Sam Sanders, host of Vulture’s Into It podcast, is in the hot seat for a new episode of our game show. Can he guess which sandy mystery has been solved and which ones are still unexplainable?
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Yesterday
What happened before the big bang?
It's a question that seems impossible to grapple with, but scientists won't take no for an answer. In this collaboration with Scientific American, we take on the big bang and a whole bunch of seemingly impossible questions. Guests: Rachel Feltman, host of the Science Quickly podc ... Show More
26m 28s
Sep 14
What's the oldest story ever told?
An astrophysicist uses the motion of the stars to argue that a single story has been told for 100,000 years. A cognitive anthropologist has questions. Guests: Ray Norris, astrophysicist; Manvir Singh, cognitive anthropologist at the University of California, Davis For show transc ... Show More
27m 18s
Sep 2
Stopping the science that could stop the world
When scientists write their own rules for life, how do they know what could go wrong before it’s too late? This is the final episode of our new three-part series, Life from Scratch. Guests: Kate Adamala, associate professor at the University of Minnesota; David Relman, professor ... Show More
36m 12s
Jun 2022
Bonus: Where does sand come from? (and other questions)
<p><strong>Bonus Episode: Question and Response 32</strong></p>
<p>In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam respond to comments and questions about CO2 and mosquitos, sand, light scattering, cooking eggs, and more!</p>
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29m 26s
Jul 2023
#38 RONALDO IS NOT HIS REAL NAME?! ⚽️🎙
<p>Brian and Zach host Podcast 38!! They play a plethora of guessing games and debate topics such as which NBA Legend to bench, which NBA players have only won 2 MVPs, which athletes have went to jail, and more! They share surprising facts and try to guess food related questions. ... Show More
33m 49s