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Andrew Fraknoi / Winter Solstice

Click above to listen to Part 6 of Yule Like This, featuring Andrew Fraknoi, an astronomer and educator and author of “Introduction to Astronomy,” explaining solstice and the effect winter solstice had on inhabitants of the northern hemisphere thousands of years ago.

Yule Like This:
Part 1: Jenna Gallas / Fruitcake Toss
Part 2: Laura Kramer / Fruitcake Science
Part 3: Lilian Matallana / GMO Xmas Tree
Part 4: Ben Orlin / Loaded Dreidels
Part 5: Ethan Siegel / Santa Physics
Part 6: Andrew Fraknoi / Winter Solstice

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