It's a Disney podcast...well, something like that. Hosts: Corey & Paige
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Join two little church mice M and B as they discuss life topics and events from their unique little creature point of view. They are two Orthodox Christians from Belgrade Serbia, so they share a Christian perspective. They love to have fun conversations and publish them on Mondays! And eat cookies. And cake. Also cheese. No fish please. Ok, some fish. But no hake!
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MY PROMISE: All my podcasts are safe for human consumption. GMOs are never used. Thousands of mice wearing tiny headphones listened to 100 continuous hours. There was no evidence of brain damage, although 12% of mice developed nervous twitches, night terrors, or post-traumatic stress. Fake data available on request. The internet is full of psychology wannabes and posers who are trying to replace me. My name is Dr Flower. I have a PhD in psychology so I’m not a wannabe or a knock-off. I’ve be ...
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Finding inspiration and a will to persevere might be challenging at times, especially when you have been prevented by outside forces, in a way or another, to achieve your goals. Although actions speak louder than words, stories of people that succeeded despite opposition can have the power to put wind into someones deflated sails and perhaps also fight against the impostor syndrome so many of us experience . Here I hope you will find such stories, which are mostly focused on scientific figur ...
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Scientific American reporter Dina Fine Maron gives a weekly one-minute report on the latest health and medical news
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From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science.
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Claudia, also known as Claudia and David, is an American old-time radio drama. One version was broadcast on CBS July 4, 1941 - September 26, 1941[1] and another was syndicated in 1947. Claudia and David were first heard on radio in a segment on the June 6, 1941, episode of The Kate Smith Hour. At that time, Claudia had just fallen in love with David. When Smith's program went off for the summer, the 10-minute segments were expanded to fill her time slot. The couple's wedding occurred on the ...
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ARE IQ TESTS REALLY SMART OR REALLY STUPID
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Great news everybody. I just found out that my IQ test results came back negative! I guess I’ve been worried all week for nothing. Unfortunately, IQ test results are often misunderstood, misinterpreted, over-interpreted, and over-hyped by many people. So yes, IQ and intelligence are really, really complicated. Do IQ tests accurately measure intelli…
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WE MARRY FOR LOVE SO WHY IS MARRIAGE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DIVORCE
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People probably warned you that marriage is tough, but you thought that yours would be different, that it wouldn't be so challenging. Although marriage can be an amazing part of life, it's not always an easy one. Apparently, marriage is the number one cause of divorce. Does that even make sense? Whether you’ve been married for 30 days or 30 years, …
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ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS - GO BACK TO SLEEP
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Sleep is still a mysterious yet very important part of our lives. Are you unconscious when you sleep? Can you learn new languages or prepare for exams while asleep? Can you sleep with half of your brain while the other half is awake and alert? Do all of us have have an internal biological clock? Why is sleeping through the night like riding a rolle…
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WHY WOMEN HAVE FAR FEWER ORGASMS THAN MEN
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It’s absolutely true that women tend to have fewer and less satisfying orgasms than men. As shown in the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally, most women at one time or another have faked it. Follow the link below to watch this famous scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNEX0fbGePg Most women have orgasms regularly from masturbation, but no…
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ARE MENTAL DISORDERS ALREADY INSIDE OUR GENES BEFORE BIRTH
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Do you know anyone who has ADHD, autism, severe anxiety disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, or schizophrenia? The answer is almost certainly YES, that you have encountered one or likely more of these individuals. In some cases you may not have been aware of their underlying condition, but it was there. Perha…
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WHY EVOLUTION HAS MADE IT SO DIFFICULT TO LOSE WEIGHT
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First the good news. I checked Google and there are 1000 sites that will tell you how to lose weight fast and easy. So, do you want the BAD news now or later? Maybe you too have had this experience when looking in a full length mirror. Mirror mirror glistening glass...tell me this is not my ass. If you think it’s hard to lose weight and keep it off…
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WHY EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS AND MISCARRIAGES ARE SO COMMON
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Have you ever tried high-risk activities such as skydiving, rock climbing, big wave surfing, bungee jumping, or cliff diving? If you have tried any extreme sports, they don’t even come close to the most dangerous experience of your life. We have to travel back in time to the few weeks just before mom found out for sure that she was pregnant. It tur…
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I WILL WHINE CRY AND SCREAM UNTIL I GET WHAT I WANT
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I have used temper tantrums several times, but not when I was a kid. It was just a few years ago when my wife and I were waiting in the checkout line at the grocery store. I was bored and so very hungry. Low blood sugar makes me do crazy things. Temper tantrums range from whining and crying to screaming, kicking, hitting, and breath holding. They'r…
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Mice as discovery driver or how to be small, but help achieve great things
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Mice (17th century- current) Some find them cute, some find them repulsive, and science finds them useful. Mice have been a model organism for a bit over a century and is by far the most used nowadays. Let’s find out what these little creatures did for scientific discoveries and learn cool facts about them at the same time. Resources: https://www.n…
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HOW THE HIGHEST RANKED SCHOOLS LIKE HARVARD ALWAYS STAY ON TOP
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The world reputation rankings for 2023 were announced in February 2024. The most respected universities in the world are Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge. Harvard University has been at the very top for quite a few years. The U.S. News & World Report published in …
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LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE - IS IT REALLY THAT EASY TO SPOT A LIAR
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How good are you at recognizing when someone is lying? Do you recall the TV show called Lie to Me that was popular a few years ago? The show followed the work of Dr. Cal Lightman (played by Tim Roth) and his colleagues. Apparently they had devised ways to detect when someone was lying or telling the truth by analyzing facial expressions, body movem…
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Prof. Rita Levi-Montalcini or how to create a completely new science field in one's bedroom
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Professor Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909-2012) A developmental biologist who left an indelible mark on the field of neuroscience through her groundbreaking discoveries and unwavering dedication to scientific inquiry, despite being forced at one point to conduct her research from the confinements of her bedroom in Turin. From her pioneering research on …
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YOUR BRAIN MAY HAVE EXTRAORDINARY HIDDEN TALENTS
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If you had a hidden talent just waiting to be released, what would you want it to be (only one choice)? Usually, a genius is born that way so most of us already missed that opportunity. But sometimes a person who isn’t born with special abilities, can develop them later in life following brain trauma, an illness, or head injury. Could you imagine b…
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HALLUCINATIONS ARE EVERYWHERE AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE REAL
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What is the difference between a dream, a hallucination, and the real world? Sometimes there is no difference at all. They may be exactly the same as far as your brain is concerned. The nature of reality has been debated by philosophers and scientists for thousands of years. I am not trying to settle the nature of reality issue today. My goal is to…
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NOT DISNEYLAND BUT NORDIC COUNTRIES ARE HAPPIEST PLACES ON EARTH
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Since the 1950s, California’s Disneyland has been known as "The Happiest Place On Earth". It’s the only place where everyone can feel that childhood happiness. There is just one problem with Disneyland. You can’t apply for citizenship to live there forever. If you could, it would quickly become the most crowded place on Earth. But if you are lookin…
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DO ZOMBIES HAVE A BRAIN OR DO THEY JUST EAT THEM
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Movies tell us that there are many threats to humanity’s existence. And just as we know that EVERYTHING on the internet is TRUE, we can also be pretty sure that movies know exactly what they’re talking about. It could be an alien invasion from outer space, a zombie apocalypse, or destruction by artificial intelligence that we have created. I can’t …
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YOUR EYES DO NOT SEE AND PAIN IS ALL IN YOUR HEAD
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You would probably be offended if someone said your pain was all in your head. But guess what - that is actually true. Pain is constructed entirely in the brain. Just because pain is in your head does’nt make it less real. In fact it’s your brain that literally creates what your body feels. For example, if you accidentally hit your finger with a ha…
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LIVING A FULL LIFE WITH HALF A BRAIN
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You can live with just one kidney or a single lung, but whoever thought you could live a normal life with only half a brain? Most of us can’t even live without our cellphone for more than a few hours. A human brain contains about 86 billion neurons or brain cells. A single brain cell isn’t very smart by itself. But when they are connected in vast n…
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ARE INTROVERTS OR EXTROVERTS BETTER
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I might as well give you the bad news right now. Referring to people as INTROVERTS or EXTROVERTS is wrong. It is a false dichotomy. Ambiverts who combine elements of both personality styles are far more common. If you read something that mentions introverts and extroverts, but not ambiverts, you are missing approximately 70% of people in the middle…
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Almost all North American adults, adolescents, and many children own a cellphone of some kind. The widespread use of cellphones makes it very important to identify any harmful effects. Several years ago, there was a viral video claiming that cellphone radiation can cook popcorn. OMG that's nuts! We are cooking our brains! We are all in danger! Run …
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DO YOU WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN OR DO YOU WANT TO HAVE FUN
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They are certainly bundles of joy but so much more. No moment is more life altering than when your first child is born. Gone are the days of thinking only of yourself. Or a semblance of free time. And forget about having a neat and tidy house. Ask any parent, and they’ll acknowledge that having kids is expensive and exhausting. Sixty or 70 years ag…
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Mi siento muy… excited about this topic. I was born in a galaxy far, far away. I WISH…but actually it was Italy. My family moved to North America when I was five. My name is FIORE which means “flower” in Italian, but I am a MALE. In many parts of the world, being bilingual is common-place and not something unusual. Any young child can become biling…
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IS IT REALLY LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT OR JUST LUST
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Love at first sight can happen any day, anywhere, and any time. It's the feeling you get when you don't want the moment to end because you feel a connection with another person that you haven't felt before. TV, movies, magazines, music—like to promote the notion of love at first sight. We’ve been trained to expect love to strike like lightning quic…
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FORGET ABOUT SHARKS - HOW MEMORY ERRORS MUDDLE CRITICAL THINKING
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Sharks represent an example of a common fear that is wildly exaggerated. More people are killed by cows or horses each year than by sharks. The availability bias is when we believe examples of things that come easily to mind are far more likely to occur than is actually the case. Media coverage on the Internet or TV makes a big difference. Even mov…
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IT WASN'T ME - CAN IDENTICAL TWINS GET AWAY WITH MURDER
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Sometimes even the parents of identical twins can’t tell the difference. In 2023, a mother of identical twins in Argentina confessed she felt forced to take her 6-week old infants to the local police station for fingerprint comparison because she couldn’t tell them apart. Mom had placed a blue ribbon around the wrist of one of the twins but cut it …
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HOW OUR BRAIN PROTECTS US FROM KILLER FOODS
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Perhaps you did not know, but even YOUR very own kitchen contains many common foods that may be hazardous to your health or even fatal. Even if most foods are actually safe, just one food that is deadly or dangerous can kill you. So today we have more knowledge and safety precautions that protect us from dangerous or fatal foods. But what about 100…
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35 PEOPLE WITH HIGHER IQS THAN EINSTEIN
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I recently saw this headline in one edition of Readers Digest. My fitbit heart rate alarm started buzzing like I was having a panic attack. Smarter than Albert Einstein? I DON’T THINK SO: Impossible, absolutely not, no chance, no freeakin way, not in a million years. Not in this universe or anywhere else in the multiverse. In other words, WRONG, WR…
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TEACH YOUR DOG TO SKATEBOARD AND YOUR CAT TO PEE IN THE TOILET
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YES THIS IS PSYCHOLOGY. These tricks might seem extremely difficult to teach, but with the right treats and a bit of patience, it’s something you can definitely do. You will need a cat or dog that is reasonably smart. And we must also assume that you are at least as smart as your pet, and preferably smarter. If you can teach a dog how to skateboard…
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Williamina Paton Fleming or how to go from being a maid to changing astronomy forever
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Fleming, Williamina Paton (1857–1911) A single mum, deserted by her husband in a time when women were second class citizens and weren’t allowed to get a higher education, Williamina Paton Fleming rose from the humble position of maid to one of the most famous astronomers in history. She supervised the cataloging of hundreds of thousands of stars, r…
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Dr Karl was first heard on the wireless in 1981 when he convinced Triple J that a talk about the space shuttle would be good listening because he had applied to be a NASA astronaut. The shuttle did (eventually) launch ... and along with it, the all-science-media career of one Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. This is Dr Karl's last Great Moment in Science, as …
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We know that the drug called cannabis, or marijuana, increases the appetitecommonly called the 'Marijuana Munchies', and we are finally getting closer to knowing what makes it happen. Half-a-billion years ago a biological system evolved to make sure that hungry animals would eat.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The ancient Romans thought that insects were attracted to bright light, and then there's the well-known phrase, "drawn like a moth to a flame", so it seems like people over many years have spotted insects coming into the lights, at night. But what's the real reason? Host: Dr Karl KruszelnickiOleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Some sleepers who act out their dreams are later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. As Dr Karl explains, it's one of a few slightly odd new diagnostic tools.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The power of smell can't be understated — our noses don't just sniff out tasty treats, they can also alert us to danger. In this episode of Great Moments in Science, Dr Karl tells the story of a super-sniffer who might've unlocked a powerful diagnostic tool.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Atomic clocks are the most precise time-keepers we have. But that doesn't mean they can escape the timey wimey effects of gravity. In this episode of Great Moments in Science, Dr Karl explains how this enables super-accurate clocks to not just measure time, but height as well.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Humans have been dunking biscuits for as long as biscuits have existed. But why do we do it? Why are soggy biscuits so darn good? In this archive episode of Great Moments in Science, Dr Karl submerges himself into the mechanics of this age-old activity.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Thousands of people will descend on the tiny WA town of Exmouth later this month to witness the Moon block out the Sun for a whopping one minute. But if you're a homebody not all that keen on a road trip, how long might it take to see a total solar eclipse from where you are right now? Dr Karl investigates in this archive episode of Great Moments i…
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Green potatoes — would you like them here or there? Would you like them anywhere? Well as Dr Karl taught us last week, potatoes contain a potentially deadly chemical, and a green tinge is its greatest tell. In this archive episode, we explore why green potatoes are best avoided.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Given the right (or wrong) circumstances, the humble potato packs a punch. It contains a chemical that could kill if ingested in large amounts. The catch-22? That chemical is exactly why potatoes taste so good. In this archive episode of Great Moments, Dr Karl digs into the science.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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What you eat or drink just after you finish pumping iron is crucial to laying down muscle. Dr Karl weighs up the best way to bulk up, in this archive episode of Great Moments in Science from 2011.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Prof. Dr. Frits Zernike or how the Nazis did something good by mistake
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Frits Zernike Although he spent his whole life from birth to retirement in the cities of Amsterdam and then Groningen, his life was far from ordinary. Incredibly intelligent and gifted, having the rare combination of simultaneously being a fine theoretician and skilled experimentalist, Frits Zernike started his scientific journey in astronomy and t…
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The destructive force of a wall of snow is well known. Major avalanches can not only kill, they can also completely reshape a landscape. But it's not just mountainsides we need to worry about. There are also avalanches happening under the surface of the ocean — forging canyons and threatening our telecommunications.…
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There are plenty of reasons why a person might poke their tongue out. Sometimes it can be a rude or cute gesture. Maori warriors do it as a sign of defiance, and Tibetans do it as a greeting. But many times it's a sign of concentration. So here’s why your tongue helps your brain think. Host: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki…
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In development is an amazing new technology which may, eventually, turn your thoughts into speech. It's being designed to help people who can’t speak, turn what they're thinking into speech. But it’s still early days.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Athletes are not just fit, they also attract a lot of media attention, especially if stories are put around that COVID vaccines are a cause of death in this group. In late 2021 such claims were being made - and they’re plainly not true.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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In 2022 we found that Neanderthal DNA could kill superbugs. Wait, what ... didn't Neanderthals die out? Yes, but their hidden power could make them important in modern medicine.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Continuing the story about the effects of alcohol we arrive at the “drunchies”—short for the “drunken munchies”. They’re what occur after a bout of too much drinking. You become very hungry and much your way through any fast food within reach. Host: Dr Karl KruszelnickiOleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Alcohol in small quantities can make people sociable; but too much of it can mean hangovers and associated consumption of non-nutritional foodstuffs. There's a whole chemical family of 'alcohols', so what's the deal with the one that humans kinda like—ethanol.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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For some snapping spaghetti is sacrilege — but for others it’s science.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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From spaghetti strands to trees to nanotubes — we need to know about the physics of rod-like structures.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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