Join mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (Vsauce) as they dig into the weird scientific questions that often go unexplored.
Welcome to The Rest Is Science, a show that sits in the fascinating space between what we think we know, and what we actually know. Why do we assume we understand things like time, randomness, or even gravity? Once you start questioning these familiar ideas, reality becomes astonishingly strange and completely fragile.
Whether you're a lifelong science fan or just naturally curious, The Rest Is Science will change your perception of reality, and prove that the biggest questions are always the most fun.
61 - How Many Words Do You ACTUALLY Know?
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Join mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (Vsauce) as they dig into the weird scientific questions that often go unexplored.
Welcome to The Rest Is Science, a show that sits in the fascinating space between what we think we know, and what we actually know. Why do we assume we understand things like time, randomness, or even gravity? Once you start questioning these familiar ideas, reality becomes astonishingly strange and completely fragile.
Whether you're a lifelong science fan or just naturally curious, The Rest Is Science will change your perception of reality, and prove that the biggest questions are always the most fun.
Episodes
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How Many Words Do You ACTUALLY Know?
Listened
Wed, 10 Jun 2026
60-
Why You Should Stop Using Face ID
Listened
Sun, 07 Jun 2026
59-
Nikola Tesla Fell In Love with a Pigeon
Listened
Wed, 03 Jun 2026
58-
Michael Discovered A New Way To Make Twins
Listened
Sun, 31 May 2026
57-
Why Michael Abandoned Ink
Listened
Wed, 27 May 2026
56-
Do Our Bodies Really Belong To Us?
Listened
Sun, 24 May 2026
55-
Hannah Predicted a Pandemic
Listened
Wed, 20 May 2026
54-
DARK vs LIGHT
Listened
Sun, 17 May 2026
53-
Polymetalic Nodules Are Weird
Listened
Wed, 13 May 2026
52-
"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"
Listened
Mon, 11 May 2026
51-
When 0 = 1000
Listened
Wed, 06 May 2026
50-
How To Use a Black Hole To See Your Past
Listened
Mon, 04 May 2026
49-
The Barf Bag Episode
Listened
Wed, 29 Apr 2026
48-
Alan Turing’s Final Theory Was About Leopards
Listened
Mon, 27 Apr 2026
47-
How To Prove You're A Time Traveller
Listened
Wed, 22 Apr 2026
46-
The Reasoning Test Psychologists Still Can't Explain
Listened
Mon, 20 Apr 2026
45-
The Elegant Laminar Flow Of Moroccan Tea
Listened
Wed, 15 Apr 2026
44-
Science Is (Literally) Cool
Listened
Mon, 13 Apr 2026
43-
Are There More Raindrops In Clouds Or Data In THE Cloud?
Listened
Wed, 08 Apr 2026
42-
This Toothpick Contains Everything Ever Said (Infinity Part 3)