17:I[66739,["/_next/static/chunks/0.3dg.jzl0xwf.js?dpl=dpl_wni71eTQeio7irGWmurLp7HRfDNL","/_next/static/chunks/05hx6kuf6-oy4.js?dpl=dpl_wni71eTQeio7irGWmurLp7HRfDNL","/_next/static/chunks/0~heydqc5smtk.js?dpl=dpl_wni71eTQeio7irGWmurLp7HRfDNL","/_next/static/chunks/0juapqyy99ga..js?dpl=dpl_wni71eTQeio7irGWmurLp7HRfDNL","/_next/static/chunks/12fz8clx4-stp.js?dpl=dpl_wni71eTQeio7irGWmurLp7HRfDNL","/_next/static/chunks/06dn~uer6.43l.js?dpl=dpl_wni71eTQeio7irGWmurLp7HRfDNL"],"default"] 19:I[38632,["/_next/static/chunks/0qqtp3r0h7kah.js?dpl=dpl_wni71eTQeio7irGWmurLp7HRfDNL","/_next/static/chunks/0iukvycbd42rl.js?dpl=dpl_wni71eTQeio7irGWmurLp7HRfDNL"],"IconMark"] 18:T4bf,What’s the dumbest thing Perry Samson says he’s ever done? Getting caught inside a tornado. But when you’re an atmospheric scientist who studies supercell thunderstorms—with a special interest in the ones that cause tornadoes—that sort of thing is a bit of an occupational hazard. Lucky for Perry, he also made a split-second decision while in the tornado that may be the smartest thing he’s ever done. So today on the show: What we can learn from nature at its wildest.

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A survivor's view from inside a tornado

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A survivor's view from inside a tornado