Mysteries of Science

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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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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King Tut’s Curse

Was a deadly curse hidden in an ancient Egyptian tomb for centuries? If not, why were so many deaths connected to the discovery of King Tut’s tomb? Dan and Ciaran have called on archaeologists, authors and someone who guards a real-life curse to help t…

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King Tut’s Curse

Was a deadly curse hidden in an ancient Egyptian tomb for centuries? If not, why were so many deaths connected to the discovery of King Tut’s tomb? Dan and Ciaran have called on archaeologists, authors and someone who guards a real-life curse to help t…

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Aliens

Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? It’s one of the biggest mysteries of all time, so Dan and Ciaran have recruited a brilliant team of experts, including a record-breaking astronaut and a NASA scientist, to help them find out. Mysteries of Scie…

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Aliens

Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? It’s one of the biggest mysteries of all time, so Dan and Ciaran have recruited a brilliant team of experts, including a record-breaking astronaut and a NASA scientist, to help them find out.
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