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Radiolab

Cosmic Habituation

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Science

4.644.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2011

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In this short, Jonathan Schooler tells us about a discovery that launched his career and led to a puzzle that has haunted him ever since.

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0:21.6

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0:27.9

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0:31.0

Radio Lab.

0:31.6

Shorts.

0:33.2

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0:35.4

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0:36.3

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0:36.6

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0:39.2

And NPR.

0:41.7

Hey, I'm Chadabumrod.

0:42.6

I'm Robert Crilwich.

0:44.0

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0:53.0

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0:54.4

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1:02.8

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