Unexplainable
Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know … and then keeps on going. Host Noam Hassenfeld and an all-star team of reporters — Byrd Pinkerton, Meradith Hoddinott, and Mandy Nguyen — tackle scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn by diving into the unknown. New episodes drop every Wednesday.
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The Unexplainable team includes Noam Hassenfeld, Byrd Pinkerton, Meradith Hoddinott, Mandy Nguyen, Cristian Ayala, and Jorge Just. The show is a production of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
The latest in Unexplainable
The James Webb Space Telescope will change how we see the universe.
What is the universe made out of? When did the anus evolve? Can humans live to 150 years old? And more!
The James Webb Space Telescope is finally launching. But so much can still go wrong.
900 degrees Fahrenheit, crushing pressure, and acid clouds. Venus, what the hell happened?
Immune responses to viruses like SARS-CoV-2 may affect mental health, and vice versa. Doctors are uncovering exactly how.
Telegraphs and computers helped scientists reimagine the mind, writes Matthew Cobb in The Idea of the Brain.
A trove of fossils in the Atacama Desert may hold lessons about the plight of modern whales.
Fully aquatic whale-rats. Praying mantises the size of dogs. Scientists imagine the future evolution of life on Earth.
Telescopes are time machines. Someday, they could take us to a time before starlight.
She built a bulletproof case for exploring the concept.
Planetariums for birds, tiny hats for beetles: how scientists have learned that animals look to the stars.
They reproduce without mating and are rapidly chewing through soil across the US. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about “jumping” worms.
Tornado warnings often come just minutes before disaster.
The rise of noctilucent clouds may be yet another unforeseen consequence of burning fossil fuels.
Why clouds are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty for climate change.
The results of a new muon experiment are stirring up particle physics.
Take this sugar pill. Twice a day. And feel better?
Scientists are probing its depths. So are commercial fisheries.
From disturbing the gut microbiome to lingering in the brain, there are many ways the coronavirus might cause lasting symptoms.
The Psychological Science Accelerator could be the future of the field around the globe — if they can sustain it.
Close encounters with mysterious, hovering balls of lightning, illustrated.
A scientist explains the ethical and methodological pitfalls to avoid.
Sometimes there’s success in failure.
Dark matter, unexplained.
What we don’t know is awesome. Let us explain.
But with large-scale experiments, scientists around the world are determined to find out.
What 50-year-old dirty diapers can teach us about the potential origins of life on Earth.
Scientists hooked up 32 dead pig brains to a machine to revive them. And it worked.
One of the great mysteries of adult life — and psychology.
The discovery of human-Neanderthal mating is changing our understanding of what it means to be human.