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Why Are Life-Saving Drugs So Expensive?
Why Are Life-Saving Drugs So Expensive?
When Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of a life-saving drug from $13.50 to $750 a pill, it brought the issue of d... Read more
16 Oct 2015
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35mins
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How to Make Arguments... And Win!
How to Make Arguments... And Win!
Sometimes it's impossible to avoid an argument. That's why on today's Please Explain, we're learning how to make a convi... Read more
15 Jul 2016
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26mins
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Sweet Dreams (and Nightmares) Are Made of This
Sweet Dreams (and Nightmares) Are Made of This
Dreams are a natural part of life, and throughout human history, people have tried to interpret their dreams. But dreami... Read more
23 Sep 2016
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32mins
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Understanding CRISPR, the Sci-Fi-Esque Gene Editing Tool
Understanding CRISPR, the Sci-Fi-Esque Gene Editing Tool
Science journalist Jennifer Kahn joins us for this week’s Please Explain, which is all about CRISPR, an incredible tool ... Read more
24 Feb 2017
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33mins
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The Science Of Success
The Science Of Success
Eric Barker is the author of Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Succ... Read more
9 Jun 2017
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27mins
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Why Fat Is So Misunderstood
Why Fat Is So Misunderstood
Our latest Please Explain is all about fat with Dr. Sylvia Tara, author of The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind th... Read more
6 Jan 2017
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33mins
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The Unbalanced Power of Expert Witnesses
The Unbalanced Power of Expert Witnesses
In our latest Please Explain, we examine expert witnesses to find out their role in courts, their influence in trials, a... Read more
20 Nov 2015
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31mins
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The Secret Life of Ballerinas
The Secret Life of Ballerinas
The best ballerinas make it look effortless, gracefully dancing and leaping across the stage in beautiful costumes. But ... Read more
16 Sep 2016
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28mins
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How To Succeed Even If You're An Introvert
How To Succeed Even If You're An Introvert
For our latest Please Explain, we explore what it means to be an introvert and what pressures they face when advancing t... Read more
20 Oct 2017
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36mins
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How Addiction Works
How Addiction Works
For this week's Please Explain, we explore how science is giving us a better understanding of how addiction works, and w... Read more
13 Oct 2017
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31mins
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Unwrapping the History of Paper
Unwrapping the History of Paper
For the past 2000 years, paper has been the essential object that fuels education, art, commerce, dissemination of ideas... Read more
10 Jun 2016
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32mins
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The History of Restaurants Revealed
The History of Restaurants Revealed
Centuries before the restaurant became a dining destination, a "restaurant" was actually a medicinal broth that containe... Read more
14 Oct 2016
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27mins
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All The Light We Cannot See
All The Light We Cannot See
Our latest Please Explain is about invisible currents that exist all around us with Bob Berman, author of the book Zappe... Read more
11 Aug 2017
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17mins
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Understanding Psychosomatic Illness
Understanding Psychosomatic Illness
For this week’s Please Explain, we discuss psychosomatic illnesses and the mind-body connection with Dr. Suzanne O’Sulli... Read more
7 Apr 2017
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30mins
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Listening to Body Language
Listening to Body Language
When is a shrug just a shrug? What are you really saying when you fold your arms across your chest? Whether we know it o... Read more
27 Jan 2017
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24mins
Ranked #16
How To Go Vegan
How To Go Vegan
Our first Food Fridays Please Explain kicks off with vegan cooking! Ronen Seri and Pamela Elizabeth are the co-founders ... Read more
27 Oct 2017
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30mins
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How To Cut The Clutter And Get Organized
How To Cut The Clutter And Get Organized
If your desk is a total mess, today’s Please Explain is meant for YOU! We tackle the crucial, yet all-so-difficult task,... Read more
14 Jul 2017
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31mins
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What's Keeping You Up at Night?
What's Keeping You Up at Night?
Why can’t we sleep? The CDC estimates that 50 to 70 million U.S. adults have a sleep or wakefulness disorder, caused by ... Read more
9 Dec 2016
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31mins
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The Science of Cheese
The Science of Cheese
Ever wonder why Swiss cheese has holes? Why are so many types of cheese yellow in color? Or, what kinds of milk are best... Read more
4 Nov 2016
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26mins
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Why We Love To Run
Why We Love To Run
For our next Please Explain, Vybarr Cregan-Reid jogs us through the basics of running. Cregan-Reid, who authored the boo... Read more
18 Aug 2017
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34mins
