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Strange Universe With Bob Berman

Strange Universe 1/12/20

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Bob Berman
Published January 12, 2020 at 9:35 AM EST
Gerd Altmann

“If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is there, will it make a sound?” and "does a candle actually burn yellow?" On this episdoe we talk physics and how our mind may be playing tricks on us. 
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