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Science

Our favorite science podcast episodes of 2021

By PopSci Editors

a spotted lanternfly with green illustrated background
Science

Spotted lanternfly goo is surprisingly tasty

By Popular Science Team

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Gear

Gifts for the person who’d rather listen to podcasts than talk to you

By Ryan Perry

a cow with a blue ribbon
Science

Inside the cutthroat world of competitive meat judging

By Popular Science Team

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Science

Fascinating science stories to help you survive holiday small talk

By Elana Spivack

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Science

Death ‘by planet’ was surprisingly common in the 1600s

By Popular Science Team

a human skull wearing sunglasses and large headphones
Science

The best science podcasts for staying sharp and sounding smart

By Rachel Feltman

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Science

How sexy Victorian mediums tricked scientists into believing in ectoplasm

By Popular Science Team

The best USB microphones
Gear

The best USB microphones

By Julian Vittorio

art illustration with a bushel of apples
Science

Did food taste better 50 years ago?

By Claire Maldarelli

x-ray of impacted wisdom tooth
Science

We finally know why we grow wisdom teeth as adults

By Sara Chodosh

art illustration of the sun
Science

What happens when the sun burns out?

By Rahul Rao

the sun as seen with x-rays
Science

How close can you get to the sun? Closer than you’d think.

By Alessandra Calderin

art illustration of person reaching for their toes
Science

Why can’t we all touch our toes?

By Claire Maldarelli

a nose smelling the stars (illustration)
Science

What does space smell like?

By Lizzie Schiffman

a baby chimp and baby human
Science

What scientists learned when they tried to raise a chimp with a human baby

By Popular Science Team

Some dinosaurs on the PopSci Ask Us Anything podcast background.
Science

What would a dinosaur taste like?

By John Kennedy

art illustration of woman with open mouth and laptop
Science

What would happen if I ate my computer? Asking for a friend.

By Ellen Airhart

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Science

A complete guide on how to safely take, send, and store nudes

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

art illustration with a mug of beer
Science

What is a hangover? And can you cure it?

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

an old-fashioned medical tool covered in a serrated blade
Science

Why were chainsaws invented? To help with childbirth.

By Popular Science Team

a skyscraper against a green background with rays of light beaming off of it onto the ground
Science

Some skyscrapers are so shiny they turn into death rays

By Popular Science Team

Shure MV7 podcasting microphone connected via USB
Gear

Shure MV7 Podcast Microphone review: Production-ready sound, minimal setup required

By Julian Vittorio

an old photo of a man running barefoot on a green illustrated background
Science

How Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon without shoes

By Popular Science Team

Blue Yeti USB microphone with a MacBook Pro
Gear

Blue Yeti review: No. 1 for more than one reason

By Markkus Rovito

a woman on her side clutching her stomach as if in pain against a green background
Science

Viagra could have been a groundbreaking cure for period cramps

By Popular Science Team

an illustration of a bee hive on a tree branch against a green background with a small drawing of an eyeball logo
Science

What’s stranger than bees telling time? How we learned that they can.

By Popular Science Team

an old drawing of a kitchen with a large open fire and a small dog running on a mill-like wheel to turn the spit
Science

This dog was genetically engineered to be a kitchen appliance

By Popular Science Team

an illustrated man with a magnifying glass held up to his eye
Science

Ask Us Anything: Why can’t we see more colors?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy

Ask Us Anything: What happens in your brain when you daydream?
Science

Ask Us Anything: What happens in your brain when you daydream?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy

an old fashioned sketch of someone drinking out of a small glass on a green background with blue polka dots and a drawing of an eyeball
Science

People used to drink a very specific kind of urine to treat motion sickness

By Popular Science Team

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Science

Ask Us Anything: Why can’t we burn our trash in volcanoes?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy

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Science

Craving a radioactive snack? Grab a banana.

By Popular Science Team

The Ask Us Anything logo with an illustrated heap of potatoes.
Science

Ask Us Anything: Can you survive on a single food forever?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy

A trio of giraffes from the necks up against a cloudy sky backdrop.
Science

Ask Us Anything: Why do humans stop growing?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy

a man and a woman lay sleeping in bed
Science

You get brainwashed whenever you go to sleep (and that’s a good thing)

By Popular Science Team

a man and woman sit close to each other and share a plate of pancakes
Science

Your favorite brunch foods are thousands of years old

By Popular Science Team

Cannabis buds over top of the Ask Us Anything logo for a podcast about whether you can overdose on weed.
Science

Can you overdose on weed?

By Marion Renault

a bowl of tofu and a glass of soy milk on a white marble counter, with dried soybeans scattered around the surface
Science

Eating soy does not make men grow boobs

By Popular Science Team

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DIY

How to convert text articles into audio (and why you might want to)

By David Nield

a jellyfish
Science

There’s no stopping this immortal jellyfish

By Popular Science Team

an astronaut stands next to an american flag on the moon
Science

Imagine traveling to the moon only to realize you’re allergic to it. One astronaut did.

By Popular Science Team

a woman holding an umbrella
Science

What really happened during the ‘Kentucky meat shower’?

By Popular Science Team

a drone hovers next to a lake and a tree
Technology

Delivery drones could drive us batty—unless they take some sonic cues from owls

By Popular Science Team

a hand putting a ballot into a box
Science

The story behind the most fraudulent election in history

By Popular Science Team

a man with headphones listening to podcasts or music
DIY

How to cave to peer pressure and start listening to podcasts

By David Nield

a fried egg on top of tomatoes on a white plate
Science

Egg yolk color doesn’t mean what you think it does

By Popular Science Team

a black pig is smiling
Science

Pig sex and celery have a surprising connection

By Popular Science Team

a woman sits in a metal box while a man speaks to her
Science

This scientist thought he’d found the source of all sexual energy

By Popular Science Team

an Apple laptop at night on a table
DIY

Read, watch, and listen to things faster than ever before

By David Nield

A spider
Science

Your car is probably full of spiders

By Popular Science Team

a baseball player swings a bat
Science

Why baseball players ‘bone’ their bats

By Popular Science Team

a war propaganda poster
Science

Carrots were once a crucial tool in anti-Nazi propaganda

By Popular Science Team

a boy with his mouth open
Science

You can totally sprain your teeth (and you’ve probably done it before)

By Popular Science Team

a drawing of a large worm
Science

Welcome to Earth, home to human-sized salamanders and skin-eating worms

By Popular Science Team

a screenshot of a video game
Science

Animal Crossing’s most elusive fish has a bizarre real-life backstory

By Popular Science Team

woman drinking coffee and smiling
Science

Does coffee make you poop, or is that just me?

By Popular Science Team

a ferris wheel
Science

There was only ever one true Ferris Wheel, and we blew it up

By Popular Science Team

king louis xiv of france
Science

Thank syphilis for these three major fashion trends

By Popular Science Team

An elephant causing chaos inside a restaurant
Science

How much acid should you give an elephant? These scientists learned the hard way.

By Popular Science Team

a woman is about to bite into a giant leek, for some reason
Science

The ‘chew chew cult’ is a Victorian diet fad that should really, really never come back

By Popular Science Team

two krampuses
Science

Elf on the Shelf and Krampus are more alike than you think

By Popular Science Team

A woman walking on a street wearing headphones, viewed from her shoulders up, as she looks off to her right.
DIY

5 ways to find your next favorite podcast

By David Nield

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Science

Listen to this shiver-inducing introduction to the science of ASMR

By Popular Science Team