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Do the emerald green beams emanating from a cat's eyeholes give you the creeps? Find out why cats can fix you with with laser-like stares.

There's always a little shampoo left in the bottle -- and now scientists have a way to make sure you get to soap up with each and every last drop.

Why did so many ancient Egyptians wind up in the bellies of Europeans? Let's discuss the disastrous misunderstanding.

In May 2016, a man died in an accident when the autopilot feature on his Tesla vehicle failed to detect a truck. Are autonomous cars inherently dangerous?

Join Julie and Robert as they uncover the jammy, provocative nude notes of wine tasting. Can the human palate really detect all that it describes, or is wine tasting the ultimate act of creating your own reality?

A 220-pound origami elephant made out of one sheet of paper? Yes, please. An origami robot that pounces to three-dimensional life? Of course. Join Julie and Robert as they explore the magic of folding.

Watch in horror as a giant red leech gobbles down an earthworm whole. What are we to make of this? How can we process it? Why, with a comforting dose of science of course...

In this episode we look at the future of pain management - everything from using spider toxins to growing new neurons from a patient's tissue using stem cell technologies.

You don't have to turn to science fiction to get your fill of space-related dangers. You don't even have to venture beyond the confines of the human mind. Explore five ways that outer space can make you lose your mind.

Why do we feel a weird craving to cannibalize baby feet, gobble down puppies and sink our teeth into anything cute? Science has an answer.

Join Julie and Robert for full-blown dung beetle mania as they explore beetles' intense relationship with animal excrement, their amazing strength and the little jigs they dance atop their prized dung balls.

From ingestible origami robots to password pills, this week we take a look at the weird future of literal technology consumption!

Did Charles Dickens use Scrooge as a vehicle for psychotherapy? Was Scrooge's bittnerness an actual disorder? Join us for the past, present and future ghosts of the self.

A group of researchers in China propose a new way to make a special insulating material and it starts with baking bread.

Can painting two crude eyes on a cow's rump help protect it from lion attacks? One Australian conservation biologist thinks so.

Engineers have created small, interlocking acoustic blocks that can change, and even encode, sound.

Julie and Robert look at the physiology and pyschology of the Grinch to explore his antisocial, heart-two-sizes-too small disposition.

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As these exercise videos illustrate, popular culture is obsessed with burning weight. But how does all that fat leave the body? The scientific answer may surprise you…

Screeeeeech! Find out why nails on a chalkboard make our spines tingle and our hair stand on end.

Land mines can linger and pose a threat long after any conflict they were part of is over. A new drone project could finally offer a way to safely and inexpensively eliminate the problematic explosives.

Sure, Lady Macbeth has some other serious issues going on, but what about the rest of us?

Just the term "satanism" is controversial. But what's actually going on with this counter-culture religion that values individualism and nonconformity?

Tina Gorjanc plans to regrow deceased fashion designer Alexander McQueen's skin for use in leather jackets and bags, raising questions about individual genetic rights.

How big can a musical instrument get? If you're answer isn't in acres, then you're not thinking huge enough. Join Robert and Julie as they descend into the Virginian underdark for the truth...