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Nov 20, 2023 • 17min

If You Had a Nuclear Weapon in Your Neighborhood, Would You Want to Know about It?

The Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota has had nuclear missile silos on its land for decades. Now the U.S. government wants to take the old weapons out and replace them with new ones, and it’s unclear how many living there know about that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 17, 2023 • 19min

Just One U.S. Reservation Hosts Nuclear Weapons. This Is The Story of How That Came to Be

15 nuclear missiles deployed in underground concrete silos across the Fort Berthold reservation in North Dakota. It took displacement and flood to get them there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 14, 2023 • 20min

How Did Nuclear Weapons Get on My Reservation?

A member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation digs into a decades-long mystery: how 15 intercontinental ballistic missiles came to be siloed on her ancestral lands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 13, 2023 • 9min

Quick Naps Are Good for Your Brain

Daytime naps of about 30 minutes really improve your thinking and may spark creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 10, 2023 • 12min

Funding for Research on Psychedelics Is on the Rise, Along with Scientists' Hopes for Using Them

As interest and support for psychedelic research grows, scientists share their hopes for the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 8, 2023 • 15min

Do You Need to 'Trip' for Psychedelics to Work as Medicine?

Psychedelic researchers are engaged in heated debate over whether the mind-altering effects of the drugs are necessary for realizing their therapeutic potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 6, 2023 • 11min

The Search for New Psychedelics

As companies join the hunt, can the field of mind-altering synthetic substances stay true to its original pioneering spirit of wonder, curiosity and connection? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 1, 2023 • 12min

What Are Ultraprocessed Foods, and Are They Bad for You?

More than half of our diet consists of foods that have been industrially processed in some way, and they may be harmful to our health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 30, 2023 • 12min

These Creatures Are Probably the Closest Thing Nature Has to Real Werewolves

Under the right conditions, the spadefoot tadpole will transform into a voracious predator of its own species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 27, 2023 • 10min

The World's Most Frightening Animal Sounds like This

Lions, tigers, bears: this creature sends all of those beasts running for the hills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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