54: The HaLearnDay Extravaganza! 2023
It's the HaLearnDays! The time of year when we share gifts of fun facts from us and friends of the show!Support us with a Max Fun Membership!Join our Discord!We also learn about: I wish Katie and Ale...
21 Joulu 20231h 41min
53: Making Superheavy Elements, and Celebrating Public Domain Day
What are the superheavy elements, and how did we make them? And what is public domain day, and why is next year's going to be so interesting?Things we Talk About:The Mickey Mouse CurveSupport us with...
7 Joulu 20231h 23min
Submit Your Q&A Questions!
Submit your questions for our end of year Q&A episode at letslearneverything.com/question or in our discord! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/...
30 Marras 202352s
52: Amy Westervelt, Carbon Capture, and the Cartoonishly Evil Atlas Network
Investigative journalist Amy Westervelt from Drilled asks us: what is carbon capture and is it good or bad or... complicated? What is the Atlas Network and why are they comically evil dark avengers ...
23 Marras 20231h 11min
51: Carcinization, The Animal Algorithm Mystery, and The Many Lemming Lies w/ Ellen Weatherford
Are we really all destined to turn into crabs? Why are there so many animal algorithms, and are they all legit? And just how many times have we been wrong about the lemming?Things we talk about:All ...
9 Marras 20231h 50min
49: Goosebumps, (Not) Alien Pyramids, and Nessie & Cryptids
Why do we get goosebumps when we hear nails on a chalkboard? Obviously aliens didn't make the pyramids, but how were they made and what does that teach us about humanity? And what's the story behind...
26 Loka 20231h 55min
50: 🎂 The Ig Nobel Prize, The 2023 Ig Nobel Winners, and the Ig Nobel Peace Prize
For our 2nd anniversary and our 50th episode (which it definitely is, don't check) we cooperatively tackled a topic folks have been asking us to do for ages: The Ig Nobel Prize!Check out our new merch...
12 Loka 20232h 5min
48: Wikipedia w/ Annie Rauwerda, The First Boring Number, and Perpetual Stew
We all use Wikipedia, but how did it come to be? What's the first number to not have a Wikipedia page, and what does that say about math and humans? And what on Earth is Perpetual Stew?Follow Annie an...
28 Syys 20231h 34min
