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Live from the Poundstone Institute

Live from the Poundstone Institute

15 Episodes • By NPR • www.npr.org/podcasts/510322/live...
Paula Poundstone is on a quest to gather all of the world's knowledge. Or, as she puts it, "to get less stupid, one topic at a time." Follow her search as she looks to scientists, researchers, and experts for evidence about everything from what music cats like to the fluid dynamics of spilling coffe ...more
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Live from the Poundstone Institute
Live from the Poundstone Institute
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Does Boardwalk Make You a Jerk?
Researchers learn that a game of Monopoly can turn a... more
Oct 14 2017 36m
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Is Poochy Stealing the Covers?
This week, new research determines whether dogs slee... more
Oct 7 2017 33m
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How Long Can You Dunk?
This week we find out if money can buy happiness and... more
Sep 30 2017 32m
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What the BLEEP are you doing?
This week we talk to a researcher who has determined... more
Sep 16 2017 34m
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Who Started the Super Soaker Arms Race?
This week, former NASA engineer Mark Rober invents t... more
Sep 9 2017 24m
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Our Test Tube Runneth Over: A Bonus Mini-Episode
Dick Cavett shares a great story about the legendary... more
Sep 2 2017 2m
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Am I Wishing For a Germ Bath?
This week, researchers measure how much bacteria is ... more
Aug 26 2017 33m
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Are You a Boy or a Girl, Yertle?
This week, scientists discover a stimulating way to ... more
Aug 19 2017 34m
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Why Is Fluffy Looking At Me Like That?
This week, we talk to a scientist who does feline pe... more
Aug 12 2017 32m
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Can I Eat That?
We talk to a scientist who has determined once and f... more
Aug 5 2017 27m
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Do I Need A Bath?
We learn all about Forest Bathing, which is a real t... more
Jul 29 2017 34m
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How Long Are You Gonna Be In There?
We learn from a professor who actually teaches a cla... more
Jul 22 2017 35m
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Is That T-Rex Coming On To Me?
This week, a paleontologist tells us all about Tyran... more
Jul 15 2017 34m
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Does Science Think You're Pretty?
First episode ever! We ask a researcher if we're as ... more
Jul 8 2017 35m
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Paula Poundstone's new show launches July 8
Paula Poundstone is on a quest to gather all of the ... more
May 18 2017 3m
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