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Smarty Plants
Episode 621
In an episode we first aired in 2018, we asked the question, do you really need a brain to sense the world around you? To remember? Or even learn? We…
1 year, 2 months ago
Match Made in Marrow
Episode 620
In an episode first reported in 2017, we bring you what may be, maybe the greatest gift one person could give to another.
You never know what might h…
1 year, 3 months ago
Probing Where the Sun Does Shine: A Holiday Special
Episode 619
This holiday season, we want to take you on a trip around the heavens.
First, co-host Latif Nasser, with the help of Nour Raouafi, of NASA, and an edg…
1 year, 3 months ago
Curiosity Killed the Adage
Episode 618
The early bird gets the worm. What goes around, comes around. It’s always darkest just before dawn. We carry these little nuggets of wisdom—these ada…
1 year, 3 months ago
Dark Side of the Earth
Episode 617
Back in 2012, when we were putting together our live show In the Dark, Jad and Robert called up Dave Wolf to ask him if he had any stories about dark…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Stockholm Stuck
Episode 616
In August of 1973, Jan-Erik Olsson walked into the lobby of a bank in central Stockholm. He fired his submachine gun at the ceiling and yelled “The p…
1 year, 3 months ago
Less Than Kilogram
Episode 615
In today’s story, which originally aired in 2014, we meet a very special cylinder. It's the gold standard (or, in this case, the platinum-iridium sta…
1 year, 4 months ago
Science Vs: The Funniest Joke in the World
Episode 614
When he rounded them up, he had a 100.
A few months ago, Wendy Zukerman invited our own Latif Nasser to come on her show, and, of course, he jumped at…
1 year, 4 months ago
Hello
Episode 613
It's hard to start a conversation with a stranger—especially when that stranger is, well, different. He doesn't share your customs, celebrate your ho…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Ecstasy of an Open Brain
Episode 612
As we grow up, there are little windows of time when we can learn very, very fast, and very, very deeply. Scientists call these moments, critical per…
1 year, 4 months ago