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05.09.2024

62: False Memories & House Plants

How much real science is there to the Mandela Effect, and how much should we be worried about our faulty memories? And what's the science and history behind our long love for house plants?

04.25.2024

61: Whale Fall Ecology & Jury Duty

What happens when the largest living animal becomes the largest dead animal? Just how complex could a dead whale be? And what are the differences, flaws, and nuances of the jury system, and can we be studying it...

04.11.2024

60: Near Earth Objects & Guitar Tabs

What are all these rocks hurtling through space? Do we need to worry about them, and what can we learn from them? And what are guitar tabs, why don't people take them seriously, and why does Tom love them so...

03.28.2024

Preview: Rats! Cheddar Heist!

With Tom as their DM, Ella, Caroline, and Ellen Weatherford team up for a dicey heist in the big apple. Only one catch: they're rats! Can Rex, Tango, and Muriel ratatouille their way to nab the cheddar, or will they...

03.21.2024

59: Quantum Physics & Gossip

Can Tom finally take on his science communication white whale: Quantum Physics?? And what is gossip, what did it mean in the past, and could it actually be... good?? Find out on a very special MaxFunDrive episode!

03.18.2024

Go Fact Yourself MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, Teresa McElroy, Ross Blocher, and Jordan Morris

IT'S THE MAXFUNDRIVE!!! And we're kicking it off with a network-wide trivia competition with other MaxFun hosts! You can see all our upcoming events during the drive and become a member at www.LetsLearnEverything.com

03.14.2024

58: Kelly & Zach Weinersmith, Mars Ecology, and Space Communes

What would a man-made ecosystem look like on mars? Just how complicated could it possibly be? And are the human and societal issues just as complicated? Science communicators and authors Zach and Dr. Kelly Weinersmith ask...

02.29.2024

57: Don't Lose Your Head! and Constructed Languages

Losing your head isn't good, but what actually happens, and what can it tell us about animals, ethics, and bad science? And what is a constructed language, when does it fail, and when can it be use to make great......

02.15.2024

56: Are We Still Evolving? & Famous First Messages

How have human beings evolved, and how could we evolve in the future? And what are some famous first messages, and what can we learn from looking at them?

02.01.2024

55: Evolving Electricity & What's "Women's Work"?

How did eels evolve electricity? And when is "women's work" neither "women's" nor "work"?

01.18.2024

Recast: LLE on Creature Feature - The Bird Pee Technique

While we take our January break we're rebroadcasting our appearance on Creature Feature! Katie pulled out some of the wildest facts for us, so enjoy, thanks for your patience, and see y'all in 2 weeks!

01.04.2024

New Year Q&A

It's our annual Q&A episode where we look back on 2023 and answer your questions to learn about our process, our favorite things, and each other!

12.21.2023

54: The HaLearnDay Extravaganza!

It's the HaLearnDays! The time of year when we share gifts of fun facts from us and friends of the show!

12.07.2023

53: Making Superheavy Elements, and Celebrating Public Domain Day

What are the superheavy elements, and how did we make them? And what is public domain day, and why is next year's going to be so interesting?

11.30.2023

Submit Your Q&A Questions!

Submit your questions for our end of year Q&A episode at https://www.letslearneverything.com/question or in our discord!

11.23.2023

52: Amy Westervelt, Carbon Capture, and the Cartoonishly Evil Atlas Network

Investigative journalist Amy Westervelt from Drilled asks us: what is carbon capture and is it good or bad or... complicated? What is the Atlas Network and why are they comically evil dark avengers of the climate world? ...

11.09.2023

51: Carcinization, The Animal Algorithm Mystery, and The Many Lemming Lies w/ Ellen Weatherford

Are we really all destined to turn into crabs? Why are there so many animal algorithms, and are they all legit? And just how many times have we been wrong about the lemming?

10.26.2023

49: Goosebumps, (Not) Alien Pyramids, and Nessie & Cryptids

Why do we get goosebumps when we hear nails on a chalkboard? Obviously aliens didn't make the pyramids, but how were they made and what does that teach us about humanity? And what's the story behind nessie and...

10.12.2023

50: The Ig Nobel Prize, The 2023 Ig Nobel Winners, and the Ig Nobel Peace Prize

For our 2nd anniversary and our 50th episode (which it definitely is, don't check) we cooperatively tackled a topic folks have been asking us to do for ages: The Ig Nobel Prize!

09.28.2023

48: Wikipedia w/ Annie Rauwerda, The First Boring Number, and Perpetual Stew

We all use Wikipedia, but how did it come to be? What's the first number to not have a Wikipedia page, and what does that say about math and humans? And what on Earth is Perpetual Stew?

09.14.2023

47: The Abyssopelagic Zone, The Crystal Healing Boom, and Time Capsules

What lies below the depths of the sea... and why should we stop being so afraid of it? Okay we know crystals can't heal you, but could they actually do... something? And why are time capsules more complicated...

08.31.2023

46: Lawn Loathing, Spelling Psammophile, and Guinness World Records

Why are lawns so bad, and what could we grow instead? How much can we learn from an esoteric word like Psammophile? And why is the Guinness Book of World Records wonderful and terrible at the same time?

08.17.2023

45: Superseded Science, why is TB Still a Thing, and the Radium Girls

What previous scientific theories would turn into the ones we know today, and what can they teach us? Why is Tuberculosis still a thing in the modern age? And who were the Radium girls, and what did they give...

08.03.2023

44: Katie Goldin & Alex Schmidt, Space Birds, and the Bison Emoji

Special guests Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin from Secretly Incredibly Fascinating and Creature Feature answer: Have birds ever been to space? Why does Katie love birds so much? And how did Alex bring about the bison emoji to...

07.20.2023

43: Gravitational Waves, The Loneliest Animal, and Graffiti

How long have we been searching for Gravitational Waves? What is the loneliest animal, and what does it mean to be lonely? And what really makes graffiti... graffiti?

07.06.2023

42: Gender Complexity, Mars Water Deja Vu, and Pigeons

How complicated is trying to scientifically study gender? Why does it feel like water get discovered on Mars every other month? And what's so great about these pigeons I see everywhere?

06.19.2023

Best Of Everything!

It's our first Best Of episode! We sat down to listen to and talk about the topics YOU told us were your favorites! Temporal Illusions! Eurovision! Dodos, and so much more!

06.08.2023

41: Eyevolution, Eliminating Mosquitos, and Bagged Milk w/ Sabrina Cruz

What are some of the wildest ways that eyes have evolved? What would happen if we got rid of all mosquitos, and how would we even do it? And how on Earth did some Canadians come to love...

05.31.2023

40: Mitochondrial Eve, Climate Change CRISPR, and Telephone Music

Who is the most recent human we all share our DNA with? How can CRISPR be used to help the climate crisis? And what do telephones have to do with music?

05.25.2023

Tom-nical Difficulties: Back in a Week! (And the week after that!)

Tom threw out his voice screaming about the new Zelda game (not actually) so we're delaying the next episode. But! We're not shifting the release schedule so the next episode will still come out the Thursday after!

05.11.2023

39: The Pill, The 2 Highest Points on Earth, and Period Products

What are the myths and facts around the hormonal birth control pill? Why are there two highest points on Earth, and does that teach us about our planet? And what are all the ways period products affect the...

04.27.2023

38: Ellen Weatherford, Can Fish Drown, and Real Pokemon

Special guest Ellen Weatherford joins us to ask: just how interesting can water and fish be? And are there any pokemon inspired by strange but real animals?

04.13.2023

37: Loving Toxicity, Future Warnings, and Better Burials

Is there more to learn than to fear from toxic animals? How would we warn future humans about present dangers? And what are the better ways for us to be buried?

04.06.2023

Technical Difficulties: Back Next Week!

Apologies all, Ella's computer kicked the bucket, so we'll be back next week with a fresh episode!

03.23.2023

36: Scientific Language Models, The Smell of Space, and Forgotten Olympic Events

Can Large Language Models be used for good in scientific fields? Could space smell... good? And what olympic events have we tried, abandoned, and completely forgotten about?

03.16.2023

Recast: Just The Zoo Of Us: Rats w/ Let's Learn Everything!

Today we're rebroadcasting our appearance on Just the Zoo of Us as we prepare for an episode coming NEXT week for the MaxFunDrive! On this episode we combine our shows formats to bring you a full topic, question, and...

03.02.2023

35: Don't DeExtinct the Dodo, Humans vs Computers, and Art Forgery

Is it really possible to bring back the Dodo, and what even really happened in the first place? Are there any games left that humans can beat computers at, and why might that be okay? And what can...

02.16.2023

34: The Replication Crisis, Human Senses, and Pride Flags

Is psychology doomed, or could the reproducibility crisis a good thing? How many senses do we really have? And what's the history behind all the pride flags you see?

02.02.2023

33: Immortality, Before Trees, and Emojis

Is immortality possible in humans or other animals? What was on Earth before trees? And what can we learn from emoji?

01.19.2023

32: The Ozone Success Story, Turning Heads, and Eurovision

What's the story of how we successfully saved the ozone? Why and how can owls turn their heads around, and who else can? And can Ella convert Tom to the wonder that is Eurovision?

12.29.2022

31: End of Year Q&A

To round out the year we learn about the most interesting thing: each other! We talk about the process of researching and writing an episode, future sciences and science fiction, and laugh and cry reflecting on our favorite things...

12.15.2022

30: The HaLearnDay Spectacular!

On a very special holiday episode, Tom, Caroline, and Ella give the gift of learning! We've wrapped up our favorite fun facts to give to each other, and even gotten a few presents from some special guests!

12.01.2022

29: What's in a Scientific Name, How Many Cells are in a Human, and What the British Museum Stole

What is the science of scientific naming, and could it actually be life saving? How many cells are in a human body, and why is it important to know? And how exactly did the British Museum... "acquire" all...

11.17.2022

28: Cerebral Organoids, Are Cats Liquids, and The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

How can you study a brain without a brain? In what ways is a cat actually like a liquid? And why do we say The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread?

11.03.2022

27: Zoologist Ash Campbell, Kleptoparasitism, and Australia's Best Animal

Today our guest Ashlen Campbell asks us: how do you stop a seagull from stealing your chips? And what can that teach us about the wild world of kleptoparasitism?

10.20.2022

26: Pain, Vampiric Animals, and Penny Dreadfuls

How do we define pain, and what animals can feel it? How similar are vampires to real vampiric animals? And what are penny dreadfuls and how were they actually... good?

10.06.2022

25: The Timeline of Timekeeping, Origins of Speech, and the Birthday of Birthdays

It's the show's birthday! And we're going to celebrate with LEARNING! How much do we really know about the history of keeping time? When did human speech first arise, and how would we even figure that out?...

09.22.2022

24: Self Experimentation, Amputation Archaeology, and Learning to Love PowerPoint

What are the pros and perils of self experimentation? What archaeological clues do we have to the first human amputation? And why should we actually learn to love PowerPoint?

09.08.2022

23: Plastic's Past, Imperfect Pitch, and the Dumb History of Generation Naming

What is the history of plastic, and what could the future hold? Why is perfect pitch, not so perfect, and do any animals have it? And how on Earth did we end up with these meaningless names for...

09.06.2022

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