If Pokémon existed in the wild, which animals would be in their weight class? We used the Pokédex to find the exact weights of 11 of...
The $15,000 A.I. From 1983: Why Do We Put Holes In Our Head?: Edward Youmans founded The Popular Science Monthly in 1872, and the first issue...
In our live show from August of 2023, Rachel talks about magicians’ tricks and their hidden misogyny, Sara explains how trees aren’t real (and why we...
Divya Anantharaman joins the show to talk about the history of taxidermy dating back to Charles Darwin! Plus, Rachel talks menopausal chimps, and Sara Kiley explains...
Charlie McDonnell (aka coollike on Twitch) joins the show to talk about a very British energy scandal! Plus, producer Jess Boddy does a segment on if...
Sarah Gailey joins the show to talk about how hippo ranching almost became commonplace in the United States. Plus, Sandra talks about giving peacocks vasectomies, and...
PopSci’s Laura Baisas hops on Weirdest Thing to talk about ancient tweezers (and their accompanying screams), Rachel explains the state of Leprosy in past, present, and...
Scientific Illustrator and Twitch Partner Liz Clayton Fuller joins the podcast to talk about turkey vultures, their defensive puking mechanism, and why you should thank the...
Annalee Newitz discusses how to survive an apocalypse while eating good, Rachel talks about birds using spikes as barbecue skewers (and more), and Chelsey gets into...
Stan explains the iconic monkey selfie legal struggle, Amanda talks about how scientists got crows to stop pooping so much, and Rachel divulges many details about...