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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Why Friends âSwapped Bodiesâ for Science (Again!)
Description: Learn how swapping bodies with our pals can alter the way we view ourselves, why Californiaâs redwoods have been able to survive relentless wildfires, and the real reason there are colorful bumps on the sidewalk. (If this episode sounds familiar, congratulations! You got the episode that escaped a week ago. Oops! This one is cleaned up and ready for prime-time.)
A study had friends "swap bodies" and it totally changed their sense of self by Grant Currin
Nield, D. (2020). âSwapping Bodiesâ With a Friend Swaps Your Beliefs, Strange Experiment Reveals. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-study-shows-swapping-bodies-with-a-friend-also-swaps-your-beliefsÂ
Cosmos. (2020, August 27). A body sw...