Please Explain (The Leonard Lopate Show)
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In Please Explain, we set aside time every Friday afternoon to get to the bottom of one complex issue. Ever wonder how New York City's water system works? Or how the US became so polarized politically? We'll back up and review the basic facts and principles of complicated issues across a broad range of topics — history, politics, science, you name it.
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How To Sniff Like A Dog
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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What's Your Cat Really Thinking?
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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We Get Fired Up Over Peppers
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Nov 17, 2017 |
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Why Vinegar Deserves More Credit As An Ingredient
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Nov 10, 2017 |
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The Secrets Behind Succulent Sauces
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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How To Go Vegan
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Oct 27, 2017 |
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How To Succeed Even If You're An Introvert
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Oct 20, 2017 |
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How Addiction Works
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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How The First Amendment Works
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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What Happens When We Sleep?
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Sep 29, 2017 |
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What Happens When A Dog Drinks Water?
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Sep 22, 2017 |
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What's The Future Of DACA?
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Sep 15, 2017 |
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How Legal Pot Could Be Monopolized
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Sep 08, 2017 |
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Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft
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Aug 25, 2017 |
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Why We Love To Run
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Aug 18, 2017 |
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All The Light We Cannot See
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Aug 11, 2017 |
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Why Coral Is Dying Around The World
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Become A Food Preserving Pro!
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Jul 28, 2017 |
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Don't Bug Out! The Secret World Of Insects
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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How To Cut The Clutter And Get Organized
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Jul 14, 2017 |
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What's Your Cat Thinking About?
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Jul 07, 2017 |
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The Yucky Stuff You've Always Wondered About
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Jun 30, 2017 |
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Protecting Yourself From Ticks and Lyme Disease
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Jun 23, 2017 |
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The Shocking Truth About Lightning
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Jun 16, 2017 |
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The Science Of Success
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Jun 09, 2017 |
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How Climate Change Will Alter Tides
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Jun 02, 2017 |
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How Daydreaming Can Help You Focus
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May 19, 2017 |
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The Buzz Around Honey And Beekeeping
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May 12, 2017 |
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Exploring Spanish Cuisine
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Apr 28, 2017 |
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The Secrets Of Pie Making
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Apr 21, 2017 |
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Making Cents Of America's Tax Code
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Apr 14, 2017 |
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Understanding Psychosomatic Illness
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Apr 07, 2017 |
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How To Navigate the Open Seas
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Mar 24, 2017 |
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Spring is Coming. So Are Allergies.
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Mar 17, 2017 |
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What's At Stake With Clean Water Regulation Rollbacks?
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Mar 10, 2017 |
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Pulling the Curtain Back on NASA
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Mar 03, 2017 |
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Understanding CRISPR, the Sci-Fi-Esque Gene Editing Tool
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Feb 24, 2017 |
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Why Can't You Just Stop?
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Feb 17, 2017 |
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Demystifying That Four-Letter Word (Hint: It Starts with L)
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Feb 10, 2017 |
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How You Can Have a Say, In Politics and Your Community
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Feb 03, 2017 |
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Listening to Body Language
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Jan 27, 2017 |
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Oh, the Things Our Bodies Would Say
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Jan 13, 2017 |
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Why Fat Is So Misunderstood
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Jan 06, 2017 |
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Finding Light on the Darkest Day: The Winter Solstice & Yuletide
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Dec 23, 2016 |
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A Deep Dive into Aquariums
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Dec 16, 2016 |
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What's Keeping You Up at Night?
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Dec 09, 2016 |
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Behold the Wonders of Butter
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Dec 02, 2016 |
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Have a Seat: The History of Chairs
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Nov 18, 2016 |
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How the Electric Guitar Revolutionized Music
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Nov 11, 2016 |
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The Science of Cheese
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Nov 04, 2016 |
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Beyond Butternut: A Guide to Squash, Gourds, Pumpkins & More!
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Oct 28, 2016 |
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Please Explain: The Leonard Lopate Show!
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Oct 21, 2016 |
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The History of Restaurants Revealed
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Oct 14, 2016 |
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How to Define 'Creepiness'
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Oct 07, 2016 |
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Bees, Wasps, Ants, Scorpions... Whose Stings Hurt the Most?
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Sep 30, 2016 |
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Sweet Dreams (and Nightmares) Are Made of This
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Sep 23, 2016 |
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The Secret Life of Ballerinas
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Sep 16, 2016 |
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Is Cursive Obsolete? The Writing May be on the Wall
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Sep 09, 2016 |
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We've Got the Scoop on Ice Cream!
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Aug 26, 2016 |
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Satisfying Our Sweet Tooth
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Aug 19, 2016 |
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Dim Sum: Dumplings & Buns that Make the Perfect Bite
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Aug 12, 2016 |
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Our Indispensable Guide to Buying Eggs!
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Aug 05, 2016 |
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Finding Our Way: A Guide to Trails
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Jul 29, 2016 |
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Collecting Data on Mass Shootings in the U.S.
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Jul 22, 2016 |
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How to Make Arguments... And Win!
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Jul 15, 2016 |
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Diving into the Mysterious World of Dolphins
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Jul 08, 2016 |
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Weaving Together the Science and Social History of Hair
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Jun 24, 2016 |
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The Psychology Behind Violence and Mass Shootings
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Jun 17, 2016 |
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Unwrapping the History of Paper
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Jun 10, 2016 |
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Why Bird Brains Are Smarter Than You Think
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Jun 03, 2016 |
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A Farm Grows in Brooklyn
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May 20, 2016 |
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From Medieval England to Lingua Franca: The Evolution of English
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May 13, 2016 |
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Have We Lost the Art of Conversation in Our Digital World?
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Apr 29, 2016 |
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An Education on Charter Schools
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Apr 22, 2016 |
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Inside the Politics of the Supreme Court
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Apr 15, 2016 |
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American Folk Music, as Told by Eli Smith and Jerron 'Blind Boy' Paxton
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Apr 08, 2016 |
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Bigfoot and Nessie and Yetis... Oh My!
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Apr 01, 2016 |
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Who are the Superdelegates? What are Brokered Conventions? A Guide to the Presidential Primaries.
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Mar 25, 2016 |
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Why Birds Are Really Living Dinosaurs
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Mar 18, 2016 |
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The New Face of Philanthropy
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Mar 11, 2016 |
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How to Spot Financial Scams and Prevent Identity Theft
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Mar 04, 2016 |
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Questions about Punctuation? We've Got the Answers... Period.
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Feb 26, 2016 |
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Eat Your Heart Out: The Brains Behind Sweetbreads
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Feb 19, 2016 |
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The Secret Ingredient is Xanthan Gum, or Maybe Acesulfame Potassium
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Feb 12, 2016 |
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We're Wrapped Up in Tacos!
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Feb 05, 2016 |
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From Pesto to Béchamel, Let's Talk Sauce!
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Jan 29, 2016 |
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Is Cast Iron Cookware Weighing You Down? We're Here to Help.
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Jan 22, 2016 |
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Whiskey: A Spirited History, an Intoxicating Journey
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Jan 15, 2016 |
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We Are Never Alone, Thanks to Microbes
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Jan 08, 2016 |
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Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not Out to Get You
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Dec 18, 2015 |
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The Long Life of the Dead
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Dec 11, 2015 |
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The Honest Truth About Lies
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Dec 04, 2015 |
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The Unbalanced Power of Expert Witnesses
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Nov 20, 2015 |
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Understanding How The Media Reports on Health and Nutrition
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Nov 13, 2015 |
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Translating the Untranslatable
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Nov 06, 2015 |
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Humans and Horses: Together (Nearly) Forever
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Oct 30, 2015 |
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Should Fantasy Sports Be Regulated Like Gambling?
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Oct 23, 2015 |
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Why Are Life-Saving Drugs So Expensive?
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Oct 16, 2015 |
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Lurking Behind Your Fear
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Oct 09, 2015 |
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Why The Pop Music Machine Is Dominated by the Swedes
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Oct 02, 2015 |