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NPR Editor, Correspondent Discuss "Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us"

So what is annoying you? Perhaps an overly loud cell phone conversation comes to mind. Or maybe it’s something that really stinks. The science behind what bugs us is a topic that NPR correspondent Joe Palca and editor Flora Lichtman have studied and wrote a new book about. KUNC’s Grace Hood spoke with them to learn more. But first, an advisory: this story contains sounds some listeners may find annoying.

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Meet NPR’s Joe Palca and get your book signed this Saturday, March 7 in Lone Tree.

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