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Mildred Harnack was an American literature professor living in Berlin when the Third Reich took control. Learn how she and her husband led a resistance ring that enraged Hitler in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figu ...  Show more

It's true that lobsters don't age, but that doesn't quite make them immortal, and it's far from the only fabulously weird thing about them. Learn about lobsters -- including why they're biologically immortal, and how that might help human health in the future -- in this episode o ...  Show more

Find out about the bacterial life of a passionate kiss as Robert and Julie explore the human smooch. Is kissing instinctual and learned, and what does it have to with food, if anything?

Your gut – not your spare tire, but your digestive tract – is deceptively smart. Not only does it handle processing food and nutrients, but the hundreds of trillions of bacteria that live in your gut may actually be telling your brain what to do too.

We've all heard of it, but nobody really knows...

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Cet épisode vous est proposé en partenariat avec Zendium. La microbiologie orale, c'est l'étude des micro-organismes et des bactéries présentes dans notre bouche. Car oui, notre bouche comme notre intestin abrite de nombreuses bactéries essentielles. Une mauvaise hygiène bucco-de ...  Show more