Future You Is a Stranger, Babylonian Trig, Reversed Organs

Learn about why it’s hard to save money for our future; how Babylonians knew the Pythagorean theorem; and situs inversus.

It's hard to save money because we see our future selves as strangers by Steffie Drucker

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Did the ancient Babylonians discover the Pythagorean theorem before Pythagoras did? by Briana Brownell

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Some People Are Born With Their Organs Reversed by Reuben Westmaas originally aired June 1, 2018 https://omnystudio.com/p/curiosity-daily/clips/b453641c-9bf5-427e-acbd-ab530157338a

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