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Unexplainable
Unexplainable
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Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know … and then keeps on going. Host Noam Hassenfeld and... more

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Episodes

Pinky and the (lab-grown) Brain

It’s not great to be a lab rat. And it turns out, lab rats might not be that great for... more

20 Nov 2024 · 22 minutes
Why are there lefties and righties?

This week on Unexplainable or Not, we’ve got three scientific mysteries all about left and right. Jonquilyn Hill, host of... more

13 Nov 2024 · 29 minutes
Placebos work. Why?

For decades, scientists thought that placebos only worked if patients didn’t know they were taking them. Not anymore: You can... more

06 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
Why is horror so fun?

It makes sense that we run away from scary things. That’s a good way to stay alive. But why do... more

30 Oct 2024 · 21 minutes
Are psychedelics breaking science?

Drugs like ecstasy and mushrooms have shown promise as mental health treatments, but they’re also exposing some major cracks in... more

23 Oct 2024 · 26 minutes
Your gut’s feelings

How we feel emotionally may be influenced by unseen troves of microbial life that live inside us. Is it possible... more

16 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
Is insurance doomed?

As the world gets warmer and storms get worse, insurance companies are jacking up rates — or refusing to cover... more

09 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
My animal heart

Doctors have started transplanting animal organs into people, hoping this experimental procedure could one day solve an organ shortage crisis... more

02 Oct 2024 · 27 minutes
How hot could the world get?

Scientists have lots of ways to try to answer that question, and lots of different predictions. So how do they... more

25 Sep 2024 · 25 minutes
Should you be eating poison oak?

Probably not. But Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz decided to try anyway, putting his body — and specifically his... more

18 Sep 2024 · 30 minutes
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