Saturday December 16, 2017

Listen to Full Episode 54:00 Listen 7:53

Making eye contact with your baby can synchronize your brainwaves

Using EEG technology, researchers found that if eye contact is made, infants can synchronize their brainwaves with an adult. More Dec 15, 3:59 PM ET

more stories from this episode

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  Scientists one up Spider-Man by feeding spiders an atomic super liquid

  Spiders spin super-strong webs when they drink nanomaterials. More Dec 15, 4:00 PM ET

  Listen 6:58
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  Trump vows that the U.S. will go back to the moon, but how?

  U.S. President Donald Trump has promised that America will return to the moon by 2020. More Dec 15, 4:00 PM ET

  Listen 7:33
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  The Grinch's growing heart and Rudolph's red nose explained by science

  A cardiologist diagnoses and treats the Grinch's heart condition and a biologist speculates on how Rudolph's nose got red. More Dec 15, 4:00 PM ET

  Listen 9:11
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  Coal mining left entire populations psychologically damaged and the impact continues today

  People who live in former industrial heartlands in England and Wales experience more negative emotions that have been genetically imprinted on them. More Dec 15, 4:00 PM ET

  Listen 7:29
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  Parasite turns mice into mindless cat-fighting zombies by hijacking immune cells

  The parasite makes mice fearless, so it will get eaten by a cat where the parasite can replicate. More Dec 15, 4:00 PM ET

  Listen 7:27
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  Are there rainbows in deep space?

  The water vapour erupting from Enceladus' geysers would quickly freeze creating a faint 'sun dog.' More Dec 15, 4:43 PM ET

  Listen 2:57