Unexpected Elements Episodes Available now
Putting Madonna to the test
Do Madonna's lyrics stand up to scientific scrutiny?
How bedbugs took over the world
Why is bedbugs' unconventional mode of reproduction so successful?
Complete shutdown
How would it feel wake up several years later?
How inflation affects the entire cosmos
The science behind news about inflation leads us to the first moments of the universe.
Can technology read our mind?
The UN General Assembly has us examining how our brains process language
Forgetful fish, telescopic worms and bad air days
As oceans take the heat for global warming, fish find it harder to learn their way.
Zombies, cows and coups
The wasp that turns cockroaches into zombies and the science hiding behind coups
Protecting the Moon
India's lunar landing has us looking at unexpected science around the moon
The man who couldn’t lie
Why do we believe in conspiracy theories, and what’s going on in our brains when we lie?
Corrupted thinking and cancerous co-option
Can scientific thinking detect political and corporate corruption?
