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• 68 - Monkeysphere

  Do you really know all of your Facebook friends? How many people can you know personally? Why does city life feel so isolating? Join Jin as he unpicks Dunbar's Number, the "Monkeysphere," and its fascinating implications for our social lives!Email: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/explainthiscastBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/explainthiscast.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/explainthiscast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@explainthiscast 

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• 67 - Caesarean Section

  Why are some babies born through surgery instead of by natural delivery? Is a Caesarean section better for the mum and baby? What is the dark history behind the C-section?Let's explore the miraculous and icky world of how we come into the world!Email: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/explainthiscastBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/explainthiscast.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/explainthiscast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@explainthiscast 

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• 66 - Capitalism

  How does our economy work? What does it mean to seize the means of production? How is late stage capitalism ruining my life? And why did so many people lose their jobs in 2008?Jin takes you down the windy rabbit hole of the most prevalent economic system in the world, the history behind how it came about, and whether it's good or evil (or both).CAPITALISM · Céline TshikaKen Liu - The Perfect MatchIMDB - The Big ShortEmail: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/explainthiscastBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/explainthiscast.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/explainthiscast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@explainthiscast 

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• 65 - Factoids

  Did you know.... that many of your fun facts are just plain wrong? Come join us for a spirited session of "well, actually"s and learn about factoids: facts that aren't, in fact, facts!ThornKurzgesagt - We Fell For The Oldest Lie On The InternetJin's blog - Jineral KnowledgeEmail: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/explainthiscastBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/explainthiscast.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/explainthiscast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@explainthiscast 

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• 64 - Chinese Zodiac

  How do you know which Chinese Zodiac animal's year is when? Why is there no Year of the Cat or Year of the Capybara? What's the sexagenary cycle?Let's learn about the Asian counterpart to the Western Zodiac, how it's related to the calendar, and the cute origin story of why the zodiac animals are in the order that they are!Photo of the twelve animals in anthropomorphised statue form at the National Folk Museum in Seoul, KoreaOrder of zodiac animals, along with the Twelve Earthly BranchesChart to correlate your birth year to your zodiac animalTen Heavenly StemsTwelve Earthly BranchesSexagenary cycleEmail: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/explainthiscastBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/explainthiscast.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/explainthiscast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@explainthiscast 

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