This World of Humans
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This World of Humans is a science podcast focusing on life and social science. Each episode features an exciting new finding with relevance to our shared human experience and explores that discovery with the principal scientist behind it, illuminating and probing the actual process of research and how science works in practice.

PsychTable

This is a unique episode of TWOH. Instead of speaking with a scientist about a recent paper or study, we will explore a tool that anyone - students an...
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Hippos and River Ecology

In this episode of TWOH, we explore the unique role the hippos play in the ecology of rivers in Africa. These giant semiaquatic animals are vegetarian...
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Taurine, Addiction, and the Brain

This episode of TWOH explores the incredibly complicated research on taurine, the amino acid supplement commonly found in energy drinks. Dr. Kaliris S...
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Attraction and Mate Choice

This episode of TWOH explores the issue of romantic and sexual attraction, an important field of study within psychology. Joining us is Dr. Daniel Con...
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Children and Lying

This episode of TWOH focuses on when, how, and why children tell lies. We all begin life as perfectly honest little babies, but as our brains develop ...
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Detecting Natural Selection

This episode of TWOH discusses a new technique designed to detect spots in our genome that have been under recent natural selection. The human lineage...
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Immigration and Crime

This episode features a recent meta-study combining the results of many similar studies analyzing the effect of immigration on crime rates. Joining us...
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