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Ever wonder if your pet is lying to you, what's inside a black hole, or whether you'd survive being cryogenically frozen? With infectious curiosity, cartoonist and former roboticist Jorge Cham makes science fun and accessible as he answers your biggest questions on the ScienceStuff podcast.

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68 episodes
Updated May 15

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Apr 16, 2025 · 33 min
Do Animals Understand Death?
What do chimpanzees, whales, and dogs understand about the concept of dying? Do possums ponder their passing? Jorge talks to two animal mind experts to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 9, 2025 · 33 min
What If You Dig a Hole to the Center of the Earth?
What's the deepest hole we can dig? And what would we find there? Jorge digs deep with drilling engineers to get to the bottom of things. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 2, 2025 · 32 min
Are Near-Death Experiences Real?
A light at the end of a tunnel, your life flashes before your eyes, an angel speaks to you. Are these signs of an afterlife, or can science explain them? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 26, 2025 · 37 min
Can You Survive Being Cryogenically Frozen?
Want to travel to a distant star? Or fast-forward to the future? Jorge chills with scientists to figure out if freezing your body (or just your brain) is the answer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2025 · 39 min
What is a Quantum Computer?
What is this mysterious technology, and how is it going to affect our lives? Jorge talks to a Quantum scientist and visits their lab to see and hear these machines in action. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 12, 2025 · 37 min
Do You Have to Wait 30 Minutes After Eating Before You Can Go Swimming?
It's a rule that has frustrated kids everywhere. But is it a myth, or is there real science behind it? Jorge finds out if it passes the float test. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 12, 2025 · 33 min
Do Our Pets Lie to Us?
Is your feline friend fibbing? Is your dog duplicitous? Jorge dives into the world of animal lying and finds out if they have the same tells as humans. Special guest: science fiction author Mary Robinette Kowal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 25, 2025 · 1 min
Introducing: ScienceStuff
Ever wonder if your pet is lying to you, what's inside a black hole, or whether you'd survive being cryogenically frozen? With infectious curiosity, cartoonist and former roboticist Jorge Cham makes science fun and accessible as he answers your biggest questions on the ScienceStuff podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ScienceStuff

Do Animals Understand Death?

What If You Dig a Hole to the Center of the Earth?

Are Near-Death Experiences Real?

Can You Survive Being Cryogenically Frozen?

What is a Quantum Computer?

Do You Have to Wait 30 Minutes After Eating Before You Can Go Swimming?

Do Our Pets Lie to Us?

Introducing: ScienceStuff