Inside Your Body
Twenty-odd things happening under your skin right now that you were never told about. Not a biology class - a tour of your own hardware.
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S1:E1Why Your Voice Sounds So Wrong on a Recording
Everyone else has been hearing the recording version of you your whole life. The voice in your head is the fake one.
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S1:E2That Falling Jolt Just Before You Fall Asleep
You are drifting off, then your whole body jerks like you stepped off a cliff. It has a name, and it is almost always harmless.
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S1:E3Why Coffee Sends You Running to the Bathroom
One cup, and within minutes your colon starts working like you just ate a full meal. Even decaf does something.
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Your eyes actually breathe air too
And surprise, they don't use your nose or lungs to do it
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S1:E5LASIK reshapes eyes while you watch
Imagine vision so sharp it seems like a cheat code. LASIK surgery is a quick, precise process that permanently alters your eye to make it happen.
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S1:E6Ostrich eyes are bigger than its brain
Turns out, there's not a lot of room for smarts behind those giant eyeballs
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S1:E7Your eyes actually miss most colors
It turns out we're not seeing the whole picture out there
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S1:E8Your eyes miss a whole spectrum of color
There are colors out there invisible to most of us. What are you missing?
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S1:E9Your brain invents colors you can't see
that tricky magenta? it's only in your mind, not out there in the light
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S1:E10Your eyes make up colors just for you
It's not your imagination; optical illusions really can trick your brain
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