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Happy Halloween shortwaver, Regina Barbara here.

And Emily Kwong, it's our favorite holiday and one of our favorite segments, our biweekly science news roundup featuring the hosts of all things considered.

And today we have the stylish, the funny Elsa.

What are you going to be for Halloween this year, Elsa? I don't know. A sexy

witch. I have no idea. Nice. So what stories did you bring for us this week? Like, I hope at least one of them is

spooky for Halloween. We would not fail you, Queen. We do have a story about why spiders

decorate their webs. It's not just us as decorating this time. Yeah. Plus, how more pixels on your HDTV might not make a difference. Oh. Yeah, buyers remorse. And lastly, how your brain forms memories of different kinds of stories. Very cool. We've got tricks. We've got treats. We've got TV, my favorite thing.

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