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  1. Why Do I See Stars when I Stand? - Naked Scientists Science Podcasts and Science Radio Shows

    Naked Scientists Podcast -17th Jun 2012 - Why does a head injury, or standing up too quickly, make us "see stars"? Are slug pellets painful? How do flies fly in an elevator?  We take on your science questions this week, and find out why we should let food ferment, what makes batteries get hot and if the strings in string theory are real.  Plus, a new drive to improve science education, new vistas for Voyager 1 and new veins from stem cells.

    http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/20120617/

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  2. Beyond Belief 3 (2008): Terry Sejnowski

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  3. “The Problem of Sock Puppets” (On the Media)

    > This month, a user on the website Metafilter started a thread critiquing Dilbert creator Scott Adams. Other site regulars piled on, but one newly registered user mounted a strident defense of Adams. The new user reminded everyone that Scott Adams was a “multi-millionaire,” that Scott Adams possessed a “certified genius IQ” and that Scott Adams’s detractors were angry haters. Metafilter moderator Josh Millard talks to Brooke about what you do when a celebrity joins your website anonymously in order to attack his critics.

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  4. Thinning Brain Cortex May Signal Depression

    A new study suggests that a thinning of the brain cortex is associated with an increased risk of developing depression. Psychiatrist and MRI expert Brad Peterson explains what the cortex does and what the study results may mean for people with a family history of depression.

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