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The Rest Is Science

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The Rest Is Science

49 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

Join mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (Vsauce) as they dig into the weird scientific questions that often go unexplored. Welcome to The Rest Is Science, a show that sits in the fascinating space between what we think we know, and what we actually know. Why do we assume we understand things like time, randomness, or even gravity? Once you start questioning these familiar ideas, reality becomes astonishingly strange and completely fragile. Whether you're a lifelong science fan or just naturally curious, The Rest Is Science will change your perception of reality, and prove that the biggest questions are always the most fun.

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Nitrogen fixation chemistry and Haber-Bosch processArtificial fertilizer and global food securityChemical weapons development and WWIDual-use technology ethics and governanceScientific responsibility and moral frameworksChlorine gas and mustard gas weaponizationZyklon B and Holocaust historyTreaty of Versailles consequencesGuano trade and resource competitionAgricultural innovation and population growth

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May 11, 2026

"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"

Nitrogen fixation chemistry and Haber-Bosch processArtificial fertilizer and global food securityChemical weapons development and WWI
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May 17, 2026

DARK vs LIGHT

Color psychology and behavioral influenceDark genome and non-coding DNA researchEntropy and heat death of the universe
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May 13, 2026

Polymetalic Nodules Are Weird

Polymetallic nodules and deep-sea miningRare earth metals and battery supply chainsElectric vehicle sustainability paradox
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May 6, 2026

When 0 = 1000

Food Labeling RegulationsCalorie Measurement MethodologyNutritional Science History
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Nov 18, 2025

The Rest Is Science - Coming 25th November

Consciousness and the universeRandomness and chaos theoryWater properties and physics
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Nov 25, 2025

How To Drink Lava

Water mineral composition and geological terroirIce as mineral classification and water as molten rockEarth's freshwater distribution and accessibility
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Nov 25, 2025

We're All Being Pulled Together

Newton's Laws of Motion and GravitationEinstein's General Relativity and Spacetime CurvatureDark Matter and Galactic Rotation Curves
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Nov 27, 2025

What We Said To Aliens

Arecibo Message and extraterrestrial communicationFermi Paradox and the Great Filter hypothesisSETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)
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Dec 2, 2025

This One's a Tear Jerker

Emotional Crying EvolutionHuman Vulnerability SignalingInfant Cry Communication Patterns
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Dec 4, 2025

The Letter That Changed Mathematics

Srinivasa Ramanujan biography and mathematical contributionsNumber theory and partition functionsG.H. Hardy and mathematical mentorship
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Dec 9, 2025

Is Music Getting Worse?

Music quality measurement and methodologyPsychological biases in nostalgia and memory (reminiscence bump, rosy retrospection)Democratization of music production and distribution
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Dec 11, 2025

The Magic Math Trick That Fools Everyone

Binary number systems and base-2 mathematicsError-correcting codes and data redundancyQR code security and vulnerability
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Dec 16, 2025

Are You REALLY Made Of Stars?

Cosmic Ray Physics and Detection MethodsStellar Nucleosynthesis and Element FormationCosmic Ray Spallation and Boron/Beryllium Creation
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Dec 18, 2025

The Device That Maps The Heavens

Elliptical orbits and planetary motionHistory of astronomy and Kepler's lawsMathematical history and Galois theory
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Dec 23, 2025

The Reality of Being Santa

St. Nicholas historical origins and evolutionPopulation bottlenecks and human genetic diversityToba supervolcano eruption and human survival
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Dec 25, 2025

The Smell Of Christmas Is Tree Screams

Christmas tree chemistry and pinene volatile organic compoundsPlant chemical defense mechanisms against insects and fungiForest fire ecology and conifer adaptation strategies
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Dec 30, 2025

What Day Is It, Really?

Gregorian Calendar Reform and HistoryPhantom Time Hypothesis and Historical Conspiracy TheoriesDendrochronology and Tree Ring Dating
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Jan 1, 2026

Unadulterated Dice Nerding

Dice Design and Fair ProbabilityCrowd Dynamics and Fluid PhysicsGranular Flow and Crowd Crushes
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Jan 6, 2026

Are Magnets The Most Familiar Mystery On Earth?

Earth's Magnetic Field Generation and Geodynamo TheoryMagnetoception in Animals (Birds, Whales, Pigeons)Cryptochrome Proteins and Quantum Biology
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Jan 8, 2026

Could Sound Make You Levitate?

Acoustic Levitation TechnologySound Wave Physics and Interference PatternsUltrasonic Medical Applications
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