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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

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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 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. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy

#218

Vintage Antivaxxers, Horror Flick Psychology, Robin-Eating Bats

Coltan Scrivner joins the show to talk about the strange empathy of horror movie enjoyers.... more

03 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:31

03 Dec 2025

#217

Footless Goose Murder, Sex in Space, Viking Sicko Mode, Sports Bra Tech

Behold: our LIVE show from earlier this year at Caveat in NYC! Rachel, Jess, Moiya McTier ... more

19 Nov 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:12

19 Nov 2025

#216

Check it out: 'Ask Us Anything' from Popular Science. On this episode, GOOSEBUMPS

Popular Science answers your most outlandish, mind-burning questions—from the everyday thi... more

12 Nov 2025

14 MINS

14:50

12 Nov 2025

#215

What Rats are REALLY Saying, Cosmic Caffeine, Lamarck was RIGHT?!

Tom Lum joins the show to reveal what rats are ACTUALLY saying to each other. Plus, Rachel... more

05 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:04

05 Nov 2025

#214

Ant Yogurt, Bunny Horns, Deadly Feather Fashion

Liz Clayton Fuller joins the show to talk about the deadly feather trade. Plus, Jess hops ... more

22 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:10

22 Oct 2025

#213

Check out: On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti from WBUR!

We're sharing an episode of On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti. On Point is a rare public sp... more

15 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:22

15 Oct 2025

#212

Drunk Monkeys, Heroic Rats, Forehead Teeth

Carly York joins the show to talk about the most heroic rats you'll ever meet. Plus, Sara ... more

08 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:39

08 Oct 2025

#211

Skateboard Archeology, Dire Wolf Bones, The Great Fear

Annalee Newitz joins the show to talk all about how 18th century gossip spread like an act... more

24 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:44

24 Sep 2025

#210

Airborne Butt Cam, Snake Panic, Oops! All Cloacas

Sarah Gailey joins the show to discuss why one scientist put the cutest little monocles on... more

10 Sep 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:04

10 Sep 2025

#209

Thank Your Local Horse, OG Canners, Busting Bird Gender Norms

Nathan H. Lents joins the show to discuss why some birds are extra loud in bed, along with... more

27 Aug 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:34

27 Aug 2025

#208

Medical Butt Chugging, Ancient Ice Cream Pyramids, "The Thing" but Midwestern

Mary Roach RETURNS to Weirdest Thing to share her new book, Replaceable You: Adventures in... more

13 Aug 2025

56 MINS

56:01

13 Aug 2025

#207

Bette Midler and the Salamander, How Marathon Swimmers Pee, D+D is Good for Your Brain

The wonderful Ryan Mandelbaum is BACK to discuss their latest animalian interest: salamand... more

30 Jul 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:48

30 Jul 2025

#206

The Bone Collector, Threads of God, Cloacal Chamber

Scientific illustrator and Twitch streamer Liz Clayton Fuller (ipaintbirbs) joins the show... more

16 Jul 2025

49 MINS

49:46

16 Jul 2025

#205

A New Green, THIS IS MY EVEREST, Chickens Influencing Cats

Actor and creator of the Brat Apple Dance, Kelley Heyer, joins the show! The squad talks a... more

02 Jul 2025

55 MINS

55:59

02 Jul 2025

#204

Horny Bugs, Women are Stronger Than Men, Evil Monkey Backpack Trends

Casey Johnston joins the show this week to talk about how women are truly and actually str... more

18 Jun 2025

48 MINS

48:35

18 Jun 2025

#203

Masochistic Trees, Lean Mean Sex Machines, Ancient Doodles

Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian joins the show to talk about horny eels. Plus, Sara Kiley explai... more

04 Jun 2025

52 MINS

52:10

04 Jun 2025

#202

The Piss Current, Mucking Up Space, a Cocky Legend

Divya Anantharaman aka Gotham Taxidermy joins the show to talk about a bird with a very bi... more

21 May 2025

57 MINS

57:07

21 May 2025

#201

Time Balls, Bug Culture, Traffic Mimes

Balint Kacsoh of SciAnts_Streams joins the show today to talk about how flies have their o... more

07 May 2025

46 MINS

46:46