Seeker Plus
Seeker+ is your home for deep dives, fun facts, rabbit holes, and more. Join host Julian Huguet as he unapologetically nerds out on the oddball history, astounding science and intriguing future around topics that will make you the smartest person at your next trivia night.
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What's This Puberty Thing All About?
We all think that puberty begins in our pre-teens and ends in our early adulthood but, the truth is, puberty lasts throughout our lifetime.
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Microgravity Makes the ISS a Perfect Lab, Here’...
Today, we’re breaking down all things ISS.
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Hearing Colors: What It's Like To Have Synesthesia
Host Trace Dominguez interviews musician Kaitlyn Hova, a synesthete who can see specific colors when she hears musical notes.
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The Periodic Table Of Elements: An Origin Story
From a troubled home life to a lifetime of notoriety and fame in the science world, Dimitri Mendeleev came a long way in his crazy life and gave the world an amazing tool.
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Let’s Talk About Sex Baby, Let’s Talk About Bra...
Today we're breaking down all things sex.
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How The Universe And Everything In It Formed
It took a long time to get to where we are today and several theories exist as to how we got here in the first place. But which are true?
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Sharks Are Awesome!
So humans kill over 100 million sharks per year. But why? These creatures are awesome and should be admired for their incredible longevity!
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The Emergence And Reemergence Of Dinosaurs
Soft tissues, including DNA, of fossils can be preserved but not enough DNA has survived after 65 million years to clone a dinosaur.
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Star Trek Science: Fusion is Happening NOW! Her...
A Bad Science podcast collaboration
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The Compromise Of Renewable Energy
In 2014 USA's 99 nuclear reactors produced 798 billion kWh which accounts for over 19% of our total electrical output. So why the bad rap?
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Using Asteroids To Further Humanity
In 2013 NASA introduced an asteroid-capture mission called ARM (Asteroid Redirect Mission) which would bring an asteroid to moon's orbit.
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Genetics 101
"Gene" is a general word for a piece of DNA that creates proteins, but what exactly are genes? Why do they matter?
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In the 1930s Nuclear Energy Fueled the Future… ...
This sucker is nuclear, baby!
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The Birth And Death Of Earth's Oceans
Ocean acidification, over-fishing, warming climate and other environmental triggers may spell the next "Great Dying," but are we there yet?
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What's Up With Sleep
We spend 36 percent of our entire life asleep, but what exactly is happening to your body and brain while snoozing?
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What's Up With The Calendar?
We've all learned it takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate once on its axis but that isn't the whole story at all. There's much more to it.
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This is Your Brain on Noise... Any Questions?
Noise is a big deal, it’s everywhere, it’s pervasive, it’s the WORST. But without it, you couldn’t hear this episode.
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The Plan To Evacuate Earth
Earth has shaped the way humans look and behave. How will future generations in space evolve under radiation and little gravity?
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BAD SCIENCE: Star Wars: Episode V
A small taste of our new show BAD SCIENCE
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New Show: Bad Science
A new show to determine what is Science Fiction vs Science Fact
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Why Is Blood So Important?
Today we're taking a deep dive into the science of blood: what it's made of, what it does, and why it's so bloody important.
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A Battery Is a Dynamic and Crazy Place, And We ...
Today we're diving into everything you’re ever going to need to know about the tiny bricks that power all the devices on (and in) your person.
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Is Mars Our Only Hope?
The red planet has captured our imaginations since it was first spotted in the sky, but is it really the only hope for human survival?
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Can Science Help Us Understand Humor?
Today, we find our funny bone. Not literally. Instead, we're going to breakdown the science of humor.
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Space: We're Bad At It, Yet We Keep Trying
Today, we’re going to break down the science of humans going to space.
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