Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind

The Man Who Ate a Plane: Michel Lotito and the Science of Pica

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:09:38 +0000

Between 1978 and 1980, a Frenchman named Michel Lotito consumed an entire Cessna 150 airplane—metal, wires, seat cushions and all. We dive into the extraordinary biology that allowed his stomach to digest metal, glass, and rubber without dying, exploring the strange neurological condition called pica and what it reveals about human digestion, psychology, and the outer limits of what our bodies can endure.

Pasteur vs. Béchamp: The Germ Theory War That Medicine Forgot

Mon, 7 Sep 2026 09:08:52 +0000

While Pasteur became a household name for germ theory, his contemporary Antoine Béchamp claimed he stole everything—and proposed a radically different theory of disease that still has adherents today. This scientific feud got so personal it involved accusations of fraud, grave robbing, and a deathbed controversy that refuses to die.

7 Scientific Discoveries Made Completely By Accident (While Looking For Something Else)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:35:30 +0000

From penicillin to the microwave oven, some of humanity's greatest discoveries happened because a scientist looked up at the wrong moment—or forgot to clean their lab. We're counting down seven game-changing accidents that prove sometimes the best research happens when you're not even trying.

The Woman Who Tasted Shapes: Synesthesia and the Brain of Elizabeth Sulston

Fri, 7 Aug 2026 09:12:56 +0000

Elizabeth Sulston didn't just taste chocolate—she felt it as cool glass columns against her fingertips. When someone spoke her name, she saw swirling burgundy spirals. We dive deep into one of the most remarkable documented cases of synesthesia, exploring how her brain rewired perception itself and what it reveals about how all our minds construct reality.

Einstein vs. Bohr: The Greatest Scientific Debate Ever

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:47:47 +0000

When two titans of physics went head-to-head, the very nature of reality hung in the balance. Einstein believed God doesn't play dice with the universe, while Bohr insisted quantum mechanics proved otherwise—and their decades-long debate at conferences, through letters, and via thought experiments reshaped how we understand the cosmos. Spoiler alert: Bohr won, but Einstein's objections led to some of the most mind-bending discoveries in science.

5 Experiments That Went Hilariously Wrong (But Changed Science Forever)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:39:34 +0000

Sometimes the best discoveries happen when everything goes wrong. We're counting down five spectacular lab failures—from exploding flasks to contaminated petri dishes—that accidentally gave us penicillin, the microwave, and other game-changing innovations. Turns out, scientific genius is sometimes just spectacular clumsiness with a notepad nearby.

The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks

Mon, 25 May 2026 09:39:16 +0000

In 1951, a young tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer, but her cells refused to die with her. Those cells, known as HeLa, became the first immortal human cell line—reproducing infinitely in laboratories around the world and enabling breakthroughs from the polio vaccine to cancer research. This is the story of how one woman's unwitting contribution changed science forever, and the ethical questions that still haunt her legacy.

The Universes Recycler

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Learn about the wonder of black holes

Origins of the Universe

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

This will blow your mind!

Best of pt2

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Science Stuff to Blow Your Mind best of episode!

Best of

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Science Stuff to Blow Your Mind best of episode!

Climate Engineering

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Some of these might actually work

Crazy Science pt2

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Science that will actually blow your mind

Crazy Science

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:00:28 +0000

Mind and Consciousness

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Science Overload pt2

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

MInd blowing science!

Science Overload

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Oort Cloud

Wed, 3 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Human Microbiome pt2

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Human Microbiome

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Volcanoes pt2

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This gonna be a hot episode! Con't

Volcanoes

Wed, 6 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This gonna be a hot episode!

Mind-blowing Overview pt2

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

More science than you can handle con't

Mind-blowing Overview

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

More science than you can handle

Multiverses pt2

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This is NOT science fiction con't

Multiverses

Wed, 9 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This is NOT science fiction

The Atmosphere pt2

Wed, 2 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The air I breathe and wind beneath my wings con’t

The Atmosphere

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The air I breathe and wind beneath my wings

Submarines pt2

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Learn about the wild and wonderful of submarines con’t

Submarines

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Learn about the wild and wonderful of submarines

Ocean Currents pt2

Wed, 4 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Learn about the currents that keep our oceans moving cont’d

Ocean Currents

Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Learn about the currents that keep our oceans moving

Clear!

Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Aviation, 1 rule; landings must equal take-offs!

Quantum Mechanics

Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A to Quarks, all things quantum mechanics

It kicked Off With A Big Bang!

Wed, 7 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Topics from the Big Bang, to telescopes, and consciousness