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Unexplainable

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Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays.From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Episodes (306)

We don't understand yogurt

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Jun 11, 202518:51pending

The musical structure of the universe

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Jun 9, 202553:02pending

How to beat roulette

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Jun 4, 202519:48pending

Is climate change really making hurricanes worse?

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Jun 2, 202520:21pending

Are we sure about fluoride?

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May 21, 202529:24pending

The man who walked butterflies on a leash

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May 19, 202524:49pending

Imagine a sunset, now imagine you can't

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May 14, 202523:45pending

An imaginary planet that feels extremely real

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May 12, 202524:03pending

The view from inside a volcano

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May 7, 202523:53pending

Who are you calling a Neanderthal?

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May 5, 202518:04pending

Sorry, we left an implant in your brain

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Apr 30, 202533:36pending

Blood farm

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Apr 23, 202525:26pending

Moon genes

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Apr 16, 202524:05pending

How to stop your hiccups

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Apr 9, 202530:06pending

A new way to listen

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Apr 7, 20252:21pending

Intraterrestrials

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Apr 2, 202524:23pending

How to talk to aliens

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Mar 26, 202524:57pending

Good Robot #4: Who, me?

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Mar 22, 202549:54pending

Good Robot #3: Let’s fix everything

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Mar 19, 202545:57pending

Good Robot #2: Everything is not awesome

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Mar 15, 202553:40pending

Good Robot #1: The magic intelligence in the sky

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Mar 12, 202549:41pending

A strange signal from space

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Mar 5, 202534:56pending

Getting malaria on purpose

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Feb 26, 202526:24pending

The problem with dreams

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Feb 19, 202528:11pending

Is science in danger?

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Feb 12, 202523:31pending

How umami blew up taste

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Feb 5, 202536:18pending

What’s hiding under the Antarctic ice?

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Jan 22, 202523:46pending

Biopiracy

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Jan 15, 202528:14pending

Will AI ever ... feel?

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Jan 8, 202526:03pending

New year, new diet, live forever?

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Jan 1, 202525:48pending

Mysteries we can’t stop thinking about

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Dec 18, 202425:38pending

Who let the wolves in?

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Dec 11, 202424:14pending

Where to meet a Neanderthal

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Dec 4, 202429:19pending

Pinky and the (lab-grown) Brain

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Nov 20, 202420:52pending

Why are there lefties and righties?

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Nov 13, 202427:50pending

Placebos work. Why?

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Nov 6, 202425:57pending

Why is horror so fun?

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Oct 30, 202419:51pending

Are psychedelics breaking science?

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Oct 23, 202424:40pending

Your gut’s feelings

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Oct 16, 202428:09pending

Is insurance doomed?

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Oct 9, 202428:59pending

My animal heart

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Oct 2, 202425:20pending

How hot could the world get?

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Sep 25, 202423:58pending

Should you be eating poison oak?

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Sep 18, 202428:40pending

Dark oxygen could rewrite Earth’s history

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Sep 11, 202423:28pending

You're lost in the wilderness. Now what?

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Aug 28, 202422:04pending

Viral dark matter

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Aug 21, 202423:56pending

The good virus

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Aug 14, 202419:56pending

Ecstasy therapy

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Aug 7, 202430:18pending

What did dinosaurs sound like?

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Jul 31, 202438:39pending

Do we live inside an enormous black hole?

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Jul 24, 202425:09pending