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Science Editor @TechReview. Formerly @VergeScience and @PopSci. Tweets are my own.

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The weirdest things we learned this week: smoke enemas, sneaky sound design, and stranded lighthouses

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By Rachel Feltman, Sara Chodosh Verified, Ellen Byron Verified, Mary Beth Griggs Verified
| Popular Science Verified
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s newest podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and PocketCasts every Wednesday, and it’s your new favorite source for the strangest science-adjacent facts, figures, and Wikipedia spirals the editors of Popular Science can muster.
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Why are Yule Logs scary this year?

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By Mary Beth Griggs Verified
| Tech News Tube
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Why are Yule Logs scary this year? Original

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By Mary Beth Griggs Verified
| The Verge Verified
People who make Yule Log videos — are you okay? I’m worried about you. The standard flame-filled videos of holiday cheer seem a lot darker lately, and while I would love to know why, I’m also just generally concerned for your mental well-being. My first sign that something was wrong was The Witcher: Fireplace on Netflix, which technically came out last year but is understandably getting re-promoted now.
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