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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)

Is good posture actually good?

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Jul 17, 202421:26pending

Why do we yawn?

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Jul 10, 202436:34pending

Embracing economic chaos

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Jul 3, 202426:42pending

We still don’t really know how inflation works

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Jun 26, 202430:02pending

Can you put a price on nature?

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Jun 19, 202423:07pending

The deepest spot in the ocean

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Jun 12, 202428:14pending

What’s the tallest mountain in the world?

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Jun 5, 202428:09pending

Did trees kill the world?

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May 22, 202426:56pending

Can we stop aging?

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May 15, 202437:19pending

Who's the daddy? There isn't one.

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May 8, 202420:21pending

Itch hunt

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May 1, 202418:27pending

How did Earth get its water?

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Apr 24, 202425:31pending

Is Earth alive?

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Apr 17, 202428:01pending

The alpha myth

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Apr 10, 202440:40pending

The eclipse chasers

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Apr 3, 202419:32pending

The Yips

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Mar 27, 202427:52pending

The bleeding edge, part two

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Mar 20, 202424:26pending

The bleeding edge

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Mar 13, 202418:55pending

Aliens from Earth?

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Mar 6, 202426:44pending

How scientists are searching for aliens

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Feb 28, 202416:30pending

A universal virus-killer?

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Feb 21, 202424:22pending

Why do we cry?

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Feb 14, 202424:10pending

Should you quit Diet Coke?

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Feb 7, 202425:36pending

The case for cursing

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Jan 31, 202427:36pending

The math problem that could break the internet

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Jan 24, 202438:33pending

Garbage patch kids

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Jan 17, 202420:18pending

A stethoscope for the rainforest

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Jan 10, 202426:33pending

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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Jan 3, 202430:23pending

Something weird near the beginning of time

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Dec 20, 202321:01pending

The tallest mountains on Earth are ... underground?

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Dec 13, 202319:59pending

Weaponizing uncertainty

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Dec 6, 202325:21pending

Can we live in space?

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Nov 29, 202332:50pending

The ice cream effect

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Nov 15, 202329:21pending

The data vigilantes

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Nov 8, 202331:53pending

Trouble on Pickles Reef

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Nov 1, 202326:47pending

Redefining death

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Oct 25, 202333:55pending

The Orcanizing

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Oct 18, 202322:12pending

Unexplainable or Not with Wyatt Cenac

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Oct 4, 202334:06pending

Rogue waves

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Sep 27, 202328:26pending

Does garlic break magnets?

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Sep 20, 202330:40pending

How to decode a thought

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Sep 13, 202331:54pending

It’s getting harder to see

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Aug 30, 202320:51pending

Jumping the gun

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Aug 23, 202333:55pending

Can we talk to animals?

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Aug 16, 202334:21pending

Unexplainable or Not: Beach day!

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Aug 9, 202329:35pending

Who let the wolves in?

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Aug 2, 202324:46pending

Why do we have a moon?

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Jul 26, 202327:25pending

The Black Box: In AI we trust?

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Jul 19, 202330:45pending

The Black Box: Even AI’s creators don’t understand it

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Jul 12, 202334:58pending

Do animals grieve?

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Jun 28, 202326:51pending