SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research, taking some delightful detours along the way. 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.
From SciShow Tangents. Do you want to play a game? Well, we sure do! We’re joined by Sam’s dream guest Jo Firestone, a comedian, podcaster, and game author and enthusiast to celebrate the joy (and evil) of playing games, especially the games on Tangents! Want more SciShow Tangents? Check out hundreds more episodes of our…
From SciShow Tangents. 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…
From SciShow Tangents. 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…
From SciShow Tangents. Original airdate: April 16, 2019 Pregnancy is, biologically speaking, extremely weird! A pregnant animal’s body goes through so many hormonal and physical changes to make sure a zygote has everything it needs to grow. This week, we’re talking about a few of those things, like why pregnant people get nauseated and other…
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From SciShow Tangents. Original airdate: April 9, 2019 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…
From SciShow Tangents. Now you see it, now you don’t – this episode is a true trick for the senses as we uncover the hidden wonders of Camouflage! From human ingenuity (?) to animal creativity, misdirection and subterfuge abound in this episode, so keep your eyes peeled, it’s not one you’ll want to miss! Check…
From SciShow Tangents. Original airdate: April 2, 2019 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. Want more SciShow Tangents? Check out hundreds more…
From SciShow Tangents. From one to four to none at all, stomachs enjoy a stunning variety across all the creatures who have (or don’t have) them. And with our stomachs all happily full of spooky month treats, we thought it was the perfect time to learn all about this weird, wobbly, wonderful organ. Want more…
From SciShow Tangents. Original airdate: March 26, 2019 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. Want more SciShow Tangents? Check out hundreds more…
From SciShow Tangents. Head to https://factormeals.com/tangents50 and use code tangents50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month! 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…
From SciShow Tangents. For those who want a megadose of Tangents shenanigans, this compilation is for you! In the many seasons of Tangents we’ve covered lots of interconnected topics, and now you can listen to them back-to-back like the best podcast many-feature ever. Get in the spirit of Spooky Month with this dangerously delicious concoction,…
From SciShow Tangents. Check out http://rocketmoney.com/scishow to start managing your personal finances today. Thank you to Rocket Money for sponsoring today’s video! #rocketmoney #personalfinance 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!…
From SciShow Tangents. Original airdate: March 19, 2019 If you think about it, we’re all time travelers moving forward at one second per second… right? This week, we try really hard to define time, get sort of existential about it, and then talk about the science of timekeeping, from circadian rhythms to weird mechanical clocks.…
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From SciShow Tangents. Original airdate: March 12, 2019 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,…
From SciShow Tangents. Check out http://rocketmoney.com/scishow to start managing your personal finances today. Thank you to Rocket Money for sponsoring today’s video! #rocketmoney #personalfinance Get ready for a stomach-turning, heart-pounding, gravity-defying thrill ride as we plummet down, up, and all around the amazing world of roller coasters! We’re joined by legendary podcaster, YouTuber, and roller…
From SciShow Tangents. Original airdate: March 5, 2019 For our very first live show at PodCon 2, we were joined by Elah Feder, the co-host and producer of the podcast Undiscovered! Podcasting on a stage with a live audience meant we really had to bring our A-game, so we swapped stories of famous actors, politicians,…
From SciShow Tangents. Kallie Moore (Eons) faces off against Hank Green in this edition of SciShow Quiz Show, hosted by Savannah Geary (SciShow)! This event is part of the first ever Complexly Learn-a-thon, a celebration of our shows, our community, and our mission of accessible education. Check out the Learn-a-thon website, contribute if you can,…
From SciShow Tangents. Head to https://shopify.com/scishow to learn more and for a free trial. Thanks to Shopify, a commerce platform that helps you start, grow, and manage your business, for supporting SciShow. The knowledge of our couch of finely-honed scientific minds didn’t pop out of the ground fully-formed – it had to be planted, tended,…