Season 10
Why Embarrassment Is Actually Good For You
We explore why embarrassment has lasted through evolution and its function.
Why Embarrassment Is Actually Good For You
In Search of the Blackest Thing on Earth
We are in search of the blackest black things on Earth and why.
In Search of the Blackest Thing on Earth
The Unexpected Measure that Makes the Modern World Tick
Knowing exactly what a “second” is is more complicated than you might think!
The Unexpected Measure that Makes the Modern World Tick
How We Solved the Greatest Riddle In Navigation
The secret is In order to know WHERE you are, you need to first know WHEN you are.
How We Solved the Greatest Riddle In Navigation
The Unbelievable Story of Earth’s Most Epic Flood
Let's learn the story of one of the worst natural disasters that’s ever happened!
The Unbelievable Story of Earth’s Most Epic Flood
The Biggest Myth About Climate Change
We learn about all the reasons that Earth’s climate changes, natural and otherwise.
The Biggest Myth About Climate Change
The Crime Wave We Can Blame on… Neutron Stars?
Turns out, we can blame it all on neutron stars and some oddities of the periodic table.
The Crime Wave We Can Blame on… Neutron Stars?
Why No One Can Agree What’s Really the Tallest Mountain
Is Everest the tallest mountain on Earth? The answer is not as simple as you might think.
Why No One Can Agree What’s Really the Tallest Mountain
Join Joe in this whirlwind tour of the endocrine system to find the answers.
Why is Puberty so Weird?
Trying to Land a Plane (to Prove a Point)
Turns out we’re all at risk of being overconfident about something.
Trying to Land a Plane (to Prove a Point)
There's an absolutely weird, but surprisingly common phenomenon called sensory adaptation.
Why You Can’t Smell Yourself?
Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)
Scientists in Florida can recreate a Category 5 hurricane in a box the size of a bedroom.
Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)
Are humans still evolving? And how have our technological advances affected the process?
Are Humans Still Evolving?
How Illusions Can Explain Reality
Illusions teach us how our brain constructs a three-dimensional reality using 2-D images.
How Illusions Can Explain Reality
Can Life Really Be Explained By Physics?
Joe talks biology with science communicator extraordinaire Prof. Brian Cox.
Can Life Really Be Explained By Physics?
Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?
We explore why animals like whales, elephants, and other large animals not get cancer.
Why Don't Big Animals Get More Cancer?
What’s Actually on the Other Side of a Mirror?
The real magic of mirrors is far stranger and more interesting, as you’re about to learn.