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A stellar history of modern astronomy | Emily Levesque

Astronomers once gazed upon the night sky and counted every star in the galaxy by hand. The process has evolved since then, but the thirst for celestial knowledge remains the same. Join astrophysicist Emily Levesque for an anecdote-rich jaunt through the technological history of photographing the cosmos and learn about the one constant that makes it all work: human curiosity.

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  Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand …

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  What to do when there's a polar bear in your backyard | Alysa McCall

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  The fantastically weird world of photosynthetic sea slugs | Michael Middle…

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  Where does your sense of self come from? A scientific look | Anil Ananthas…

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  Can we feed ourselves without devouring the planet? | George Monbiot

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  How to harness the ancient partnership between forests and fungi | Colin A…

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  The wheat field that could change the world | Guntur V. Subbarao

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  A virus-resistant organism -- and what it could mean for the future | Jaso…

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  How green hydrogen could end the fossil fuel era | Vaitea Cowan

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  A giant Jurassic sea dragon, unearthed | Dean R. Lomax

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  How we're reverse engineering the human brain in the lab | Sergiu P. Pasca

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  The future of fashion -- made from mushrooms | Dan Widmaier

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  The search for the invisible matter that shapes the universe | Chanda Pres…

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  The brain science (and benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard

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  Humanity's search for cosmic truth and poetic beauty | Maria Popova

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  How mRNA medicine will change the world | Melissa J. Moore