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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week


The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

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At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

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Traveling Barber Uprising, Rats Taking Selfies, Honeyguide Helpers

Maritime archaeologist and historian Joel Cook joins the show to spin the tale of how t...

57 minutes
Apr 24, 2024

Lotion Spider Brouhaha, ADHD Superpowers, Earth's Evil Twin

Scientist and Twitch streamer Knimbley joins the show today to talk about how astronomy...

59 minutes
Apr 10, 2024

Freaky Eclipse Rituals, Cosmic Serendipity, Solar Mysteries

Scientific American's Lee Billings and Clara Moskowitz join Rachel this week to talk al...

45 minutes
Mar 27, 2024

Stargazing Poop Bugs, Ancient Beer Ladies, Secret Internet Slang

Christie Taylor joins the show to talk about dung beetles who love to stargaze. Plus, L...

74 minutes
Mar 13, 2024

Bird Milk, Space Lube, Hermit Crab Housing Crisis

Liz Clayton Fuller rejoins the show to talk all things bird milk (yum!), and Amanda Ree...

54 minutes
Feb 28, 2024

Government Cheese, Mitochondria NOT Powerhousing, Dawn of the Cockroach

This time, Laura Baisas explains the dawn of the cockroach in New York, Rachel discusse...

60 minutes
Feb 14, 2024

Nature's Weirdest Sleepers, Iron Maiden Myths, Parking Psychology

Welcome to Season 8! Producer Jess Boddy joins the show to talk about the mythical iron...

67 minutes
Jan 28, 2024

LIVE SHOW: Trees are Fake, Fortune-Telling Cheese, Sunscreen Secrets, Magical Misogyny

In our live show from August of 2023, Rachel talks about magicians' tricks and their hi...

72 minutes
Dec 20, 2023

Eating The Rich, Menopausal Chimps, Darwin's Taxidermy Teacher

Divya Anantharaman joins the show to talk about the history of taxidermy dating back to...

60 minutes
Dec 06, 2023

The Truth About Quicksand, Release the Tea Kraken, Learning Without Brains

Charlie McDonnell (aka coollike on Twitch) joins the show to talk about a very British ...

64 minutes
Nov 22, 2023