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Episode 109 - Exoplanets, Itches, and Bovine Polarity

Episode 109 - Exoplanets, Itches, and Bovine Polarity

FromMike's Multiverse


Episode 109 - Exoplanets, Itches, and Bovine Polarity

FromMike's Multiverse

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Apr 17, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Why do we get random itches? Can cows sense magnetic north? How can we tell if an exoplanet is habitable? Why do you believe in Jesus instead of a less-religion specific deity?
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Why do we get random itches?
Why Do We Itch?
When you have an itch, what is happening under your skin?
Why and how do body parts itch? Why does it feel good to scratch an itch?
Solved! The Mystery of the Maddening Itch
Can cows sense magnetic north?
Moo North: Cattle and Deer May Sense Earth's Magnetic Field
Magnetoreception
How can we tell if an exoplanet is habitable?
James Webb Space Telescope and Exoplanets
NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star
How to Search for Exoplanets
Why do you believe in Jesus instead of a less-religion specific deity?
Finding God in the Waves
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Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.
Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.
Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.
The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.
You've got questions, he's got answers.
Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.
You've got problems, he won't solve them,
But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.
Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.
Released:
Apr 17, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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