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Estimated from 9 chart positions in 9 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · Science#1445K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Science#1575K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · Science#1981K to 10K
- 🇵🇭PH · Science#5010K to 30K
- 🇭🇰HK · Science#563K to 10K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
7.8K to 37K🎙 Daily cadence·64 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
26K to 122K🇨🇦25%🇦🇺25%🇵🇭25%+6 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
10K to 49K
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Recent episodes
Is A.I. Going to Kill Us All?
May 15, 2026
42m 59s
What Makes Traffic So Bad?
May 7, 2026
37m 58s
Can We Talk to Dolphins?
May 2, 2026
33m 46s
Can A.I. Be Funny?
Apr 22, 2026
35m 26s
What Makes Someone Left-Handed?
Apr 15, 2026
37m 20s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/26 | Is A.I. Going to Kill Us All? | How do you make sure A.I. has humanity's best interest at heart? Jorge explores humanity's future with two "A.I. Alignment" experts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 42m 59s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | What Makes Traffic So Bad? | Stuck in traffic? There's someone to blame, but it's not who you think it is. Jorge cruises to an answer with two traffic science experts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 37m 58s | ||||||
| 5/2/26 | Can We Talk to Dolphins? | They're some of the smartest animals on Earth. Could we ever have a conversation with them? Jorge takes the plunge with two dolphin experts to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 46s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | Can A.I. Be Funny? | Can computers crack jokes? Are comedians in trouble? Jorge talks to an AI expert to find the punchline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 26s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 | What Makes Someone Left-Handed? | Is it genetic or random? And why do we have a preferred hand anyway? Jorge gets the right answers from some left-handed experts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 37m 20s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | Is Math Ruining Sports? | Math is a key player in every major sport these days. Is it helping teams win, or is it making games boring to watch? Jorge talks to a "Moneyball" expert to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 36m 42s | ||||||
| 3/31/26 | Why Are We Going Back to the Moon? | Jorge talks to three scientists involved in the Artemis Moon Program to find out why we're going back there after 50 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 37s | ||||||
| 3/25/26 | Should We Mine the Asteroid Belt? (feat. Phil Plait) | Do asteroids have precious metals we can mine? Or is one of them going to hit us and make us go extinct first?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 31s | ||||||
| 3/20/26 | BONUS: The Bob Ross Effect | Can watching someone paint make you feel better? Scientists have proof that watching Bob Ross can significantly improve your mood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 8m 57s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | What Did People Eat 3000 Years Ago? | 3000 years is a long time. How do we know what was on the menu? And would we eat it today? Jorge talks to an archaeologist about ancient foods.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 30m 52s | ||||||
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| 3/11/26 | Why Do Our Knuckles Crack? | Why do our joints snap, crackle and pop? And why can't we stop doing it? Jorge investigates the evolution, psychology and physics of this annoying habit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 37m 35s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | Why Do People Forget Memories? | What happens to the things we remember when we can't remember them anymore? Jorge talks to two psychologists about the science of forgetting and the fascinating world of amnesia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 40s | ||||||
| 2/25/26 | What Is Super Memory (And How Do You Get It)? | Some people can remember 100,000 digits of pi, or everything that's ever happened to them. How do they do it? And can anyone learn this skill? Jorge goes down memory lane to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 31s | ||||||
| 2/18/26 | Do Animals Have a Sense of Humor? | Do chihuahuas chuckle? Or jaguars joke? Jorge kids around with animal experts to find out if animals can be funny (on purpose).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 29m 02s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | Why Is the Moon So Big? | NASA is sending astronauts back to the moon. But why? What deep mysteries still hide on the far side of the moon? Jorge jumps over the moon to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 35s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | What Is AI Slop Doing to Us? | AI is everywhere these days. What happened to make it so powerful all of a sudden? And what is all this AI content doing to our brains? Jorge talks to three experts to find the answers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 39m 38s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | BONUS: How to Stop Procrastinating | Is there hope for the eternal procrastinator? Jorge gets some tips for living with procrastination from three expert psychologists. Learn more about our experts' work: procrastinus.com (Dr. Piers Steel) fuschiasirois.com (Dr. Fuschia Sirois) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 8m 23s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Why Do We Procrastinate? | We finally got around to it: an episode about procrastination. Why do we do it? Is it really bad? And is there such as a thing as productive procrastination? Jorge talks to three psychologists about the science of putting things off.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 25s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Why Do We Go Bald? | What's the skinny on why we lose our hair? Is it genetic or avoidable? Or do we need to comb over society's stigma about it? Jorge gets to the hairy truth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 03s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | Do Supersenses Exist? | Can we hear echoes like bats, or see x-rays like Superman? Believe it or not, scientists think the answer is yes. Jorge talks to three experts involved in extending human senses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 53s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | The Science of Imagination | What's happening in your brain when you're being imaginative? And can it affect your mental health? Jorge talks to two neuroscientists to imagine the possibilities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 21s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | ScienceStuff Classic: 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. This episode originally aired March 17, 2025. We will be back with a new episode next week!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 40m 09s | ||||||
| 12/24/25 | Why Does the Year Have 365 Days in It? | Happy New Year! To celebrate, we're digging into the science of the year: Why is it 365 days, is it changing, and will we always celebrate New Year's the same way? Plus, we recap our favorite episodes of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 07s | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | Why Is the North Pole Moving? | Santa better pack his bags because the North Pole is on the move. Jorge talks to planetary scientist Matt Siegler to find out what's causing this magnetic shift.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 42s | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | BONUS: Can a Dog Talk to a Cat? | Jorge catches up with science fiction author Mary Robinette Kowal to learn what her cat and dog have to say.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 10m 46s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
9 placements across 9 markets.
Chart Positions
9 placements across 9 markets.