SciShow Tangents

By Complexly

SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one... more

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Number 1: Plagues with John Green!
Would it really be a conversation about plagues if noted plague-hater and tuberculosis-fighter John Green wasn't a part of it? In this episode John makes his Tangents debut at last, and we dig deep into whether we could fight an old, fat beaver and win, among other things. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail Express] Hunter-gatherer from 5000 years ago infected with plague https://www.livescience.com/5000-year-old-man-had-plague.html https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/oldest-strain-of-black-death-bacteria-found-in-5000-year-old-human-remains#Less-deadly-and-less-contagious Isaac Newton plague cure https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sir-isaac-newtons-plague-prescription-toad-vomit-lozenges-180975039/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/isaac-newton-plague Sewer pipes in Hanoi let plague-bearing rats breed https://feralatlas.supdigital.org/poster/colonial-sewers-led-to-more-rats https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hanoi-rat-massacre-1902 [The Scientific Definition] Four thieves vinegar https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7485289/ https://nutritionalgeography.faculty.ucdavis.edu/clove/ https://www.si.edu/es/object/die-mondsuchtigen:nmah_994026 The Vicary method / The live chicken treatment https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1472106/ https://muse.jhu.edu/article/665487 https://libguides.umn.edu/healthmisinformation Zenexton https://www.jstor.org/stable/44444207 https://archive.org/details/b30341681/page/n7/mode/2up [Ask the Science Couch] HIV resistance through genetic mutation and selective pressure (possibly from plagues) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1377146/ https://jmg.bmj.com/content/42/3/205 https://www.nature.com/news/2005/050307/full/news050307-15.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050325234239.htm https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC299980/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16880184/ Plague doctors probably didn’t look like birds (until later / after theater) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_F%C3%BCrst,_Der_Doctor_Schnabel_von_Rom_(Holl%C3%A4nder_version).png https://deathscent.com/2020/05/15/the-redolent-plague-doctor/ https://www.livescience.com/plague-doctors.html [Butt One More Thing] Using pastes made with human feces to treat bubonic plague https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/04/medieval-pandemic-cures-that-were-medieval/ https://hosted.lib.uiowa.edu/histmed/plague/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
February 18, 202555min
Number 2: Oil
Oil: it's a ubiquitous substance humans have been relying on for longer than you might think. We cook with it, we moisturize with it, we run machines with it - it keeps slipping into places we least expect to find it, for good and for ill... SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [The Gauntlet] Original Crisco oil plant Company that produces Crisco Process to turn liquid oil into solid Fair Packaging and Labeling Act decade Upton Sinclair book Two oils in modern Crisco Kream Krisp vs. Crisco [Trivia Question] Value of Spanish extra virgin olive oil stolen in August 2023 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/19/olive-oil-prices-surge-over-100percent-leading-to-cooking-oil-thefts.html https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spanish-police-seize-74-tonnes-stolen-olives-amid-soaring-prices-2023-10-06/ [Fact Off] Russell Martin Bliss contaminated Times Beach, Missouri with waste oil to stop dust Using human/animal hair to adsorb oil spills https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/7/7/52 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213343715000330 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/04/980424032349.htm https://time.com/6262631/philippines-oil-spill-cleanup-hair/ [Ask the Science Couch] Saturated/unsaturated fat chemistry and how they influence bloodstream lipids https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Book%3A_General_Biology_(Boundless)/03%3A_Biological_Macromolecules/3.03%3A_Lipid_Molecules_-_Introduction# https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/how-its-made-cholesterol-production-in-your-body https://openheart.bmj.com/content/5/2/e000871 [Butt One More Thing] Mineral oil used as a lubricant laxative https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/laxative-oral-route/before-using/drg-20070683?p=1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804525/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
December 12, 202345min
Number 3: Best of 2024 Compilation
One year passes, another is just around the bend, so let's look back on the top 6 Tangents episodes of 2024!! From intriguing topics to spooky mystery guests, this compilation truly summarizes a wild, wonderful year for Tangents. We hope you enjoy reminiscing with us, and we look forward to all that's ahead! Original episodes: 6. Feathers - airdate March 19, 2024 5. Glue - airdate May 14, 2024 4. Cheese - airdate February 6, 2024 3. Garbage - airdate March 5, 2024 2. Roller Coasters - airdate September 17, 2024 1. Caves - airdate October 1, 2024 Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
December 31, 20244h 48min
Number 4: Spaaaace Compilation
To infinity, butt facts, and beyond! It's not a shock that we here at Tangents love space. This wide-ranging set of episodes takes us all over our seasons - and all throughout our universe - as we learn about the wonders of space both near and very, very, very far. Episodes in this compilation: S1 E3 - Satellites, original airdate: November 27, 2018 S1 E36 - The Apollo Program, original airdate: July 16, 2019 S2 E19 - Experiments in Space, original airdate: March 17, 2020 S3 E7 - Exoplanets, original airdate: March 9, 2021 S4 E9 - Asteroids, original airdate: May 3, 2022 S4 E19 - Spaceships, original airdate: August 2, 2022 Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes of your preferred podcasting platform. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials: Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social @rhinoceri on Instagram Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social @im_sam_schultz on Instagram Hank: @hankgreen on X Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
September 19, 20253h 41min
Number 5: Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 36
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on July 1, 2024 titled "June Bonus!" Original Patreon description: This is going be a gooooooood one! Here's some cut for time content from the bananas episode! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials: Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social @rhinoceri on Instagram Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social @im_sam_schultz on Instagram Hank: @hankgreen on X Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
September 12, 20258min