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Science That's Actually Interesting

Hosted by DocPJHarvey · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 13 episodes

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Episodes
13
Last ep.
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Avg length
7m
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28
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16
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47
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About this podcast

Science does not have to be slow, dry or boring. Science That’s Actually Interesting explores science with curiosity, clarity and humour. Each episode takes a fun, light-hearted deep dive into topics from climate and environment to health, technology, space and human behaviour. Informative, entertaining and refreshingly human, this is science for curious listeners who love stories and want to stay curious about the world.

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DocPJHarvey hosts Science That's Actually Interesting, a science show with 13 episodes published.

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Your Dog Is Older Than Civilization… And We Just Proved It

Apr 23, 20266mEp. 12S1

Dogs have been by our side for thousands of years, but new DNA evidence just rewrote that history. Scientists have discovered the oldest genetic proof of dogs, showing they were already living with humans across Europe a

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Your Brain on Psychedelics Isn’t What You Think

Apr 15, 20266mEp. 11S1

For decades, psychedelics were thought to throw the brain into chaos. But a massive new study analysing over 500 brain scans tells a very different story. In this episode of Science That’s Actually Interesting, we explor

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Did Your DNA Already Decide How Long You'll Live?

Apr 10, 20269mEp. 10S1

How much control do we really have over how long we live? For decades scientists believed lifestyle was the biggest factor. But new research suggests something surprising. Once accidents and infectious diseases are remov

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The Koala Genetic Mystery: Why “Doomed” Populations Are Recovering

Apr 1, 20269mEp. 9S1

When a species crashes to near extinction, the genetic damage is supposed to be permanent. At least, that’s what scientists thought. But a new genetic study of koalas has revealed something unexpected. Populations that w

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The Secret Life of Rivers

Mar 25, 20268mEp. 8S1

For centuries, rivers shaped human civilisation. They feed cities, grow food, and carve continents. But scientifically speaking… they were still a mystery. Until now. A new satellite mission has produced the first near-g

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The Day Mosquitoes Discovered Humans

Mar 18, 20267mEp. 7S1

Why do mosquitoes bite humans? The answer may go back nearly two million years. New research reveals mosquitoes may have evolved a preference for human blood long before modern humans, possibly feeding on Homo erectus. I

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The 5,000 Year Old Bacteria That Outsmarted Modern Antibiotics

Mar 12, 20268mEp. 6S1

Five thousand years ago, a bacterium became trapped inside a block of ice deep inside a cave in Romania. It remained frozen there while human civilizations rose and fell. When scientists finally drilled into the ancient

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Elephant Whiskers: The Hidden Intelligence of Touch

Mar 4, 20269mEp. 5S1

Elephants are famous for their intelligence, memory and extraordinary trunks. But hidden along the length of that trunk are hundreds of tiny whiskers that play a crucial role in how elephants sense the world. In this epi

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Schrödinger’s Cat Just Got Bigger - The Largest Quantum Superposition Ever

Feb 25, 20268mEp. 4S1

What if something the size of a virus could exist in two places at once? Physicists have just created the largest ever quantum superposition. A tiny metal particle made of thousands of atoms behaving like a wave instead

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The Homogenocene: Why the World Is Starting to Look the Same

Feb 18, 20266mEp. 3S1

What if the biggest environmental crisis is not climate change, pollution, or deforestation? What if it is sameness? Across the planet, unique species are disappearing, replaced by a handful of adaptable survivors such a

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The People Who Can’t Imagine: Inside Aphantasia

Feb 13, 20268mEp. 2S1

Close your eyes and picture a beach. Now imagine seeing nothing at all. Around four percent of people have aphantasia, the inability to form mental images. In this episode, we explore what it’s like to think without pict

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Bigger Isn’t Always Better: What Your Member Really Says About You

Feb 5, 20265mEp. 1S1

Is bigger always better? Science says not quite. In this episode of Science That’s Actually Interesting, we unpack the real research behind male anatomy, attraction, intimidation, and evolution. Drawing on a large peer-r

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Trailer 1

Feb 5, 20260mEp. 1S1

Welcome to Science That’s Actually Interesting, the podcast that proves science does not have to be slow, dry, or boring. In this short trailer, get a taste of what the show is all about, fun, curiosity-driven deep dives

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Age
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Science That's Actually Interesting is hosted by DocPJHarvey. The show is categorised under science and has published 13 episodes.

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Science That's Actually Interesting has published 13 episodes.

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