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Glowing Crystals, Radioactive Storms, And A “Google Maps” For The Brain

Glowing Crystals, Radioactive Storms, And A “Google Maps” For The Brain

Update: 2024-10-04

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This week on Break It Down: resurrecting Cold War spy planes to explore radioactive storms, the most detailed brain wiring diagram we've ever seen, mystery “skyquake” sounds have the world perplexed, plus grinning dolphins, glow-in-the-dark gemstones, and can you really feel when you’re being watched?

So, sit back, relax, and let’s Break It Down…

Radioactive storms

"Google Maps" for the brain

Mysterious "skyquakes"

Smiley dolphins

Glow-in-the-dark crystal

Are you being watched?

The Big Questions: What Would A Human On Mars Look Like?

The Science Of Whisky

Solar Systems interview

Fat Bear Week 2024

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Glowing Crystals, Radioactive Storms, And A “Google Maps” For The Brain

Glowing Crystals, Radioactive Storms, And A “Google Maps” For The Brain

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