Why Are Humans So Obsessed With Chocolate?
Will and Mango are on a mission to uncover chocolate's darkest secrets. What's the difference between cacao and cocoa? Why have Swiss scientists been working on a pink chocolate for so long, and what ...
13 Helmi 37min
Is There Such a Thing as “Authentic” Food?
Let’s be real: eating at Olive Garden isn’t the same as dining in Tuscany. But does that mean the food is inherently worse? Today Will and Mango explore the concept of culinary authenticity, including...
10 Helmi 34min
How Did the Winter Olympics Change Sports?
Who's the Michael Phelps of the early winter games? Why did the 1924 British curling team just get their gold medals? And what are the greatest sports we wish were still in the Olympics (who's up for ...
6 Helmi 41min
Does Listening to Music Make You Healthier? with Daisy Fancourt
Reading a book, going to the movies, listening to your favorite band… you call them hobbies, but acclaimed scientist Daisy Fancourt calls them public health strategies. She joins producer Mary to disc...
3 Helmi 40min
9 Absurd Inventions You (Probably) Won't See on Shark Tank
Human ingenuity knows no limits! Today Will, Gabe, and Mango raid the United States Patent Office to find some of the weirdest, funniest, and most confusing inventions of all time. This episode origi...
30 Tammi 18min
9 Map-Slapping Border Disputes
Join Will and Mango as they try to mediate the world’s weirdest arguments about borders, including the ongoing fight for an island of puffins and a centuries-old struggle to control a quarter mile of ...
27 Tammi 29min
What Does Plastic Surgery Have to Do With the Civil War?
Why are people getting plastic surgery on their fingerprints? Why was the Civil War such a golden era for procedures? And why is everyone suddenly obsessed with the length of their philtrums? Will and...
23 Tammi 33min
How Close Are We to Teleporting?
Teleportation is a major mode of travel in science fiction, but when will it become a reality? To find out, Mango and Gabe are grappling with the history and theoretical science behind one of humanity...
20 Tammi 38min
