Oct 23

The Science of Nightmares

Do we remember our dreams more than our nightmares? That’s what Lennon wants to know! In this special Tumble Halloween episode, we’re going to a (not-so evil) laboratory where scientists study the science of sleep. That’s where sleep scientist Rebecca Spencer will help us plunge ... Show More

26m 42s

Oct 16

Fact or Fiction: Sloths (Featuring the Story Pirates)

Explore the wild world of kids’ imaginations with Story Pirates! Story Pirates is a podcast that takes stories written by kids and brings them to life as hilarious sketches and songs, performed by a crew of comedians, actors, and musicians. Listen to Story Pirates here: https://w ... Show More

35m 55s

Oct 9

The Hugging Robot

What makes a good hug? That’s what Ryder wants to know. Enter HuggieBot - a robot that helped discover the 11 “ingredients” of a meaningful embrace. We’ll learn why HuggieBot’s creator, Dr. Alexis Block, decided to build a hugging robot, and what a robot can tell us about why hug ... Show More

25m 44s

Jul 2023

The Magic of Mushrooms

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the secret world of fungi, hidden beneath our feet. They are joined by biologist Merlin Sheldrake and mycologist Katie Field. They hear about the hidden life of fungi, including their hundreds of mating types, predatory behaviour and crucia ... Show More

42m 31s

Jul 2021

Cosmic Queries - The Fungus Among Us with Merlin Sheldrake

Can mushrooms take over your mind? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen explore the weird world of fungi with fun-guy fungus expert and ecologist, Merlin Sheldrake. Could inactive spores survive space? NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or ... Show More

55m 16s

Feb 2024

The Mystery of Mushrooms with Bryn Dentinger

Why are some mushrooms delicious, some make you high, and some kill you? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover the weird world of mushrooms, psilocybin, and mycelia with mycologist Bryn Dentinger. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode ... Show More

55m 11s

Aug 2022

The power of fungi

Tim Hayward takes a journey into the world of fungi. There’s a global wave of interest in the potential uses of fungi right now - and businesses are catching on and playing their part.Tim starts at the Fungarium in Kew Gardens, the world’s biggest collection of dried fungal speci ... Show More

19m 15s

Nov 2021

S5 Ep4: A Tale of Toadstools & A Mythos of Mushrooms

Step right this way, Dear Guest! A magical feast for the ears has been prepared for you this evening. We want to tempt you with magic mushrooms-not like that. Well...maybe. Tonight we delve into the earthy and mysterious world of fabulous fungi. Learn to tell tasty from toxic...h ... Show More

37m 29s

Mar 2024

Ep. 172: The Very Merry Mushrooms - Mycology for All Ages, Learning through Play (feat. Tess Lassman)

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51m 35s

Nov 2015

The Mushroom Underground

They’re a kingdom unto themselves, neither animal, vegetable, nor mineral. They count among their number both the world’s largest organism and millions of microscopic, single-celled creatures. And yet not only have they been an important—and delicious—food source for thousands of ... Show More

39m 40s

Jan 2021

Is a fungus intelligent?

As regular listeners may recall, CrowdScience has delved into the strange world of fungi before, as we dug down into the forest floor to reveal how plants and trees are connected to the vast mycelial network known as the “wood wide web”. But what makes this network possible an ... Show More

29m 9s

The Science of Fungi