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    Learn why your mom calls you your sibling’s name; why pollen isn’t just plant sperm; and what really causes sore muscles.

    If Your Mom Calls You Your Sibling’s Name, It Means She Loves You Both by Joanie Faletto

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    © Warner Bros. DiscoveryLength 11 min16 June 2021ScienceFactsEducationalCultureUSAEpisodic

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    Learn why your mom calls you your sibling’s name; why pollen isn’t just plant sperm; and what really causes sore muscles.

    If Your Mom Calls You Your Sibling’s Name, It Means She Loves You Both by Joanie Faletto

    Trudeau, M. (2017, January 16). When The Brain Scrambles Names, It’s Because You Love Them. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/16/509353565/when-the-brain-scrambles-names-its-because-you-love-themDeffler, S. A., Fox, C., Ogle, C. M., & Rubin, D. C. (2016). All my children: The roles of semantic category and phonetic similarity in the misnaming of familiar individuals. Memory & Cognition, 44(7), 989–999. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-016-0613-zDupont, M. (2019). Experimentally Induced Single and Repeated Personal Name Confusions: The Impact of Phonological and Semantic Similarity. Psychological Reports, 123(3), 781–805. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294118825098Pollen is not plant sperm. It’s something much weirder. by Cameron Duke

    Alternation of generations | Definition & Examples | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/alternation-of-generationsBD Editors. (2018, May 17). Alternation of Generations (Plant): Definition, Life Cycle | Biology Dictionary. Biology Dictionary. https://biologydictionary.net/alternation-of-generations/Pollen - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2016). Sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/pollenReece, J. B., Urry, L. A., Cain, M. L., Alexander, S., Minorsky, P. V., Jackson, R. B., & Campbell, N. A. (2014). Campbell biology (10th ed.). Pearson.Lactic Acid Is Not What Causes Sore Muscles originally aired April 24, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/hubble-telescope-history-selfie-science-and-exerci

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