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Episode 79: IBM's Impossible Job Offer, Hearing Is The Last Thing To Go When You Die, Beluga Whales Have Lifelong Best Friends

IBM recently posted a job with prerequisites that are literally impossible. New studies show hearing is the last sense to go for humans on death's door. Over in the Arctic, it turns out Beluga Whales have something in common with humans -- just like us, they can form lifelong fri ...  Show more

Episode 78: Japan Wants You To Scream Inside Your Heart, The Hagia Sophia To Become A Mosque (Again), Blood From Exercising Mice Makes Old, Out-of-shape Mice Smarter

Amusement parks in Japan have some odd advice for patrons as they reopen in the wake of the pandemic. Over in Turkey, President Erdogan has officially decreed the Hagia Sophia will, once again, become an active mosque. Recent research finds that blood extracted from old mice can ...  Show more

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