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Sep 2023
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Pink Floyd Brain Activity, Superhero Sci...

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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in decoding brain activity using Pink Floyd, an anatomy class that would be a hit at Gotham University, and an everyday germ-blowing machine. 

 

Pink Floyd Brain Activity 

 

 

Superhero Science  

 

 

Bathroom Germs 

 

 

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