Unexplainable
Unexplainable is a science show about everything we don’t know. Host Noam Hassenfeld is joined by an array of experts and Vox reporters each week to look at the most fascinating unanswered questions in science and the mind-bending ways scientists are trying to answer them. New episodes drop every Wednesday.
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The Unexplainable team includes Noam Hassenfeld, Byrd Pinkerton, Meradith Hoddinott, Mandy Nguyen, Cristian Ayala, and Brian Resnick. The show is a production of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Venus could have been a paradise but turned into a hellscape. Earthlings, pay attention.
900 degrees Fahrenheit, crushing pressure, and acid clouds. Venus, what the hell happened?
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Psychiatrists are uncovering connections between viruses and mental health. They’re surprising.
Immune responses to viruses like SARS-CoV-2 may affect mental health, and vice versa. Doctors are uncovering exactly how.
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Close encounters with mysterious, hovering balls of lightning, illustrated.
Humans and Neanderthals had sex. But was it for love?
The discovery of human-Neanderthal mating is changing our understanding of what it means to be human.