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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Why We Call Computer Glitches “Bugs”
Description: Learn about why Wolf-Rayet stars are the brightest stars in the sky; why immune cells in your brain may have started out in your gut; and the history of why we can thank Grace Hopper for calling computer glitches “bugs.”
Wolf-Rayet Stars Are Ridiculously Hot, Bright, and Massive by Ashley Hamer
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Crockett, C. (2012). Wolf-Rayets are the most massive and brightest stars kn...