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May 21, 2025

Sitting vs exercise, and searching for Planet 9

from Lost in Science Hosted by Chris Lassig, Linden Ashcroft Guest:Michael Wheeler

This week, Linden talks to researcher Michael Wheeler about the dangers of too much sitting, whether it really is the new smoking, and how to aim for more exercise; and Chris updates us on the search for a ninth planet in our Solar System (not counting) Pluto, why some astrophysicists believe it exists, and a dot seen in old telescope data that may be the missing planet.

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