30: The HaLearnDay Spectacular! 2022
On a very special holiday episode, Tom, Caroline, and Ella give the gift of learning! We've wrapped up our favorite fun facts to give to each other, and even gotten a few presents from some special g...
15 Dec 20221h 27min
29: What's in a Scientific Name, How Many Cells are in a Human, and What the British Museum Stole
What is the science of scientific naming, and could it actually be life saving? How many cells are in a human body, and why is it important to know? And how exactly did the British Museum... "acquir...
1 Dec 20221h 52min
28: Cerebral Organoids, Are Cats Liquids, and The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
How can you study a brain without a brain? In what ways is a cat actually like a liquid? And why do we say The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread?Images we Discuss:Rat BrainCats Sitting in ThingsBrea...
17 Nov 20221h 39min
27: Zoologist Ash Campbell, Kleptoparasitism, and Australia's Best Animal
Today our guest Ashlen Campbell asks us: how do you stop a seagull from stealing your chips? And what can that teach us about the wild world of kleptoparasitism?Our Favorite Ash Videos: Erythrism, Bl...
3 Nov 20221h 26min
26: Pain, Vampiric Animals, and Penny Dreadfuls
How do we define pain, and what animals can feel it? How similar are vampires to real vampiric animals? And what are penny dreadfuls and how were they actually... good?Visit our NEW MERCH STORE!Supp...
20 Okt 20221h 48min
25: 🎂 The Timeline of Timekeeping, Origins of Speech, and the Birthday of Birthdays
It's the show's birthday! And we're going to celebrate with LEARNING! How much do we really know about the history of keeping time? When did human speech first arise, and how would we even figure t...
6 Okt 20221h 42min
24: Self Experimentation, Amputation Archaeology, and Learning to Love PowerPoint
What are the pros and perils of self experimentation? What archaeological clues do we have to the first human amputation? And why should we actually learn to love PowerPoint?See Tom Perform PowerPoin...
22 Sep 20221h 43min
23: Plastic's Past, Imperfect Pitch, and the Dumb History of Generation Naming
What is the history of plastic, and what could the future hold? Why is perfect pitch, not so perfect, and do any animals have it? And how on Earth did we end up with these meaningless names for gene...
8 Sep 20221h 46min
