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Bird people and deep space shrapnel

Jun 22, 202627:26Science & Medicine

Two mysteries we can't stop thinking about: Is lightning actually caused by cosmic rays? And why don't birds play chess? Articles featured: “What Causes Lightning?” by Charlie Wood (also featured on The Quanta Podcast) a...

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Bird people and deep space shrapnel is an episode from Unexplainable by Vox. Two mysteries we can't stop thinking about: Is lightning actually caused by cosmic rays? And why don't birds play chess? Articles featured: “What Causes Lightning?...

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Published Jun 22, 2026, 27:26 long, audio available.

Bird people and deep space shrapnel

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