Re-Release " What is Color? Part 2: Why royals wear purple"

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Re-Release "What is color? Part 1: Why hunters wear orange"

This week we reach into the archive for one of the most popular episodes of Inner Cosmos. Why do birds and bees choose different flowers? Why do mammals' eyes seem to be optimized for moving around at night, and what does that have to do with hairless humans getting angry? What d ...  Show more

Ep175 Who Are You When Your Brain Changes? with Robert Kolker

Is your personality written into the circuitry of your brain? With brain disease, can someone lose who they are without realizing it? What happens when the person changing is the only one who can't see it? What does it mean to love someone whose personality has become unrecogniza ...  Show more

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