What Makes You Afraid & The Amazing Way Dogs ...

It seems like paying attention should be easy. Yet for many of us, it has become one of the hardest things to do. We start reading an article and suddenly we're checking email. We pick up our phone to do one thing and, twenty minutes later, we've forgotten why we picked it up in ...  Show more

Have you ever caught yourself saying, "It smells like rain"? It turns out that distinctive scent is very real—and it's not your imagination. Scientists know exactly where it comes from, why some people notice it more than others, and why it can signal that rain is on the way. htt ...  Show more

Are cats evil? Are they hatching a plot to take over the world? Or are they just misunderstood? Scientist and cat expert Mikel Maria Delgado will tell us how the domestication of cats and dogs changed the way we think of our pets today, and she’ll explain how scientists of all ag ...  Show more

Fear is something we all face in our lives, sometimes in profound ways. We develop fear-based behaviors that prevent us from living the lives we want to. Our guest for this episode explains how this happens and how to change our behavior to reduce fear’s grip on us. Hosted by Gab ...  Show more

Clown faces. Egg yolks. Failure. Introducing 10 Things That Scare Me, a tiny podcast about our biggest fears. The stuff that keeps us up at night, that informs our choices, and defines our lives. Listen, and feel less alone. From WNYC Studios. 10 Things That Scare Me premieres De ...  Show more

We've lived side-by-side with domestic cats for thousands of years, yet they maintain an aura of mystery and a reputation for aloofness and even outright disdain for humans. But are cats really so enigmatic – or are we only just beginning to understand them?

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