Nov 2023

How do chatbots work?

If you remember chatting with SmarterChild back on AOL Instant Messenger back in the day, you know how far ChatGPT and Google Bard have come. But how do these so-called chatbots work—and what’s the best way to use them to our advantage? -- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.co ... Show More

12m 35s

Apr 2023

How is Voyager's vintage technology still flying?

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 launched back in 1977 with only a five-year mission to take a gander at Jupiter and Saturn’s rings and moons. Obviously, the Voyager spacecrafts have persisted a lot longer than five years: 46 years, to be exact. They’re still careening through space at a ... Show More

11m 46s

Jul 2022

Can you become a morning person?

There's plenty of good reasons to be a morning lark. So is it possible, or is biology totally against us wannabe early birds? -- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AskPopSciPod Hosted by Lauren Young: https://twitter.com/laurenjyoung617 Produced by Jess Boddy: https://twit ... Show More

23m 47s

Feb 2025

Getting malaria on purpose

Dylan got malaria on purpose. And he thinks you should, too.Guest: Dylan Matthews, senior correspondent at Vox’s Future PerfectThis episode was made in partnership with Vox’s Future Perfect team.For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscriptsFor more, go to vox.com/unexplainab ... Show More

28m 24s

Jul 14

Science! Tell me what to eat!

Figuring out the perfect healthy diet remains stubbornly out of reach. Our friends at Gastropod ask: Why? Guests: Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, co-hosts of Gastropod For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unex ... Show More

58m 12s

Oct 8

Chris Hadfield’s Fictional Universe Is Rooted in Real Space History

What happens when a real-life astronaut turns to fiction? In this episode, Chris Hadfield shares how decades of spaceflight and global diplomacy inspired his latest novel, Final Orbit, a cold war thriller packed with historical intrigue and technical precision. Host Rachel Feltma ... Show More

10m 52s

Jul 2024

IYKYK

Bryan's got a bone to pick with people who say "iykyk," Disney money-grabs, and Scooter Braun. IYKYK It’s for the cool kids Bryan’s butthurt about iykyk Self reflection? Never! Mike Tyson paused for injury We don’t know our show dates yet You heard it here last Fiction-sexual Dis ... Show More

1h 2m

Dec 2024

Plastic surgery, Jennifer Lawrence, The 2024 celebrity couples wrap up with Catt Sadler

On this week’s episode, Deux is with Catt Sadler talking about the hottest topics, including: Catt’s experience at E! News Plastic surgery Jennifer Lawrence Taylor Swift’s birthday Celebrity entourages: who has them & who doesn’t Angelina Jolie The 2024 celebrity couples wrap up ... Show More

1h 15m

Sep 24

What’s A

The centuries-old international battle over the real sound of a musical note. Guest: Fanny Gribenski, historical musicologist and author of Tuning the World: The Rise of 440 Hertz in Music, Science, and Politics, 1859–1955 Reported for Unexplainable by Emily Siner For show transc ... Show More

26m 47s

Jan 2025

Science Will Stare Directly Into the Sun--And Love It

The sun is in the middle of its solar maximum, the part of its 11-year solar cycle that was responsible for the stunning auroras seen across the globe last year. This year is looking equally exciting, with more incoming space weather and a handful of science missions to study the ... Show More

12m 4s

Jan 2025

Science Will Stare Directly Into the Sun--And Love It

The sun is in the middle of its solar maximum, the part of its 11-year solar cycle that was responsible for the stunning auroras seen across the globe last year. This year is looking equally exciting, with more incoming space weather and a handful of science missions to study the ... Show More

12m 4s

May 2025

Who are you calling a Neanderthal?

Rumors of Neanderthal brutishness have been greatly exaggerated. Guest: Paige Madison, science writer For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexp ... Show More

20m 4s

Oct 3

Enter One of the World’s Quietest Rooms

Inside one of the quietest rooms in the world, host Rachel Feltman meets artist-in-residence Seth Cluett at the historic anechoic chamber at Bell Labs to explore the science of silence and sound perception. From popping balloons in total silence to hearing your own nervous system ... Show More

20m 5s

Where’s the best place to sit in a movie...