Mysteries of Science

Planet X

Ciaran and Dan look at what makes a planet and whether there’s a mysterious extra planet – Planet X – just beyond Neptune, lurking in our cosmic neighbourhood. 
Mysteries of Science is a fortnightly podcast created by The Week Junior’…

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Bigfoot

This is the case of a curious creature known as Bigfoot. Could the rumours of a hairy, human-like ape wandering the North American wilderness be true, or are they just folk stories that have been passed down for generations? Dan and Ciaran try to find …

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Bigfoot

This is the case of a curious creature known as Bigfoot.
Could the rumours of a hairy, human-like ape wandering the North American wilderness be true, or are they just folk stories that have been passed down for generations?
Dan and Ciaran try to fin…

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Deja vu

Have you ever felt like you were living through a memory all over again, even though it couldn’t have possibly have happened before? That feeling is known as deja vu, a French term that means ‘already seen’…  In this episode of Mysteries of Scie…

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Deja vu

Have you ever felt like you were living through a memory all over again, even though it couldn’t have possibly have happened before?
That feeling is known as deja vu, a French term that means ‘already seen’… 
In this episode of Mysteries of Sc…

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Brain Tingles: ASMR

ASMR is a mysterious sensation… It stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. People who feel it describe it as a tingling, sparkly feeling in the brain, triggered by soft sounds, watching slow, repetitive movements or moments of positive perso…

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Brain Tingles: ASMR

ASMR is a mysterious sensation… It stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. People who feel it describe it as a tingling, sparkly feeling in the brain, triggered by soft sounds, watching slow, repetitive movements or moments of positive perso…

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Medicine’s Greatest Mystery: The Placebo Effect

It sounds like magic – a pill that makes you feel better, even though it contains no medicine. Yet, strangely enough, fake drugs called placebos really do work. In this episode, Ciaran and Dan explore why the pills can fool us, and why we should …

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Medicine’s Greatest Mystery: The Placebo Effect

It sounds like magic – a pill that makes you feel better, even though it contains no medicine. Yet, strangely enough, fake drugs called placebos really do work. In this episode, Ciaran and Dan explore why the pills can fool us, and why we should …

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The Missing Aviator

Amelia Earhart was one of the best pilots of her age. An American pioneer, she was the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic and broke countless records. Then, one day, she took off and never landed at her intended destination. In this epis…

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