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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...
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United States
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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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Can AI Be Funny?
4/22/2026
Can computers crack jokes? Are comedians in trouble? Jorge talks to an AI expert to find the punchline.
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Duration:00:35:26
What Makes Someone Left-Handed?
4/15/2026
Is it genetic or random? And why do we have a preferred hand anyway? Jorge gets the right answers from some left-handed experts.
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Duration:00:37:20
Is Math Ruining Sports?
4/9/2026
Math is a key player in every major sport these days. Is it helping teams win, or is it making games boring to watch? Jorge talks to a "Moneyball" expert to find out.
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Duration:00:36:42
Why Are We Going Back to the Moon?
3/31/2026
Jorge talks to three scientists involved in the Artemis Moon Program to find out why we're going back there after 50 years.
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Duration:00:33:37
Should We Mine the Asteroid Belt? (feat. Phil Plait)
3/25/2026
Do asteroids have precious metals we can mine? Or is one of them going to hit us and make us go extinct first?
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Duration:00:34:31
BONUS: The Bob Ross Effect
3/20/2026
Can watching someone paint make you feel better? Scientists have proof that watching Bob Ross can significantly improve your mood.
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Duration:00:08:57
What Did People Eat 3000 Years Ago?
3/18/2026
3000 years is a long time. How do we know what was on the menu? And would we eat it today? Jorge talks to an archaeologist about ancient foods.
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Duration:00:30:52
Why Do Our Knuckles Crack?
3/11/2026
Why do our joints snap, crackle and pop? And why can't we stop doing it? Jorge investigates the evolution, psychology and physics of this annoying habit.
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Duration:00:37:35
Why Do People Forget Memories?
3/4/2026
What happens to the things we remember when we can't remember them anymore? Jorge talks to two psychologists about the science of forgetting and the fascinating world of amnesia.
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Duration:00:35:40
What Is Super Memory (And How Do You Get It)?
2/25/2026
Some people can remember 100,000 digits of pi, or everything that's ever happened to them. How do they do it? And can anyone learn this skill? Jorge goes down memory lane to find out.
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Duration:00:35:31
Do Animals Have a Sense of Humor?
2/18/2026
Do chihuahuas chuckle? Or jaguars joke? Jorge kids around with animal experts to find out if animals can be funny (on purpose).
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Duration:00:29:02
Why Is the Moon So Big?
2/11/2026
NASA is sending astronauts back to the moon. But why? What deep mysteries still hide on the far side of the moon? Jorge jumps over the moon to find out.
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Duration:00:35:35
What Is AI Slop Doing to Us?
2/4/2026
AI is everywhere these days. What happened to make it so powerful all of a sudden? And what is all this AI content doing to our brains? Jorge talks to three experts to find the answers.
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Duration:00:39:38
BONUS: How to Stop Procrastinating
1/30/2026
Is there hope for the eternal procrastinator? Jorge gets some tips for living with procrastination from three expert psychologists.
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Duration:00:08:23
Why Do We Procrastinate?
1/28/2026
We finally got around to it: an episode about procrastination. Why do we do it? Is it really bad? And is there such as a thing as productive procrastination? Jorge talks to three psychologists about the science of putting things off.
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Duration:00:33:25
Why Do We Go Bald?
1/21/2026
What's the skinny on why we lose our hair? Is it genetic or avoidable? Or do we need to comb over society's stigma about it? Jorge gets to the hairy truth.
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Duration:00:32:03
Do Supersenses Exist?
1/14/2026
Can we hear echoes like bats, or see x-rays like Superman? Believe it or not, scientists think the answer is yes. Jorge talks to three experts involved in extending human senses.
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Duration:00:33:53
The Science of Imagination
1/7/2026
What's happening in your brain when you're being imaginative? And can it affect your mental health? Jorge talks to two neuroscientists to imagine the possibilities.
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Duration:00:33:21
ScienceStuff Classic: What is a Quantum Computer?
12/31/2025
What is this mysterious technology, and how is it going to affect our lives? Jorge talks to a Quantum scientist and visits their lab to see and hear these machines in action.
This episode originally aired March 17, 2025.
We will be back with a new episode next week!
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Duration:00:40:09
Why Does the Year Have 365 Days in It?
12/24/2025
Happy New Year! To celebrate, we're digging into the science of the year: Why is it 365 days, is it changing, and will we always celebrate New Year's the same way? Plus, we recap our favorite episodes of the year.
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Duration:00:33:07