part 1

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Rank #2:SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Meme'

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Rank #3:Migraines, Galaxy Formation. Jan 10, 2020, Part 2

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Brain fun for curious people.

Rank #1:Coronavirus: Washing and Sanitizing, Science Diction, New HIV PrEP Drugs. March 13, 2020, Part 1

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Rank #2:SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Meme'

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Rank #3:Migraines, Galaxy Formation. Jan 10, 2020, Part 2

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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:Ketogenic Diet... Is Fat Good For You?

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Rank #2:Guns

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Rank #3:Organic Food

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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:Ketogenic Diet... Is Fat Good For You?

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Rank #2:Guns

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Rank #3:Organic Food

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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 – Black Holes and Dark Energy

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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 – Black Holes and Dark Energy

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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:Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Simine Vazire

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Rank #2:Mycology (MUSHROOMS) with Tom Volk

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Rank #3:Kalology (BEAUTY STANDARDS) with Renee Engeln

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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:Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Simine Vazire

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Rank #2:Mycology (MUSHROOMS) with Tom Volk

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Rank #3:Kalology (BEAUTY STANDARDS) with Renee Engeln

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Harnessing Bloomberg's reporting from every continent, Bloomberg's daily Prognosis podcast brings the news, data and analysis you need for living in the time of Covid-19. In around ten minutes, we will explain the latest developments in health and science, the impact on individuals, industries and governments and the adaptations they are making in the face of the global pandemic. Come back every weekday afternoon for a short dose of the best information about the novel coronavirus from more than 120 bureaus around the world.

Rank #1:How to Buy a Cure

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Rank #2:Fighting Back Against Killer Superbugs

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Rank #3:How U.S. Health Care Broke The Bank

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Harnessing Bloomberg's reporting from every continent, Bloomberg's daily Prognosis podcast brings the news, data and analysis you need for living in the time of Covid-19. In around ten minutes, we will explain the latest developments in health and science, the impact on individuals, industries and governments and the adaptations they are making in the face of the global pandemic. Come back every weekday afternoon for a short dose of the best information about the novel coronavirus from more than 120 bureaus around the world.

Rank #1:How to Buy a Cure

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Rank #2:Fighting Back Against Killer Superbugs

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Rank #3:How U.S. Health Care Broke The Bank

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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:Keep Your Distance

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Rank #2:Yep. They Injected CRISPR Into An Eyeball

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Rank #3:Coronavirus Can Live On Surfaces For Days. What That Really Means

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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:Keep Your Distance

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Rank #2:Yep. They Injected CRISPR Into An Eyeball

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Rank #3:Coronavirus Can Live On Surfaces For Days. What That Really Means

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