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Can memories be artificially implanted?
Episode 591

Can memories be artificially implanted?

Snoring, memories, boiling kettles and viral evolution all feature this week...

Ask the Naked Scientists

December 4, 202125m 16s

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Show Notes

What boils fastest, a glass or plastic kettle? Do animals adapt to their surroundings? Why do I feel sleepy when I take a trip to the coast? What's an itch? Why can I hear my husband snoring, but not me doing it myself? Can we artificially insert memories into the brain? Why do the colour of the sea vary in different locations? Why is entropy not a force? What is in it for a virus? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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