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Noam Hassenfeld

Host and Senior Producer, Unexplainable

How the Nobel Prizes skew science

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld October 6

Astronomers were skeptical about dark matter — until Vera Rubin came along

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld August 17

How a tiny, wobbling particle could unlock mysteries of the universe

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld May 12

Ancient DNA is helping rewrite human history

By Noam Hassenfeld and Byrd Pinkerton March 24

Cancer has a smell. Someday your phone may detect it.

By Noam Hassenfeld March 11

Systemic racism, explained (to kids)

By Noam Hassenfeld and Byrd Pinkerton August 29, 2020

Why boredom can be good for you

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld August 15, 2020

Elections, explained (to kids)

By Noam Hassenfeld and Byrd Pinkerton July 31, 2020

How a vaccine gets made, explained (to kids)

By Noam Hassenfeld and Byrd Pinkerton July 17, 2020

Today, Explained: Greatest Hits

By Noam Hassenfeld May 22, 2020