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5:21

Iseult Gillespie

Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death

Posted Jan 2021

4:37

Robert Siddall

These squids can fly... no, really

Posted Jan 2021

4:29

Soraya Field Fiorio

A day in the life of an ancient Babylonian business mogul

Posted Jan 2021

4:47

Yen Pham

Why should you read Toni Morrison's "Beloved"?

Posted Jan 2021

4:46

A.J. Jacobs

The life cycle of a cup of coffee

Posted Jan 2021

4:38

Merve Emre

How do personality tests work?

Posted Dec 2020

5:17

Noah Charney

The strange history of the world's most stolen painting

Posted Dec 2020

5:20

Lucy Cooke

3 bizarre (and delightful) ancient theories about bird migration

Posted Dec 2020

2:17

Emily Dickinson

What happens when you die? A poetic inquiry

Posted Dec 2020

4:38

Matteo Fadel

Can you win a game of quantum foosball?

Posted Dec 2020

5:18

Alex Gendler

Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant

Posted Dec 2020

4:53

Alex Gendler

Can you solve the monster duel riddle?

Posted Dec 2020

6:05

Alex Rosenthal

The world's largest organism

Posted Dec 2020

5:35

Jeff Dekofsky

The most colorful gemstones on Earth

Posted Dec 2020

5:07

Iseult Gillespie

The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe

Posted Dec 2020

4:06

Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz

Why is pneumonia so dangerous?

Posted Nov 2020

4:31

Luka Seamus Wright and Imogen Ellen Napper

Which bag should you use?

Posted Nov 2020

4:24

Alex Gendler

Can you solve the Alice in Wonderland riddle?

Posted Nov 2020

4:53

Seena Mathew

How fast is the speed of thought?

Posted Nov 2020

5:17

Christian Moro

Why do you get a fever when you're sick?

Posted Nov 2020

4:41

Richard Coffin

How do investors choose stocks?

Posted Nov 2020

5:31

Anees Bahji

How do steroids affect your muscles— and the rest of your body?

Posted Nov 2020

4:28

David L. Hu

Do larger animals take longer to pee?

Posted Nov 2020

5:42

John Soluri

The dark history of bananas

Posted Nov 2020

4:44

Claire Wardle

Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)?

Posted Oct 2020

5:23

Jean-François Bastin

What if there were 1 trillion more trees?

Posted Oct 2020

4:06

Elizabeth Cox

Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt?

Posted Oct 2020

5:15

Elizabeth Cox

The hidden treasures of Timbuktu

Posted Oct 2020

5:05

Jonathan J. O'Sullivan and Grace E. Cunningham

Which type of milk is best for you?

Posted Oct 2020

5:19

Fabio Pacucci

Could we harness the power of a black hole?

Posted Oct 2020

5:21

Soraya Field Fiorio

The rise and fall of history's first empire

Posted Oct 2020

4:24

Dan Finkel

Can you solve the riddle and escape Hades?

Posted Oct 2020

1:19

Kristen Bell + Giant Ant

Why act now?

Posted Oct 2020

6:46

Brent Loken

Can we create the "perfect" farm?

Posted Oct 2020

1:19

Kristen Bell + Giant Ant

Where does all the carbon we release go?

Posted Oct 2020

1:06

Kristen Bell + Giant Ant

Why is 1.5 degrees such a big deal?

Posted Oct 2020