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Why Is Sex a Thing?

Why Is Sex a Thing?

Season 9 Episode 9
12:31
How Much Of You Is Alive?

How Much Of You Is Alive?

Season 9 Episode 10
12:05
How the Zebra Really Got Its Stripes?

How the Zebra Really Got Its Stripes?

Season 9 Episode 11
13:13
What Is Nothing?

What Is Nothing?

Season 9 Episode 15
14:06
Why Do We Dream?

Why Do We Dream?

Season 9 Episode 16
14:29
Here's What I Learned…

Here's What I Learned…

Season 9 Episode 18
16:20
The Unbelievable Science of How We Read

The Unbelievable Science of How We Read

Season 9 Episode 20
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A Brief (Scientific) History of Butts

Season 9 Episode 8

Hold on to your butts. This episode is about… butts. The science and evolutionary history of your rear end, the down-low on your derriere, shining a little light where the sun don't shine… you get the picture. But(t) seriously, we don't talk about this all-important hole enough, and how, from an evolutionary perspective, it might be the most important orifice on your body.