Two mysteries we can't stop thinking about: Is lightning actually caused by cosmic rays? And why don't birds play chess?

Articles featured:<a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-causes-lightning-the-answer-keeps-getting-more-interesting-20260506/"> “What Causes Lightning?”</a> by Charlie Wood (also featured on<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BVlUb7jEf3KnXJNo9VWVW?si=NDdVN90dR5Ct7jiEioYLjQ&nd=1&dlsi=e9f8504b3ed149b2"> The Quanta Podcast</a>) and “<a href="https://aeon.co/essays/why-birds-dont-buy-bentleys-and-we-humans-will-never-fly">Empire of flight</a>” by Antone Martinho-Truswell.

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