28: The Curious Case of Phineas Gage

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🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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When you fall off a horse the only thing you can do is get back on, and when a crowbar flies through your brain you just get up and walk away. Phineas Gage accidentally blew a hole in his brain and, not only did he survive, he just went back to his normal life!

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
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0:32.9	Before we start this week, we've got a really big announcement, don't we guys? Yes, we do.
0:35.7	We are launching a Patreon.
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0:39.3	There's a load of costs involved in making a podcast.
0:41.3	Corey has to read lots of science.
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