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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Waiting for the Best Option Lowers Your Standards, Spies Can Eavesdrop Using Light Bulbs, and Why Atoms Don’t Look Like the Solar System
Description: Learn about how spies can use light bulbs to eavesdrop on conversations; why atoms remind us of our solar system; and how you predictably lower your standards when waiting for the best option.
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Spies can eavesdrop on conversations by measuring changes in light output from a lightbulb by Grant Currin
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