Brain Food Dude #56

Episode #56 of the Brain Food Dude Podcast is now available. Listen here, or subscribe on itunes.

Iditarod

Listen to a great story about the Iditarod race, on this episode of How to do Everything.

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A History of the Home

This week on Fresh Air, an interview with Lucy Worsley, author of If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home.

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Retraction

This American Life offered a one-hour retraction of their previous show, about sweat shops in China. Listen here.

Education Standardized Testing

U.S. standardized test scores may not be as bad as most think. Learn more on this episode of Bloomberg Edu.

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Dangerous Household Products

Many household products may be more dangerous than we know. Learn more on this episode of On Point.

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Creativity

Jonah Lehrer discusses creativity on All Things Considered. Listen here.

Brain Food Dude #55

Episode #55 of the Brain Food Dude Podcast is available now. Listen here, or subscribe on itunes.

Dueling

This week on Stuff You Should Know: how dueling works.

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WWI

This week On Point reexamines World War I.

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Women Can Run Marathons

Until the late 60's, it was thought to be impossible for a female body to handle running more than 1.5 miles at one time. Learn more on this episode of BBC Witness.

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The President Doesn't Matter

According to the good fellows at Freakonomics, it the president doesn't have as much power as we think.

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Q-Theory

Everyone hates standing in line, but most don't know about the science behind it. Learn more on this episode of 99% Invisible.

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Breaking Habits

Learn about how habits work, and how to break them, on this Fresh Air interview with Charles Duhigg.

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Brain Food Dude #54

Episode #54 of the Brain Food Dude podcast is now available. Listen here, or subscribe on itunes.

The Great Plains

This week on the Thomas Jefferson Hour, a quick diversion to discuss the great plains.

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Will Innovation Save Us?

Innovation has saved us in the past, will it in the future? Peter Diamandis thinks so, learn more on this episode of On Point.

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Popcorn

This week on NPR, a brief history of popcorn. Listen here.

Myth Busters

The Myth Busters are awesome, listen to them discuss nearly a decade of busting myths on this episode of On Point.

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Vladamir Putin

Vladamir Putin is hard core. Learn more on this episode of Fresh Air.

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Gossip Girls Creating Language

OMG!!!!!!! Gossiping teenage girls may just be talking about boys and Glee (the television show, not the emotional state), but they're also on the cutting edge redifining our language.

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