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How good was Michael Jordan, really?
28 juli 2025 · 46 min
It's easy to assume there is objective truth in basketball stats. A clear story of what happened in the past. But our friends at Pablo Torre Finds Out uncovered something that throws an entire era into question. Lees meer
Guest: Pablo Torre, host of Pablo Torre Finds Out
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One weird trick to get unlimited clean energy
23 juli 2025 · 24 min
Is a solution to climate change…pouring water on hot rocks? Lees meer
Guest: Dylan Matthews, Senior Correspondent at Vox's Future Perfect
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Who taught beavers to build dams?
21 juli 2025 · 29 min
How does any animal know what to do? A neuroscientist argues it's not “instinct.” Something bigger is going on. (First published in 2022) Lees meer
Guest: Mark Blumberg, behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Iowa
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The disease we let win
16 juli 2025 · 32 min
We have a cure for tuberculosis. Why does it still kill over a million people every year? Lees meer
GUEST: John Green, podcaster, YouTube creator and award-winning author of Everything is Tuberculosis and many young adult novels
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Science! Tell me what to eat!
14 juli 2025 · 58 min
Figuring out the perfect healthy diet remains stubbornly out of reach. Our friends at Gastropod ask: Why? Lees meer
Guests: Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, co-hosts of Gastropod
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A magical world at the ocean’s edge
2 juli 2025 · 37 min
In coastal California, researchers grapple with potentially losing a landscape they love. Lees meer
Guests: Rebecca Johnson, Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Community Science at the California Academy of Sciences; Peter Roopnarine, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology at the California Academy of Sciences
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Ruff translation
30 juni 2025 · 32 min
We love our pets. And think we understand them. Are we fooling ourselves? Lees meer
Guests: Alexandra Horowitz, dog cognition researcher at Barnard College; Holly Molinaro, animal welfare scientist; Jared Martin, filmmaker and dog owner
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Sick of “morning” sickness
25 juni 2025 · 32 min
If pregnant people need to eat for two, why do so many of us puke morning, noon, and night? Lees meer
Guests: Marlena Fejzo, Ph.D., geneticist, and Research Director at the HER Foundation.
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Your bug roommates
23 juni 2025 · 27 min
Our houses are homes to hidden worlds of bugs. And the more ecologists explore those worlds, the more they realize that some of our creepy, crawly housemates actually have a lot to teach us. (First published in 2023) Lees meer
Guests: Rob Dunn, ecologist at NC State University and author of Never Home Alone; Michelle Trautwein, entomologist at the California Academy of Sciences
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Why I left the NIH
18 juni 2025 · 39 min
Francis Collins oversaw some of the most revolutionary science of the last few decades at the National Institutes of Health. A few months ago, he suddenly resigned. Lees meer
One of America's foremost scientists could no longer do his job. What does that mean for the US? And for science?
Guest: Francis Collins, former director of the NIH
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Mostly dead is slightly alive
16 juni 2025 · 19 min
When bringing people to the edge of death is your day job. Lees meer
Guest: Adam Richman, perfusionist at the Mayo Clinic and Unexplainable listener.
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We don't understand yogurt
11 juni 2025 · 19 min
Many physicists dream of coming up with a unified theory of the universe. Rae Robertson-Anderson dreams of understanding ranch dressing, shampoo, and scrambled eggs. Lees meer
Guests: Rae Robertson-Anderson, a physics professor at the University of San Diego. (Find her TikToks at physics_mamma.)
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The musical structure of the universe
9 juni 2025 · 53 min
If matter is a result of vibration, what causes the vibration? Our friends at The Gray Area ask, “Is the universe behaving like an instrument?” Lees meer
Guest: Stephon Alexander, theoretical physicist at Brown University
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How to beat roulette
4 juni 2025 · 20 min
You’ll need your best friend, a computer in your shoe, and a working knowledge of physics. Lees meer
Guest: Doyne Farmer, Director of Complexity Economics at Oxford
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Is climate change really making hurricanes worse?
2 juni 2025 · 20 min
The answer isn’t as clear as you might think. And because of drastic cuts to climate science funding, this question might be getting even harder to solve. Lees meer
Guest: Umair Irfan, Vox climate science correspondent
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Are we sure about fluoride?
21 mei 2025 · 29 min
Florida just became the second state to ban fluoride from its water system, which has made some public health experts pretty angry. Just how risky is fluoride really, and why is it so hard for us to get on the same page? Lees meer
Guest: Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University and CEO of ParentData
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The man who walked butterflies on a leash
19 mei 2025 · 25 min
Static electricity plays an invisible role in the natural world, and it may even help insects pollinate plants. To understand this hidden force, scientists have jumped through some pretty weird experimental hoops — and “walked” butterflies through literal hoops. Lees meer
Guests: Sam England, postdoctoral researcher at Berlin's National History Museum; Benji Jones, Vox's environmental correspondent
To read more about this experiment, Benji recommends this great article from Quanta Magazine, where he first encountered Sam's work.
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Imagine a sunset, now imagine you can't
14 mei 2025 · 24 min
Aphantasia is the inability to see with your mind’s eye. And its discovery has made scientists ask a surprising question: What is the mind’s eye even for? (First published in 2022.) Lees meer
Guests: Alice Coles, artist; Adam Zeman, cognitive neurologist at the University of Exeter Medical School; Joel Pearson, professor of neuroscience at the University of New South Wales; Emily Holmes, professor of psychology at Uppsala University
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An imaginary planet that feels extremely real
12 mei 2025 · 24 min
Scavengers Reign, the Emmy-winning Netflix show, has done something most sci-fi shows or movies struggle to do. Build a world that feels truly alien. Lees meer
Guests: Joe Bennett, co-creator of Scavengers Reign, and Sean Buckelew, writer on Scavengers Reign
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The view from inside a volcano
7 mei 2025 · 24 min
The magma chambers at the heart of volcanoes are very deep and very hot. So naturally, some researchers want to build an observatory in one. Lees meer
Guests: Mike Poland, scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory; Yan Lavallée, chair of magmatic petrology and volcanology at LMU München and scientific and technical board member of the Krafla Magma Testbed; John Eichelberger, volcanologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and founding scientist of KMT
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Who are you calling a Neanderthal?
5 mei 2025 · 18 min
Rumors of Neanderthal brutishness have been greatly exaggerated. Lees meer
Guest: Paige Madison, science writer
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Sorry, we left an implant in your brain
30 april 2025 · 34 min
What happens when you get a life-changing device implanted into your body... and then the company that maintains it goes bankrupt? Lees meer
Guests: Jennifer French, Executive Director and Founder of Neurotech Network, a nonprofit focused on education and advocacy for neurotechnology, and Liam Drew, freelance science journalist who reported on abandoned neurotech for Nature
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Blood farm
23 april 2025 · 25 min
Tens of thousands of lives could be saved each year if hospitals had more blood. So scientists are racing to understand how this living fluid does what it does in order to one day grow it from scratch. Lees meer
Guest: Nicola Twilley, New Yorker contributor and host of Gastropod.
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Moon genes
16 april 2025 · 24 min
We know life on Earth wouldn't be possible without the moon. Now scientists are finding the moon might even be influencing our biology on a molecular level. Lees meer
Guest: Rebecca Boyle, science journalist and author of Our Moon: How Earth's celestial companion transformed the planet, guided evolution, and made us who we are
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How to stop your hiccups
9 april 2025 · 30 min
Listeners told us that eating baby carrots or telling lies can bring on the hiccups. Burping or kissing can make them stop. Um, what? (First published in 2023.) Lees meer
Guests: Tyler Cymet, chair of medicine at The Chicago School, and Ali Seifi, professor of neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
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A new way to listen
7 april 2025 · 2 min
We have an exciting announcement! Vox Members now get access to ad-free podcasts. If you sign up, you’ll get unlimited access to reporting on vox.com, exclusive newsletters, and all of our podcasts — including Unexplainable — ad-free. Plus, you’ll be playing a crucial role helping our show get made. Check it out at vox.com/members.
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Intraterrestrials
2 april 2025 · 24 min
Deep inside the mud at the bottom of the ocean, scientists have found life that is so unusual they’ve had to create new branches on the tree of life to put it on. These life forms are not extraterrestrials: They’re “aliens” from Earth. Lees meer
Guest: Karen Lloyd, microbiologist and author of Intraterrestrials: Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth
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How to talk to aliens
26 maart 2025 · 25 min
Scientists have been searching for aliens for decades. But if we ever do get a signal someday, how will we communicate back? And will anyone out there be able to understand us? Lees meer
Guests: Doug Vakoch, president of METI, and Sheri Wells-Jensen, linguist at Bowling Green State University
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Good Robot #4: Who, me?
22 maart 2025 · 50 min
What can we actually do as our world gets populated with more and more robots? How can we take control? Can we take control? Lees meer
This is the final episode of our four-part series about the stories shaping the future of AI.
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Good Robot #3: Let’s fix everything
19 maart 2025 · 46 min
A simple parable about a drowning child sparks a moral revolution. Is building AI the way to do the most good in the world? Lees meer
This is the third episode of our new four-part series about the stories shaping the future of AI.
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Good Robot #2: Everything is not awesome
15 maart 2025 · 54 min
When a robot does bad things, who is responsible? A group of technologists sounds the alarm about the ways AI is already harming us today. Are their concerns being taken seriously?
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Good Robot #1: The magic intelligence in the sky
12 maart 2025 · 50 min
Before AI became a mainstream obsession, one thinker sounded the alarm about its catastrophic potential. So why are so many billionaires and tech leaders worried about… paper clips?
This is the first episode of our new four-part series about the stories shaping the future of AI.
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A strange signal from space
5 maart 2025 · 35 min
This week on Unexplainable or Not, the newest member of our team, Julia Longoria, tries to figure out which of three scientific mysteries about the sea, the land, and the sky has actually been solved. Lees meer
Guest: Admir Masic, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at MIT.
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Getting malaria on purpose
26 februari 2025 · 26 min
Dylan got malaria on purpose. And he thinks you should, too.
Guest: Dylan Matthews, senior correspondent at Vox’s Future Perfect
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The problem with dreams
19 februari 2025 · 28 min
A neuroscientist argues that the focus on dreams has held back the scientific understanding of sleep. So he took dreams out of the picture and uncovered a new potential connection between the mind and body.
Guest: Mark Blumberg, behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Iowa
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Is science in danger?
12 februari 2025 · 24 min
Funding cuts and research censorship have shaken the foundations of America’s health and science agencies, leaving researchers shocked, confused, and afraid. What does this mean for the future of science?
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How umami blew up taste
5 februari 2025 · 36 min
For thousands of years, there have been four basic tastes recognized across cultures. But thanks to Kumiko Ninomiya (a.k.a. the Umami Mama), scientists finally accepted a fifth. Could there be even more? (First published in 2022.)
Guests: Kumiko Ninomiya, biochemist and former director of the Umami Information Center; Gary Beauchamp, former director of the Monell Chemical Senses Center; Sarah Tracy, historian of science; Camilla Arndal Andersen, neuroscientist; Paul Breslin, professor at Rutgers University
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What’s hiding under the Antarctic ice?
22 januari 2025 · 24 min
Some of the largest lakes in the world have been buried under miles of ice for millions of years. Is there life hiding down there? And if so, could life be found in even more extreme places … beyond our planet? Lees meer
Guest: John Priscu, microbiologist at Montana State University
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Biopiracy
15 januari 2025 · 28 min
Genetic libraries are treasure troves of information about life from around the world. They’re helping researchers develop everything from vaccines to crops to cosmetics. But who actually benefits from the discoveries scientists make using all this DNA and RNA?
Guests: Benji Jones, environmental correspondent at Vox’s Future Perfect; Deborah Fuller, professor of microbiology at the University of Washington
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Will AI ever ... feel?
8 januari 2025 · 26 min
Some scientists think an explosion of AI awareness and feeling might be just around the corner. Others think it’s impossible for an AI to ever become conscious. How will we know?
Guest: Oshan Jarow, staff writer at Vox’s Future Perfect
This episode was made in partnership with Vox's Future Perfect team.
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New year, new diet, live forever?
1 januari 2025 · 26 min
It’s that time of year again. If you’re changing things up, there’s a lot of diets out there that claim to help you live longer. Our friends at Today, Explained ask: How much of this is real and how much of it is nonsense?
Guests: Anahad O’Connor, health columnist at the Washington Post; Saul Justin Newman, researcher at the University College London Centre for Longitudinal Studies
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Mysteries we can’t stop thinking about
18 december 2024 · 26 min
The wildest stories that never made it into our episodes. Until now.
Guests: Amy Boddy, anthropological scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara; Jayme Locke, transplant surgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham; Jonathan Jiang, research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Who let the wolves in?
11 december 2024 · 24 min
Dogs were the first domesticated animal in history, emerging from wolves some 20,000 years ago. But how did wolves become dogs? To find the answer, scientists have to play with a lot of puppies. (First published in 2023.)
Guest: Kathryn Lord, evolutionary biology researcher at UMass Chan Medical School
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Where to meet a Neanderthal
4 december 2024 · 29 min
We know Neanderthals and early modern humans coupled up. But when did they meet, exactly? And where? Some fossilized smoke and a baby tooth might hold clues.
Guest: Adam Cole of HowTown
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Pinky and the (lab-grown) Brain
20 november 2024 · 21 min
It’s not great to be a lab rat. And it turns out, lab rats might not be that great for science either. Could the future be little lab-grown brain clumps?
Guests: Rachel Nuwer, science journalist; Lisa Genzel, professor of neuroscience at Radboud University
This episode has been updated. An earlier version didn’t differentiate between two stages of drug development.
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Why are there lefties and righties?
13 november 2024 · 28 min
This week on Unexplainable or Not, we’ve got three scientific mysteries all about left and right. Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox’s new podcast Explain It to Me, is going to guess which of them has been solved and which ones are still unexplainable.
Guest: S. Furkan Ozturk, researcher at Harvard University
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Placebos work. Why?
6 november 2024 · 26 min
For decades, scientists thought that placebos only worked if patients didn’t know they were taking them. Not anymore: You can give patients placebos, tell them they’re on sugar pills, and they still might feel better. No one is sure how this works, but it raises a question: Should doctors embrace placebos in mainstream medicine? (First published in 2021.)
Guests: Ted Kaptchuk, professor at Harvard Medical School; Darwin Guevarra, professor of psychology at Miami University; Luana Colloca, professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing
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Why is horror so fun?
30 oktober 2024 · 20 min
It makes sense that we run away from scary things. That’s a good way to stay alive. But why do some people also love scary things? Why do people gravitate toward horror?
Guests: Mathias Clasen and Marc Andersen, co-directors of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University
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Are psychedelics breaking science?
23 oktober 2024 · 25 min
Drugs like ecstasy and mushrooms have shown promise as mental health treatments, but they’re also exposing some major cracks in how scientists study the brain.
Guests: Jonathan Lambert, science journalist; Boris Heifets, professor at Stanford University of Medicine; Amy Mcguire, professor at Baylor College of Medicine
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Your gut’s feelings
16 oktober 2024 · 28 min
How we feel emotionally may be influenced by unseen troves of microbial life that live inside us. Is it possible to harness this gut power? (First published in 2022)
Guests: Michael Gershon, professor of pathology at Columbia University; and Katerina Johnson, microbiome researcher at Oxford University
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