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 that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
148 Available Episodes (148 Total)Average duration: 00:40:33
Apr 12, 2023
Eating Bog Butter, Disappearing Eels, Urinal Splashback Science
01:07:49
This week, Rachel gets into delicious, delectable butter made in a bog, Ryan F. Mandelbaum explains that we know almost nothing about eels, and Purbita describes the details of pee splashback at the urinal.
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Brain Death Cocktails, Fur Seal Crimes, Fish Driving Cars
00:50:37
This week, Rachel talks about fish getting behind the wheel, Sara Kiley unravels the story of rodent DNA and a secret fur seal trade, and Sandra explains how cocaine might be the key to organ transplants.
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Lubed Up Chocolate, Ovaries Before Brovaries, Birds on the Moon
01:02:09
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Deprogramming the Patriarchy, Metric Pirates, Earwax Types
00:58:31
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'Silly Walk' Science, Trombone-Head Dinosaurs, Museum Secrets Revealed
00:58:26
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Head Transplants, Criminal Koalas, Sneezing Sponges
01:09:49
Welcome to Season 7!
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Sex Rafts, Garbage Birds, Girded Loins, Security Geese
01:27:00
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!
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!