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Want to significantly improve your chances of getting a good night’s sleep? There is one surprisingly simple thing you can do during the day that may actually help you sleep better that night. And no, it doesn’t involve exercise, meditation or giving up your phone. This episode b ...  Show more

Processed food has gotten a pretty terrible reputation. We’re warned to avoid foods with long ingredient lists, mysterious additives and chemical names we can’t pronounce. “Ultra-processed” has practically become another way of saying “bad for you.” But is that a useful way to ju ...  Show more

Do you ALWAYS think about the worst case scenario? Do you find yourself imagining horrible things happening to yourself, your family, your loved ones? Do you always think that things just WON'T work out for you? First of all, it’s NORMAL, it is natural - our brains are literally ...  Show more

When things are going well, do you have a feeling in the back of your head that something bad eventually has to happen? In this episode, I am going to talk about the feeling of "waiting for the other shoe to drop" and how to get past those anxious thoughts so that you can full ...

When disaster strikes — from the explosion of a space shuttle to the spread of a deadly virus — we want to know whether we could have avoided catastrophe. Did anyone speak up with concerns about the situation? And if so, why didn’t someone listen? This week, we revisit a favor ...

How do we track dangerous asteroids? What can impacts do to us? What do we plan to do if The Big One is headed for us? Is Armageddon a documentary? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!

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