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Phobias are the most common anxiety disorder in the world. But where do they come from? What do they mean? And can they be treated? @emmakennedy.bsky.social finds out in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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What's a "mind clone"? And could AI replicate your thoughts?🧠🤔 @emmakennedy.bsky.social discusses with Dr. Douglas Rushkoff in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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It's WHY day and this week I delve into whether we'll be able to upload ourselves into a robot.

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Such a fascinating topic! As Ray Kurzweil said, "Our technology will allow us to transcend biology." Could consciousness really be uploaded one day? What do you think? 🪐📚 #EternalLife #SciFi

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The concept of eternal life is a long-standing fantasy in science fiction, but will it ever be possible to upload our consciousness to an external host –  or even a robot? 🧠🤖 @emmakennedy.bsky.social finds out in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🌙NEW EPISODE🌙 How are such ambitious films like Interstellar made? And how are surreal exoplanets portrayed onscreen in an immersive way? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Paul Franklin, Oscar-winning Visual FX Supervisor to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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💥NEW EPISODE💥 In this week's edition @emmakennedy.bsky.social chats to world-leading astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger and Oscar-winning Visual FX Supervisor Paul Franklin about the weird and wonderful planets in our galaxy, and how they're brought to life onscreen. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🌌NEW EPISODE🌌 Space is fundamentally quite weird, and seldom as weird as the many exoplanets we've recently discovered. But what actually are exoplanets? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Lisa Kaltenegger, author of Alien Earths to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ t.co/zfhLy3D4TM

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🪐NEW EPISODE🪐 We've all seen Tatooine in Star Wars, but what are real exoplanets actually like? And how do filmmakers bring them to life onscreen? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Lisa Kaltenegger, author of Alien Earths and DNEG's Paul Franklin to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ t.co/zfhLy3D4TM

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👩‍🔬NEW EPISODE👨‍🔬 There isn't currently a male contraceptive pill - but would men take it if there was? In our latest episode @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by endocrinology professor Stephanie Page, check it out if you haven't already. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🙅‍♂️NEW EPISODE🙅‍♂️ Women have many more birth controls - men only have two, and there hasn't been a new commercial contraceptive for men in decades. Why not? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Krystale Littlejohn and Stephanie Page to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🤰NEW EPISODE🤰 "Birth control has the power to feel liberatory and oppressive" Professor Krystale Littlejohn joins @emmakennedy.bsky.social to discuss why the uneven burden of contraception isn't just a medical issue, but a sociological one. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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💊NEW EPISODE💊 The burden of birth control falls overwhelmingly on women - so why isn't there a male pill yet? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Stephanie Page and Krystale Littlejohn to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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😭NEW EPISODE😭 From tears of laughter to sadness, we cry all the time - but why? In our latest episode @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Ad Vingerhoets and Tom Lutz to find out why humans cry so much. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🥲NEW EPISODE🥲 All humans are capable of crying - so why do we deem it to be socially unacceptable? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Tom Lutz, Professor and Chair of Creative Writing at UC Riverside and author of 'Crying' to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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😿NEW EPISODE😿 We shed tears of joy and sorrow - but why do some of us cry more than others? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Ad Vingerhoets, Professor of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Tilburg University, to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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💧NEW EPISODE💧 Crying is a universal human experience - but what actually are tears? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by ‘Crying’ author Tom Lutz and Ad Vingerhoets, author of ‘Why Only Humans Weep’ to find out why we cry. Listen now!🔊 linktr.ee/whypodcast

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❣️NEW EPISODE❣️ What actually is a fetish and how do they develop? In our latest episode @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by @sunnymegatron.bsky.social and @justinlehmiller.bsky.social to uncover why fetishes are such a taboo topic. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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😍NEW EPISODE😍 What if you've got a sexual fetish but you wish you didn't? How can you get past it? In our latest edition @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by award-winning sexologist @sunnymegatron.bsky.social to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ t.co/zfhLy3DCJk

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🤐NEW EPISODE🤐 Many people have fetishes, but barely anyone talks about it. Why are fetishes such a taboo topic? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by @justinlehmiller.bsky.social from @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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Discovered @whypodcast.bsky.social hosted by @emmakennedy.bsky.social this week and cannot convey adequately the extent to which it’s entirely up my alley. Exploring interesting and socially relevant questions with bona fide experts? PHWOAAAR. open.spotify.com/episode/5Z6x...

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💋NEW EPISODE💋 If you can think of it, someone probably has a fetish for it. But how do fetishes develop and how can people partake safely & ethically? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by @justinlehmiller.bsky.social and @sunnymegatron.bsky.social to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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💋 NEW EPISODE💋 If you can think of it, someone probably has a fetish for it. But how do fetishes develop, and how can people enjoy them safely? 💕 @emmakennedy.bsky.social talks to @justinlehmiller.bsky.social and @sunnymegatron.bsky.social to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🍹NEW EPISODE🍹 How does our sense of smell actually work? And how good are we at identifying and analysing different scents? In our latest episode @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Columbia University Professor Stuart J Firestein, to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🪻NEW EPISODE🪻 Sense of smell is often the body’s first line of defence. It also links us emotionally to last memories - but how does it all work? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Prof @barrycsmith.bsky.social and Prof Stuart J Firestein to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🥸NEW EPISODE🥸 Smells are notoriously difficult to describe - so how do we convey which smells we do and don't like? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by @barrycsmith.bsky.social to discuss how our different senses contribute to our perception of smell. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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👃NEW EPISODE👃 Sense of smell is probably the sense most people would choose to lose - but how would we fare without it? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by Stuart J Firestein and @barrycsmith.bsky.social to uncover the importance of our sense of smell. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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💫NEW EPISODE💫 Time travel may be theoretically possible, but it throws up all sorts of paradoxes. In our latest episode @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by philosophy professor Nikk Effingham to uncover why time travel may not be as exciting as we thought... Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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In this podcast I talk about the possibility of time travel according to physics.

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☄️NEW EPISODE☄️ Scientists have shown that time travel is theoretically possible, and it’s all down to gravity. But what would time travel do to our world...and ourselves? Professor @jimalkhalili.bsky.social tells all to @emmakennedy.bsky.social Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🕰️NEW EPISODE🕰️ Time travel was once a figment of science fiction but scientists have shown it’s theoretically possible - could time travel become a physical reality? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by @jimalkhalili.bsky.social & Nikk Effingham to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🕵️‍♂️NEW EPISODE🕵️‍♀️ True crime podcasts feature horrific stories of murder - so why do so many women listen to stories with the goriest details? In our latest episode @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by criminologist David Wilson to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🚔NEW EPISODE🚔 We hear about evil people in media and on the news - but what makes someone evil? Criminologist Prof David Wilson and forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das join @emmakennedy.bsky.social to uncover our obsession with evil. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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New Why episode is up today. Serendipitously, it’s Why Are we drawn to Evil? You can hear the full episode here. Enjoy. linktr.ee/whypodcast

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👤NEW EPISODE👤 We are fascinated by evil - we read about it in books and see it in documentaries. But does evil really exist - and if so, what does it look like? @emmakennedy.bsky.social is joined by forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das to find out. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Many of us love true crime podcasts. But they can be pretty gruesome - so why do we enjoy them? @emmakennedy.bsky.social speaks to forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das and criminologist Prof David Wilson to uncover our fascination with evil. Listen now! 🔊⬇️ linktr.ee/whypodcast

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🌟We're back for Season 2 and back on Bluesky!🌟 In our latest series @emmakennedy.bsky.social delves into the science and psychology of why we are the way we are. We've been Number 1 on Spotify + Apple Podcasts and there are lots of fascinating episodes to come. Listen now! 🔊 linktr.ee/whypodcast

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If you could fall in love by taking a pill, would you do it? Today we ask the bioethicist @briandavidearp.bsky.social if it's possible to create 'love' from mere chemicals, and how ethically messy is it? (hint: very!). Listen now👇 listen.podmasters.uk/WHY240122Lov...

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This is one for the microbiologists - and anyone concerned with antibiotic-resistant bacteria 🦠 We spoke to Dr. Ana L.Santos of Rice Univeristy where they're developing NANOBOTS which can drill into cells and explode them from the inside 🤯 Listen here: listen.podmasters.uk/WHY240118Ant...

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Peregrine lander: US Moon mission on course for fiery destruction. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...

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WHAT A GREAT QUESTION BEN! exploreexoplanets.ipac.caltech.edu m.youtube.com/playlist?lis... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... 🤣❤️

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💫NEW EPISODE💫 Today we're taking a look beneath the hood! Our brains process over 35,000 conscious decisions a day. Today Prof. Moran Cerf tells @luketurner.bsky.social why a lot of them are less than solid gold... Listen now👇 listen.podmasters.uk/WHY240115Bad...

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🧠NEW EPISODE!🧠 Brain implants have moved from science fiction to science fact. We asked renowned brain-computer ethicist Dr Frederic Gilbert; if a private company owned hardware in your brain, who would be in control? 👇Listen now👇 listen.podmasters.uk/WHY240111Com...

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Seeking scientist volunteers! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? I need collaborators for this spring's cohort of SciComm & Comics art students! Please share widely. bit.ly/sciencecomicscollab

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