New study shows why some minds can’t switch off at night

You’re right, everyone remembers that really stupid and embarrassing thing you did in sixth grade

A Physicist Ran the Numbers on What Would Happen if a Tiny Black Hole Passed Through Your Body

Spoiler alert: It’s not good

More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…

Auditory Anthology

SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD

Tales From the Blue Line – The Phantom Channel - The late-night technician at an outdated TV station discovers a mysterious phantom channel that broadcasts a live, eerie feed of their town, only to realize the footage isn’t showing the present, but the immediate, inevitable future, with predictions that quickly turn from strange coincidence to terrifying catastrophe.

Tales From the Blue Line - The Phantom Channel Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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