On Molecular and Microscopic Science, by Mary Somerville, Part 2
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 23 May 2022
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Let's relax with more sleepy science from a woman so talented that the word "scientist" was coined to describe her. This time, we learn about all the forces holding us together.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.0 | I hope tonight selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:18.0 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our Patreon family. |
| 0:26.0 | Daniel S Schneider, Jillian, Mark, Tori, Joe, and Trigger. |
| 0:38.0 | Thank you all so much for supporting this podcast. |
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| 1:26.8 | in the show description. |
| 1:29.1 | And that night to give a great big thank you |
| 1:31.3 | and good luck to everyone who supports us. Without your help, this |
| 1:35.5 | podcast does not exist, and I'm sincerely grateful to you. |
| 1:41.5 | Now let's read and relax. |
| 1:45.0 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:50.0 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:52.0 | Take a nice deep Adjust your volume. |
| 1:57.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 2:01.0 | Let it out slowly. |
| 2:05.0 | And off we go. This evening, let's return to a work of science from which we haven't read in some time. |
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