SYSK Selects: How the Placebo Effect Works

SYSK Selects: How the Placebo Effect Works

For centuries, doctors have prescribed drugs they knew weren't real – but that still somehow worked. It wasn't until the 1980s that the placebo effect was studied. Learn all about how an inert substance can have a genuine impact on a patient's recovery, in this classic episode.

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Wetlands! Wetlands! Wetlands!

Wetlands! Wetlands! Wetlands!

It’s time to get jazzed up for some Earth science of the waterlogged variety. Join Chuck and Josh as they tour some of the most interesting ecosystems on the planet and learn why we need to stop destr...

20 Mars 45min

Composting: Nature's Most Interesting Process

Composting: Nature's Most Interesting Process

You may think composting is just a bunch of old banana peels rotting away into dirt but, friend, you're not looking closely enough. Inside that compost pile is a microcosmic universe doing some magica...

20 Mars 51min

Squirrels, Ahoy!

Squirrels, Ahoy!

Squirrels are rodents, sure, but they’re rodents with personalities the size of Las Vegas and Detroit put together. Get to know your bushy-tailed (and sometimes not so bushy) neighbors who live intere...

20 Mars 52min

Honey: Nature's Wonder Sugar

Honey: Nature's Wonder Sugar

Honey is an amazing thing. Just ask any bee. They make a ton of it. So much that humans get what bees can't use and that's a lot of honey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Mars 54min

Contortionism: Bend It Like Gumby

Contortionism: Bend It Like Gumby

If you could put your leg behind your head, would you? Of course you would! You might even make a career out of it, amazing people around the world with your flexibility. That’d make you a contortioni...

19 Mars 43min

Short Stuff: Jeddah Tower

Short Stuff: Jeddah Tower

The Jeddah Tower is set to be the tallest building in the world. If it ever gets finished. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ruth Lyons: TV Pioneer

Ruth Lyons: TV Pioneer

Ruth Lyons basically invented the daytime talk show, yet she doesn't get the credit. Why is that? Probably because she was a woman in a man's industry. Today we tell her story.See omnystudio.com/liste...

17 Mars 45min

Selects: Mangroves: Nature's Best Tree?

Selects: Mangroves: Nature's Best Tree?

Mangroves are incredible survivors and adapters. They're also amazing at lessening the impact of tropical storms and climate change. And heck, they're cool looking. So jump into the brackish waters an...

14 Mars 44min

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