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Bookmark Date:
07 Feb, 2015
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Yawns, hiccups, twitchy eyes (and more) explained! Subscribe to It’s Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotb s_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓ (
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Yawns, hiccups, twitchy eyes (and more) explained!
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↓ More info and sources below ↓
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Our bodies do a lot of weird things, and many of them are completely involuntary. Why do we often jerk our bodies awake right before falling asleep? Why do we yawn, or hiccup? Why do some people sneeze when they look at the sun? And why does your eye twitch? This week we’ll look at the science behind these crazy involuntary behaviors!
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Read more:
Aristotle’s “Book of Problems” free online:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files...
(it was probably not written by Aristotle, but instead collected after his death)
Yawns:
http://www.bbc.com/future/stor...
Eye twitches:
http://www.straightdope.com/co...
Sun sneezes:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pm...
Hiccups:
http://www.bbc.com/future/stor...
Sleep twitches:
http://www.bbc.com/future/stor...
http://www.bbc.com/future/stor...
Post-micturition convulsion syndrome:
http://io9.com/5810102/the-sci...
Have an idea for an episode or an amazing science question you want answered? Leave a comment below!
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Produced by PBS Digital Studios:
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Joe Hanson - Creator/Host/Writer
Joe Nicolosi - Director
Amanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen Inc.
Kate Eads - Associate Producer
Andrew Matthews - Editing/Motion Graphics
Katie Graham - Director of Photography
John Knudsen - Gaffer
Dalton Allen - Post-Production Intern
Theme music:
“Ouroboros” by Kevin MacLeod
Other music via APM
Stock images from Shutterstock
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