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  • EP31 - The Alpha Wolf: A Leader of the Pack, or a Failure to Launch?

    EP31 - The Alpha Wolf: A Leader of the Pack, or a Failure to Launch?
    2025/10/18
    We all know the story of the "alpha wolf," the dominant leader who fights to rule the pack. This powerful image has shaped our understanding of nature and even human society. But what if the entire scientific basis for the alpha wolf was a profound misunderstanding, based on a situation that was anything but natural?
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    18 分
  • EP30 - The Trojan Horse: A Gift, a Weapon, or a Lie?

    EP30 - The Trojan Horse: A Gift, a Weapon, or a Lie?
    2025/10/15
    We all learned the story of the Trojan War's dramatic end: a giant wooden horse, a clever trick, and a city burned to the ground. It’s a classic tale of Greek ingenuity and Trojan hubris. But what if the most famous part of the story, the horse itself, is a complete fabrication?
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    22 分
  • EP29 - The Five-Second Fallacy: Our Delicious Lie About Dirty Floors

    EP29 - The Five-Second Fallacy: Our Delicious Lie About Dirty Floors
    2025/10/12
    We've all done it: dropped a cookie, snatched it up, and declared it safe by the "five-second rule." This universally accepted wisdom says we have a brief, magical window to rescue our food from the germs on the floor. But what if science says that window closes the instant the food hits the ground?
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    19 分
  • EP28 - An Iron-Clad Lie: The Great Spinach Typo

    EP28 - An Iron-Clad Lie: The Great Spinach Typo
    2025/10/09
    We all grew up believing that spinach, the secret to Popeye's strength, was a superfood packed with an unbelievable amount of iron. But what if this cornerstone of nutritional wisdom, this multi-generational parental trick to get kids to eat their greens, was all based on a simple typo from the 19th century? This episode uncovers the surprisingly flimsy truth behind the iron-clad myth.
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    20 分
  • EP27 - Vitamins: The Fuel or the Ignition?

    EP27 - Vitamins: The Fuel or the Ignition?
    2025/10/06
    We reach for vitamins when we feel run down, believing they provide a direct boost of energy to get us through the day. But if vitamins have zero calories, where does that "energy" actually come from? This episode dismantles the billion-dollar myth of energy in a pill, revealing the difference between being a fuel source and being the spark that ignites the fuel.
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    20 分
  • EP26 - X Marks the Myth: The Buried Truth About Pirate Treasure

    EP26 - X Marks the Myth: The Buried Truth About Pirate Treasure
    2025/10/03
    We all know the story: a grizzled pirate, a heavy chest, and a secret map where X marks the spot. But this iconic image of buried treasure is one of history's greatest half-truths. Where did this legend come from, and what did pirates *actually* do with their mountains of stolen loot?
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    21 分
  • EP25 - Bleeding the Patient: The Cure That Was Never a Cure

    EP25 - Bleeding the Patient: The Cure That Was Never a Cure
    2025/09/30
    We all learned about bloodletting as a grim but accepted part of ancient medicine, a practice used by the best doctors for thousands of years. But was it really a legitimate medical treatment based on the "science" of the day? This episode pulls back the curtain on the four humors to reveal how a philosophical idea, not evidence, dominated medicine for centuries and often did more harm than good.
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    21 分
  • EP24 - Marie Curie's Radiant Tomb: A Luminous Lie

    EP24 - Marie Curie's Radiant Tomb: A Luminous Lie
    2025/09/29
    We all learned that Marie Curie, the heroic mother of modern physics, died from radiation poisoning due to her groundbreaking research. It’s a tragic, poetic story of a martyr for science. But what if the official cause of death on her certificate tells a different, more complex, and medically fascinating story about the true cost of discovery?
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    20 分