Let's Learn Everything!

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Science communicators Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper learn about anything and everything interesting! Each episode they teach each other about a science topic, and learn about a miscellaneous topic. Whether it's bugs on drugs, temporal illusions, or fanfiction, there's so much out there, so let's learn everything! Join our Discord, email us, and follow us everywhere at www.LetsLearnEverything.com

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Aug 11, 2022 · 1 hr 12 min
21: Paleontologist Evelyn Vollmer, Figuring out the Age of the Earth, and What Defines a Dinosaur
How old did Aristotle think the Earth was? What makes a dinosaur a dinosaur? And how did our guest get into paleontology?
Jul 28, 2022 · 1 hr 10 min
Test Ep 2: Bugs on Drugs, How Much Pi do we Need, and the Blackest Black
What happens when you gives bugs drugs? How many digits of pi do we actually need? And what is the drama behind the blackest black?
Jul 14, 2022 · 1 hr 46 min
20: The Math of Conspiracy Theories, Why is Pluto not a Planet, and Animal Art
If all these conspiracy theories were real, what are the statistical odds they'd be kept secret? Why did Pluto get demoted from planethood? And can animals make art?
Jun 30, 2022 · 1 hr 57 min
19: The Science of Gay, How Many Songs Fit in DNA, and Niche Sports
What is the nuanced science behind homosexuality in animals and humans? Is there a single gay gene? No. No absolutely not. But how many songs could you fit into a gram of DNA, and why would you want to? And what are some of the most niche sports and why are they still so great?
Jun 16, 2022 · 1 hr 57 min
18: Radiocarbon Revolution, Space Babies, and Nail Polish
You've probably heard of Carbon Dating, but how are Astronomy, Biology, and Nuclear Physics involved? What are the problems with having babies in space, and how many animals have had babies in space? (surprisingly more than you'd think!) And what is the history of nail polish, and more importantly, our relationship with painting nails?
Jun 2, 2022 · 1 hr 25 min
17: Cosmic Rays, Eye Colors, and the Most Disliked Instrument
What exactly are cosmic rays and how do they affect us? Why do humans have so many different eye colors? And why does everyone hate the triangle so much?
May 19, 2022 · 1 hr
Test Ep 1: Machine Learning, Caterpillar Memories, and Love Island
This week we're releasing our very first test episode of the podcast! What are neural networks? Do butterflies remember being caterpillars? And what is Love Island? Content Warning: Mentions of suicide in the Misc Topic
May 5, 2022 · 1 hr 43 min
16: The Trouble with Honeybees, Why Repeated Words Lose Meaning, and Speed Running
Follow Ella's new job's tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@cgtrm When we say save the bees, which bees are we talking about? What happens when you repeat a word and it loses meaning? And how could you design an experiment to figure that out? And what is speed running and why do we all love it?
Apr 21, 2022 · 1 hr 48 min
15: What the Turing Test Became, Ella's Bodily Quirks, and Pub Quizes
What is the Turing Test, what has it become, and what can we learn from it? How many of Ella's weird bodily quirks do you have? And how did the pub quiz come about?
Apr 7, 2022 · 1 hr 34 min
14: Domesticating Foxes, The Oldest Potted Plant, and Crosswords
Could you domesticate a fox, and what even IS domestication? What is the oldest potted plant, and, wait, what does Caroline mean by that question? And how did Tom go from hating crosswords to loving them?
Mar 24, 2022 · 1 hr 40 min
13: The Golden Toad Mystery, All the Things we Left on the Moon, and the Oldest Bar Joke
What happened to the golden toad? How many things did we leave on the moon, and what are they? And what is the oldest recorded bar joke?
Mar 10, 2022 · 1 hr 26 min
12: Thermal Biology, Why we have Periods, and Stickers
What do heat and temperature have to do with biology? (It turns out, a lot!) We know what periods are, but why do humans have them? And stickers are delightful but how did they come about?
Feb 24, 2022 · 1 hr 9 min
11: Guest Steve Rathje, Insect Consciousness, and Theatre Science
Special guest Steve Rathje (@StevePsychology) asks us, do insects have consciousness? What, empirically, makes things go viral on social media? And what are the scientific effects of live theatre?
Feb 10, 2022 · 1 hr 25 min
10: Video Game Epidemiology, Sneeze Smells, and Game Jams
What can a video game teach us about pandemics? What are the different things a sneeze can smell like? And what makes game jams so magical?
Jan 27, 2022 · 1 hr 44 min
9: Beaver Reintroductions, Solving Mazes, and ASMR
What are the benefits of reintroducing a species after 400 years? Why do we make rats solve mazes, and can slime molds solve mazes? What is ASMR, and how did it become such a thing?
Jan 13, 2022 · 1 hr 34 min
8: Recorded Sound, Prosopagnosic Pareidolia, and Meeting David Attenborough
To start the new year we learn about the science and history of recording sound, consider whether people with Prosopagnosia experience Pareidolia, and relive what it was like for Caroline to meet the one and only Sir David Attenborough.
Dec 30, 2021 · 1 hr 16 min
7: End of Year Q&A 2021
Today we learn about the most interesting topic of all: each other! How did we get into our science fields, and how did we meet? What's our favorite science fact to tell at parties? What advice do we have for aspiring creators? Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/letslearneverything Join our Discord at https://www.LetsLearnEverythingPod.com/ We also learn about: our science origin stories, Tom used to be a theatre kid, Tom’s first podcast, our first TikToks, we’re on
Dec 16, 2021 · 1 hr 39 min
6: Genetic Chimeras, Judas Goats, and Toys
On a surprisingly deep holiday episode, we ask, what is a genetic chimera, could it save lives, and is it moral? What are Judas Goats, and what are the challenges faced in conservation? And most importantly, what were the first toys in history and most importantly, what were our favorite toys?
Dec 2, 2021 · 1 hr 37 min
5: The History of Pregnancy Tests, The Middlest Size, and FanFiction
When was the first pregnancy test? If we know the biggest and smallest sizes in the universe, what is the middlest size? What's the deal with fanfiction?
Nov 18, 2021 · 1 hr 40 min
4: Randomness, What Happens Without Sleep, and Stardew Valley
What are the uses of randomness, and how do we even get it? What happens to your body when you don't sleep? And is Stardew Valley secretly... a horror game?