Ep. 1116: Where we keep up the good work Video

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Ep. 1116: Where we keep up the good work
Created: 08/23/2012
Video description: There's a reason why certain songs trigger a visceral response from our emotions--scientists have discovered that musical memories are stored in a different part of our brains. On today's 404 episode, we'll take a look at scientific evidence to support this theory, Microsoft's new logo, and the story of a Google employee forced to look at the worst videos on the Internet (404 included).

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