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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle

Recent Paper Decent Puzzle is a podcast with two parts: First, I pick apart a recent scientific journal article in enough detail that a non-expert listener would be able to speak intelligently about i... Read more

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Eyes Before Flippers

Eyes Before Flippers

A recent paper about how eyes got creatures onto land, and a puzzle about a disease called Stinky Stink. Note: This will... Read more

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Amazon: Floodplains and Uplands

Amazon: Floodplains and Uplands

Guest host Shelby Riskin:  A recent paper about forests in the Amazon and how they dry out, and puzzle about finding pho... Read more

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Kangaroo Rats Keep Their Cool

A recent paper about kangaroo rats staying stealthy around heat-seeking rattlesnakes, and a decent puzzle about cereal b... Read more

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