SciShow Tangents

"Oh, glass, big deal" you might be saying. Well guess what: if you're reading this, you're looking through glass right now to read about this episode about glass. You might even be touching glass to m...

9 Maj 202342min

Click here to check out the limited-time-only Tangents t-shirt inspired by this episode!Color: it's not just for art anymore. From red dwarfs to green algae to... uh... brown squirrels, science is cho...

25 Apr 202342min

Spring is upon us, which means a whoooole bunch of junk is going to start growing, such as flowers, grass, and little baby animals. So this week, Tangents is hacking into that growth mindset being dis...

11 Apr 202340min

If you are on the planet Earth right now, there's probably a pretty good chance you're near an ant right now. So spare a thought for those hard working little fellows and unplug your headphones so the...

28 Mars 202344min

Original Airdate: January 26, 2021SciShow Tangents will be back next week with a new season and very special guest! Until then, please enjoy this beloved classic episode about Weather! Because it's sp...

21 Mars 202334min

Every millisecond of every day, you, everyone you know, every rock on the ground, every star in the sky... they're all aging. And podcasts are no exception. In fact, Tangents is hitting a milestone in...

14 Mars 202347min

Learning is a little like farming, in a way. You sow your brain field with facts seeds, nurture those seeds into thoughts and ideas and voila: you're smart! So slap on your headphones and jump on that...

7 Mars 202339min

In all of science, there are very few things conceptually cooler than lasers. A beam of light you can use to blast aliens? Heck yeah! But are lasers actually as cool in reality as they are in science ...

28 Feb 202340min