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Today: #94 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #129 in Science, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #60 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #98 in Science, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #130 in Science, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #183 in Science, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #75 in Science, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #118 in Science, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #42 in Science, India on our combined chart.
Today: #25 in Science, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
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| Oct 27 | #94 | #69 | #72 |
| Oct 26 | #124 | #103 | — |
| Oct 25 | #154 | #138 | — |
| Oct 24 | #146 | #132 | — |
| Oct 23 | #151 | #135 | — |
| Oct 22 | #140 | #125 | — |
| Oct 21 | #124 | #108 | — |
| Oct 20 | #111 | #90 | #91 |
| Oct 19 | #181 | #165 | — |
| Oct 18 | #191 | #176 | — |
| Oct 17 | #191 | #173 | — |
| Oct 16 | #187 | #171 | — |
| Oct 15 | #148 | #131 | — |
| Oct 14 | #134 | #115 | — |
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Re-Release "Why Do Brains Dream"
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Ep171 "Why Do Some Urges Feel Irresistible?" with Paige Gordon
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Ep168 "Will it Someday Make Sense to Elect an AI President?"
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Ep167 "What Happens With Stone Age Brains + Godlike Tools?" with Steven Kotler
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Ep166 "Could the Next Brain Interface Get Sprayed Up Your Nose?" with Tetiana Aleksandrova & Scott Meek
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About the show
Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.