Unexplainable
Vox
Categories: Science & Medicine
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Think about the thing you’ve practiced more than anything else in the world. Maybe it’s painting. Or writing. Or playing the piano. Now imagine you wake up one day and you just can’t do it. You’re not sick. You’re not injured. But that one thing is impossible. It’s called the yips, and even the most talented people in the world experience it. What could cause them to lose their superpowers? And is there anything they can do to get them back? For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to view show transcripts and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Previous episodes
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143 - The Yips Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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142 - The bleeding edge, part two Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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141 - The bleeding edge Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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140 - Aliens from Earth? Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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139 - How scientists are searching for aliens Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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138 - A universal virus-killer? Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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137 - Why do we cry? Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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136 - Should you quit Diet Coke? Wed, 07 Feb 2024
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135 - The case for cursing Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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134 - The math problem that could break the internet Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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133 - Garbage patch kids Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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132 - A stethoscope for the rainforest Wed, 10 Jan 2024
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131 - Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Wed, 03 Jan 2024
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130 - Something weird near the beginning of time Wed, 20 Dec 2023
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129 - The tallest mountains on Earth are ... underground? Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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128 - Weaponizing uncertainty Wed, 06 Dec 2023
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127 - Can we live in space? Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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126 - The ice cream effect Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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125 - The data vigilantes Wed, 08 Nov 2023
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124 - Trouble on Pickles Reef Wed, 01 Nov 2023
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123 - Redefining death Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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122 - The Orcanizing Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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121 - Unexplainable or Not with Wyatt Cenac Wed, 04 Oct 2023
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120 - Rogue waves Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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119 - Does garlic break magnets? Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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118 - How to decode a thought Wed, 13 Sep 2023
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117 - It’s getting harder to see Wed, 30 Aug 2023
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116 - Jumping the gun Wed, 23 Aug 2023
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115 - Can we talk to animals? Wed, 16 Aug 2023
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114 - Unexplainable or Not: Beach day! Wed, 09 Aug 2023
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113 - Who let the wolves in? Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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112 - Why do we have a moon? Wed, 26 Jul 2023
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111 - The Black Box: In AI we trust? Wed, 19 Jul 2023
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110 - The Black Box: Even AI’s creators don’t understand it Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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109 - Do animals grieve? Wed, 28 Jun 2023
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108 - Why do we dream? Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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107 - Cracking the Indus code Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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106 - Awestruck Wed, 07 Jun 2023
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105 - Expecting: Weed and pregnancy Wed, 24 May 2023
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104 - Expecting: Baby brain Wed, 17 May 2023
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103 - Expecting: Pregnancy souvenirs Wed, 10 May 2023
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102 - The tornado problem Wed, 03 May 2023
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101 - How to resurrect a mammoth Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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100 - Live show, dead dinosaurs Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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99 - Talking trees Wed, 12 Apr 2023
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98 - Your questions, unexplained Wed, 05 Apr 2023
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97 - What's so funny? Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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96 - Origins: The meaning of “life” Wed, 15 Mar 2023
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95 - Origins: The first living thing Wed, 08 Mar 2023
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94 - Origins: How did Earth get its water? Wed, 01 Mar 2023