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This Week I Learned

Summary: This weekly podcast series is your audio guide to the most fascinating and fun revelations, reports, and studies on the internet. Quick, concise, and infectiously entertaining, This Week I Learned promises to make learning fun again. New episodes: every Friday.

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 Ep. 21: This week I learned there's a bright side to the gripping fear of death, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:15

A fear of death is good for you | Stop washing your office coffee mug | The science behind a lump in your throat | The envious work-life balance of medieval peasants

 Ep. 20: This week I learned elevator close-door buttons don’t do anything, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:25

The uselessness of the elevator close-button | The most effective workout motivator | The confidence-boosting effects of disgust | Marijuana's influence on night vision

 Ep. 19: This week I learned stressful jobs can actually prolong your life, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:51

What makes a stressful job healthy | Patient Zero's mistaken identity | A lost language's mark on the brain | Drought disrupts fall foliage

 Ep. 18: This week I learned fish have accents, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:45

The particular sadness of fish dialects | Relieve an itch with trickery | Don't refrigerate tomatoes | The Donald Trump of the 1800s

 Ep. 17: This week I learned your avocado is radioactive, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:39

Everyday radiation | Embracing your middle name | The dark origins of the Nobel Prizes | The jiu jitsu-fighting suffragettes

 Ep. 16: This week I learned dogs can tell time with their noses, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:12

Dogs sense time through smell | The life-extending effects of humor | Easing regret through temperature | The pineapple's luxe history

 Ep. 15: This week I learned your dog may be smarter than your kid, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:06

Dogs are practical learners | Good news for acne sufferers | The health boosts of a happy spouse | Pureed pumpkin is a lie

 Ep. 14: This week I learned why turbulence isn’t as scary as it feels, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:36

The science of turbulence | Pigeons can read! | The health benefits of fidgeting | Do big ears hear better?

 Ep. 13: This week I learned binge watching TV is good for your relationship, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:53

Binge watching as couples therapy | You're imagining your nicotine addiction | Why paper cuts hurt so much | The sartorial defense against snakebites

 Ep. 12: This week I learned why you should celebrate airline baggage fees, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:59

Your bag shouldn't fly free | The sixth taste | Your cat wants to work | The love songs of coral fish

 Ep. 11: This week I learned there’s a mathematically correct way to sort your socks, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:56

Math helps with your laundry | The etymology of the slang word "lit" | The post office has a floating zip code | A low-carb diet will make you smell better

 Ep. 10: This week I learned how screen addicts can get a good night's sleep, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:43

Good news for screen addicts | Why humans are so hairless | The whistle of the Caribbean sea | John F. Kennedy's goat

 Ep. 9: This week I learned just thinking about exercising improves your fitness, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:31

The power of motor imagery | Taxing Olympic medals | Your brain's feel-good response to rejection | The dark history of the American flag salute

 Ep. 8: This week I learned a massive solar storm nearly sparked a nuclear war, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:40

A close call during the Cold War | The terrifying world of insect zombies | The life-extending benefits of reading | The first American woman to win gold

 Ep. 7: This week I learned why sleeping with the lights on is a terrible idea, and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:43

Artificial light at night | Cinnamon's brain-boosting powers | Humpback whales' altruism | The complicated history of doves at the Olympics

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