Unexplainable
Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays.
From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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One weird trick to get unlimited clean energy
Is a solution to climate change…pouring water on hot rocks?
21 min
77
Who taught beavers to build dams?
How does any animal know what to do?
26 min
78
The disease we let win
We have a cure for tuberculosis.
29 min
79
Science! Tell me what to eat!
Figuring out the perfect healthy diet remains stubbornly out of reach.
54 min
80
A magical world at the ocean’s edge
In coastal California, researchers grapple with potentially losing a landscape they love.
34 min
81
Ruff translation
We love our pets.
28 min
82
Sick of “morning” sickness
If pregnant people need to eat for two, why do so many of us puke morning, noon, and night?
29 min
83
Your bug roommates
Our houses are homes to hidden worlds of bugs.
24 min
84
Why I left the NIH
Francis Collins oversaw some of the most revolutionary science of the last few decades at the National Institutes of Health.
36 min
85
Mostly dead is slightly alive
When bringing people to the edge of death is your day job.
16 min
86
We don't understand yogurt
Many physicists dream of coming up with a unified theory of the universe.
16 min
87
The musical structure of the universe
If matter is a result of vibration, what causes the vibration?
49 min
88
How to beat roulette
You’ll need your best friend, a computer in your shoe, and a working knowledge of physics.
17 min
89
Is climate change really making hurricanes worse?
The answer isn’t as clear as you might think.
17 min
90
Are we sure about fluoride?
Florida just became the second state to ban fluoride from its water system, which has made some public health experts pretty angry.
26 min
91
The man who walked butterflies on a leash
Static electricity plays an invisible role in the natural world, and it may even help insects pollinate plants.
22 min
92
Imagine a sunset, now imagine you can't
Aphantasia is the inability to see with your mind’s eye.
21 min
93
An imaginary planet that feels extremely real
Scavengers Reign, the Emmy-winning Netflix show, has done something most sci-fi shows or movies struggle to do.
21 min
94
The view from inside a volcano
The magma chambers at the heart of volcanoes are very deep and very hot.
21 min
95
Who are you calling a Neanderthal?
Rumors of Neanderthal brutishness have been greatly exaggerated.
15 min
96
Sorry, we left an implant in your brain
What happens when you get a life-changing device implanted into your body... and then the company that maintains it goes bankrupt?
31 min
97
Blood farm
Tens of thousands of lives could be saved each year if hospitals had more blood.
23 min
98
Moon genes
We know life on Earth wouldn't be possible without the moon.
21 min
99
How to stop your hiccups
Listeners told us that eating baby carrots or telling lies can bring on the hiccups.
27 min
100
A new way to listen
We have an exciting announcement!
2 min