Unexplainable
Vox
Categories: Science & Medicine
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Life as we know it needs water, but scientists can’t figure out where Earth’s water came from. Answering that question is just one piece of an even bigger mystery: “Why are we here?” (Updated from 2023) For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable Vox is also currently running a series called Home Planet, which is all about celebrating Earth in the face of climate change: vox.com/homeplanet And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox: vox.com/givepodcasts Please take a second to help us learn more about you! vox.com/podcastsurvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Previous episodes
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147 - How did Earth get its water? Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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146 - Is Earth alive? Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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145 - The alpha myth Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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144 - The eclipse chasers Wed, 03 Apr 2024
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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