Comedian Gerard Dean Peters stops by to help us take a look at some near-Earth Asteroids headed our way, what we should be doing to fight super-volcanoes and why speaking in your non-native language helps you to be more logical, and less emotional.

EARTH GRAZIN'

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TAPPING SUPER-VOLCANOES

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FOREIGNER LANGUAGES MAKE YOU MORE LOGICAL (or MAKE THE PRESIDENT SPEAK SPANISH!)

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817141717.htm

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