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Face It! You're Bad At Judging Physical Distance. Here's How To Do It | COVID Explainer Series | NPR
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Who Will Get The COVID-19 Vaccine First? And Why? | Science Desk/COVID Explainers | NPR
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How Do You Protect Yourself If The Coronavirus Can Linger In the Air | NPR
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How To Safely Exercise During The Pandemic
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3 Tips For Safer Face Masks | NPR
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One Reason Why The Coronavirus Is Good At Spreading | Short Wave | NPR
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In Rural Areas Without Pain Or Addiction Specialists, Family Doctors Fill In The Gaps | Shots | NPR
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The Ethical Implications of Mind-Machine Meld | Future You | NPR
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The Military Discovered A Way To Boost Soldiers' Memories, And We Tried It | Future You | NPR
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GMO Mosquitos Released In High-Security Lab | Science | NPR
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TreeTop Barbie and The Last Biotic Frontier | Maddie About Science | NPR
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Plastic Was Invented To Replace Bugs | Planet Money | NPR
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This Volcano Simulation Helps Scientists Prepare For The Real Thing | Maddie About Science | NPR
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Super Strength For The Future You? | Future You | NPR
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Telepathy For The Future You? | Future You | NPR
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Future You with Elise Hu Trailer | NPR
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A Solar-Powered Step In The Fight Against Water Scarcity | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
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Inspired By A Fungus, Inventor Creates Biodegradable Packaging | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
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Unmasking Malaria With A Cheap Magnet And A Laser Pointer | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
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Four Fancy Meals You Can Make With Bugs | Foraging | NPR
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How To Find Your Own Seafood | The Salt | NPR
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Eating Dandelions | The Salt | NPR
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Why It’s Usually Hotter In A City | Let's Talk | NPR
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How Physics And Design Make Some Bullets More Destructive Than Others | Let's Talk | NPR
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How Superbugs Could Mean The End Of Antibiotics | Let's Talk | NPR
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The Evolution Of Parenting | Goats & Soda | NPR
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How To Find Morels | The Salt | NPR
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Winter Foraging | The Salt | NPR
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The Courage To Invent: A NASA Roboticist Tells Her Story | Joe's Big Idea| NPR
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For LSD, What A Long Strange Trip It's Been | Shots | NPR
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Invention Stories: How A Children's Toy Led To An Essential Medical Device | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
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Foraging a Wild Lunch | The Salt | NPR
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Invention Stories: These Boots Are Made For Talking … To The Internet | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
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Saving Hellbender Salamanders | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
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Invention Stories: How Sick Cows Led to a Blockbuster Drug | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
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Eclipse 2017: One Nation Under The Sun | NPR
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Empowered Ink | Shots | NPR
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Oreshki: A Rich, Nutty Cookie From The Soviet Era | NPR Hot Pot
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Picadillo: A Modern Twist On A Filipino Comfort Food | NPR Hot Pot
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I Am Learning Inglés | NPR Ed | NPR
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Future Humans: How Many Of Us Will There Be? | Goats & Soda | NPR
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The World's Largest Collection of Whale Bones | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
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Kids Craft Comics To Explore Immigration Fears | NPR Ed | NPR
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Joan Nathan's Recipe for Hard-Boiled Eggs with Spinach | The Salt | NPR
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A Short History Of Humans And Germs: Humans Get A Clue | Goats & Soda | NPR
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A Short History Of Humans And Germs: The Golden Age Of Germs | Goats & Soda | NPR
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A Short History Of Humans And Germs: Early Encounters | Goats & Soda | NPR
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A Few Things To Know About Cholera
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Falooda
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Chocolate Bars With A Political Bite
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Falling In Love Can Be Dangerous
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5 Education Stories To Watch in 2016 | NPR Ed
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Transgender In Preschool | NPR Ed
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NPR Ed Presents: Jonathan Kozol
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The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Challenge: Life After An Earthquake
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They Are The Body Collectors: A Perilous Job In The Time Of Ebola
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In The Village, Wilbur Goes To Work
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The Village Way: Food
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Dunk-A-Chicken (The Village Way)
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Pumpkin Facts | SKUNK BEAR
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Talking While Female | Shots | NPR
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Life In A Beer | SKUNK BEAR
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The Animal That Wouldn't Die (w/Robert Krulwich) | SKUNK BEAR
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Brains At Play | NPR Ed
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How Will You Die?
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How We Decompress From Stress
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Spiders Tune Their Webs Like A Guitar | SKUNK BEAR
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The Blind Woman Who Saw Rain | SKUNK BEAR
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Total Eclipse of the Moon (Song)
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A Milkshake Experiment
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What Does Sound Look Like? | SKUNK BEAR
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Can You Open A Bottle Of Wine With A Shoe? Yes, But It Ain't Pretty
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NPR: Great Moments In Science History! | SKUNK BEAR
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The Invisible Universe Of The Human Microbiome
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One 13-Year-Old Boy's Struggle With An Eating Disorder
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Dropping Science
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Lung In A Box: Testing Air Quality Anywhere
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Two Ways To Make A Dune | SKUNK BEAR
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A View From The Ground: Thailand Confronts Drug-Resistant Malaria
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Herbs And Empires: A Brief History Of Malaria Drugs | SKUNK BEAR
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Sandy's Rainstorm
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Human-Powered Helicopter: Straight Up Difficult | SKUNK BEAR
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How The Smokey Bear Effect Led To Raging Wildfires
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Tiny Desk Kitchen: The 26-Ingredient School Lunch Burger
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Catching Up With Flu | SKUNK BEAR
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To Save Wildlife, Namibia's Farmers Take Control
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Poisoned Places: Tonawanda, N.Y.
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7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast? | SKUNK BEAR
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Tiny Desk Kitchen: What The Heck Is A Pawpaw?
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Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun | SKUNK BEAR | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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The Astronaut's Guide To Life In Space
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Vintage NASA Footage: An Underwater Space Odyssey
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A Blast From The Past: Shuttle Through The Decades
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Sensorium: Dinner With A Side Of Memory
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Robert Krulwich: Why Can't We Walk Straight? | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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How Much Does A Hurricane Weigh? | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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A Caterpillar Transforms Into A Monarch Butterfly
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Robert Krulwich: A Word Puzzle | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Tiny Desk Kitchen: Honey, Sweet Treat or Cure All?
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Gut Check: Caterpillars Walk Gut First
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Tracking the Upright Primate
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Look Up! The Billion-Bug Highway You Can't See | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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A Very Scary Light Show: Exploding H-Bombs In Space | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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The Writer Who Couldn't Read | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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The Truth About Grass-Fed Beef: NPR's Tiny Desk KItchen
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See The Birth Of A Solar System | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan's Earth Guide For Aliens
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Why Does Time Fly By As You Get Older? | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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NPR Science: The Bare Truth About Running
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NPR Science: Sperm Of A Feather Flock Together
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NPR Science: There's A Fly In My Urinal | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Ants That Count! | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Underinsured In America
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NPR Science: The Crow Paradox | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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NPR Science: How Much Heat Can You Take? | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Parrots Join Humans On The Dance Floor
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Blooming Blossoms
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Episode 5: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Episode 4: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Episode 3: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Episode 2: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Episode 1: Global Warming, It's All About Carbon | Krulwich Wonders | NPR
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Floating Architecture for a Changing Climate
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Texas Wind Power
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Little Giants: Pandas Make You Smile
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