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Astronaut Reid Wiseman was wrong about how rockets get to space

by Antonio Barreras
Apr 12, 2023
He and his crew on NASA's Artemis II will be the first earthlings to travel to the vicinity of the moon in 50 years.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman will serve as the Commander for the Artemis II mission.
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What a dating coach got wrong about finding love

by Antonio Barreras
Apr 7, 2023
Professional matchmaker and dating coach Michelle Jacoby tells us why finding love is not just about following your heart.
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What a food writer got wrong about mocktails

by Antonio Barreras
Apr 7, 2023
It wasn't until she started researching her book that Elva Ramirez learned about the origins of the mocktail.
Photographer Robert Bredvad
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LeVar Burton was wrong about America

by Marissa Cabrera
Aug 24, 2022
The actor, director and TV host who taught millions about the love of books and reading reflects on what he’s learned about his country.
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Reaching far and wide: Minimum wage, vaccine rollout and the river of retail

by Erica Phillips
Feb 5, 2021
Make Me Smart newsletter #88
Christopher Michel
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Alexis Coe didn't realize all of the opportunities a history major brings

by Tony Wagner
Feb 12, 2020
Like our own Kai Ryssdal, Alexis Coe is a history-student-turned-podcaster, but when she was in grad school, her path wasn't always so clear.
Historian and hyphenate Alexis Coe.
Sylvia Rosokoff
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How Frederick Douglass taught Amanda Gorman how tech can be a tool for social justice

by Shara Morris
Oct 25, 2019
The National Youth Poet Laureate answered the Make Me Smart question.
Poet Amanda Gorman says she writes "about hope, so that I can directly challenge that stereotype that black women are just wedded to fury.” Above, she performs at the AltaMed "Power Up! We Are the Future" gala in Beverly Hills in 2016.
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The gaming industry's rise to the top

by Phoebe Unterman
Nov 9, 2017
A listener (kind of) stumped Molly with this question on Make Me Smart's Explainathon.
Gamers test 'Destiny 2' at the Sony PlayStation exhibit during the Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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More of your bitcoin questions, answered

by Tony Wagner
Aug 11, 2017
Let's take a closer look at the cryptocurrency.
 sticker on the window of a local pub indicates the acceptance of Bitcoins for payment.
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Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood take the Marketplace quiz

by Hayley Hershman , Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Feb 3, 2017
"Italian leather boots are no joke," and other life lessons.
The hosts of "Make Me Smart" dish on regretful shoe purchases and life philosophies.
Christopher Michel
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