There Are Four Ways To Lie
Is deception a uniquely human trait, or is the natural world built on a foundation of fraud? When a cuttlefish shifts its skin to mimic a female and sneak past a rival male, this may be deceptive but ...
17 Feb 53min
The Evolution Of The Butthole
Topologically speaking, a human is just a donut with seven holes. It sounds like a joke, but it is a fundamental biological reality. Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens explore the strange geomet...
12 Feb 49min
(Finite) Numbers So Large They'd Destroy You
It starts as a friendly challenge: who can name the biggest number? The only rule? Infinity doesn’t count. What follows is a journey through the biggest finite numbers ever imagined. From Ar...
10 Feb 58min
Michael Wrote Some Math Poetry
Can mathematics ever truly be proven? And can Michael's poetry help you remember some tricky equations? In this episode, Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens answer your questions and take a l...
5 Feb 44min
Can We 'Solve' Sports?
Is it possible to make a sport too good? Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens explore how science, data, and optimisation are transforming modern sports improving athletes and teams, while quie...
3 Feb 1h 1min
This Glass Was Made By Lightning
Could a bolt of lightning become a permanent geological relic? How small would you have to squash a hamster to turn it into a black hole? Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens dismantle our percep...
29 Jan 32min
Can You Die Of Boredom?
What is boredom really, and why does it feel so unbearable? Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens explore the science of boredom, revealing it not as laziness or a lack of stimulation, but as a ...
27 Jan 47min
Would You Kill One To Save Five? Your Brain Already Decided
Can we store summer’s heat to warm our homes in winter? Could humans perceive a fourth dimension? And why does light bend around gravity even though it has no mass? Small questions from YOU which ...
22 Jan 43min
