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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.

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.

 

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#41

Is Love an Addiction?

Why are we so hooked on love? Jorge and neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin take a deep dive into... more

26 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:08

26 Nov 2025

#40

Is It Safe to Edit Your DNA?

Want to upgrade yourself and be taller, fitter or smarter? You could do it by editing your... more

19 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:23

19 Nov 2025

#39

How to Build a Real Lightsaber

Wrrraaohhh! Is it possible to make a REAL lightsaber that can glow, cut, and feel solid? J... more

12 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:25

12 Nov 2025

#38

Do Animals Have Consciousness?

Is your dog self-aware? Do bees have feelings? Can octopuses dream? Jorge dives into the m... more

05 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:19

05 Nov 2025

#37

Can You Hibernate a Human?

Bears, squirrels and birds (oh my!) can do it, but can humans? Jorge explores how this tec... more

29 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:23

29 Oct 2025

#36

BONUS: What if we find aliens?

In this follow-up mini-episode, Jorge talks to an anthropologist about how humans would re... more

24 Oct 2025

10 MINS

10:12

24 Oct 2025

#35

Where Are All the Aliens?

Is there life out there in the cosmos? Jorge talks to scientists about whether we are trul... more

22 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:43

22 Oct 2025

#34

How Smart is an Octopus?

They are clever and flexible thinkers, but what's the limit of their intelligence? Jorge w... more

15 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:44

15 Oct 2025

#33

Can We Upload Our Brains to a Computer?

Would you be the same person inside a chip? Jorge gets his head in the cloud with two scie... more

08 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:23

08 Oct 2025

#32

Why Does the Week Have 7 Days?

And why does the day have 24 hours? Jorge explores the science behind the time units we us... more

01 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:06

01 Oct 2025

#31

Do Animals Appreciate Music?

What's an animal's favorite song? And can music make them feel better? Jorge talks to thre... more

24 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:28

24 Sep 2025

#30

Did Dinosaurs Really Have Feathers?

When exactly did feathers evolve? And for what purpose? Jorge digs in with two dinosaur pa... more

17 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:27

17 Sep 2025

#29

Happiness, Part 2: Does Money Make You Happy?

What other factors affect your happiness? And does more money mean more problems? Jorge co... more

10 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:57

10 Sep 2025

#28

Happiness, Part 1: What Really Makes Us Happy?

Some say the pursuit of it defines our existence. But is there science behind it? Jorge ta... more

03 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:22

03 Sep 2025

#27

Can You Stop a Hurricane?

They're huge, they're deadly, but are they unstoppable? Three experts take us inside a hur... more

27 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:04

27 Aug 2025

#26

Why Does the Universe Have a Speed Limit? (feat. Sean Carroll)

Can we go faster than light? Jorge goes into overdrive with two physicists to see if we ca... more

20 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:35

20 Aug 2025

#25

Do Eggs Need to Be Refrigerated?

Eggcellent question! Jorge goes beyond the shell to find out why there's no consensus on w... more

13 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:21

13 Aug 2025

#24

Can We Predict Earthquakes?

Can animals, A.I. or signals in the sky tell us when the ground is going to tremble? Jorge... more

06 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:31

06 Aug 2025

#23

Why Do We Have Five Fingers?

Is five a magic number? Why don't we have 3 fingers, or 7? Jorge gets the digits on this m... more

30 Jul 2025

28 MINS

28:41

30 Jul 2025

#22

What is a Space Elevator?

Going up! Can an elevator take you all the way to space (and beyond)? Jorge talks to two s... more

23 Jul 2025

29 MINS

29:35

23 Jul 2025

#21

Why Do Frogs Taste Like Chicken?

It's an old joke that lots of meats taste like chicken. But why is that? Jorge takes a bit... more

16 Jul 2025

31 MINS

31:27

16 Jul 2025