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Suntan Roundup

April 13, 2007

What causes the sun-tanner's high?

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Podcast

April 13, 2007

How supernovas make heavy elements, why teenagers have angst, some fierce arachnids get cuddly, why …

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Star Factories

April 12, 2007

A listener asks: Where do the heavy elements come from?

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Teen Angst

April 11, 2007

New research may explain why seemingly trivial problems send young teens into rages and depressions.

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Cuddly Arachnids

April 10, 2007

A fearsome-looking relative of spiders and scorpions has a surprisingly gentle side.

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Thinnest Material

April 9, 2007

A new material is so thin it makes tissue paper look like a brick.

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Video Game Roundup

April 6, 2007

Playing video games could have benefits as well as consequences.

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Podcast

April 6, 2007

Life-and-death decisions from computers, video games are good and bad, seeing red hurts test scores, …

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Obesity and Puberty

April 5, 2007

Obesity could rush girls into puberty.

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Seeing Red

April 4, 2007

The color red affects people's performance on tests.

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Animal Sex

April 3, 2007

A listener asks: Do animals have sex for pleasure?

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End-of-Life Computer

April 2, 2007

Computers could help people make end-of-life medical decisions for their loved ones.

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