Season 9

The Unbelievable Science of How We Read
We take a look at how amazing the ability to read is.
The Unbelievable Science of How We Read

The Weird Way That Movies Trick Your Brain
Neuroscientist David Eagleman talks about illusions that make the moving picture possible.
The Weird Way That Movies Trick Your Brain

Can We Actually Clean Up the Plastic Pollution Problem?
We explore what we can actually do about pollution.
Can We Actually Clean Up the Plastic Pollution Problem?

Inside the Largest Living Thing On Earth
The biggest thing that has ever lived on Earth… is a tree? Hard to believe, but it’s true!
Inside the Largest Living Thing On Earth

Sand Dunes Shouldn’t Exist (Here’s Why They Do)
We travel to Great Sand Dunes National Park to climb the largest sand dunes in America.
Sand Dunes Shouldn’t Exist (Here’s Why They Do)

There are parts of you that are living and dying at the same time. We find out how much.
How Much Of You Is Alive?

A Brief (Scientific) History of Butts
This episode is about the science and evolutionary history of...butts.
A Brief (Scientific) History of Butts

How Your Brain Makes Its Own Electricity
How do the neurons in our brain work? Find out here!
How Your Brain Makes Its Own Electricity

How Ocean Currents Work (and How We Are Breaking Them)
This could have devastating effects on our future.
How Ocean Currents Work (and How We Are Breaking Them)

The Transcontinental Burrito Hypertunnel
We dug a classic doc that tells the story of the transcontinental burrito hypertunnel.
The Transcontinental Burrito Hypertunnel

What is Impossible in Evolution?
We explore all the questions that teach us what's possible in evolution!
What is Impossible in Evolution?
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