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    Unexpected Elements

    Unexpected Elements

    Unexpected Elements

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    Length:
    218 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 218 episodes

    Title

    Horsey driverless cars and competitive cloning

    The sight of horses running wild in a city leads panellist Tristan Ahtone in Helsinki t...

    49 minutes
    		May 03, 2024

    A scientific séance

    Join the Unexpected team as they journey beyond the borders of reality to ask why we be...

    50 minutes
    		Apr 26, 2024

    Computer memories and quantum futures

    These days, over a trillion semiconductor microchips are made and shipped each year. Th...

    49 minutes
    		Apr 19, 2024

    Beyoncé, banjos and dancing chemistry

    Beyonce's new album tops the charts with a reappraisal of who can do country music and ...

    49 minutes
    		Apr 12, 2024

    Unexpected elections

    In a year when billions of people have been to the ballot box, what do stickleback fish...

    50 minutes
    		Apr 05, 2024

    G.O.A.T

    Can you put a price on the perfect athlete? In baseball you can, and that’s a $700 mill...

    50 minutes
    		Mar 28, 2024

    Ancient water, modern solutions

    In a week of headlines about water shortages slowing ships in the Panama Canal and drou...

    50 minutes
    		Mar 21, 2024

    Fandom: The next generation

    Passionate K-Pop fans send us on a journey into the science of fandom. Panellists Andra...

    50 minutes
    		Mar 14, 2024

    Unexpected Oscars

    As award season reaches its climax in the US, Unexpected Elements holds its own glitzy ...

    50 minutes
    		Mar 07, 2024

    Leaping in Sync

    As the leap year helps to keep us in sync with the sun, we turn our attention to the na...

    50 minutes
    		Feb 29, 2024