ScienceStuff

Is A.I. Going to Kill Us All?

How do you make sure A.I. has humanity's best interest at heart? Jorge explores humanity's future with two "A.I. Alignment" experts. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv

What Makes Traffic So Bad?

Stuck in traffic? There's someone to blame, but it's not who you think it is. Jorge cruises to an answer with two traffic science experts. See omnystudio.com/listener fo

Can We Talk to Dolphins?

They're some of the smartest animals on Earth. Could we ever have a conversation with them? Jorge takes the plunge with two dolphin experts to find out. See omnystudio.c

Can A.I. Be Funny?

Can computers crack jokes? Are comedians in trouble? Jorge talks to an AI expert to find the punchline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What Makes Someone Left-Handed?

Is it genetic or random? And why do we have a preferred hand anyway? Jorge gets the right answers from some left-handed experts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

Is Math Ruining Sports?

Math is a key player in every major sport these days. Is it helping teams win, or is it making games boring to watch? Jorge talks to a "Moneyball" expert to find out. Se

Why Are We Going Back to the Moon?

Jorge talks to three scientists involved in the Artemis Moon Program to find out why we're going back there after 50 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor

Should We Mine the Asteroid Belt? (feat. Phil Plait)

Do asteroids have precious metals we can mine? Or is one of them going to hit us and make us go extinct first? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BONUS: The Bob Ross Effect

Can watching someone paint make you feel better? Scientists have proof that watching Bob Ross can significantly improve your mood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac

What Did People Eat 3000 Years Ago?

3000 years is a long time. How do we know what was on the menu? And would we eat it today? Jorge talks to an archaeologist about ancient foods. See omnystudio.com/listen

Why Do Our Knuckles Crack?

Why do our joints snap, crackle and pop? And why can't we stop doing it? Jorge investigates the evolution, psychology and physics of this annoying habit. See omnystudio.

Why Do People Forget Memories?

What happens to the things we remember when we can't remember them anymore? Jorge talks to two psychologists about the science of forgetting and the fascinating world of

What Is Super Memory (And How Do You Get It)?

Some people can remember 100,000 digits of pi, or everything that's ever happened to them. How do they do it? And can anyone learn this skill? Jorge goes down memory lane

Do Animals Have a Sense of Humor?

Do chihuahuas chuckle? Or jaguars joke? Jorge kids around with animal experts to find out if animals can be funny (on purpose). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i

Why Is the Moon So Big?

NASA is sending astronauts back to the moon. But why? What deep mysteries still hide on the far side of the moon? Jorge jumps over the moon to find out. See omnystudio.c

What Is AI Slop Doing to Us?

AI is everywhere these days. What happened to make it so powerful all of a sudden? And what is all this AI content doing to our brains? Jorge talks to three experts to fi

BONUS: How to Stop Procrastinating

Is there hope for the eternal procrastinator? Jorge gets some tips for living with procrastination from three expert psychologists. Learn more about our experts' work: 

Why Do We Procrastinate?

We finally got around to it: an episode about procrastination. Why do we do it? Is it really bad? And is there such as a thing as productive procrastination? Jorge talks

Why Do We Go Bald?

What's the skinny on why we lose our hair? Is it genetic or avoidable? Or do we need to comb over society's stigma about it? Jorge gets to the hairy truth. See omnystudi

Do Supersenses Exist?

Can we hear echoes like bats, or see x-rays like Superman? Believe it or not, scientists think the answer is yes. Jorge talks to three experts involved in extending human