Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, we look at why laughter evolved in the first place; what laughter really means most of the time; and why a scientist would want to...
Waking up to a prickling sensation—or just complete numbness—in your arm is startling to say the least. But why do our limbs “fall asleep” in the first place? According to primary care physician Marc Leavey, it’s all to do with your nerves and not, as many people...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, find out why none of our current theories match our current understanding of physics (and why that’s okay); discover what the “Big Bounce” was; and...
Annoying as it is, there are parts of our bodies we should be getting checked out way more often than we do. Alongside our expert advisor Dr. Marc Leavey, primary care physician, we’re here to find out what we should be doing, why we should be doing...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, find out how long Professor Stephen Hawking thinks we have left to get off this planet before we go extinct; how many potentially habitable planets...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, we look at which organs can grow back by themselves (the most impressive of which is one only women have); how close we are to...
While having elastic skin has its perks—like, for instance, being able to bend your elbows and knees comfortably—it also has one major drawback: Stretch marks. An estimated 80 percent of Americans have them, and we’re fairly certain 100 percent of them wish they didn’t. But while there’s...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, find out why chimps can’t be taught to have a conversation with you; why parrots repeat everything you say; and why your dog really doesn’t...
If you’ve ever stuck a finger down your throat to make yourself throw up, you’ve triggered your gag reflex. It’s one of the many automatic responses in the body designed to keep us alive, similar to the way you jerk your hand away when touching something hot...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, we look at the effect your childhood had on your bad habits; why junk food scientists are deliberately tricking you into getting fat; and what...
Looking at Your Friends on Facebook Makes You Miserable If you sometimes feel like everyone on your Facebook page is having a better time than you, you’re not alone. A study at the University of Copenhagen warns that regularly scrolling through your feed can “negatively affect your...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, find out how far mind-reading technology has progressed; why we’ll all be able to read each others’ minds in the future; and why the idea...
