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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 19 MIN

Psychedelics for depression, dart frog poison and why do we have chins?

from Science Weekly · host The Guardian

Madeleine Finlay sits down with science editor Ian Sample and science correspondent Nicola Davis to discuss three eye-catching stories, including the impact of a powerful psychedelic on depression, answers on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and an explanation to the mystery of why humans have chins. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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