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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
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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- Science chart
- #64
- Episodes
- 239
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr 4 min
- On air since
- 2018
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
239 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 4 min
Underwater Songbirds, Tea Bagging for Science, Um Yes Hello it's Spooky Lake Month!
Show notes
Geo Rutherford joins the show to talk all things spooky lake month! Plus, Liz Clayton Fuller returns to explain how one songbird dives underwater, and Rachel talks about soiling undies... for science.
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1 hr 12 min
On The Origin of Smooching, Mausoleum Madness, Chubby Cheetahs
Show notes
Amanda Reed and Riley Black join the show to discuss the fat American cheetah, weird mausoleum culture, and where the heck kissing came from.
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53 min
Death by Trebuchet, Big Bird's Close Call, Dry Scooping Coffee
Show notes
Shane Madej and Matt Real join the show from The Quizard's Pit! There's discussion of sending Big Bird to space (thank GOODNESS we didn't), a suspicious skeleton, and one writer who loved coffee a little too much.
Check out The Quizard's Pit: https://www.youtube.com/@TheQuizardsPit
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1 hr 10 min
Hector the Tickle Robot, Eyeball Teeth, a Little Bit of ~Spice~ (and Neuroscience)
Show notes
Author and food historian Priya Mani joins the show to talk about the neuroscience of spice. Plus, Laura explains why whales have teeth on their eyes (SERIOUSLY), and Rachel gets into why a tickle robot exists.
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1 hr 11 min
Pantone-deaf, Naked Mole Rat Perfume, a Berry of Many Names
Show notes
Alexis Nikole joins the show to talk about the heinous etymology of the juneberry (if that's even it's real name...). Plus, Liz Clayton Fuller returns to explain how birds are behind Pantone, and Rachel details the ins and outs of Naked Mole Rat society -- and what it has to do with their STINK.
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1 hr 9 min
Literal Love Languages, Royal Dog of Madagascar, King Tut’s Undies
Show notes
Greg Jenner joins the show to unravel all of the secrets hidden in King Tut's undies. (Seriously. There are a lot.) Plus, Sara Kiley tells the story of the crusty white dog from Madagascar, and Rachel goes down a rabbit hole about only marrying someone who DOESN'T speak your language.
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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
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55 min
Boob Backwash, Nighttime Radio Secrets, 10 Toes Down on Tommy
Show notes
Sarah Dern and Emma Gommetz join Rachel this week to talk a trio of extra weird things. We've got babies spitting backwash into the boob, radio's biggest op being literal "night", and a gender-bending squirrel beloved by military veterans named Tommy Tucker.
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1 hr 18 min
The Greatest Con in Mushroom History, Secret Weapon: Normal Dogs, a Bee's Benis
Show notes
Bee scientist Kit Prendergast joins the show to talk about... well... the birds and the bees. Plus, Rachel explains how portobello (portabella?) mushrooms are not exactly real. And Sara Kiley tells us how a spotted lanternfly's worst enemy could be a normal dog.
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1 hr 6 min
Fallout Shelter Fads, The Library of Cocaine, Mosquito Nepobaby
Show notes
Ben Bradford, host of the podcast Are We Doomed?, joins the show to talk about when buying fallout shelter goods was all the rage. Plus, Laura tells us how she's related to mosquito royalty, and Rachel explains why the Library of Congress is holding onto Freud's "friend's" cocaine.
Check out Ben's show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-we-doomed/id1893359212
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51 min
Creativity is Crumbling, Sarcophagus Juice Sourdough, Mycelium Mutual Aid
Show notes
Pattie Gonia joins the show to talk about how secret networks of underground fungi are basically like nature's mutual aid. Plus, Moiya McTier returns to discuss creativity, why it might be crumbling, and how one measures it (spoiler: it is NOT easy). And Rachel explains how scientists used yeast from a melting mummy to bake a loaf of sourdough.
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53 min
Marie Antoinette Wearing Braces, Secret Immortal Cells, Chasing the Tooth Worm
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Hari Kondabolu and Priyanka Wali join the show to talk about cells taken secretly and unethically... but ended up changing human health forever. Then, Rachel divulges a plethora of facts about dental care of yesteryear, from how Marie Antoinette wore braces (yes, seriously), to how Neanderthals drilled for cavities.
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1 hr 4 min
We Did it Joe (Pilates), They Did Surgery on a Cocaine Hippo, Steinbeck Digs Deep (Literally)
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Ben Lillie joins the show to talk about John Steinbeck doing very in-character things on a scientific expedition out on the open ocean. Plus, Sara Kiley talks about Joseph Pilates (yes, that Pilates), and Rachel explains why people are doing surgery on those cocaine hippos.
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50 min
A Musical Secret Weapon, Low Cortisol Beakmaxxing, Roller Coaster Science
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Dropout's Grant O'Brien joins the show to talk about all things weird roller coasters. Plus, Jess hops on to discuss how a Gregorian chant has infiltrated all of our favorite media, from Shrek to Elden Ring. And Rachel gets into how having less of a beak can actually make you more of a chad.
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55 min
Cannibal Caribou, Charming Worms, Strawberry-Flavored Neutrinos
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Rachel's officially back! Chanda Prescod-Weinstein also joins as a guest host. This week, they talk about self-made caribou snacks, how to charm a worm, and why neutrinos can be classified as nontrinary.
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45 min
REVISITING Naked Founding Fathers, Jalapeño Thumb, Counting Vampires
Show notes
In our final rerun episode during Rachel's parental leave, we have the oldest episode yet. It features one of Jess' first appearances on the show in which she details strange vampire folklore (and why they love to count), Claire Maldarelli shares a weird pepper-related medical condition, and Rachel gets into why some founding fathers bathed outside, in the open air, naked.
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1 hr 18 min
Killer Demon Core, Victorian Theater-Kid Ghosts, Louis Pasteur's Secrets
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Jess brings adef and jacksonparodi on the show this week to discuss how one sphere killed two men in a matter of days, why folks in Victorian Australia used glowing paint to transform into ghosts, and how Louis Pasteur had more aura than ever imaginable.
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1 hr 1 min
REVISITING Art Crime Doesn't Pay, Canines Cooking Meat, Eggs Gone Wrong
Show notes
While Rachel is on parental leave, here's a vintage episode from our vault! Rachel, Sara, and comedian Josh Gondelman discuss dogs cooking in kitchens, chickens laying eggs inside themselves, and one of the most peculiar art heists in history.
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1 hr 7 min
Atomic Priesthood, Space Smells Like Beef, the Power of Pee Fuel
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Jess brings on science-minded friends Lindsey and Misti to discuss why space smells like a freshly opened beef stew packet, how having to pee makes you better at video games like Elden Ring, and how rituals and priests might be the solution to long-term nuclear waste warning.
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1 hr 3 min
REVISITING Olympic Weirdness: Barefoot Marathons, Medals for Artwork, Pistol Dueling
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While Rachel is on parental leave, here's a vintage episode from our vault! Rachel, Claire, and Sara discuss all things weird related to the Olympics way back in 2021 (when the games were pushed back a year from the pandemic).
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Beaver Skull Obsession, Aussie Widowmakers, Koalas Eating $#!%
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WELCOME TO SEASON 10! Jess hosts the show solo while Rachel is on maternity leave, but brings on a pair of her creator friends to chat about how beavers keep wildfires at bay, koalas eating their moms' poop (kind of), and exploding Australian trees.
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