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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Science Once Figured Out How To Give Rats Gambling Problems - And How To Take Them Away
Description: Today in 2016, researchers released a study that showed how to influence rats to make risky bets in a “rat casino.” Plus: for National Cereal Day, the story of how Chex lovers in South Korea lobbied for years to get a green onion flavored version of the product.
New research: Flashing lights and music turn rats into problem gamblers (University of British Columbia)
South Korea Gets Long Awaited Green Onion Chex (NPR)
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