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UIeT1zxsus0 | The myth of Ireland's most infamous love triangle - Iseult Gillespie | Dig into the tragic myth of Tristan and Princess Isolde, and how they fall in love despite her being promised to another.
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RX-upJeSm7w | Would you sell your kidney for $100,000? | Ada, Ep. 2 | Ada imagines how society would change if governments paid living organ donors. Should we receive compensation for our organs?
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h0rWp3GF_6s | Why you feel stuck — and how to get motivated - Shannon Odell | Dig into the psychology of how to overcome your motivational obstacles and regain focus when you feel stuck in achieving your goals.
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dJoBnnCTP5M | Lady Meng Jiang: The legend of the woman who outwitted an evil emperor - Juwen Zhang | Dig into the Chinese myth of Lady Meng Jiang, and how her grief over the death of her husband brought down the Great Wall.
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kD3-DKkiVeA | Ugly History: The Armenian Genocide - Ümit Kurt | Dig into the history of the Armenian Genocide, during which the Ottoman Empire killed over 1 million Armenians during WWI.
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DcdufLc3QSA | The curse of the monkey's paw - Iseult Gillespie | Dig into W.W. Jacobs’ horror story, “The Monkey’s Paw,” about an artifact that grants wishes — with great consequences.
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ALWp-RMMP5k | 3 reasons why medications are so expensive in the US - Kiah Williams | Take a look at the US supply chain to explore the three main reasons why medications like insulin are so expensive.
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w3d2DlLX7xw | Has there ever been a good dictator? - Stephanie Honchell Smith | Examine the myth of the benevolent dictator, which is a leader who holds absolute power yet only uses it for the common good.
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qH0tUg4Enn0 | The rise and fall of the Maya Empire’s most powerful city - Geoffrey E. Braswell | Trace the rise and fall of the Maya city Chichen Itza, and how Yucatán’s unpredictable environment contributed to its demise.
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V8Bn0UPpGCw | Picture a perfect society. What does it look like? - Joseph Lacey | Dig into political philosopher John Rawls’ classic thought experiment about what principles we need to design a fair society.
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gn4S7lQ111M | The Nazis recruited to win the Cold War - Brian Crim | Dig into Operation Paperclip, a secret intelligence program which brought scientists from Nazi Germany to the US after WWII.
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HEpJBuPIb4o | What is earwax — and should you get rid of it? - Henry C. Ou | Explore why earwax forms, its purpose in our health, and whether or not we should be trying to get rid of it.
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vc8UBSp1tz0 | What Earth in 2050 could look like - Shannon Odell | What could our future world look like if we continue to do nothing about climate change? Take a look at the possibilities.
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z-t-l8vjQQI | What causes addiction, and why is it so hard to treat? - Judy Grisel | Take a look at the science of how addictive drugs affect your body and why substance addiction can be so difficult to treat.
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5wVJeq4mLL0 | Will the real Fernando please stand up? - Ilan Stavans | Get to know the life of enigmatic poet and writer Fernando Pessoa, who wrote not as himself but as other people he invented.
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kOVdiDUlNsg | The warrior who defeated the mighty Mughals - Stephanie Honchell Smith | Trace Malik Ambar’s historic rise from enslaved youth to brilliant military tactician and kingmaker in the Indian sultanate.
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