The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

By Popular Science

At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts... more

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March 16, 2021 Ask Us Anything: Can you boost your immune system?
Check out the first episode of Ask Us Anything, a brand new podcast from the editors of Popular Science! Claire and Jess dive into whether you can boost your immune system, giving it ninja-like capabilities to vanquish any infectious critter that crosses its path. Click here to subscribe to Ask Us Anything's feed! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-us-anything-by-popular-science/id1556759897
Ask Us Anything is a bite-sized show that answers your most outlandish, mind-burning questions—from what the universe is made of to why not everyone can touch their toes. If you like The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, we promise you’ll love Ask Us Anything—and you’ll hear a few familiar voices on it, too! Check out new episodes of Ask Us Anything every Tuesday and Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.
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March 03, 2021 Astrology’s Hidden Sign, Ancient Brunch, The Uncanny Valley
The weirdest things we learned this week range from eating poison oak to creepy animated babies. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
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Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
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49min
February 17, 2021 The Truth About Soy Boys, the Sexiest Number, the Potato King
The weirdest things we learned this week range from soy boy panic to a magic number found in peregrine falcon dives and Robert Pattinson's face. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
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Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
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50min
December 09, 2020 Immortal Jellyfish, Cocaine Hippos, Potato Chip Controversy
This episode celebrates our latest print issue hitting newsstands! The weirdest things we learned this week range from a jellyfish that can live forever to invasive cocaine hippos. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
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Edited by Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
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44min
November 25, 2020 Moon Allergies, Singing Statues, Secrets of Famous Movie Sounds
Dallas Taylor, sound designer and host of Twenty Thousand Hertz, joins the weirdos as a guest host. The weirdest things we learned this week range from statues that sing first thing in the morning to the animal sounds that make up Star Wars' tie-fighters and Jurassic Park's dinosaurs. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
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Edited by Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
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42min
November 11, 2020 Meat Rain, Medicinal Sword Swallowing, a Nuclear Kodak Moment
The weirdest things we learned this week range from meat raining down from the heavens to swallowing swords to help doctors look down esophaguses. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
Click here to learn more about all of our stories!
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Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli
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Edited by Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
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44min
October 28, 2020 Dog Mayors, Zombie Presidents, Death By Voter Fraud
In this special episode, the weirdest things we learned this week range from Edgar Allen Poe's peculiar death to how salamanders influenced the term Gerrymander. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
Click here to learn more about all of our stories!
Follow our team on Twitter
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli
Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh
Purbita Saha: www.twitter.com/hahabita
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Edited by Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
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1h
October 14, 2020 Toxic Animal Boyfriends, Birding for Freedom, Egg Yolks Explained
The weirdest things we learned this week range from stage-five-clinger anglerfish to Harriet Tubman's birding expertise. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
Click here to learn more about all of our stories!
Follow our team on Twitter
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh
Purbita Saha: www.twitter.com/hahabita
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Edited by Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
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45min
September 30, 2020 Exploding Underwater Mountains, Boar Sex and Celery, Hidden History of Vaccination
Contributing editor Kat Eschner joins the weirdos as a guest host. The weirdest things we learned this week range from the surprising link between pig sex and celery to blowing up a mountain underwater. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
Click here to learn more about all of our stories!
Follow our team on Twitter
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Edited by Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
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52min
September 16, 2020 Hot Dog Sports, Sexy Pseudoscience, Intestinal Power Walking
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a beetle that can waltz through frog intestines unscathed, to the a man who thought he could capture sexual energy in a cage. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
Click here to learn more about all of our stories!
Follow our team on Twitter
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Edited by Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
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41min

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