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If you like this podcast, can we recommend another one? It's called Big Picture Science.

You can hear it wherever you get your podcast and its name

tells part of the story. The big picture questions and the most interesting research in science.

Seth and I are the host. Seth is a scientist. I am Molly and I'm a science journalist and we talk

to people smarter than us and we have fun along the way. The show is called Big Picture Science

and as Seth said, you can hear it wherever you get your podcasts. Hey everyone. If you're listening to

this on the day it comes out, then you know it's my favorite day of the year, Halloween. So I didn't

want to let the day pass without sharing an extra special Halloween treat with all of you, my faithful listeners.

So sit back, turn down the lights, and enjoy this special bonus mini episode for the season.

Back in 2005, a man named Eric Martin was forced to retire from his job at a paper mill in Maine

after he injured his back at work. This left the family in a tight spot financially. Eric's wife

She had to go back to work even though she hadn't held a job in years. She managed to land a job

back in her hometown of Palmyra, Maine. Palmyra was a small rural community.

At the time, there were only about 1,200 people living there.

It was one of those sleepy little communities where everyone knows everyone, and nothing much

exciting happens there. That is until one day, when it did.

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