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The Man Who Ate a Plane: Michel Lotito and the Science of Pica

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 16:50

Between 1978 and 1980, a Frenchman named Michel Lotito consumed an entire Cessna 150 airplane—metal, wires, seat cushions and all. We dive into the extraordinary biology that allowed his stomach to digest metal, glass, and rubber without dying, exploring the strange neurological condition called pica and what it reveals about human digestion, psychology, and the outer limits of what our bodies can endure.

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Pasteur vs. Béchamp: The Germ Theory War That Medicine Forgot

Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 15:48

While Pasteur became a household name for germ theory, his contemporary Antoine Béchamp claimed he stole everything—and proposed a radically different theory of disease that still has adherents today. This scientific feud got so personal it involved accusations of fraud, grave robbing, and a deathbed controversy that refuses to die.

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7 Scientific Discoveries Made Completely By Accident (While Looking For Something Else)

Saturday, August 22, 2026 • Duration 14:49

From penicillin to the microwave oven, some of humanity's greatest discoveries happened because a scientist looked up at the wrong moment—or forgot to clean their lab. We're counting down seven game-changing accidents that prove sometimes the best research happens when you're not even trying.

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The Woman Who Tasted Shapes: Synesthesia and the Brain of Elizabeth Sulston

Friday, August 7, 2026 • Duration 13:13

Elizabeth Sulston didn't just taste chocolate—she felt it as cool glass columns against her fingertips. When someone spoke her name, she saw swirling burgundy spirals. We dive deep into one of the most remarkable documented cases of synesthesia, exploring how her brain rewired perception itself and what it reveals about how all our minds construct reality.

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Einstein vs. Bohr: The Greatest Scientific Debate Ever

Friday, July 17, 2026 • Duration 13:54

When two titans of physics went head-to-head, the very nature of reality hung in the balance. Einstein believed God doesn't play dice with the universe, while Bohr insisted quantum mechanics proved otherwise—and their decades-long debate at conferences, through letters, and via thought experiments reshaped how we understand the cosmos. Spoiler alert: Bohr won, but Einstein's objections led to some of the most mind-bending discoveries in science.

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5 Experiments That Went Hilariously Wrong (But Changed Science Forever)

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 • Duration 14:56

Sometimes the best discoveries happen when everything goes wrong. We're counting down five spectacular lab failures—from exploding flasks to contaminated petri dishes—that accidentally gave us penicillin, the microwave, and other game-changing innovations. Turns out, scientific genius is sometimes just spectacular clumsiness with a notepad nearby.

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The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks

Monday, May 25, 2026 • Duration 13:28

In 1951, a young tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer, but her cells refused to die with her. Those cells, known as HeLa, became the first immortal human cell line—reproducing infinitely in laboratories around the world and enabling breakthroughs from the polio vaccine to cancer research. This is the story of how one woman's unwitting contribution changed science forever, and the ethical questions that still haunt her legacy.

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The Universes Recycler

Episode 24

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 • Duration 10:08

Learn about the wonder of black holes

Origins of the Universe

Episode 23

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 • Duration 10:16

This will blow your mind!

Best of pt2

Episode 22

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 • Duration 10:52

Science Stuff to Blow Your Mind best of episode!

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