Cancer + Game Theory

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Cancer + Game Theory

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May 25, 2015

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with Athena Aktipis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Released:

May 25, 2015

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Podcast episode

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Globetrotting and mind exploring comedian Shane Mauss interviews scientists each week on journey to answer the biggest questions about the meanings of life (as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about). Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, and the subconscious

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Evolution + Immigration: with Jason De León & Abigail Bigham . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Cancer + Game Theory: with Athena Aktipis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
75 min listen
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Butterflies + Conservation: with Bob Krebs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Marketing + Auto-Responses: with Rob Tanner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Memory by Here We Are
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Riddled With Life: with Marlene Zuk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Gender + Gift Giving: with Gad Saad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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3D Printed Dildos + Anal Probes: with Nicole Prause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Orthopaedics + Health Care: with Nirav Shah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Stereotypes + Perception: with Steve Neuberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Strangers + Social Anxiety: with Nicholas Epley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Emotion + Expression by Here We Are
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Emotion + Self Deception: with Hillary Anger Elfenbein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Gender + Attraction: with Martie G. Haselton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Locusts + Ecosystems: with Jim Elser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Parenting + Female Orgasm: with Todd & Viviana Weekes-Shackelford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Behind The Zoo: with Zookeepers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Eye Surgery + Curing Blindness: with Paul Phelps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Immigration + Anthropology: with Deborah A. Boehm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Cognitive Bias + Loss Aversion: with Doug Kenrick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Evolution of Eyes: with Aaron Baisdell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Sexual Selection + Evolution: with Geoffrey Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Cancer + HIV Vaccines: with Bert Jacobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Homelessness + Self-Sufficiency: with Ed Blackburn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Social Organization + Insects: with Jennifer Fewell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices by Here We Are
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Cancer + Game Theory

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