Science Vs
Gimlet
Science Vs
Gimlet
Thursday 06 May 2021 : Today, under cover of darkness, we're hunting buried treasure. This is a wild romp through one of the oldest science experiments in the...
Thursday 29 April 2021 : Tons of us are spending waaaayyy more time using screens these days — and it’s freaking us out. We’ve got all kinds of worries. Like,...
Thursday 22 April 2021 : Back in 2016, U.S. Embassy workers in Cuba were struck by a mysterious noise, followed by symptoms like headaches, dizziness and memory...
Thursday 08 April 2021 : REBROADCAST: This episode looks at how one of the worst ideas in science got a big push from a bad study… and intellectuals of the day...
Friday 02 April 2021 : UPDATE 4/13/21: Since this episode published, there has been some evidence linking the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to rare...
Tuesday 30 March 2021 : Venomous snakes entranced medieval Europe. And although bites were rare, this didn’t stop 14th century doctors from using everything but...
Thursday 25 March 2021 : Snake venom is a wily beast. It's packed with hundreds of toxins that can attack our blood vessels, muscles and nerves. That's why snake...
Thursday 18 March 2021 : In 2017, a weird-looking space object called ʻOumuamua whipped past our sun. Now a Harvard scientist is suggesting it miiiight be an alien...
Friday 12 March 2021 : Parts of the U.S. are about to see a surge of cicadas — masses of flying bugs, popping up all over the place. After 17 years underground,...
Friday 05 March 2021 : Internet influencers have been pushing “immune boosters” during the pandemic — claiming they’ve got just the pill, berry or brew to...
Friday 05 March 2021 : Internet influencers have been pushing “immune boosters” during the pandemic — claiming they’ve got just the pill, berry or brew to...
Thursday 25 February 2021 : There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Season 10 starts March 4!
Thursday 28 January 2021 : Butterflies flit through life as the pride and joy of the insect world. But when we saw photos of butterflies swarming the eyes of turtles,...
Thursday 21 January 2021 : This week, we’re sharing an episode of Coronavirus: Fact Vs. Fiction, a podcast from CNN. This episode is The Hunt for Disease X: As human...
Thursday 10 December 2020 : Magic mushrooms have hit the headlines, with people saying that shrooms cured their depression and anxiety. But is this for real? How can...
Monday 07 December 2020 : MINI EPISODE! Tons of new science means fresh answers on a few things that really freaked us out at the start of the pandemic: coronavirus...
Thursday 03 December 2020 : There’s a ton of hoopla over these new coronavirus vaccines. But given that they’ve been produced at warp speed — can we trust them?...
Thursday 19 November 2020 : When a deadly pig virus hit Cuba in 1971, some claimed the CIA was behind it all. But could it be true? In part two of our investigation...
Friday 13 November 2020 : When the Cuban government rounded up and killed thousands of pigs in 1971, people were angry and confused. Castro claimed they were trying...
Thursday 05 November 2020 : The eccentric platypus has always turned heads, and now it’s got something else up its sleeve. We talked with mammalogist Dr. Paula Anich...
Friday 30 October 2020 : The idea of paying Black Americans reparations for slavery has been around for a long time, but it’s starting to get more support than...
Thursday 29 October 2020 : The idea of paying Black Americans reparations for slavery has been around for a long time, but it’s starting to get more support than...
Thursday 22 October 2020 : We keep hearing that a Yellowstone supervolcano could blow at any moment — and possibly wipe us all out. So is Yellowstone overdue for the...
Thursday 15 October 2020 : We’re sharing another great Gimlet show, How to Save a Planet. On this episode: It started with students walking out of school to demand...
Thursday 08 October 2020 : Silicon Valley seems to be constantly pumping out "solutions" to fix our broken food system. The latest and greatest: cell-cultured meat —...
Science Vs
Gimlet
A Seedy, Late-Night Adventure
Today, under cover of darkness, we're hunting buried treasure. This is a wild romp through one of the oldest science experiments in the...
Screens: Are They Ruining Our Brains and Mental Health and Eyes and
Tons of us are spending waaaayyy more time using screens these days — and it’s freaking us out. We’ve got all kinds of worries. Like,...
Havana Syndrome: Did a Secret Weapon Fry Diplomats' Brains?
Back in 2016, U.S. Embassy workers in Cuba were struck by a mysterious noise, followed by symptoms like headaches, dizziness and memory...
How Science Created Morons
REBROADCAST: This episode looks at how one of the worst ideas in science got a big push from a bad study… and intellectuals of the day...
Coronavirus: How Scary Are the Variants?
UPDATE 4/13/21: Since this episode published, there has been some evidence linking the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to rare...
Snake Bite Cures: Weasels, Pigeons, Pee
Venomous snakes entranced medieval Europe. And although bites were rare, this didn’t stop 14th century doctors from using everything but...
SNAKES!!!
Snake venom is a wily beast. It's packed with hundreds of toxins that can attack our blood vessels, muscles and nerves. That's why snake...
UFOs: Through the Wormhole Again
In 2017, a weird-looking space object called ʻOumuamua whipped past our sun. Now a Harvard scientist is suggesting it miiiight be an alien...
Brood X: A Drug-fueled Cicada Orgy
Parts of the U.S. are about to see a surge of cicadas — masses of flying bugs, popping up all over the place. After 17 years underground,...
Immune Boosting: Is It a Bust?
Internet influencers have been pushing “immune boosters” during the pandemic — claiming they’ve got just the pill, berry or brew to...
Immune Boosting: Is It a Bust?
Internet influencers have been pushing “immune boosters” during the pandemic — claiming they’ve got just the pill, berry or brew to...
Bringing the Science Back, Baby!
There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Season 10 starts March 4!
Butterflies Are Secret Monsters
Butterflies flit through life as the pride and joy of the insect world. But when we saw photos of butterflies swarming the eyes of turtles,...
Presenting Coronavirus: Fact Vs. Fiction
This week, we’re sharing an episode of Coronavirus: Fact Vs. Fiction, a podcast from CNN. This episode is The Hunt for Disease X: As human...
Magic Mushrooms: Trip Through the Science
Magic mushrooms have hit the headlines, with people saying that shrooms cured their depression and anxiety. But is this for real? How can...
Coronavirus: More Scared or Less Scared?
MINI EPISODE! Tons of new science means fresh answers on a few things that really freaked us out at the start of the pandemic: coronavirus...
Coronavirus: Shots! Shots! Shots!
There’s a ton of hoopla over these new coronavirus vaccines. But given that they’ve been produced at warp speed — can we trust them?...
Did the CIA do it? Part II
When a deadly pig virus hit Cuba in 1971, some claimed the CIA was behind it all. But could it be true? In part two of our investigation...
Did the CIA Plant a Virus in Cuba?
When the Cuban government rounded up and killed thousands of pigs in 1971, people were angry and confused. Castro claimed they were trying...
Platypuses Get a Glow Up
The eccentric platypus has always turned heads, and now it’s got something else up its sleeve. We talked with mammalogist Dr. Paula Anich...
Reparations: How Could It Work?
The idea of paying Black Americans reparations for slavery has been around for a long time, but it’s starting to get more support than...
Reparations: How Could It Work?
The idea of paying Black Americans reparations for slavery has been around for a long time, but it’s starting to get more support than...
Supervolcanoes: Is Yellowstone Gonna Blow?
We keep hearing that a Yellowstone supervolcano could blow at any moment — and possibly wipe us all out. So is Yellowstone overdue for the...
Science Vs Presents: How to Save a Planet
We’re sharing another great Gimlet show, How to Save a Planet. On this episode: It started with students walking out of school to demand...
Lab-Grown Meat: We Grill It
Silicon Valley seems to be constantly pumping out "solutions" to fix our broken food system. The latest and greatest: cell-cultured meat —...
