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Unhealthy Curiosity

Unhealthy Curiosity

著者： Dr Sarah Holper
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Neurologist, author and science communicator Dr Sarah Holper explores the fascinating science behind the human body's strangest features, flaws and quirks. Using medicine, history and curious case studies, she explains why we work the way we do, one wonderfully weird question at a time. From sweating blood to voice transplants, each episode explores a curious corner of medicine and biology. Learn more at drsarahholper.com.Dr Sarah Holper 生物科学 科学
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  • The 3 Things Weirdly Absent from Your Dreams

    The 3 Things Weirdly Absent from Your Dreams
    2026/10/20

    You can fly, turn invisible or ride a giraffe through an airport in your dreams. But there are three perfectly ordinary activities that almost never make an appearance. This episode explores a bizarre peculiarity of dreaming, what it might tell us about the evolution of the human brain, and why even Freud probably didn't want to hear about your dreams.
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    17 分
  • Why Pain Is Good For You

    Why Pain Is Good For You
    2026/10/02

    Pain is miserable, but living without it is considerably worse. This episode explores the extraordinary lives of people born unable to feel pain, from a 1930s vaudeville performer (the "Human Pincushion") to a man who had both legs amputated without painkillers, to discover why pain hurts quite so much – and why your survival depends on it.
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    19 分
  • Are You Actually Asleep Right Now?

    Are You Actually Asleep Right Now?
    2026/09/20

    How do you know whether you’re actually asleep? People with paradoxical insomnia can spend the night convinced they’re wide awake, while their brainwaves insist otherwise.

    This episode explores what happens when your experience of sleep disagrees with the electrical evidence, why the sleeping brain may be more awake than we once thought, and whether you might actually be getting more sleep than you realise.
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    15 分
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