The Rest Is Science

Conversations exploring overlooked scientific questions about reality AI summary

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Join Maths Professor, and Celebrity Traitors star 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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The Secrets Michael Keeps From Himself

2026-11-12 · 36 min · Season 1, episode 103

Is it better to own something amazing, or to actually experience it? Michael has built a collected a whole shelf of things he refuses to look at, smell or open, and he's about to defend every one of them. Professor…
Why Does Evolution Keep Inventing Mind Control?

2026-11-08 · 53 min · Season 1, episode 102

What if your thoughts, fears and desires weren't entirely your own? What if something living inside your body could change your behaviour, without you ever knowing? Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens (Vsauce)…
Why Sharks Attack The Internet

2026-11-05 · 50 min · Season 1, episode 101

Every week, around three undersea internet cables get damaged badly enough to need urgent repair... and the culprit usually isn’t sabotage. Submarine cables carry more than 99% of the world’s international data, from…
Is 100 Better Than 101?

2026-11-01 · 45 min · Season 1, episode 100

Is 100 really such a special number? Or have we spent thousands of years getting excited about something completely arbitrary? To celebrate the 100th episode of The Rest Is Science, Professor Hannah Fry and Michael…
What Are These Unsettling Sounds?

2026-10-29 · 32 min · Season 1, episode 99

Some of the most creepy sounds ever recorded aren't from horror films. They're real. From mysterious noises from the deepest parts of the ocean to the eerie voices of people who died more than a century ago, the world…
Earth’s Tilt Makes Time Slippery

2026-10-25 · 53 min · Season 1, episode 98

A sundial can be almost 16 minutes fast in November and 14 minutes slow in February, yet there's nothing wrong with it. So why does the Sun, our oldest timekeeper, disagree with the clock on your wrist? In this episode,…
What Happened When We Stopped Squatting?

2026-10-21 · 38 min · Season 1, episode 97

In many parts of the world, people rest in a deep squat every day. In others, most adults can barely get down there. So what’s going on? Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens dig into the history of squatting and why the…
Mathematicians Are The Canary Down The AI Coal Mine

2026-10-18 · 1 hr 7 min · Season 1, episode 96

OpenAI claims a swarm of AI agents has solved the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the hardest unsolved questions in mathematics, with a $1 million prize attached. Then it released more than 700 more mathematical…
The Right Way To Open A Shaken Soda Can

2026-10-14 · 38 min · Season 1, episode 95

A can of fizzy drink has been violently shaken. The pressure is building, the bubbles are ready to erupt, and Michael Stevens is about to open it. But Hannah Fry has a trick up her sleeve. Can a few taps really prevent…
Something Weird Is Going On With Placebos

2026-10-11 · 50 min · Season 1, episode 94

For the past few decades, something strange has been happening in clinical trials. Painkillers aren't getting worse, but the placebos they're tested against appear to be getting better. In one landmark study, the…

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Oldest episode in feed: 11/2025
Typical length: 48 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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