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Are Avocado Pits Edible?

December 6, 2024

  What is it about fruit pits? Science Update listeners called and emailed about them frequently over the years with two opposite questions: Will …

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Chewing Gum Myth

October 17, 2018

Does it really take seven years to digest chewing gum?

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Open microwave oven with metal parts inside

Metal in Microwaves

July 8, 2016

If metal isn’t supposed to go in microwave ovens, why do some of them have metal racks?

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Fear of Gluten

June 24, 2016

Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but only a small percentage of the population is truly sensitive to the wheat protein.

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27 Club Myth

May 1, 2014

Statisticians test whether famous musicians are really more likely to die at age 27.

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Baby Tooth Cavities

September 5, 2013

Baby teeth fall out eventually. But that doesn't mean cavities in baby teeth should be ignored.

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Artificial Dyes

August 14, 2013

Some people argue that food dyes are harmful to human health, but do decades of safety research back up these allegations?

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How Paleo is “Paleo”?

August 1, 2013

Did our hunter-gatherer ancestors really eat a “Paleo” diet?

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2012 Apocalypse Myth Exposed – Encore presentation

December 21, 2012

The world is not ending today. Find out why in this Science Update encore presentation.

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Poison Pits

March 1, 2011

A listener asks whether it's safe to eat fruit seeds and pits.

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Left-Handed Brains

February 8, 2011

Left-handers suffer more from learning disabilities but can also excel in spatial visualization.

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