ScienceStuff

ScienceStuff

Ever wonder if your pet is lying to you, what's inside a black hole, or whether you'd survive being cryogenically frozen? With infectious curiosity, cartoonist and former roboticist Jorge Cham makes science fun and accessible as he answers your biggest questions on the ScienceStuff podcast.

Episodes

August 20, 2025 30 mins

Can we go faster than light? Jorge goes into overdrive with two physicists to see if we can ever catch up to the fastest thing in the Universe.

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Eggcellent question! Jorge goes beyond the shell to find out why there's no consensus on whether to keep eggs cool or not.

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August 6, 2025 29 mins

Can animals, A.I. or signals in the sky tell us when the ground is going to tremble? Jorge shakes things up at an earthquake research center and experiences an earthquake in the process.

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July 30, 2025 28 mins

Is five a magic number? Why don't we have 3 fingers, or 7? Jorge gets the digits on this mystery with two evolution experts.

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July 23, 2025 29 mins

Going up! Can an elevator take you all the way to space (and beyond)? Jorge talks to two scientists trying to make this happen.

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July 16, 2025 31 mins

It's an old joke that lots of meats taste like chicken. But why is that? Jorge takes a bite out of this meaty topic.

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What makes diamonds so hard? And could anything beat it? (The answer is yes.) Jorge gets the hard answers from physicist Jodie Bradby.

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July 2, 2025 34 mins

Is it humanity's destiny to colonize Mars? Jorge talks to Martian experts to learn whether we can ever move to our sister planet.

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June 25, 2025 31 mins

Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Not according to science! Jorge takes on a beauty of a topic.

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June 18, 2025 32 mins

Is the ability to regrow missing limbs hidden in our genes? Jorge talks to animal regeneration experts to find out what's been cut off.

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June 11, 2025 30 mins

Which animals like to booze it up? Jorge takes a swig of science with animal expert Katie Goldin to find out.

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Sure, there's a lot of space out there, but not all of it is prime real estate. Jorge answers questions about exoplanets for popular cartoonist Randall Munroe (XKCD).

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May 28, 2025 34 mins

Why do canines go cuckoo from cocoa? Jorge talks with veterinary toxicologists to find the real reason behind this animal health hazard.

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May 21, 2025 30 mins

What's hidden inside the most mysterious object in the Universe? Jorge gets sucked in with three astrophysicists to learn the truth.

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Is your reality a lie? Jorge talks to a philosopher and a quantum scientist to learn if we're real or not.

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How does going to space change you? Jorge talks to several people who've been to space to find out.

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April 30, 2025 31 mins

Should artificial food dyes be banned? What does science say about this colorful topic? Jorge drinks the kool-aid with food and health scientists to learn the answer.

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April 23, 2025 33 mins

Look closer. You are getting sleepier and sleepier. But is it real science? Jorge interviews and gets mesmerized by two hypno-experts.

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April 16, 2025 33 mins

What do chimpanzees, whales, and dogs understand about the concept of dying? Do possums ponder their passing? Jorge talks to two animal mind experts to find out.

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What's the deepest hole we can dig? And what would we find there? Jorge digs deep with drilling engineers to get to the bottom of things.

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