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  • No, Yawning Is Not A Security Threat

    No, Yawning Is Not A Security Threat
    Feb 22 2026

    From stroke wards to boxing rings — and even airport “suspicious behaviour” lists — yawning appears at curious moments. This episode explores what it really signals, and why fatigue and boredom are the least interesting explanations.
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    10 min
  • Why Eunuchs Don’t Go Bald

    Why Eunuchs Don’t Go Bald
    Feb 21 2026

    Julius Caesar hid his baldness with a comb-over. Not even a dictator can dictate his own hairline.

    In this episode, I explore the strange hormonal paradox behind male pattern baldness — why the same androgens that thicken your beard can shrink the follicles on your scalp. From ancient observations to twentieth-century hormone experiments, this is the biology of balding.
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    11 min