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Mar 2022
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[Cosmic Queries] Our Brains on Film: Neu...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What does your brain do when watching movies? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice discover the field of neurocinematics and the difference between fiction and reality with neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD. 
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