Ranked #1
Neanderthals With Food In Their Teeth
Neanderthals With Food In Their Teeth
A recent paper about Neanderthal dental hygiene, and a puzzle comparing American coffee consumption to the flow of the T... Read more
3 Apr 2017
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10mins
Ranked #2
Beetles Pretending to be Ants
Beetles Pretending to be Ants
A recent paper about beetles pretending to be ants, and a romantic puzzle about Andy and Maria. music: bensound.com
27 Mar 2017
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13mins
Ranked #3
"I'm not left-handed either!"
"I'm not left-handed either!"
A recent paper about left/right handedness in fish, of all things, and a decent puzzle about ten gloves. Music: Bensou... Read more
20 Mar 2017
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13mins
Ranked #4
Can Dark Feathers Protect Birds from Pollution?
Can Dark Feathers Protect Birds from Pollution?
A recent paper about how birds deal with heavy metal pollution, and a decent puzzle about two trees. Music: Bensound
13 Mar 2017
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14mins
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Ranked #5
Why do Seals have Whiskers?
Why do Seals have Whiskers?
A recent paper about why harbour seals have whiskers, and a decent puzzle about your cow's new shed. Music: Bensound
6 Mar 2017
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10mins
Ranked #6
Madagascar's Most Mysterious Bat
Madagascar's Most Mysterious Bat
A recent paper on the mystery of Madagascar's male microbats, and a decent puzzle about a cow, some grass, and a shed. M... Read more
27 Feb 2017
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16mins
Ranked #7
Does Seeing the Poor Make People More Generous?
Does Seeing the Poor Make People More Generous?
A recent paper showing that exposure to the poor makes people less supportive of them, and a decent puzzle about birthda... Read more
20 Feb 2017
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14mins
Ranked #8
Surprisingly Popular!
Surprisingly Popular!
A surprisingly popular paper about harnessing wisdom from crowds, and a decent puzzle about rolling a six. Music: Bensou... Read more
13 Feb 2017
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14mins
Ranked #9
Fish Can Take a Vote Without Counting
Fish Can Take a Vote Without Counting
A recent paper about fish schools democratically choosing where to go, and a decent puzzle about the province of Saskatc... Read more
6 Feb 2017
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16mins
Ranked #10
Cockroaches Divide Without Counting
Cockroaches Divide Without Counting
A recent paper about how cockroaches can evenly share two hiding places without counting, and a puzzle about nails and s... Read more
30 Jan 2017
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13mins
Ranked #11
The Devil Drinks with its Skin
The Devil Drinks with its Skin
A recent paper about Australian lizards that use the cracks in their skin as drinking straws to their mouths. Also, a fo... Read more
28 Nov 2016
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11mins
Ranked #12
Balls Under Water
Balls Under Water
A recent paper about why buoyant balls held just under the surface launch further out of the water than those from deepe... Read more
21 Nov 2016
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13mins
Ranked #13
Bats and Wind Turbines
Bats and Wind Turbines
A recent paper about wind turbines killing bats, and a decent puzzle about what it's like at the tip of a turbine blade.... Read more
14 Nov 2016
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13mins
Ranked #14
Diving Birds Don't Break Their Necks
Diving Birds Don't Break Their Necks
A recent paper about seabirds plunge-diving without breaking their necks, and a puzzle about throwing a baseball at the ... Read more
7 Nov 2016
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16mins
Ranked #15
Neurohacking Dogs
Neurohacking Dogs
A recent paper about why drugs given to your dog can show up in your body, and a puzzle about clay and paint. Music: b... Read more
31 Oct 2016
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13mins
Ranked #16
Inevitability of Death
Inevitability of Death
A recent paper deflating your hopes of living forever, and a puzzle about a tall building. music: bensound.com
24 Oct 2016
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14mins
Ranked #17
Sex to Die For
Sex to Die For
A recent paper about spiders that automatically die after sex, and a puzzle about a rectangular moat. music: bensound.co... Read more
17 Oct 2016
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9mins
Ranked #18
Stick it to the Man by Eating Well.mp3
Stick it to the Man by Eating Well.mp3
A recent paper about making teens think differently about eating choices, and a decent puzzle about bats, cats, and rats... Read more
10 Oct 2016
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13mins
Ranked #19
Ten things you didn't know about Rosetta
Ten things you didn't know about Rosetta
Dan takes a break from making a TV show about Rosetta to tell us 10 things about Rosetta we might not know. Also, a come... Read more
3 Oct 2016
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15mins
Ranked #20
Nerds, Birds, and Convergent Evolution
Nerds, Birds, and Convergent Evolution
A recent paper about birds that get worse at flying when they move to islands, and a decent puzzle about balls in a buck... Read more
26 Sep 2016
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15mins
