Jan 2021

What If You Explored the Deepest Points of Earth? - with George Kourounis

Let NetSuite show you how they’ll benefit your business with a FREE Product Tour at www.netsuite.com/WHATIF We've explored a lot on this planet, but how deeply have we truly gone? The Earth's core is over 6000km deep...and the deepest we've drilled is roughly 12km! Not even 1%, a ... Show More

32m 35s

Jan 2021

What If You Only Ate Sugar for a Month? - with Gary Taubes

Go to the Great Courses Plus and receive the first month for FREE: thegreatcoursesplus.com/whatif Normally the idea of gorging yourself exclusively with sugar for 30 days would be a hypothetical, but over the holidays, it might not be. Peter and Richard and joined by the author o ... Show More

28m 35s

Dec 2020

What If We Settled on an Exoplanet? - with Didier Queloz

Go to www.greenchef.com/WHATIF90 and use code WHATIF90 to get $90 off, including free shipping. It's been a long strange journey for Nobel Prize winning astronomer Didier Queloz. In 1995, he and his team discovered the first "Exosolar Planet" i.e. an Earth-like planet orbiting a ... Show More

34m 49s

Dec 2023

How Do Deep-Sea Fish Get It On?

Do you ever watch Finding Nemo and wonder about the scary-looking fish with the gnarly teeth and the light on its head? Well then you’ve come to the right place! This week, we’re talking anglerfish! Marine biologist Dr. Mackenzie Gerringer and Jonathan spill the tea on what’s goi ... Show More

47m 26s

Mar 2021

27. Как слоны и киты стали такими большими и научились не болеть раком

В 1977 году статистик и эпидемиолог Ричард Пето сформулировал парадоксальную мысль: киты и слоны такие огромные, что они вообще невозможны. Дело в том, что при таком размере млекопитающего количество делений клеток в его организме должно неизбежно приводить к возникновению рак ... Show More

21m 27s

Jun 2025

Ziegen - Weidetiere im Klimawandel

Ziegen sind neugierige, intelligente Tiere mit einer engen Bindung an die Menschen, die sie versorgen. Wie funktionieren sie als Herde? Können sie Biotope schützen und damit einige Folgen des Klimawandels begrenzen? Im Naturschutz setzt man zunehmend auf wiederkäuende Weidetiere ... Show More

23m 44s

Jun 2023

Beware the Sand Striker

Shipworms. Hairy Chested Yeti Crabs. Parasitic Barnacles in the cloaca of Greenland Sharks. These are the types of creatures Sabrina Imbler, a columnist at Defector, likes to write about. The stranger, the better. In this episode, Imbler discusses how they balance maint ... Show More

29m 24s

Sep 2022

86. Deep Dive- Plant Hunters Across the Ages w/ Natalie Sabin

Send us a Text Message.What's up, Plant People?? I have a good one for you today! Crowd favorite from the way back when, Natalie Sabin, returns for a deep dive into plant hunter from the past. Come learn about all their travels and research and all the things they've ad ... Show More

1h 31m

Mar 2021

Lorenzo Benedetti, Producteur et Professeur à Sciences Po - Vous êtes des héros

Ça faisait longtemps que je me disais que j’aimerais beaucoup recevoir un de mes professeurs de Sciences Po sur le podcast.J’avais déjà reçu Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon, ancienne directrice générale d’Au Féminin (l’épisode est juste ici si vous ne l’avez pas encore écou ... Show More

1h 3m

Mar 2024

Did You Know that Octopuses Have Three Hearts

Octopuses have three hearts? That's right! Dive into the amazing world of octopus biology and discover why these creatures need this unique circulatory system. Find the full transcript of this episode and learn more about it on https://englishpluspodcast.com/octopuses-the-three-h ... Show More

2m 19s

Oct 2023

Are learning styles real?

#171 What ways do you like to learn? Have you ever thought that you're more of a visual learner? Or what about an auditory learner? Why do you think that? What if we told you that whatever way you prefer to learn, might not actually make a notable ... Show More

1 h

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