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| 13 Apr 2021 | SciShow Tangents Classics - Fungi | 00:33:49 | |
We're taking a break this week to rest up and work on some exciting things! In the meantime, join us as we talk about fungus and Praise the Drungus! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Fungal Pesticides: https://agrochemicals.iupac.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=3&sobi2Id=31 https://phys.org/news/2019-02-virus-infested-fungus-chemical-pesticides.html Tinder Fungi: https://www.uab.cat/web/newsroom/news-detail-1345668003610.html?noticiaid=1345754508535 Egyptian Medicine: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/nyregion/secrets-of-the-mummys-medicine-chest.html [Fact Off] Whiskey mold: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18065010 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315285/ https://www.wired.com/2011/05/ff-angelsshare/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/78dyqb/kentuckys-whiskey-fungus-problem-is-out-of-control Plastic-digesting fungus: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202047 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749117300295
“Zombie” ants: https://www.pnas.org/content/114/47/12590 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0187170 | |||
| 08 Sep 2020 | Cars | 00:31:32 | |
Beep beep, toot toot, etc. Cars are definitely one of the more common-place things we’ve talked about on Tangents… yet to some, including many on our panel, they are even more mysterious and confusing than the human body or the fundamental forces of nature! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail] Freeze-drying https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/nuos-nit031820.php Replacing human tissues https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/cuot-nrm031320.php https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.9b01924 Batteries https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140827151654.htm https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/RA/C4RA03888F#!divAbstract
[Fact Off] Added engine noise https://www.carthrottle.com/post/5-ways-that-manufacturers-enhance-the-sound-of-their-cars/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a7923/the-rise-of-the-fake-engine-roar-11291754/
[Ask the Science Couch] Wheels vs. tracks https://litetrax.com/wheels-vs-tracks-advantages-disadvantages/ https://www.macallisterrentals.com/track-vs-wheeled-equipment-type-machine-rent/ 3 vs. 4 wheels https://thenewswheel.com/why-do-cars-have-four-wheels/ https://jalopnik.com/why-three-wheels-are-better-than-four-5950307
[Butt One More Thing] https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(07)01404-5/pdf
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| 22 Nov 2022 | Wings with Stefan Chin | 00:38:40 | |
It's just about Thanksgiving here in the US; a special time during which we count our blessings. And this year, Tangents is giving you an extra thing to be thankful for: Stefan's our special guest! Our long lost co-host returns to talk to us about wings: birds love to use 'em, people love to eat 'em, and planes need them too, I guess. Sit around the table with us, won't you, as we pass out some heaping helpings of science knowledge. Pass the gravy! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Number of bird wings in the Burke Museum https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/ornithology https://www.audubon.org/news/behind-scenes-worlds-largest-bird-wing-collection [Fact Off] Club-winged manakins use wing feathers to chirp/sing Video & audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSHjhCN6NC0 Audio-only clips: https://ebird.org/species/clwman1 Picture of feathers: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PipraWing.jpg https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/singing-with-his-wings-the-club-winged-manakins-display/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440988/ [Ask the Science Couch] Planes flying upside down https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/what-is-lift/ https://www.popsci.com/flying-upside-down-physics/ https://www.flyingmag.com/why-can-airplanes-fly-upside-down/ https://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/how-do-planes-fly-upside-down [Butt One More Thing] Airplane and wing butt lines http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/design/q0289.shtml https://www.aircraftsystemstech.com/p/location-numbering-systems-even-on.html | |||
| 21 Jul 2020 | Frogs | 00:33:01 | |
What’s a frog? Well, it’s not quite a fish, and it’s not quite a lizard, but put them together and you have a stout, slimy little pal that everyone can agree on! Especially Ceri! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links!
[Truth or Fail] Glue Image of crucifix frog: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_Cross_Frog.jpg https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05473-z https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6492-frog-glue-repairs-damaged-cartilage/ Sand Image of tadpoles: https://www.thehindu.com/migration_catalog/article14128847.ece/ALTERNATES/LANDSCAPE_1200/31th-frog2.jpg http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160330-these-newly-discovered-frogs-have-really-weird-tadpoles https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0151781 Suction Image of paradox frog tadpole: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NHM_London_Paradoxical_frog_(Pseudis_paradoxa)_model.jpg https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31509/what-big-baby-life-and-times-paradox-frog https://www.mtpr.org/post/field-notes-tale-montanas-strangest-frog [Fact Off] Foam-nest frogs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8b4e9nGwE https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0934 Frog cell robots https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200113175653.htm https://www.pnas.org/content/117/4/1853 Video: https://movie-usa.glencoesoftware.com/video/10.1073/pnas.1910837117/video-1 [Ask the Science Couch] Sticky frog tongues https://theconversation.com/the-frog-tongue-is-a-high-speed-adhesive-72064 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2016.0764 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/watch-frog-s-tongue-ultrasoft-shock-absorber [Butt One More Thing] Frog skin buttock graft https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2355278/?page=1 | |||
| 09 Nov 2021 | SciShow Tangents Classics - Flightless Birds | 00:31:36 | |
Turns out we needed a week off to recuperate from all the Halloween festivities, so please enjoy this very old episode about Flightless Birds in the meantime! Thanks for listening, and we'll see you next week! Don't forget to pick up a few hundred thousand new SciShow Tangents stickers, featuring our new logo! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 17 Dec 2019 | Festive Ecology | 00:33:45 | |
Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman, Let it Snow; the timeless sounds of the holiday. And to that pantheon of greats is added another track: this 30-minute-long, spoken-word science podcast! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Poinsettia monopoly https://www.npr.org/2017/12/22/573046507/how-poinsettias-became-synonymous-with-christmas http://www.mobileranger.com/blog/the-plant-of-christmas-the-poinsettia/ https://www.actahort.org/books/226/226_34.htm https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-23-me-poinsettia23-story.html https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/download/12136/PDF Vanilla flavor https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-cream-bananas_n_55f8d911e4b0d6492d638853 https://www.webmd.com/children/features/is-poinsettia-really-poisonous Latex/rubber https://web.extension.illinois.edu/poinsettia/facts.cfm http://www.industrialrubbergoods.com/natural-rubber.html https://www.thespruce.com/facts-about-poinsettias-that-may-surprise-you-2132343 [Fact Off] Tinniculite https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134%2FS1075701517070078 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/102/2/466/264546/new-mineral-names https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/9/6/373/htm Pine needle recycling https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329280439_Fuels_and_Value-Added_Chemicals_from_Biomass https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610217350713 [Ask the Science Couch] Natural vs. artificial tree https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/business/energy-environment/fake-christmas-tree-vs-real-tree.html [Butt One More Thing] Mistletoe https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/metro/urban-jungle/pages/121218.html https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/culturing-science/mistletoe-natural-history/ https://www.etymonline.com/word/mistletoe https://www.etymonline.com/word/missel?ref=etymonline_crossreference | |||
| 10 Nov 2020 | Architecture | 00:31:13 | |
When you think architecture, you’re probably thinking blueprints, slide rules, maybe a compass or something, I don’t know. But it turns out some of our animal brethren can hold their own when it comes to building stuff, and they don’t have any of those fancy tools! They have, like, their mouths! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Blinds: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171130122759.htm https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201703653 Algae: https://earthbuddies.net/algae-curtain/ Electric Bacteria: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/electric-bacteria-create-currents-out-thin-and-thick-air#:~:text=Generating%20electricity%20from%20thin%20air,there's%20moisture%20in%20the%20air. [Fact Off] Crystal in hornet nests https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2001/06/mystery-hornets-nest https://geology.com/minerals/ilmenite.shtml https://www.nature.com/articles/35079679 https://books.google.com/books?id=If229i4wRQEC&pg=PA25 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jemt.20168 Neolamprologus obscurus burrows https://www.popsci.com/fish-teamwork-snare-shrimp/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-018-2566-7 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180306101713.htm [Ask the Science Couch] Concrete & environmental impacts https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46455844 https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/25/concrete-the-most-destructive-material-on-earth https://constructionclimatechallenge.com/2016/07/07/green-building-materials-that-are-alternatives-to-concrete/ https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/mar/04/making-concrete-green-reinventing-the-worlds-most-used-synthetic-material https://www.ny-engineers.com/blog/how-can-concrete-construction-be-greener [Butt One More Thing] Japanese transparent public toilet https://www.dezeen.com/2020/08/17/shigeru-ban-transparent-toyko-toilet-shibuya https://tokyotoilet.jp/en/ | |||
| 04 Mar 2025 | Cancer Revisit with Deboki Chakravarti | 00:55:27 | |
We're thrilled to be joined for a special return to the topic of Cancer by our own magnificent editorial assistant, Deboki Chakravarti! We cover a ton in this beefy episode, so grab a snack, get comfy, and prepare to dive deep on a topic that's well worth the revisit. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail] Water-logged diaper scans https://www.nist.gov/pml/about-pml/pml-working-you/pml-working-you-archives/fighting-cancer-diapers Toothbrush cancer camera Cancer-cell kleenex https://www.statnews.com/2017/09/06/masspec-pen-cancer/ [This or That: Researcher, Patient, or Both] Round 1 - Sister Mary Joseph Nodule https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294222000089#sec0006 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00261-016-1031-1 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31864-6/abstract Round 2 - Trousseau sign of malignancy https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294222000089#sec0002 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1022062/ Round 3 - AOH1996 https://www.alexslemonade.org/blog/chance-meeting-leads-promising-cancer-treatment https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10592352/ https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05227326 Round 4 - Papanicolaou (Pap) test https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncy.22734 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213294514002178 [Ask the Science Couch] Proposition 65 in the state of California & carcinogens in studies https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/about-proposition-65 https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/how-chemicals-are-added-proposition-65-list https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6349368/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10311-023-01668-1 https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/wood-dust
Patreon bonus: Treatments for different cancers and why there’s no singular cure https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types https://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/about-cancer/what-is-cancer/ https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2023/10/cancer-is-not-one-disease https://medlineplus.gov/cancer.html [Butt One More Thing] A trained dog could sniff out colorectal cancer in poop samples | |||
| 21 Jun 2022 | SciShow Tangents Classics - Waves | 00:37:35 | |
Inspired by last week's episode about beaches, we decided to take the week off and catch some rays. Please enjoy this encore presentation of our episode on Waves, and we'll be back next week! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 30 Jul 2019 | Metamorphosis | 00:33:07 | |
When you think metamorphosis, you might think a beautiful butterfly coming out of its cocoon. However, lots of things metamorphose in much less graceful, much more sticky, gooey, unsettling, and potentially dangerous ways! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-01/uoc-sbb010308.php http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4460030.stm Kind of gross but very cool, highly recommend this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCo2uCLXvhk [Fact Off] Cryptometamorphosis: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/science/snail-metamorphosis.html https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2018.1099#sec-3 Figure from paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/cms/attachment/12748a2e-c968-4fff-912a-9f9cd2c3d514/rspb20181099f01.gif Wax moths and plastic: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28441558 [Ask the Science Couch] Grasshoppers/locusts: http://mentalfloss.com/article/57104/whats-difference-between-grasshoppers-and-locusts https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-grasshoppers-go-bibl/ (includes picture) https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2009/01/serotonin-makes-locusts-swarm | |||
| 04 Dec 2018 | Taste | 00:33:20 | |
Have you ever wanted to lick the Moon and find out what that grey dust tastes like? If so, you’re in luck. This week, we’re sampling the science of taste, from the Apollo 16 mission reports to how the flavor compounds in amniotic fluid may affect babies’ food preferences. Apparently, it can get garlicky in there. But can non-human animals develop a sense of taste? And is “pine mouth” a real thing, or is it just what happens when Hank eats mysterious seeds he finds in the forest? | |||
| 21 Mar 2023 | SciShow Tangents Classics - Weather | 00:34:57 | |
Original Airdate: January 26, 2021 SciShow 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 spring and the weather is changing, you see! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! | |||
| 26 Oct 2021 | Graveyard Smash - It was a Dark and Stormy Month | 00:35:44 | |
Ceri and Sam headed on down to the cemetery to dig Hank up for one more bone-chilling edition of It Was a Dark and Stormy Month! We hope you enjoy and have a happy and safe Halloween! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Trivia Question] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969716324202?via%3Dihub https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/lam.12345 https://www.epa.gov/so2-pollution/sulfur-dioxide-basics [Fact Off] Spaceship debris graveyard https://www.greenmatters.com/p/what-happens-to-rocket-boosters-after-launch https://www.nature.com/articles/433095a.pdf?origin=ppub https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19127713 Oleic acid as a death cue https://web.stanford.edu/~dmgordon/previous/Gordon1983Dependence.pdf https://www.pnas.org/content/106/20/8251 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-24054-2 https://www.ijbs.com/v09p0313.htm http://www.researchtrends.net/tia/article_pdf.asp?in=0&vn=9&tid=20&aid=5289 [Ask the Science Couch] Eco-friendly burial options https://www.cremationassociation.org/page/alkalinehydrolysis https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4895712/New-type-cremation-DISSOLVES-bodies-LIQUID.html https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12421 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWo2-LHwGMM [Butt One More Thing] | |||
| 25 Jan 2022 | Birds of Prey | 00:37:16 | |
The pointiest birds in the wild blue yonder finally get their due! Join us to learn all of these lethal birds killer secrets, and to discover their hidden softer sides. Some use teamwork! Some keep pets! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Definition] [Trivia Question] Alkyl mercury in goshawks https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10646-013-1128-z [Fact Off] Bald eagle cyanobacteria toxin mystery https://www.livescience.com/eagle-killing-mystery-disease-solved.html https://www.inverse.com/science/mystery-behind-mass-bald-eagle-deaths-solved Screech owls & threadsnakes https://www.audubon.org/news/what-would-screech-owl-want-blind-snake https://www.jstor.org/stable/4218201?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Leptotyphlops_dulcis/ https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/eastern-screech-owl [Ask the Science Couch] Harris’s hawks (social raptors) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Harriss_Hawk/overview https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/harriss-hawk [Butt One More Thing] Anthrax in raptor cloacas https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17347404/
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| 21 Feb 2023 | Poop | 00:41:59 | |
The bodily function so universal, there's a kids book all about how everybody does it! But... is that kids book a lie?! Find out the answer to that and way more in this very overdue episode of Tangents! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Penguin poop distance traveled https://iposeogsekk.com/penguano.pdf https://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2005 [Fact Off] AI listening to sounds of poop/diarrhea/fart https://www.inverse.com/innovation/fart-monitoring-ai Dagger made of frozen poop debunked (or, at the very least, not effective in lab conditions) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X19305371 https://nautil.us/the-problem-with-the-frozen-poop-knife-study-237572/ [Ask the Science Couch] Period poops (progesterone/estrogen & prostaglandins) https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24411-prostaglandins https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3297513/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3823955 https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-you-poop-more-on-your-period/ | |||
| 12 Mar 2019 | Giant Rodents | 00:32:37 | |
When can you start calling a rodent “giant?” When it’s twice the average size of its species? When you’re not grossed out by it? When it could be a mascot for a family fun center? We don’t really have a precise answer to that… but this week, we’re exploring the science of big ol’ rodents! Turns out, giant rodents have shaped the environment in lots of ways, from ancient megafauna stomping through South American wetlands to beavers affecting the climate. And even though they sound kind of scary, giant rats might be able to save human lives. But the real question is: what’s up with capybara anal pouches? Sources: [Truth or Fail] https://www.apopo.info/en/tuberculosis-detection/projects http://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/tb/background https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/23/rats-who-sniff-out-tubersulosis [Fact Off] Hippos & biggest rodent: Beavers & carbon emissions: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uoh-bha082918.php https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/07/what-role-do-beavers-play-climate-change https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13280-014-0575-y [Ask the Science Couch] Gigantism: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-king-kong-should-have-been-blue-whale-180962603/ https://www.nature.com/articles/482008d https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00534.x https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358651/ [Butt One More Thing] Capybara anal pouches: https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1984.tb05087.x | |||
| 25 May 2021 | DNA with Amanda Wacker | 00:32:36 | |
This week, we’re joined by scientist and podcaster Amanda Wacker to talk about DNA, the building blocks of life! A blueprint for building a living thing, even! Webster’s dictionary defines DNA as “any of various nucleic acids that are usually the molecular basis of heredity, are constructed of a double helix held together by hydrogen bonds.” I define it as the little wiggly guys inside us that make our cells and stuff. We’re both right, in our own way. If you want more Amanda Wacker, check out her podcast, Triplicates! And check her out on Twitter: @AstroAma! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Ask the Science Couch] Gene expression & cell type https://www.cirm.ca.gov/our-progress/advanced-how-does-stem-cell-%E2%80%9Cknow%E2%80%9D-what-become https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26885/ https://www.cell.com/trends/cell-biology/fulltext/S0962-8924(20)30059-3 https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/our-cells-are-filled-with-junk-dna-heres-why-we-need-it https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05462-w [Butt One More Thing] Pooprints | |||
| 09 Mar 2021 | Exoplanets | 00:36:46 | |
The Tangents crew blasts off beyond the Sun’s familiar orbit to check out all the weird, wild, possibly-inhabited exoplanets circling distant stars! Who needs our boring old solar system anyway? Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Definition] https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/commissions/F2/info/documents/ [Fact Off] Not-quite-sunscreen snow exoplanet https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/aa899b https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/ps-ads102617.php https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Titanium-dioxide https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61685 https://tdma.info/how-your-uv-protective-sunscreen-works/ Messages to Gliese-581c https://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/gliese_581_feature.html https://phys.org/news/2012-07-potential-habitable-exoplanets.html https://arxiv.org/abs/1207.4515 https://www.universetoday.com/19335/messages-from-earth-beamed-to-alien-world/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7660449.stm https://www.nature.com/news/2007/071102/full/news.2007.212.html [Ask the Science Couch] Exoplanets art https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/the-art-of-exoplanets https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-artists-portray-exoplanets-never-seen/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/02/exoplanet-trappist-nasa/517590/ https://www.wired.com/2014/05/artist-rendering-exoplanets/ [Butt One More Thing] Space poop challenge https://www.nasa.gov/feature/space-poop-challenge https://www.nasa.gov/feature/winners-of-space-poop-challenge-receive-30000 | |||
| 18 Apr 2025 | Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 3 | 00:30:02 | |
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on May 28, 2021 titled "Q and Play - Episode 3!" Original Patreon description: We've named the Patreon podcast! Enjoy Sam trying to answer your science questions while Ceri and Hank give him encouraging/condescending smiles. | |||
| 03 Mar 2020 | Viruses with Deboki Chakravarti | 00:33:42 | |
Viruses are the subject of confusion & misinformation. Luckily, we have a friend who knows a lot about them! We sit down with microbiology genius Deboki Chakravarti to talk viruses. Be sure to check out more of Deboki’s work on Journey to the Microcosmos, and the upcoming Crash Course Organic Chemistry! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Tulips https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/science/broken-tulips.html https://amsterdamtulipmuseumonline.com/blogs/tulip-facts/broken-tulips-the-beautiful-curse Coffins https://blogs.weta.org/boundarystones/2016/12/21/then-there-were-no-coffinshttps://www.acf.org/the-american-chestnut/ [Fact Off] Multicomponent Viruses https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(16)30310-9 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160825141714.htm Polydnaviruses https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4424053/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758193/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123846846000264 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123848581000096 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553618/ [Butt One More Thing] Caribou poop frozen virus https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/10/virus-resurrected-700-year-old-caribou-dung | |||
| 25 Jun 2019 | Fossils with Kallie Moore | 00:30:31 | |
Fossils: a profound link to our Earth’s past… some are profound... some are beautiful… some are poop! Kallie Moore, host of PBS Eons joins the Tangents crew to talk old stone bones, fraudulent fossils, and a dinosaur so well preserved, we may be able to figure out what its last meal was. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want more Kallie Moore, check out PBS Eons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzR-rom72PHN9Zg7RML9EbA And if you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Pseudofossils: http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Pseudofossils-1663.aspx Underwater cave: http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/6440/N3779.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6920 Amber: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00379271.2010.10697637 [Fact Off] Opalized fossils: Super preserved Ankylosaur: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/06/dinosaur-nodosaur-fossil-discovery/ https://www.livescience.com/65640-opal-dinosaur-herd-bones.html [Ask the Science Couch] Zircon: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/10/scientists-may-have-found-earliest-evidence-life-earth https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/09/news-earth-rocks-sediment-first-life-zircon/ Tully monster: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/tully-monster-still-a-mystery/ [Butt One More Thing] Fake poop: | |||
| 17 Nov 2020 | Wood | 00:35:12 | |
If you look out a window right now, you're probably going to see a tree. And that tree? Why, it's made out of wood, friend. And that's where things start to get interesting... Get ready to meet Hank's newest alter-ego: Mr. Wood. He's basically Hank, but he just can't stop talking about wood! I had to cut like 3 different, very long stories he told about wood! The man LOVES wood!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Shipworms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipworms Dynamite Bounty Gaming https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hanoi-rat-massacre-1902 [Fact Off] Super Wood Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180207151829.htm Paper: https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2018/fpl_2018_song001.pdf Screwdriver test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BStJLI7WQ8g&ab_channel=VOANews Ballistic test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVbczXDFe1Q&ab_channel=MarylandNanoCenter Metallic Wood https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/uop-pe012819.php [Ask the Science Couch] Splinters http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0615/p2557.html http://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0901/p683.html http://www.the-dermatologist.com/content/treating-rare-fungal-infections-sporotrichosis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4082545/ [Butt One More Thing] Toilet paper https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/622513/reason-toilet-paper-always-white | |||
| 29 Mar 2022 | SciShow Tangents Classics - Flowers | 00:32:35 | |
It's Spring Breeeaaaak baby, and we're taking the day off! Enjoy this classic episode on Flowers so you'll know all you need to know when they start blooming! See you next week!
Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 13 Dec 2022 | Testing New Games with Deboki Chakravarti | 00:42:25 | |
sniff sniff... What is that awful smell? Ah, it's our stinky, old games! I mean, just look at Truth or Fail! It's all covered in mold! Good thing Deboki's here this week to try out some fresh, exciting new games with us! scWant more Deboki? Check her out at https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki to find info on all of the many projects she works on! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 09 Jan 2024 | Refrigeration | 00:45:09 | |
In this not-so-chill episode, everybody gets a little unsettled by the concepts around refrigeration. Quantum computers, thermoacoustics, molecular chemistry, elephants, the phantom letter "d" that gets added to the shortening of refrigeration...it's all just. So much. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [This or That: Fridge or Not Fridge] Ballpoint-pen-sized device with twisted nickel-titanium and water Credit-card-sized device plugged into your phone with lithium bromide Two large metal balls with ammonia and water [Trivia Question] Frigidaire had an elephant stand on their refrigerator as a strength test https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75945/15-icy-cool-facts-about-refrigeration [Fact Off] Dilution refrigeration and ultra-cold LEGOs https://twist.phys.virginia.edu/work/Formal_Paper.pdf https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/the-coolest-lego-in-the-universe https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-55616-7#Fig1 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a30337510/lego-bricks-heat-tolerance-quantum-computer/ Thermoacoustic refrigeration and the James Webb Space Telescope [Ask the Science Couch] Freezer smells and dehydration/oxidation affecting food taste https://extension.umn.edu/preserving-and-preparing/science-freezing-foods https://extension.psu.edu/understanding-the-process-of-freezing https://theconversation.com/heres-why-your-freezer-smells-so-bad-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-203058 [Butt One More Thing] USB drive found in volunteer-collected frozen leopard seal poop https://niwa.co.nz/news/they-were-defrosting-leopard-seal-pooyou-wont-believe-what-happened-next | |||
| 26 Mar 2019 | Charles Darwin | 00:32:36 | |
You might know him from his greatest hits: natural selection, Galápagos finches, and eating lots of the animals he studied… it’s Charles Darwin! This week, we’re talking about this famous biologist and some of the weirder science he did. What kind of books did he write after he published On the Origin of Species? Why was he so disgusted by fish spitting out seeds? And was it normal to write a letter to a scientist friend and ask detailed questions about barnacle sex?
Sources: [Truth or Fail] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/4x38gj/darwins-monsters-parasitoid-wasps [Fact Off] Seeds & fish: http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F1683&viewtype=text&pageseq=1 https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/DCP-LETT-1681.xml http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/11/17/darwin-bird-vomit/#.XBlv3c9Khxw https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/161/1/20/2418329 Barnacles: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3574338/ [Ask the Science Couch] Darwin’s understanding vs. ours: http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20141017-how-flowers-conquered-the-world https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-darwin-didnt-know-45637001/ https://www.wired.com/2014/12/fantastically-wrong-thing-evolution-darwin-really-screwed/ http://www.esp.org/books/darwin/variation/facsimile/contents/darwin-variation-chap-27-i.pdf http://www.blc.arizona.edu/courses/schaffer/449/Soft%20Inhertance/Geison%20-%20Pangenesis.pdf [Butt One More Thing] Darwin bark spider: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151126-the-worlds-biggest-spider-web-can-span-an-entire-river https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0011234 | |||
| 18 Feb 2020 | Subatomic | 00:34:28 | |
Things get a little weird this episode, and by ‘little’ I mean very little! One thing I learned in this episode is that everything in the universe is touching each other, yet the particles in your body never truly touch! Mama Mia! Well anyway, I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] https://history.fnal.gov/felicia.html#Time https://history.fnal.gov/meson.html pictures: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/felicia-ferret-particle-accelerator-fermilab [Fact Off] Surface plasmon resonance https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13746 Dark matter supercold water [Ask the Science Couch] Do atoms touch? https://www.sciencealert.com/99-9999999-of-your-body-is-empty-space https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2013/04/16/do-atoms-ever-actually-touch-each-other/ https://www.britannica.com/science/Pauli-exclusion-principle http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/pauli.html https://www.britannica.com/science/fermion https://www.pnas.org/content/114/23/5766 [Butt One More Thing] Proton-powered poops https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080109104251.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867407014791 | |||
| 08 Jan 2025 | Randomness | 00:52:23 | |
Is all life predestined, or is existence blown about by the whims of entropy? If we restarted the universe with the same world generating seed a la Minecraft, would it all play out the same??? These are ginormous questions that we do not get into in this episode! Instead, we're examining slightly more manageable examples of randomness in nature, in computing, and even in ourselves. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [The Scientific Definition] The Lost Boarding Pass Problem https://www.varsity.co.uk/science/23162 The Secretary Problem https://www2.math.upenn.edu/~ted/210F10/References/Secretary.pdf The Sleeping Beauty Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW27QJYNXtU [Trivia Question] Sum of numbers on a D120 vertex where 10 faces meet [Fact Off] Fastest computer worm in history was the random-scanning worm called Slammer (aka the Sapphire Worm) https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~savage/papers/IEEESP03.pdf https://www.science.org/content/article/fastest-worm-ever https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1523881 Effectiveness of randomly promoting employees in a business instead of promoting by merit [Ask the Science Couch] Humans are (maybe) bad at intuitively understanding or predicting randomness https://cocosci.princeton.edu/tom/papers/hard.pdf https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5215234/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5933241/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010027717302895 https://zhaolab.psych.ubc.ca/pdfs/Zhao_2014_JEPHPP.pdf Patreon bonus: pseudorandom number generators and randomization seeds https://www.random.org/randomness/ https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/pseudorandom_number_generator https://www.acsac.org/2003/papers/79.pdf https://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/ [Butt One More Thing] Dung beetles that attach themselves to butts to find poop non-randomly | |||
| 14 Nov 2023 | Batteries | 00:48:32 | |
Click here to check out the limited-time-only Tangents t-shirt inspired by this episode! https://store.dftba.com/products/shirt-of-the-month-shrimp-battery Batteries are all around us, in things we use all the time, and in all different shapes and sizes, so of course we know exactly how they all work, right? Nope! Not even close! The bizarre breadth of our battery banter includes Ben Franklin, tiny computers, and...shrimp? SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Trivia Question] Oxford Electric Bell battery lifespan https://archwww.physics.ox.ac.uk/history/Exhibit1.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mystery-continuously-functioning-battery-1840-180954028/ https://x.com/UniofOxford/status/1610593348464640001?s=20 [Fact Off] Edible battery for sustainability (and maybe child safety) https://academic.oup.com/jimb/article/45/5/313/5996662 https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/researchers-craft-a-fully-edible-battery/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36919977/ https://www.popsci.com/technology/edible-battery-prototype/ Platypus electroreception study using batteries https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3945317/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-12-vw-18644-story.html https://www.jstor.org/stable/56002?typeAccessWorkflow=login https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/202/10/1447/8186/Electroreception-in-monotremes [Ask the Science Couch] Grid-scale storage with batteries https://www.iea.org/energy-system/electricity/grid-scale-storage https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/74426.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032122001368 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352152X17304437 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364032113005418?via%3Dihub [Butt One More Thing] Microbial battery with exoelectrogens and poop water https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1307327110 https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4747532/scientists-use-poop-to-generate-electricity | |||
| 13 Aug 2019 | Acid | 00:32:35 | |
This week, the Other Couch's high-school-level understanding of chemistry is really put to the test as we talk about acid! What is it? How does it dissolve things? It has something to do... with protons? It seems way simpler in the movies! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Formic acid (general): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Formic-acid Fire ant antivenom: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/343/6174/1014.abstract https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-rise-of-the-crazy-ants/ Bone-house wasps: https://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-spider-eating-bone-house-wasp/ Electricity-generating wasps: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/12/101221-solar-power-hornet-science-animals/ [Fact Off] Internal sensor: https://www.seeker.com/when-swallowed-this-sensor-is-powered-by-stomach-acid-2248294501.html Pregnancy gif: https://giphy.com/gifs/pregnancy-baby-fetus-WS91RYT47sA6I https://imgur.com/gallery/d7n3eIH Moss bandage: https://images.app.goo.gl/TWkw555pqQcRF4Ap8 [Ask the Science Couch] Battery energy storage: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-batteries-store-an/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4IUsholjg&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fYEaX9mQQ8oGr Lead-acid batteries: https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/lead_based_batteries http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/leadacid.html | |||
| 22 Feb 2022 | SciShow Tangents Classics - The Internet | 00:29:52 | |
Season 3 has come to a close, and the Tangents crew is taking a week off. While we scour the World Wide Web for all new, mind-blowing science facts, enjoy this classic episode about the Internet! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 20 Sep 2022 | Radiation | 00:38:34 | |
Popular culture makes radiation seem pretty scary, and frequently it is. But we encounter way more radiation in our day-to-day life than you might think, from radio waves to visible light. Come explore the whole spectrum of radiation on this week's Tangents! And we talk a LOT about The Vampire Diaries, too! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Cladosporium sphaerospermum fungus blockade https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Cladosporium_sphaerospermum https://www.nature.com/news/2007/070521/full/news070521-5.html [Fact Off] Atomic energy Boy Scout badge & superfund site https://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/the-radioactive-boy-scout/ https://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html Louise Reiss and the Baby Tooth Survey https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/bone-seeker.html https://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/files/strontiumfaq.pdf https://www.prismjournal.org/uploads/1/2/5/6/125661607/v11-no1-a1.pdf https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.134.3491.1669 https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0721/ML072150423.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Determining biological effects/lethal dose of radiation https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/bio-effects-radiation.html https://www.rerf.or.jp/en/about/ https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/genetic-effects-chernobyl-radiation-exposure https://www.radioactivity.eu.com/site/pages/Doses_Classification.htm [Butt One More Thing] Radioactive rabbit poop near Hanford https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/science/earth/15rabbit.html | |||
| 02 Mar 2021 | Candy | 00:34:21 | |
This week, we talk about the ol’ tippy top of the food pyramid: Candy! When you get done with this tasty episode, you’ll be saying “how sweet it is!” And we’ve got some big news! SciShow Tangents has a Patreon now! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, such as bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents We love making this show, and with your help we can make it even better! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Cotton candy blood vessels https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/vu-ccm020816.php Cordite (forbidden gum) Picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cordite_Filled_Cartridge.JPG https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3281990 https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/cordite/1010201.article https://www.britannica.com/science/nitroglycerin http://www.gumassociation.org/index.cfm/science-technology/ingredients-technology/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6954562.stm http://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/85/8532sci2.html [Ask the Science Couch] Candy preferences with age https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2764307/ https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(17)30214-0 https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.418.6 https://now.tufts.edu/articles/craving-brain [Butt One More Thing] Sugar alcohol farts | |||
| 23 Jul 2019 | Fungi | 00:32:54 | |
Plants and animals get all the glory, but fungi are out there every day, breaking down leaf litter, making our bread nice and fluffy, and fermenting alcohols. They deserve a little thanks, so we did a whole episode about them! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Fungal Pesticides: https://agrochemicals.iupac.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=3&sobi2Id=31 https://phys.org/news/2019-02-virus-infested-fungus-chemical-pesticides.html Tinder Fungi: https://www.uab.cat/web/newsroom/news-detail-1345668003610.html?noticiaid=1345754508535 Egyptian Medicine: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/nyregion/secrets-of-the-mummys-medicine-chest.html [Fact Off] Whiskey mold: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18065010 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315285/ https://www.wired.com/2011/05/ff-angelsshare/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/78dyqb/kentuckys-whiskey-fungus-problem-is-out-of-control Plastic-digesting fungus: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202047 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749117300295 [Ask the Science Couch] “Zombie” ants: https://www.pnas.org/content/114/47/12590 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0187170 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3204140/ [Butt One More Thing] Zygomycota: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0003237 | |||
| 08 Oct 2019 | Fear Month: Sharks! | 00:30:58 | |
SciShow Tangents' Month of Fear continues! This week, Stefan is confronted by his fear of sharks! Thrill as we weave a tale of nigh-immortal sharks! Feel the chills run down your spine as you learn about how weird shark penises are! Try not to scream when you hear about Sharkarado, the Shark Colorado! This episode... might be too scary!!!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Still Shark Eggs https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0052551 Tiger Shark Siblings Thermal Vents https://www.livescience.com/61699-skates-eggs-thermal-vents.html [Fact Off] White Shark Café https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/voyage-white-shark-cafe/#data http://whitesharkcafe.org/media/photos-videos https://www.nature.com/articles/415035b Greenland sharks eating seals https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098112001657?via%3Dihub https://animals.mom.me/seals-sleep-4736.html [Ask the Science Couch] Intromittent organs/penises https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/56/4/705/2198314 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/06/scienceshot-birds-disappearing-penis Shark claspers https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/04/how-shark-penises-evolved https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms7698 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/clasper [Butt One More Thing] Coprolite shark tooth | |||
| 09 Jun 2020 | Allergies | 00:32:43 | |
From itchy and annoying to potentially deadly, allergies seem to make our lives worse for pretty much no discernible reason! [Truth or Fail] Hot Dog Allergy https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/hot-dog-allergie https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1994783/ Cat-Pork https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594363/ Parent Spit [Fact Off] Thunderstorm asthma https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/106/3/207/1565254 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cea.12709 Langerhans cells https://www.popsci.com/allergy-immunotherapy-toothpaste/ https://allovate.com/how-allerdent-works/ [Ask the Science Couch] Allergies & public horticulture https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/seasonal-allergies-blame-male-trees https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016920461100137X https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/asoa-hpc082615.php [Butt One More Thing] Milk allergy fecal transplant | |||
| 04 Feb 2020 | Meat | 00:33:03 | |
Meat... seems pretty simple on the surface, but what do we really know about it? Like.. are living things made of meat? Or is meat only meat once it's being eaten? What was the first meat? What was the first thing to eat the first meat? Is eating prehistoric meat a good idea? Do we find the answer to any of these questions in this episode? I can't remember, frankly, but probably a few. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Foal Bison https://www.uaf.edu/museum/press/spotlight/blue-babe/ https://historythings.com/aged-beef-delicacy-eating-meat-36000-year-old-bison/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-bison-stew-blue-babe-alaska Crocodile [Fact Off] Carnivorous Herbivores https://www.outdoornews.com/2015/03/19/who-knew-tape-shows-deer-raiding-birds-nests/ Dyeing Salmon https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=738 https://nextnature.net/2012/06/dyeing-salmon-pink-for-farms-and-profit https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/The-salmon-struggle-A-fish-by-any-other-color-is-1115339.php [Ask the Science Couch] Gamey meat https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0309174015301376 https://extension.umn.edu/preserving-and-preparing/cooking-venison-flavor-and-safety https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6154429/ https://bastyr.edu/news/general-news-health-tips-spotlight-1/2015/08/why-choose-grass-fed-meat http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.361.2312&rep=rep1&type=pdf [Butt One More Thing] Pork butt https://www.southernliving.com/bbq/why-is-it-called-boston-butt https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/22382/how-9-cuts-meat-got-their-names | |||
| 14 Jan 2020 | Magnets | 00:31:21 | |
Wise men have long pondered how magnets work. We all know the answer is “magic,” but Ceri and Hank have to keep up the illusion that science is real, so please humor them. Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Magnet Therapy https://www.livescience.com/40174-magnetic-therapy.html God Machine http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2003/godonbrain.shtml https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/brain-religion2.htm https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2153599X.2017.1403952 https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/01/test-of-god-helmet-at-music-fest-yields-strange-results/ Electro-Metabograph Radium Ore Revigator https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/1/100118-radiation-toxic-water-revigator/ [Fact Off] Airport runways/WMM https://www.wired.com/story/airports-rename-runways-magnetic-shift/ https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/airport-runway-names-shift-magnetic-field https://cires.colorado.edu/news/airport-runway-names-shift-earth%E2%80%99s-magnetic-field https://flightsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/asw_may08_p18-22.pdf https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/GeomagneticPoles.shtml https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/world-magnetic-model-2020-released Ferrofluids http://aerospace.mtu.edu/research/ionic-liquid-ferrofluid-microthrusters/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/ferrofluid https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.4985141 [Ask the Science Couch] Demagnetizing https://www.wired.com/story/the-physics-of-falling-magnets-in-stranger-things-season-3/ https://nationalmaglab.org/education/magnet-academy/plan-a-lesson/demagnetizing http://www.magmamagnets.com/electromagnets-solenoids/ [Butt One More Thing] Magnetic anal sphincter | |||
| 11 Dec 2018 | Eggs | 00:28:26 | |
Eggs have tons of different sizes, textures, and protective shells, from giant ostrich eggs to squishy fish egg clusters. But, scientifically, they all boil down to the same thing: an egg is just a reproductive cell that can be fertilized by a sperm to make an embryo. This week, we’re cracking the science of eggs wide open! [Truth or Fail] Brown trouts: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150214-fake-orgasms-and-other-sex-lies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347200915859?via%3Dihub Octopuses: https://www.mbari.org/deep-sea-octopus-broods-eggs-for-over-four-years-longer-than-any-known-animal/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0103437 Trilobites: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170124124905.htm [Fact Off] Stick insect eggs: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/ku-tsi052318.php https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/10/stick-insects-lure-ants-fatty-knobs https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/science/stick-insects-eggs-birds.html Humsters: http://www.stillhq.com/pdfdb/000360/data.pdf https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mrd.1120230307 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4471-3310-0_5 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1725451 [Ask the Science Couch] Egg shape: https://galapagosconservation.org.uk/whale-shark-reproduction/ https://books.google.com/books?id=zg1mDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT158&lpg=PT158 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6344/1249 http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160304-one-animal-has-more-babies-than-any-other | |||
| 03 Sep 2019 | Navigation | 00:31:52 | |
Wether it's a human trying to figure out the quickest way to the airport, a salmon returning to the waters where they were born, or a dog trying to figure out the perfect place to poop, almost everyliving thing uses some sort of innate or technological navigation system every day.
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Orientation of mental maps: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0135803 Humans sensing magnetic fields: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/can-humans-sense-the-magnetic-field--65611 [Fact Off] Marine chronometer http://www.jgiesen.de/LunarDistance/index.html https://www.jstor.org/stable/3087198?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents https://timeandnavigation.si.edu/navigating-at-sea/longitude-problem https://archive.org/details/principlesmrhar00unkngoog/page/n22 https://www.timeandwatches.com/p/the-detent-escapement-from-marine.html Etak navigator [Ask the Science Couch] Sunstone/calcite: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/11/viking-sunstone-revealed https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.172187 https://www.nature.com/news/2011/110131/full/news.2011.58.html Image of calcite: https://www.sciencesource.com/Doc/TR1_WATERMARKED/6/9/f/3/SS2509789.jpg?d63642476241 | |||
| 15 Oct 2024 | Spooky Month: Psychics with Dylan Marron! | 00:51:44 | |
There's a chill in the air and a shudder in our bones...it's Spooky Month! Come along with us on a treacherous journey full of mischief, mayhem, and many marvelously mysterious guests! Steady yourself, for who knows what frights lurk around the corner... Our next shocking mystery friend to join us is none other than Dylan Marron! Tread the floorboards of Tangents Manor with us in pursuit of the truth behind fortune-telling and future-predicting as we examine Psychics! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [This, That, or the Other: Crystal Ball] Weather forecast predictions https://www.noaa.gov/stories/6-tools-our-meteorologists-use-to-forecast-weather https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-you-trust-farmers-almanacs-weather-predictions/ Flu shot planning https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm Short-term volcanic eruption prediction https://volcano.si.edu/faq/index.cfm?question=eruptionforecast https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/24650/chapter/6 [The Scientific Definition] Spirit trumpet https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-SPR-TRUMPET/1 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/spirit-trumpets-dead-speak The Barnum effect https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110810104425651 https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2044-8260.1978.tb00271.x https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1977-21271-001 Table-turning https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-52954-2_6 https://www.ria.ie/blog/table-turning-a-victorian-fad/ [Ask the Science Couch] Neuroscience or psychology explanations for deja vu https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00415-005-0677-3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251874/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053810012000049 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420423/ https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/the-psychology-of-deja-vu.html https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/deja-vu Patreon bonus: Brain-computer interfaces and using technology to detect thoughts https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497935/ https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/21/8639905/brain-control-robot-arm-paralyzed-quadriplegic https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaa5417 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-023-01304-9 [Butt One More Thing] Scatomancy pseudoscience vs. fecal tests run by gastroenterologists https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scatomancer_n_4309974 https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000704.htm https://www.columbiadoctors.org/news/how-know-your-colon-healthy | |||
| 08 Jun 2021 | Electricity | 00:37:36 | |
Danger! High voltage episode! This week, we're zapping your earholes with electrifying knowledge that's sure to illuminate you! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Space tethers to generate electricity https://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wtether.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-75.html https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/2.3563?journalCode=jsr https://edisontechcenter.org/generators.html https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/2.3563?journalCode=jsr Electric fish with dramatic pauses ttps://www.fishbase.se/summary/5208 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/electric-fish-pause/618993/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/wuis-ef-051921.php [Ask the Science Couch] Static electricity https://www.utm.edu/staff/cerkal/electricity.htm https://www.livescience.com/51656-static-electricity.html [Butt One More Thing] Manure electricity | |||
| 02 Nov 2018 | Introducing: SciShow Tangents | 00:03:21 | |
Introducing the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, Stefan Chin, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research... while not getting distracted. There will be tangents about video games, music, weird smells, surprisingly deep insights about life, and of course, poop, but it always comes back to the science. | |||
| 11 Jun 2024 | Bananas with Answer in Progress | 00:49:38 | |
It's all right there on the tin - this episode is BANANAS. And not just because we have the most guests we've ever had in Tangents history. Not even just because one of them is a super special surprise RETURN friend of the pod. And not even because we check out some flowers that are way more uncomfortable to look at than you think. No, this episode is bananas because we're talking about (you guessed it) bananas! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! [Truth or Fail Express] Banana peel pasta https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022023325 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220809141224.htm Banana peel perfume adherent https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132323007679 Banana peel water filtration https://www.livescience.com/13276-banana-peels-filter-toxic-metals.html https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ie101499e [This or That: Yellow or Not Yellow?] Banana fiddler crab https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-020-02899-w Image: https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/753425 Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Austruca_mjoebergi_coenobita.jpg Banana galaxies https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.15232 Nokia 8110 aka the “banana phone” https://www.mobilephonemuseum.com/phone-detail/nokia-8110 https://www.mobilephonemuseum.com/phone-detail/hmd-global-nokia-8110-4g Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nokia_8110.jpg Image of 4G: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nokia_8110_4G.png [Ask the Science Couch] Commercial banana cultivar genetics and Fusarium wilt or other disease risks https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article-abstract/4/1/87/588827 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0154448 https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/31/6/article-p838.xml https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01670-6 [Butt One More Thing] Honey bee alarm pheromones contain the banana flavor isoamyl acetate https://www.nature.com/articles/1951018b0 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2017.2653 | |||
| 28 Sep 2021 | Mosquitos | 00:31:04 | |
Summer's over, which is a bummer, but now's the perfect time to remember that summer isn't all perfect. It brings sunburns, too-hot car seats, and, worst of all, blood-sucking mosquitos! So let's embrace the beginning of fall by talking some smack about those nasty, itchy, little guys! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Millipede toxins as mosquito repellent https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1026489826714 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00114-003-0427-2 https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/05/science/for-monkeys-a-millipede-a-day-keeps-mosquitoes-away.html https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/198138/wounds/whats-eating-you-millipede-burns https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7504811/ Vampire jumping spiders eating mosquitoes https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53382/meet-vampire-spider https://www.livescience.com/5818-spiders-attracted-blood-perfume.html https://www.livescience.com/1214-killer-spiders-prefer-malaria-mosquitoes.html https://www.livescience.com/20800-vampire-spiders-blood-meal.html [Ask the Science Couch] Attracting mosquitoes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009286741400155X https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10886-015-0587-5 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)30215-5 https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/how-mosquitoes-smell-human-sweat http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=547&doi=10.11648/j.aje.20190302.13 https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/41/4/796/885285 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5949359/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982219306943 [Butt One More Thing] Mosquito anus blood pre-urine https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/science/how-hungry-mosquitoes-cool-themselves.html | |||
| 05 Oct 2021 | Storms - It Was a Dark & Stormy Month | 00:34:10 | |
It’s October, so you know what that means: SciShow Tangents is about to get a little spooky! This year, we’re celebrating the Halloween season by talking about traditionally eerie subjects and writing bad collaborative poems! Welcome to “It Was A Dark & Stormy Tangents” month! And to kick it off, we’re talking about the number one most scary of all types of weather: storms! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Project Ice Storm - possible effects of stress on pregnancy https://www.thoughtco.com/canadian-ice-storm-in-1998-508705 https://www.mcgill.ca/projetverglas/publications https://www.mcgill.ca/projetverglas/icestorm https://www.mcgill.ca/projetverglas/files/projetverglas/Laplante2007FunctionalPlay.pdf Blood/red rain mystery in Spain https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/882233 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20028490 https://www.livescience.com/62999-siberian-blood-rain-iron-oxide.html [Ask the Science Couch] Aches before storms https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/internalmedicine/50/18/50_18_1923/_pdf https://health.clevelandclinic.org/do-you-get-a-migraine-headache-when-it-rains/ https://theconversation.com/can-bad-weather-really-cause-headaches-158258 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00484-014-0859-8 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7659442/ [Butt One More Thing] Lightning in plumbing https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/faq.html http://lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lls/lightning-caused-deaths.pdf (table 3) https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/how-hurricanes-form.html
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| 13 Sep 2022 | Babies | 00:41:37 | |
From mighty lions to postal workers, presidents to pelicans, they all have one thing in common: they were once tiny little babies! And so, too, were all the Tangents panelists, who celebrate their humble, squishy, helpless origins this week by talking all things baby! Witness Hank learn about the "I'm baby" meme, thrill as you find out which Pokemon Yung Gravey most exemplifies, and almost puke at our grossest butt fact yet! Is this our best episode ever? Well, according to Hank it is! And he's the CEO of a company! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangentsto find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 11 Aug 2020 | Listener Mailbag | 00:29:59 | |
We get A LOT of questions from our listeners! So this week we decided to put the competition on hold, open up the old Tangents Mailbag, and answer a few of them!
Get ready to learn some of our deepest secrets, like what Ceri thinks about yogurt and Stefan's milk conundrum! There are other, less dairy related things in this episode, too. Once again, thank you all for your support and for all of the amazing questions you ask us every week. We couldn't do it without you!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen
If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Aspartame.html https://www.stevia.com/2016/10/03/how-is-stevia-leaf-extract-made/ https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/artificial-sweetener8.htm http://www.yalescientific.org/2010/09/mythbusters-does-sugar-really-make-children-hyper/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/391812 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7963081/ Photic sneezing https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-bright-light-cau/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03012675 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1042271/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41551-0 Milk and bones Whale hearing https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0118582 https://dosits.org/animals/sound-reception/marine-mammals-hear/hearing-in-cetaceans/ https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/how-to-see-what-whales-hear/ https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/marine-mammals/keeping-ear-out-whale-evolution http://repository.ias.ac.in/4651/1/321.pdf Duck swimming https://www.audubon.org/news/webbed-feet-are-evolutionary-hit https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/110/3/543/2415604 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/uropygial-gland https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/feathers-article/ Multivitamins [Butt One More Thing] Anal pouches https://books.google.com/books?id=IETMd3-lSlkC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99 https://www.wired.com/2015/01/creature-feature-10-fun-facts-fossa/ | |||
| 02 Apr 2019 | Bats | 00:32:21 | |
Bats have a bad reputation because of the ones that drink blood or spread disease, but these furry flying critters can be pretty cute! This week, we’re talking about everything from echolocation to weird potential uses for bat poop. Are there really bats with suction cups on their wings or is that just a cool toy idea? What is white nose syndrome and could vaping mushroom compounds… help? And what do you really think about Hank’s Dracula impression? Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out themes for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! And if you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Poem] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-pitcher-plants-call-bats-get-their-poo-180956014/ https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2010.1141 [Truth or Fail] Bats that spend time on the ground: http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2005/03/vampire-bats-keep-out-trouble-running-study-shows https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16621953 Diurnal bats: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/daytime-bats-help-explain-nocturnal-evolution/ https://blogs.plos.org/ecology/2017/06/29/bat-species-found-only-on-islands-in-trouble-worldwide/ https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mamm.ahead-of-print/mammalia-2017-0128/mammalia-2017-0128.xml Suction cup bats: https://www.wired.com/2010/04/how-sucker-winged-bats-hang-on/ [Fact Off] Bat & dolphin echolocation: https://evolutionnews.org/2012/05/tangling_the_tr/ https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2010/01/hear-bats-and-whales-share-sonar-protein https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(09)02073-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12511 Moth echolocation blocker: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2009/07/moths-block-bats-sonar http://science.sciencemag.org/content/325/5938/325?keytype=ref&siteid=sci&ijkey=GbDjRlkoHfRnY https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2009/07/17/tiger-moths-jam-the-sonar-of-bats/ http://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/14/2416 [Ask the Science Couch] White-nose syndrome: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/bat_crisis_white-nose_syndrome/Q_and_A.html https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/static-page/what-is-white-nose-syndrome https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02441-z https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/4/2/48 [Butt One More Thing] Bat guano gunpowder: | |||
| 13 Jun 2023 | Numbers | 00:48:28 | |
Whether you're tracking the orbit of satellites, looking at your phone, or picking out a dozen fresh-baked donuts, the chances are pretty good that right this second, YOU are using numbers! Hate to break it to you, bud, but math is actually pretty important after all! Want more Deboki? Check her out at https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki to find info on all of the many projects she works on! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 06 Apr 2021 | Flowers | 00:32:15 | |
It’s been said that April showers bring May flowers, but here’s the thing, gang: we couldn’t wait a whole month to talk about the darn things! Stop and smell the roses with us as we sniff out some of the finest flower facts! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Bubble gun pollination https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(20)30373-4 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/drone-delivered-soap-bubbles-could-help-pollinate-flowers https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bubble-blowing-drones-may-one-day-aid-artificial-pollination Fungus mimicking flowers https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1087184520301572 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2399434?refreqid=excelsior%3Ab21f9013c26e11394d09411860873d9f&seq=1 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-flower-is-really-a-fungus-in-disguise/ https://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/insect-color-vision.php [Ask the Science Couch] Carnivorous plants flowering Picture of pitcher plant: http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3639 Picture of venus fly trap: https://theconversation.com/friend-or-food-why-venus-flytraps-dont-eat-their-pollinators-91620 http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161010-how-insect-eating-plants-persuade-insects-to-pollinate-them https://www.nature.com/articles/srep21065 [Butt One More Thing] Dead horse lily Picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicodiceros#/media/File:Dracunculus_muscivorus.jpg https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2003.00802.x https://theconversation.com/the-secret-of-the-worlds-smelliest-flower-44439 | |||
| 21 Apr 2020 | Trees | 00:30:43 | |
This Arbor Day, give your favorite tree the gift they really want: this tree-themed episode of SciShow Tangents. Just put the headphones around its trunk or in a knothole! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Dragon’s Blood Tree https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/socotra-yemen-biodiversity-photography/ Dynamite Tree https://rare.us/rare-news/science-and-nature/sandbox-tree-hura-crepitans/ Coconut Fatalities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_coconut
[Fact Off] Vampire stump https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(19)30146-4 Ghost redwoods https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/11/28/albino-redwoods-hold-scientific-mystery/ https://sempervirens.org/discover-redwoods/ghost-redwoods-solving-the-albino-redwoods-mystery/ https://ucanr.edu/sites/Redwood2016/files/250645.pdf https://ucanr.edu/sites/Redwood2016/files/243400.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Tree definition https://www.americanforests.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/AF-Tree-Measuring-Guidelines_LR.pdf Willows https://oregonstate.edu/trees/broadleaf_genera/willow.html https://www.thoughtco.com/worlds-smallest-tree-species-1343503 Bonsai / Pygmy Forests https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/426/426-601/426-601_pdf.pdf Other trees https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C944&title=Crape%20Myrtle%20Culture http://www.pnwplants.wsu.edu/PlantDisplay.aspx?PlantID=169 [Butt One More Thing] Butt rot https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2007/7-11/root_butt_rot.html https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5347109.pdf | |||
| 14 May 2024 | Glue | 00:46:38 | |
Humanity is bound together by so many qualities, and in this episode, we add Being Goopy to the list. What does that have to do with glue? A whole lot, it turns out - cue some ominous foreshadowing....Memento goopy! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! [Secret Ingredient] Fibers mixed with water to make adhesive https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/1/1/pgac026/6549457 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/945194 Adhesive inspired by animal protein https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/945194 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.1c10936 Chinese bricks made with gluey substance https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chinese-architecture https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eem2.12143 [Trivia Question] Year that the first adhesive stamp Penny Black was mailed https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/how-a-single-postage-stamp-birthed-the-information-age https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-piece-of-mail-sent-using-a-stamp-auction-180983619/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-story-of-the-first-postage-stamp-14931961/ [Fact Off] Reversible glue made with caffeic acid exposed to certain UV light wavelengths Blood albumin glue used in plywood and pre-plastic resin objects https://extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR-154.pdf https://foodeng.wisc.edu/images/publications/2010-9.pdf https://plastiquarian.com/?page_id=14216 [Ask the Science Couch] How glue adhesion/cohesion works and why glue (sometimes) doesn’t cure in the bottle https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01182# https://www.uhu.com/en-en/glue-advice/adhesive-types https://d-lab.mit.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/D-Lab_Learn-It_Adhesives_Jul13.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0143749618300575 https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/CT07137 [Butt One More Thing] Fibrin glue used to help seal anal fistulas | |||
| 11 Apr 2025 | Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 1 | 00:30:16 | |
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 26, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Episode #1!" Original Patreon description: Hank, Sam, and Ceri answer your questions! Including: What happened to Chin Coins? Is there a scientific formula to a great joke? And how do non-newtonian fluids work? Featuring a snazzy new song by the one and only, Tuna! | |||
| 13 Jul 2021 | SciShow Tangents Classics - Allergies | 00:33:00 | |
It feels like this allergy season is never gonna end, so we decided to dig into the archives to learn a little more about the pollen, dander, and other tiny things currently making our lives a living heck! Achoo! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 03 Apr 2024 | Teaser: Big vs. Small Patreon Bonus Episode | 00:06:27 | |
A wild teaser appears! This little snippet is the first part of our revisit of Big vs. Small and answering even more questions that we didn't get to in the episode. You can listen to the rest, and also a bunch more bonus content, on our Patreon. It's one of the best ways you can support the show and keep Tangents going and free for everyone. Head over to Patreon.com/scishowtangents and join in all the learning and shenanigans! Thank you so much to all our Patrons - we genuinely would not get to do this without you, and we really like doing this, so it rocks that we can. THANK YOU!
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| 20 Nov 2018 | Flightless Birds | 00:31:08 | |
With American Thanksgiving around the corner, turkey is on everyone’s mind! So this week, we’re taking a closer look at flightless birds of all shapes and sizes! What prevents some birds from using their wings to fly? Did Australians really start a war against emus? Plus, we’ll answer your burning questions about the sex lives of many, many different kinds of birds! Wow! Sources: [Truth or Fail] Inaccessible Island rail: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790318301763?via%3Dihub https://gizmodo.com/how-a-tiny-flightless-bird-ended-up-on-an-island-in-the-1830188012 Ostrich egg globes: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130821-ostrich-globe-map-discovery-science-nation/ Emu War: [Fact Off] Crested penguins: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/s-ppi021016.php https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00265-016-2060-z https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/uod-ppc062816.php https://www.nature.com/articles/srep28785 Ratite reproduction: https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00858.x http://mentalfloss.com/article/80394/10-facts-about-cassowaries https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/ratites/reproduction-of-ratites [Ask the Science Couch] Kākāpō: https://phys.org/news/2015-11-rimu-berry-game-changer-kakapo.html https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/060401_kakapo [Butt One More Thing] Ostrich urine & feces: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1095643303000060 | |||
| 22 Aug 2023 | Dust | 00:41:47 | |
Head to factormeals.com/tangents50 and use code tangents50 to get 50% off! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Apollo 11 moon dust sample at auction https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/apollo-11-lunar-dust-auction [Fact Off] Spiderwebs collecting microplastic dust as sensors https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969722021015 https://phys.org/news/2022-06-microplastics-spider-webs.html Martian concrete made from dust, blood, and urea (also potato starch and salt) https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/76/3/62/2868070/Building-on-Mars-with-human-blood-and https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006421000442 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018EGUGA..20.4453Z/abstract https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/982978 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/eng-2022-0390/html [Ask the Science Couch] House dust mite allergens https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11845577/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7464922/ https://www.jacionline.org/article/0021-8707(67)90045-7/fulltext https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12016-018-8693-0 [Butt One More Thing] Fecal dust air pollutant from cow and horse manure https://fee.org/articles/the-great-horse-manure-crisis-of-1894/ | |||
| 31 Dec 2024 | Best of 2024 Compilation | 04:47:25 | |
One year passes, another is just around the bend, so let's look back on the top 6 Tangents episodes of 2024!! From intriguing topics to spooky mystery guests, this compilation truly summarizes a wild, wonderful year for Tangents. We hope you enjoy reminiscing with us, and we look forward to all that's ahead! Original episodes: 6. Feathers - airdate March 19, 2024 5. Glue - airdate May 14, 2024 4. Cheese - airdate February 6, 2024 3. Garbage - airdate March 5, 2024 2. Roller Coasters - airdate September 17, 2024 1. Caves - airdate October 1, 2024 Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 11 Apr 2023 | Growth | 00:40:03 | |
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 displayed by mother nature to talk all about the science of stuff getting bigger! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen Sources: [Trivia Question] Nishinoshima meters of growth spurt in 2020 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146935/nishinoshima-belches-ash-and-lava [Fact Off] Jackalope myth from Shope papilloma virus https://gizmodo.com/rabbits-with-horns-meet-the-human-papillomavirus-5795996 http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Viral_diseases/Pap/Papilloma.htm Electroculture: lightning strikes helping shiitake mushrooms grow https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6463/ab7627 https://phys.org/news/2010-04-lightning-mushrooms.html https://physicsworld.com/a/artificial-lightning-strikes-encourage-growth-of-shiitake-mushrooms/ https://www.ishs.org/ishs-article/29_34 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2255657 [Ask the Science Couch] Measures of growth in kids (bone age or bone plate closure, sugar preference) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.580314/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397276/ https://training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/skeletal/growth.html https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2011/09/26/140753048/kids-sugar-cravings-might-be-biological https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2764307/pdf/nihms100732.pdf [Butt One More Thing] Bat guano pile growth over 4,300 years https://news.agu.org/press-release/poop-core-records-4300-years-of-bat-diet-and-environment/ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JG006026 | |||
| 22 Jun 2021 | Fruit | 00:36:39 | |
The Tangents team tackles one of the greatest controversies in science history: are tomatoes fruits? Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen [Fact Off] Thumping watermelons https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/stories/2020/07/how-to-pick-a-ripe-melon.html https://www.almanac.com/how-tell-if-watermelon-ripe https://www.bksv.com/en/knowledge/blog/perspectives/ripe-watermelon https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-science-of-a-ripe-watermelon-1498828907 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4325046/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00779-013-0706-7 Animals eating moldy fruit https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05643-z [Ask the Science Couch] Ripening fruit biochemistry https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2018.00016 https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/63/13/4741/484722 https://www.actahort.org/books/463/463_42.htm [Butt One More Thing] Medlar fruit https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210325-the-strange-medieval-fruit-the-world-forgot https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medlar-fruit-forgotten-butt-shape | |||
| 28 May 2019 | Sleep | 00:32:59 | |
So,right off the bat, basically all you need to know about this episode is that Hank sings this week's Science Poem. Beyond that, we delve into the eternal mystery that is 'sleep.' Where do oursdreams come from? How does sleeping help rejuvenate our brains and bodies? Why do some people need less sleep than others? Turns out, no one really knows yet, but it's still fun to talk about!
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And if you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Sleeping and Idea Generation: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/sleep-creativity-theory/560399/ http://mentalfloss.com/article/12763/11-creative-breakthroughs-people-had-their-sleep https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/02/08/mendeleev-periodic-table-dream/ https://www.inverse.com/article/3696-5-dreams-that-led-to-scientific-breakthroughs [Fact Off] Auto activation deficit: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24026624 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130911211923.htm Narcolepsy and dogs: https://med.stanford.edu/narcolepsy/narcolepsyhistory.html https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12026-014-8513-4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3625934/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9481825 https://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/psychiatry/documents/narcolepsy/latestnews/cell98.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Naturally short sleepers: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2018/03/410051/scientists-discover-how-gene-mutation-reduces-need-sleep https://www.pnas.org/content/115/13/3434.short?rss=1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3589707/ Circadian rhythms: http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/science/variations/individual-variation-genetics https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/having-this-gene-may-make-some-people-night-owls/ Flies: https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1007098 [Butt One More Thing] Dormant butt syndrome: https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/blog/your-dormant-butt-might-be-to-blame-for-knee-hip-or-back-pain | |||
| 05 Feb 2019 | Stimulants | 00:32:50 | |
Are you one of those people who doesn’t feel awake until you have caffeine coursing through your bloodstream? Well, you can choose to ingest some chemical stimulants, but they’re also something your body makes! Just think about the adrenaline rush before a public speech. This week, we’re going to dig into what science actually says about caffeine and dehydration. Why did some people try to ban coffee, and how dangerous was the pick-me-up given to some Antarctic explorers? And why the heck did researchers think gerbils could help with airport security?
Sources: [Fact Off] Gerbils: Forced March: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2810%2962153-8/fulltext https://granta.com/shackletons-medical-kit/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1279970/ [Ask the Science Couch] Dehydration: http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/33/2/167 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12187618 https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/640f/49f096f9a01e2c3ef103945a39830a12cd5c.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html?_r=2 [Butt One More Thing] Civet poop coffee: https://www.businessinsider.com/kopi-luwak-cat-poop-worlds-most-expensive-coffee-taste-test-2018-11 | |||
| 15 Feb 2022 | Butts | 00:44:38 | |
It's all led up to this! We usually relegate our butt facts to the end of episodes, but this week we're giving butts the respect they deserve. It's butts all the way down, baby! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 27 Nov 2018 | Satellites | 00:34:12 | |
What do the Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station, and the Moon have in common? They’re all satellites that orbit the Earth! This week, we’re going extraterrestrial to talk about the dreams, discoveries, and debacles that went into Mir and other weirdly cool human-made satellites. Plus, we dig into burning questions, like whether the Sun can be considered a satellite. And we’re big enough space nerds that we try to explain some celestial mechanics. Sources: [Truth or Fail] https://www.wired.com/2014/07/orange-juice-toothpaste/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3354153/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684458/ [Fact Off] Moon dust: https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/30jan_smellofmoondust Bees and Pesticides: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180828204911.htm http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1885/20180655 https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/187907/the-more-pesticides-bees-more-they/ [Ask the Science Couch] Developing taste: https://www.npr.org/2011/08/08/139033757/babys-palate-and-food-memories-shaped-before-birth https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7583013 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/107/6/e88.full [Butt One More Thing] Sea cucumber eating: https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/03/14/giant-sea-cucumber-eats-with-its-anus/ | |||
| 07 Jun 2022 | Fuel | 00:40:05 | |
Cars need it, trains need it, and guess what? People need it, too! Can you deduce the answer to my devious riddle? That's right, it's fuel! Fill up your tank, cause we're going on a trip to learn all about the things that keep other things going, from coal to tuna sandwiches and everything in between! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Tom Mosner, Daisy Whitfield, and Allison Owen for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] New York Times rocket fuel correction https://www.nasa.gov/feature/95-years-ago-goddard-s-first-liquid-fueled-rocket https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/14/news/150th-anniversary-1851-2001-the-facts-that-got-away.html [Fact Off] Nuclear cars https://www.autoweek.com/news/a1988761/are-laser-powered-cars-our-future/ Fuel cell breathalyzers https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-batteries-store-an/ https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/fuel-cells https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know-history/breathalyzer-there-was-drunkometer https://blog.history.in.gov/tag/breathalyzer/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/breathalyzers-of-the-future-today/277249/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5857179/ [Ask the Science Couch] Chlorophyll in photovoltaic cells/solar power https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?Lab=NCER&dirEntryId=187266 http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/chlorophyll/chlorophyll_h.htm https://opentextbc.ca/biology/chapter/5-2-the-light-dependent-reactions-of-photosynthesis/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01673-w https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plants-versus-photovoltaics-at-capturing-sunlight/ https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/762519 [Butt One More Thing] Human waste converted into biomethane fuel https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/fart-powered-vw-beetle-tested-in-uk/
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| 31 Dec 2019 | Light | 00:31:54 | |
SciShow Tangents’ exploration of the electromagnetic spectrum continues with good old, dependable light! What is it? Where does it come from? Only Ceri knows (sort of)! Also, happy New Year to all of our amazing listeners! Thank you for your support over the last year, and here's to another year of laughing and learning with all of you! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out this episode's page at SciShowTangents.org! [Truth or Fail] E. coli https://arxiv.org/abs/1104.3113 https://phys.org/news/2014-04-bacterial-fm-radio.html Cactus Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1shcxHWQas Frequency Comb https://www.pnas.org/content/116/19/9181 [Fact Off] Battle of the Beams https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/63/a3714563.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/19/us/r-v-jones-science-trickster-who-foiled-nazis-dies-at-86.html http://vc.airvectors.net/ttwiz_07.html W5LFL https://amsat-uk.org/2013/01/19/amateur-radio-on-bbc-between-the-ears-space-ham/#more-12135 https://www.amsat.org/owen-k-garriott-w5lfl/ [Ask the Science Couch] Analog radio https://public.wsu.edu/~bryan.mclaughlin/Radio/Who_Invented_Radio.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/radio/radiorelayer.html Digital/HD radio https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/digital-radio https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/hd-radio.htm https://hdradio.com/trademark/ https://www.cnet.com/news/digital-radio-all-you-need-to-know/ [Butt One More Thing] Pigeon poop / cosmic microwave background | |||
| 01 Nov 2022 | SciShow Tangents Classics - Teeth | 00:34:55 | |
It's the day after Halloween, which means you might have a surplus of candy in your house. But before you start digging in to those sugary treat, spare a thought for your teeth, won't you? And to help you with that, today we have a classic episode all about your pearly whites! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 23 Jul 2024 | Sweat | 00:48:55 | |
Woo boy! It's hot out there, why don't ya grab a nice glass of ice cold lemonade and listen in on everything you did and didn't want to learn about sweat. Are humans the sweatiest of them all? Do fish sweat? What lives in the ecosystem between two people holding hands for the first time? What is it all even for!?? Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! Sweat sucking spiders supplementing salts Polar bears follow sweaty paw paths in search for love A new bacteria-infecting cure for extra stinky sweaty feet [Trivia Question] NASA’s ECOSTRESS measures evapotranspiration aka plant sweating https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/watching-plants-water-use-is-no-sweat-for-ecostress [Fact Off] Charles Blagden experiments with “super-sauna” that cooked steak but made humans sweat https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/experiments-and-observations-in-a-heated-room-1774/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/106218?seq=1 https://royalsociety.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/ Antiperspirant made with propylene glycol that evaporates your sweat before it leaves the ducts
[Ask the Science Couch] Non-water stuff in eccrine sweat (salt, urea, hormones, etc.) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6773238/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12817713/ https://www.penn.museum/sites/bulletin/1733/ https://ontarioarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/oa048-02_macdonald.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941775/ Patreon bonus: Effects of stress/emotion on sweat composition and smell https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-2494.2007.00387.x https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518869/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9246182/ [Butt One More Thing] Treating hyperhidrosis in the perianal region with botox https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8436621/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11172190/
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| 14 Feb 2023 | Mating | 00:42:03 | |
In honor of Valentine's Day, that most cherished day of beauty and love, the Tangents crew gets real down and dirty by telling you more than you could ever want to know about sex harpoons, cannibalism, living sperm, and some other utterly un-romantic methods of copulation employed by the animal kingdom! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley, Mike A, and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 18 Nov 2021 | Ceri's Cnidarian Song - Deluxe Edition | 00:01:15 | |
Please enjoy this version of Ceri's smash hit Cnidarian Song, with musical accompaniment by our own maestro Joseph "Tuna" Metesh! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 14 Sep 2021 | SciShow Tangents Classics - Trees | 00:31:06 | |
The days are getting shorter, the sweaters are coming out of the closet and the leaves are starting to take on just a hint of yellow... Fall is officially on its way. And speaking of trees, we spoke of trees at length last year! Please enjoy this encore presentation. Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 10 Sep 2019 | Fashion | 00:31:49 | |
New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and the world's most stylish science podcast is celebrating by exploring the intersection of fashion and science!
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If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Beards & miasma theory http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/plague-know/ https://mentalfloss.com/article/31056/why-did-people-wear-powdered-wigs https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-science-behind-todays-plague-doctor-costume-1737404375 Lightning rods https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9256546/lubbock_morning_avalanche/ https://books.google.com/books?id=UEH1AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184 https://books.google.com/books?id=g6cwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA190 Pictures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod_fashion Bulletproof silk https://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2578879 http://mentalfloss.com/article/24039/brief-history-bulletproof-vests [Fact Off] Julie and ear grass Lizards and human shirts [Ask the Science Couch] Bamboo Hemp https://slate.com/technology/2011/04/hemp-versus-cotton-which-is-better-for-the-environment.html Wool https://www.iwto.org/news/environmental-impacts-wool-textiles Linen https://econation.co.nz/linen/ Mass production (dyeing, burning) https://e360.yale.edu/features/can_waterless_dyeing_processes_clean_up_clothing_industry_pollution [Butt One More Thing] Cow manure clothes https://www.huffpost.com/entry/poop-clothing_n_58e7d6f0e4b058f0a02efa77 | |||
| 11 Jul 2023 | Shells | 00:41:00 | |
From eggs to tacos to Ninja Turtles, some of the best things in life come in shells. So cozy on up inside the nearest conch as we regale you with tales of shells from all across the scientific spectrum! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Golden ratio nautilus shells https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00004-018-0419-3 [Fact Off] Batteries made from crab shells https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00414-3 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220901135827.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/cycle-life Microplastics and hermit crab shells https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/hermit-crab-behaviour-affected-by-microplastics/ https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0030 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32343937/ [Ask the Science Couch] Mollusk shell development & secretion into spiral shapes https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-seashells-take-shape/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-are-seashells-created/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10126-005-6029-6 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0810311106 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/how-a-snails-shell-gets-its-twist [Butt One More Thing] Wood-boring bivalve that creates fecal chimneys https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-022-01306-z https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/down-and-dirty-most-unusual-bivalve | |||
| 31 Oct 2024 | Spooky Month: Nocturnal Animals with Tom Lum! | 00:49:40 | |
There's a chill in the air and a shudder in our bones...it's Spooky Month! Come along with us on a treacherous journey full of mischief, mayhem, and many marvelously mysterious guests! Steady yourself, for who knows what frights lurk around the corner... Alas, our frightful fiends and friends, Spooky Month has nearly run its course - but not until we go out with a bang with our final ghoulish guest, Tom Lum! Join as we dare to tread amongst the creatures who belong to the night...nocturnal animals! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [This, That, or the Other: Boys’ Night Out] Male animals float and call out to females Animals in ritualistic sparring matches for several hours https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/how-kangaroos-fight/ Patrolling perimeter and building up poop piles https://www.britannica.com/animal/kiwi-bird https://www.livescience.com/57813-kiwi-facts.html [Truth or Fail Express] Hedgehogs inflate like a balloon https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-68833432 https://www.livescience.com/59994-balloon-syndrome-hedgehog.html Bandicoots spin to defend themselves https://crashbandicoot.fandom.com/wiki/Spin Tasmanian devils are soothed by music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducking_the_Devil https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/tasmanian-devil Pygmy tarsiers / gremlins rotating their heads https://www.wired.com/2015/01/absurd-creature-of-the-week-tarsier/ https://primate.wisc.edu/primate-info-net/pin-factsheets/pin-factsheet-tarsier/ [Ask the Science Couch] Vitamin D chemistry and nocturnal animals https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK56061/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8538717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7761812/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12899852/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2095.2009.00722.x https://www.mdpi.com/2571-841X/3/1/1
Patreon bonus: Teenage humans sleeping habits shifted towards night https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2820578/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/07420528.2023.2265480 https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/10/among-teens-sleep-deprivation-an-epidemic.html https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/3/642/74175/School-Start-Times-for-Adolescents https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6084759/ [Butt One More Thing] Bats with false butts (but some sort of muscle) https://www.instagram.com/batworldsanctuary/p/DAbKf45RDjW/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mexican_free-tailed_bat_(8006850693).jpg | |||
| 27 Sep 2022 | SciShow Tangents Classics - The Science of Scary Sounds - A SciShow Tangents Adventure | 00:18:33 | |
It's almost October, and SciShow Tangents is getting ready for its month-long Halloween blowout! While we make final arrangements, please enjoy this classic, sound-filled journey through Tangents Manor! Try not to get too scared!! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 15 Oct 2019 | Fear Month: Decomposition! | 00:32:47 | |
As the SciShow Tangents Month of Fear continues, your hosts get down into the wormy, slimy muck to discuss Ceri’s biggest fear: decomposition! Does that sound too generic to be truly terrifying? That’s what Sam thought too, and now he is also quite scared of decomposing! Boo! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out this these links: [Truth or Fail] Straw Urinals - https://www.unreservedmedia.com/paris-open-air-urinals/ https://grist.org/living/ask-umbra-can-i-pee-in-my-compost-pile/ Human Composting - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/washington-first-state-allow-burial-method-human-composting-180972020/ [Fact Off] Ocean viruses - https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/9/e1602565.full https://www.ocean.washington.edu/courses/oc400/Arrigo2005.pdf Burying beetles - https://www.fws.gov/Midwest/endangered/insects/ambb/abb_fact.html [Ask the Science Couch] Food Safety https://food.unl.edu/will-reheating-food-make-it-safe-if-you-forget-refrigerate-it https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/food-technology/bacterial-food-poisoning/ https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/what-you-need-know-about-foodborne-illnesses Decomposers https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/docs/tip-sheet-decomposer-id-cpts-id-f.pdf Pizza (Quora answer) https://www.quora.com/Is-it-safe-to-eat-pizza-left-out-overnight [Butt One More Thing] A/V plug http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/deathly-doodle-leakage http://fluidpusher.blogspot.com/2009/10/questions-of-day-jenn-edition.html | |||
| 26 May 2020 | Healing | 00:33:23 | |
Are you suffering from mild boredom, a grumpy frown, and a general lack of extremely niche scientific knowledge? Well, SciShow Tangents has the cure for what ails you! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Cleaner Shrimp https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180823092057.htm https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00227-018-3379-y Dolphin letter Stressed Mice https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050729063608.htm https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-dont-be-misled [Fact Off] Ant Medics https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajp.1350160407 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/02/matabele-ants-rescue-heal-injured-soldiers/ https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-paramedic-ants-20180216-story.html https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2017.2457 Two-Headed Flatworms https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(17)30427-7 https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002481 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005273612000855 [Ask the Science Couch] Scar tissue vs. normal tissue https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07430-w https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840475/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352699/ Reducing scarring https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842869/ Fetal wound healing https://hsci.harvard.edu/skin-regeneration-and-rejuvenation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229131/ [Butt One More Thing] Cow poop poultice https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/poultice | |||
| 29 Sep 2020 | SciShow Tangents Classics - Bats | 00:33:23 | |
We're taking a short dirt nap this week in preparation for October's frightening festivities! Enjoy this classic, slightly spooky episode and join us next week as we kick off Monster Month! It'll be worth the wait, I promise! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Poem] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-pitcher-plants-call-bats-get-their-poo-180956014/ https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2010.1141 [Truth or Fail] Bats that spend time on the ground: http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2005/03/vampire-bats-keep-out-trouble-running-study-shows https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16621953 Diurnal bats: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/daytime-bats-help-explain-nocturnal-evolution/ https://blogs.plos.org/ecology/2017/06/29/bat-species-found-only-on-islands-in-trouble-worldwide/ https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mamm.ahead-of-print/mammalia-2017-0128/mammalia-2017-0128.xml Suction cup bats: https://www.wired.com/2010/04/how-sucker-winged-bats-hang-on/ [Fact Off] Bat & dolphin echolocation: https://evolutionnews.org/2012/05/tangling_the_tr/ https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2010/01/hear-bats-and-whales-share-sonar-protein https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(09)02073-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12511 Moth echolocation blocker: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2009/07/moths-block-bats-sonar http://science.sciencemag.org/content/325/5938/325?keytype=ref&siteid=sci&ijkey=GbDjRlkoHfRnY https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2009/07/17/tiger-moths-jam-the-sonar-of-bats/ http://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/14/2416 [Ask the Science Couch] White-nose syndrome: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/bat_crisis_white-nose_syndrome/Q_and_A.html https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/static-page/what-is-white-nose-syndrome https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02441-z https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/4/2/48 [Butt One More Thing] Bat guano gunpowder: | |||
| 18 Feb 2025 | Plagues with John Green! | 00:54:17 | |
Would it really be a conversation about plagues if noted plague-hater and tuberculosis-fighter John Green wasn't a part of it? In this episode John makes his Tangents debut at last, and we dig deep into whether we could fight an old, fat beaver and win, among other things. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail Express] Hunter-gatherer from 5000 years ago infected with plague https://www.livescience.com/5000-year-old-man-had-plague.html Isaac Newton plague cure https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/isaac-newton-plague Sewer pipes in Hanoi let plague-bearing rats breed https://feralatlas.supdigital.org/poster/colonial-sewers-led-to-more-rats https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hanoi-rat-massacre-1902 [The Scientific Definition] Four thieves vinegar https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7485289/ https://nutritionalgeography.faculty.ucdavis.edu/clove/ https://www.si.edu/es/object/die-mondsuchtigen:nmah_994026 The Vicary method / The live chicken treatment https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1472106/ https://muse.jhu.edu/article/665487 https://libguides.umn.edu/healthmisinformation Zenexton https://www.jstor.org/stable/44444207 https://archive.org/details/b30341681/page/n7/mode/2up [Ask the Science Couch] HIV resistance through genetic mutation and selective pressure (possibly from plagues) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1377146/ https://jmg.bmj.com/content/42/3/205 https://www.nature.com/news/2005/050307/full/news050307-15.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050325234239.htm https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC299980/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16880184/
Plague doctors probably didn’t look like birds (until later / after theater) https://deathscent.com/2020/05/15/the-redolent-plague-doctor/ https://www.livescience.com/plague-doctors.html [Butt One More Thing] Using pastes made with human feces to treat bubonic plague https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/04/medieval-pandemic-cures-that-were-medieval/ | |||
| 09 Apr 2019 | Ancient Mega with Blake de Pastino | 00:33:42 | |
This week, we’re joined by Blake de Pastino from the YouTube channel PBS Eons to talk about how plants, animals, and geologic events used to be so… huge. There are still blue whales and massive natural disasters, but the days of the Megalodon have passed. So were those big tunnels in South America really dug out by giant ground sloths? Where is the largest impact crater in the Solar System? And did humans really huddle under the skeletal remains of the giant armadillo-like Glyptodon?
To learn more about this week's topic, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] https://natural-history.uoregon.edu/collections/web-galleries/saber-toothed-salmon https://cals.arizona.edu/classes/ento596c/topic/session9.html https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10420940.2016.1223654?scroll=top&needAccess=true& http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2017/03/28/paleoburrows-south-america/#.XFC3uc9Khxz http://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/044_Paleotocas_ING.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Glyptodon carapaces: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/02/ancient-armadillos-grew-big-vw-beetles https://books.google.com/books?id=kUAKgNfiAvoC&pg=PA184#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.jstor.org/stable/971990?read-now=1&seq=6#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/2055556315Z.00000000031?journalCode=ypal20 https://books.google.com/books?id=2tk_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA223&lpg=PA223 [Butt One More Thing] Stegosaurus butt brain misconception: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-double-dinosaur-brain-myth-12155823/ | |||
| 30 Nov 2021 | Food | 00:37:38 | |
Between now and the end of the year, people all over the world will be enjoying all sorts of holiday feasts, eating lots of cookies, and maybe even enjoying a sugar plum or two. In other words: it's food season, baby! And we've got a piping hot bowl of science stew for you! Don't forget to save room for desert: a big slice of butt pie!
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While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Apple sweetness https://www.nature.com/articles/srep44950 [Fact Off] Yeast & vitamins advertising https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9105273/ https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/the-healing-power-of-compressed-yeast https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015069802166&view=1up&seq=352 https://www.seriouseats.com/what-is-nutritional-yeast-nooch Evolution of gourds https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/11/11/1516109112 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/517382 https://insider.si.edu/2015/11/dull-mastadon-taste-buds-once-helped-pumpkins-wild-ancestor-thrive/ [Ask the Science Couch] Shark digestive systems https://german.bio.uci.edu/images/PDF/Leigh%20et%20al.%20(2017)%20RFBF_online.pdf https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/sharks/anatomy/the-shark-inside/ http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=567 https://www.himb.hawaii.edu/ReefPredator/pH.htm Vulture digestive systems https://www.wintuaudubon.org/tag/turkey-vulture/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30216294 https://www.audubon.org/news/how-vultures-can-eat-rotten-meat-without-getting-sick https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2014.16345 Crocodile digestive systems https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/524150 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1Hgcr4VrDNgG0RFdVYtH0H3/wonder-facts-crocodiles https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13285-super-size-me-alligators-reveal-digestive-trick/ https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/55/6/986/2363554 [Butt One More Thing] Cow butt meat | |||
| 19 Feb 2019 | Artificial Intelligence | 00:36:43 | |
We’ve all heard about “The Algorithms” that affect our lives, making decisions for and about us. And artificial intelligence systems are recommending podcasts, picking out targeted ads, and playing games against humans every single day. This week, we’re going to skim the surface of AI and chat about everything from Siri to personality prediction software. How are these tools used to help the world, or are we mostly heading toward a dystopian future? What’s the Turing test and is it even a useful measure of artificial intelligence? And if a poem is written with software… is it really art? (We don’t know either.) Sources: AI- [Poem] [Truth or Fail] https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-ai-vs-siri-vs-bing-iq-tests-show-one-is-smartest-by-a-mile/ https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.10242 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38390798 [Fact Off] Anti-poaching: https://www.inverse.com/article/52203-ai-camera-poacher-watch Eye tracking: [Ask the Science Couch] Turing test: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/turing-test/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20865-software-tricks-people-into-thinking-it-is-human/ https://www.wired.com/2012/06/flawed-turing-test/ [Butt One More Thing] Artificial anus: | |||
| 15 Jun 2021 | Dogs with Frankie Jonas | 00:34:13 | |
Frankie Jonas stops by to chat with us about your best friend and mine, the humble dog! You'd think that in this, of all episodes, we'd be able to have a nice, simple definition of the topic. But guess what, no one even knows what a dog is apparently! Science! If you want more Frankie Jonas, check out his TikTok! He's got a cute dog! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 12 Dec 2023 | Oil | 00:44:42 | |
Oil: it's a ubiquitous substance humans have been relying on for longer than you might think. We cook with it, we moisturize with it, we run machines with it - it keeps slipping into places we least expect to find it, for good and for ill... SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[The Gauntlet] Original Crisco oil plant Company that produces Crisco Process to turn liquid oil into solid Fair Packaging and Labeling Act decade Upton Sinclair book Two oils in modern Crisco Kream Krisp vs. Crisco [Trivia Question] Value of Spanish extra virgin olive oil stolen in August 2023 [Fact Off] Russell Martin Bliss contaminated Times Beach, Missouri with waste oil to stop dust Using human/animal hair to adsorb oil spills https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/7/7/52 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213343715000330 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/04/980424032349.htm https://time.com/6262631/philippines-oil-spill-cleanup-hair/ [Ask the Science Couch] Saturated/unsaturated fat chemistry and how they influence bloodstream lipids https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/how-its-made-cholesterol-production-in-your-body https://openheart.bmj.com/content/5/2/e000871 [Butt One More Thing] Mineral oil used as a lubricant laxative https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/laxative-oral-route/before-using/drg-20070683?p=1 | |||
| 11 Oct 2022 | Trick or Treat Month: Creepy Crawlies with Lulu Miller! | 00:41:03 | |
Tangents annual descent into horror returns with Trick or Treat Month! And this time, we brought some fiendish friends along! Join us for a whole month of spooky themes and special guest stars! This week, we've called upon the spirit of Radiolab and Terrestrials ghost host Lulu Miller to get down in the muck and talk about all the wormy, wriggly, slimy, little creatures that send shivers down our spines: creepy crawlies! Get your extra-scary SciShow Tangents Halloween Decal here! Tell 'em Spooky Sam sent you! https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents/products/scishow-tangents-halloween-logo-sticker Looking for more Lulu Miller? Check out Radiolab or Terrestrials if podcasts are your thing, or Why Fish Don't Exist if you're more of a book person! There's a little something for everyone! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 28 Jan 2020 | Music | 00:31:11 | |
So look, Stefan sings a song in this episode, so I’m not sure what more you need. He looked cool as heck when he was doing it and I was really proud of him!
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If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Music & Creativity https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/lu-hlt022619.php Inspirational Music & Sports performance https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/f-mmi012918.php Music & Driving https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/aabu-tdm082213.php https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e5b0/98e4ef211279d26a14d7502a80232a90dc2d.pdf [Fact Off] Nanoguitar Telharmonium http://synthmuseum.com/magazine/0102jw.html http://120years.net/the-telharmonium-thaddeus-cahill-usa-1897/ http://www.csun.edu/~dwh50750/Classes/MUS191/Emusic_readings/ECenturyPartI.html Scientific american article: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Telharmonium_-_Scientific_American_1907.png [Ask the Science Couch] Timbre http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/timbre.html https://cecm.indiana.edu/etext/acoustics/chapter1_timbre.shtml Beetlejuice https://twitter.com/VoiceSLPChris/status/1111285302352625665/video/1 [Butt One More Thing] Brown note https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ppv35z/in-search-of-the-brown-noise | |||
| 10 Jan 2023 | Gas | 00:38:44 | |
From precious oxygen to the lowly fart, every day we’re all wallowing around in an invisible soup of gas! Exciting, isn’t it? Tune in to go into an exciting adventure into the world of gas with Sam, Ceri, and Dr. Tubeboy! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Horace Wells and Nitrous Oxide/Laughing Gas [Fact Off] History of the storage/transportation of gas (cylinders, gas holders, bamboo) https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/natural_gas_basics.html https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/0471238961.0701190519160509.a01 https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/aboutus/facts/history-of-natural-gas https://www.jstor.org/stable/24969284 https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_2603 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/349362 https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/professional_theses/147/ https://www.nortegas.es/en/our-business/distribution-of-natural-gas/history-of-natural-gas/ Canaries to detect carbon monoxide in mines & resuscitating them with oxygen https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/story-real-canary-coal-mine-180961570/ [Ask the Science Couch] Fart/flatus noises from anal sphincter https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8601379/ https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19545944/fart-noises/ https://flatology.com/consider-the-sphincter/ https://urogynecology.nm.org/anal-incontinence.html [Butt One More Thing] Snake cloacal popping | |||
| 05 Apr 2022 | Nerves | 00:39:20 | |
Someone can get on your nerves. You can have nerves of steel. Heck, they can even be frayed! But have you ever wondered what nerves actually are? If so, you've come to the right place! This week, our dear friend and contributor Deboki Chakravarti (@okidoki_boki) stops by to join the fun, and Ceri hosts for the first time ever! Don't miss it! Grab the NordVPN deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/TANGENTS Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail] Electric rays/low voltages to treat painful nerves https://www.mjrheum.org/assets/files/792/file60_974.pdf https://arthritis.ca/living-well/2019/women,-arthritis-and-neuropathic-pain https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/transcutaneous-electrical-nerve-stimulation-tens/ Mouse tail galvanoscope (sciatic nerve) https://books.google.com/books?id=SJNMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA309&lpg=PA309 https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olympusmicd/galleries/brightfield/mousetail.html https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=85&contentid=p01382 Electrically stimulating tastebuds https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1307523/ http://longevity3.stanford.edu/design-challenge-winners-announced/ [Trivia Question] Glaucoma retinal nerve fiber layer https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00417-022-05619-4 [Fact Off] C. elegans auditory nerves https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220223103054.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/928925 [Ask the Science Couch] Paresthesia aka pins and needles https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=58 https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Paresthesia-Information-Page https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2015/march/paraesthesia-and-peripheral-neuropathy https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305735610362950 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5384201/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/107385840200800209 [Butt One More Thing] Sciatic butt nerve https://www.scielo.br/j/acb/a/rwFj4BBy4p35XbfKDLNFLkx/?lang=en https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12792-sciatica | |||
| 23 Nov 2021 | Cosmetics | 00:35:14 | |
Since the beginning of recorded history, people have been putting on lipstick, applying perfume, wearing fake nails, and just generally making themselves look nice for all sorts of reasons. Heck, there are even some animals in on it!
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[Definition] https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/it-cosmetic-drug-or-both-or-it-soap [Trivia Question] Carthamus tinctorius L https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8126054/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263051/ [Fact Off] Vultures painting themselves red https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19076-zoologger-vultures-use-twigs-to-gather-wool-for-nests/ https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecy.1840 https://www.audubon.org/news/these-birds-wear-makeup WWII nylon-replacing liquid leg makeup https://books.google.com/books?id=OygDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30 https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_765873 https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/nylon-a-revolution-in-textiles https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-nylon-stockings-changed-world-180955219/ http://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/ded/liquid-powder.php [Ask the Science Couch] Dangerous cosmetics (lead, radium, atropine) https://books.google.com/books?id=A3C_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT26#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=LpplCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT67&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false https://cosmeticsandskin.com/aba/glowing-complexion.php https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/belladonna.shtml [Butt One More Thing] Butt hair forensics https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/AY/D0AY01068E https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128119082/coronary-artery-disease | |||
| 27 Oct 2020 | Monster Month: Monster Mash | 00:31:41 | |
Monster Month meets its ghoulish end, and we’re throwing it a swinging wake! This week, all the monsters we didn’t talk about during the rest of October come together for a great big Monster Mash! Halloween is my favorite time of year, and this one has been more than a little weird. But working on Monster Month helped make up for some of the creepy fun I'm missing out on, and I hope it did the same for you! RIP Monster Month! For now... Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail] King Kong suit experiments https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)00946-X https://www.livescience.com/52209-apes-remember-ancitipate-scary-movie-scenes.html
Thieving puppet experiment Parrots wasting food https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/science/why-parrots-waste-food.html Social interaction puppet experiment
[Fact Off]
Birdcatcher tree https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tree-seems-to-kill-birds-just-for-the-heck-of-it https://www.academia.edu/16969627/_Birdlime_Sticky_Entrapments_in_Renaissance_Literature_ https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16882829.birds-killed-illegal-glue-traps-horsham-nature-reserve/
Bloodsucking (Capri Son) ant https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoia-dap120618.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9dsINb64Q0&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AntLab https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-03/pp-snd032814.php
[Ask the Science Couch]
Organ transplants https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/transplant/programs/reconstructive_transplant/hand_transplant.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41423-019-0215-3 https://jbioleng.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13036-017-0089-9
Blood compatibility https://www.rch.org.au/bloodtrans/about_blood_products/Blood_Groups_and_Compatibilities/
[Butt One More Thing]
Yeti poop actually bears
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| 03 Oct 2023 | Trick or Treat Month: Tombs with Siobhan Thompson! | 00:49:53 | |
Trick or Treat Month returns... and this time it's personal! Join us for another month of spooky themes and special surprise guest apparitions! Try not to get too scared! This year's ghastly Grand Guignol of science and screams begins at the end: the tomb! And we dug up an old friend, Dimension 20's Siobhan Thompson, to guide us deep into the cursed catacombs of knowledge! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen | |||
| 20 Feb 2024 | Hormones | 00:43:15 | |
Oops, all science this episode! Erstwhile editorial assistant Deboki Chakravarti steps in for erstwhile everyman Sam Schultz as we parse through fundamental puzzles about humanity: what makes us, us, and if it is hormones, does that make us cocktails or cauldrons? SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen Hormones [Truth or Fail] https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/trust-hormone-oxytocin-helps-old-muscle-work-new-study-finds [Trivia Question] Hormone-injected Judas goats to kill invasive species in Project Isabella https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092746/ https://modernfarmer.com/2013/09/killing-goats-galapagos/ [Fact Off] Bones make osteocalcin, which might be a hormone involved in stress reactions https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(19)30441-3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6335246/ https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008361 https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008714 Chrononutrition and breast milk hormones training babies’ circadian rhythms [Ask the Science Couch] Hormones (vs. neurotransmitters) and how they affect emotions
Serotonin https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545168/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864293/
Testosterone https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033318213001333?via%3Dihub https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/andr.12867
Estrogen https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753111/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/210086
Thyroid https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7612998/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378512215006064
Puberty in general https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5192018/ https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/umurj/article/id/1383/ [Butt One More Thing] Golden spiny mice poop hormones show that they've evolved to be nocturnal (even though they can be diurnal) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0023446 | |||
| 22 Sep 2020 | Language with Deboki Chakravarti | 00:34:38 | |
What would a podcast be without language? Perhaps a series of soothing tones? Maybe frog sounds? Wait… that sounds nice… Need more sweet language knowledge? Crash Course Linguistics: https://youtu.be/eDop3FDoUzk Want more Deboki? Journey to the Microcosmos: https://youtu.be/17tug6T-4jc Crash Course Organic Chemistry: https://youtu.be/bSMx0NS0XfY And follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki And every other Tangents episode! She does a ton of behind the scenes work and we’d, frankly, be screwed without her! Thank you, Deboki! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail] Mustached bat sounds and syntax https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7962992/
Heaps Law https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2019/08/27/heaps-law/
Jackass penguin honks https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0589
Speed dating communication
Prairie dog chatter [Fact Off] Facebook machine learning of language https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uops-fuc030620.php Hypothetical spaceship language https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200706145433.htm https://zenodo.org/record/3747353#.X1j66nlKiJc [Ask the Science Couch] Human language efficiency https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/06/complex-languages/489389/ https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/9/eaaw2594 http://www.ithkuil.net/00_intro.html Computer languages https://thenewstack.io/which-programming-languages-use-the-least-electricity/ https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/compiled-versus-interpreted-languages/ [Butt One More Thing] Pumpernickel https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/the-devilish-origins-of-pumpernickel/
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| 19 May 2020 | Games | 00:32:23 | |
Kicking the ball, passing another type of ball, running around the big arena and making a point! SciShow Tangents knows one thing and that one thing is SPORTS! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links! [Truth or Fail] Crowd Noise https://www.earq.com/hearing-health/articles/going-to-a-football-game RoboCup https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=350&v=H8xc6LpiNVs&feature=emb_title https://www.robocup.org/leagues/3 HudGlasses https://newatlas.com/form-ar-swim-goggles/60985/ https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/everysight-cycling-display.html [Fact Off] Rats playing hide-and-seek https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/lab-rats-play-hide-and-seek-fun-it-new-study-shows https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/so-you-think-you-know-why-animals-play/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/science/animals-play-games.html https://science.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aax4705
Empathy video game https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uow-avg080918.php https://news.wisc.edu/a-video-game-can-change-the-brain-may-improve-empathy-in-middle-schoolers/ [Ask the Science Couch] Getting competitive about games www.nbcnews.com/better/pop-culture/why-board-games-bring-out-worst-us-ncna828726 www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/uoc--yga061314.php www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/ucl-ddm053116.php www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/s-tsh062818.php Parasocial relationships & sports fans https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1963&context=thesesdissertations https://surface.syr.edu/thesis/358/ https://www.units.miamioh.edu/psybersite/fans/sit.shtml https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2368&context=thesesdissertations [Butt One More Thing] Butt controller https://phys.org/news/2013-12-valve-mouth-mouse-butt-gadgets-video.html | |||
| 04 May 2021 | Dirt | 00:32:58 | |
A wiser man than me once said “worms make the dirt and the first makes the Earth.” And that’s true. Join us as we learn about the stuff everything on earth walks, sits, and poops on all day, every day! Thanks, dirt! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Fact Off] Desert of Maine https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/travel/escapes/22down.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-desert-of-maine-freeport-maine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-desert-middle-maine-180951555/ Panic grass in geothermal dirt https://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2009/10/all-for-one-and-one-for-all.html https://www.montana.edu/news/629/yellowstone-plant-reveals-secret-for-tolerating-high-temperatures https://science.sciencemag.org/content/315/5811/513 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/316/5822/201.1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10583964/ https://www.nps.gov/grte/learn/historyculture/upload/JFMeadow_Dissertation-red.pdf [Ask the Science Couch] Rubbing dirt in wound https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/asu-amw051713.php/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0064068 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200427125205.htm https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/07/16/sports-rub-some-dirt-on-it/87184302/ [Butt One More Thing] Pink fairy armadillo | |||
| 20 Jul 2021 | Waves | 00:37:16 | |
Whether you're surfing, listening to the radio, getting an x-ray, or just looking at something, take a moment and thank waves for making it all possible! Plus learn yet another shocking truth: all of reality is probably maybe waves! Uh oh! Head to the link below to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Eclectic Bunny for helping to make the show possible! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen Sources: [Truth or Fail] [Fact Off] Ruffed grouse sonic boom Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVfiIp3QGs4 https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruffed_Grouse/sounds https://www.nps.gov/articles/netn-species-spotlight-ruffed-grouse.htm https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/bird-sound-barrier https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-016-DFRC.html Meta-mirror https://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/meta-mirror https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/du-rs030719.php [Ask the Science Couch] Underwater waves https://news.mit.edu/2013/the-oceans-hidden-waves-show-their-power-0108 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14399#affil-auth https://research.cornell.edu/research/understanding-formation-underwater-waves https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0025322791900445 https://www.hydro-international.com/content/article/mysterious-underwater-waves [Butt One More Thing] Toilet waves https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/27377/why-does-toilet-water-move-when-its-windy-outside | |||
| 25 Feb 2020 | Oceans | 00:31:53 | |
Oceans: they cover 70% of the planet, but what do we really know about them? Like what’s with all the salt, huh? And just what is the difference between a ‘sea’ and an ocean anyway?! I have questions! This one has a real doozy of a Stefan poem. I cut out a lot of us interrupting him with raucous laughter! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Boat cloak https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/behind-the-scenes/blog/boat-cloak-or-cloak-boat https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NENZC18511220.2.5 Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Halkett_Boat_Cloak.jpg Water chair https://archive.org/details/watercurejournal12newy/page/1/mode/2up Images: https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/this-ridiculous-victorian-era-rocking-bath-wasnt-just-f-1515091109 Modesty barrel https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/04/15/victorian-prudes-beachside-bathing-machines/ https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-strange-and-wonderful-history-of-diving-suits-from-1262529336 https://devonassoc.org.uk/devoninfo/john-lethbridge-and-his-diving-machine-1880/ [Fact Off] Pumice rafts https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145490/a-raft-of-rockhttps://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/dbnl-hxh052317.php Albatross tracking system https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/31/albatross-marine-poaching/ [Ask the Science Couch] Salty ocean | |||
| 05 Jun 2024 | Teaser: Turtles Cut For Time Question | 00:03:34 | |
Another wild teaser appears! This little snippet is from a bonus, cut-for-time question from our episode on Turtles! You can listen to the rest, and also a bunch more bonus content, on our Patreon. It's one of the best ways you can support the show and keep Tangents going and free for everyone. Head over to Patreon.com/scishowtangents and join in all the learning and shenanigans! Thank you so much to all our Patrons - we genuinely would not get to do this without you, and we really like doing this, so it rocks that we can. THANK YOU!
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| 19 Nov 2019 | Transportation | 00:29:28 | |
Be Advised! This episode was recorded before we decided to reset the scores for Season 2 and rename them Sambucks. Please don't tweet at us about this (and if you do tweet at us about it, be nice)! People absolutely love going places and doing stuff! And in our zeal to go places and do stuff even faster, we've invented some wild things. Come with us on journey of discovery as we sail the seven seas of science and fly the friendly skies of... innovation...? Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Loading Patterns https://www.who.int/ith/mode_of_travel/tcd_aircraft/en/ https://www.pnas.org/content/115/14/3623 Reducing Fiber https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-you-should-fart-in-planes-2013-2 Dirtiest Part of a Plane https://www.travelmath.com/feature/airline-hygiene-exposed/ [Fact Off] Ski lift https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2953.htm Pictures/info:https://books.google.com/books?id=slgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23 https://books.google.com/books?id=XFgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38 https://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2006/0228_skilift.shtml Flight suit https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/si-98-15012hjpg https://www.airspacemag.com/videos/category/new-label/this-pressure-suit-helped-pilots-survive-new/ [Ask the Science Couch] License plate restrictions https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095756416000039 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0967070X01000245?via%3Dihub Braess’ Paradox http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Dietrich.Braess/Paradox-BNW.pdf https://phys.org/news/2010-09-scientist-braess-paradox-high-traffic.html Removing roads https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/nov/01/society.travelsenvironmentalimpact https://www.landscapeperformance.org/case-study-briefs/cheonggyecheon-stream-restoration [Butt One More Thing] Fart volume | |||
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