Thinking Plants (Episode 114)
Science discounts the idea that a creatively intelligent species of plants could evolve. But, what if one did?
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Hot Dr Pepper (Episode 113)
A chance encounter with an ad in an old issue of LIFE magazine revealed a delightful drink from yesteryear: Hot Dr Pepper.
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Science of Energy Healing (Episode 112)
A kaleidoscopic blend of different healing traditions, pranic healing purports the ability to cure everything from discomfort associated with physical ailments to addiction and emotional suffering. Research out of the University of California at Irvine may lend scientific support to this unique therapy while opening new avenues of exploration in the interplay between physics and faith.
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Ghosts of Roy Street (Episode 111)
A two block section of Roy Street, in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, may be the most haunted area in the Emerald City. It’s also home to the Museum of the Mysteries, the only museum dedicated to the paranormal in the northwest United States.
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