Science Solved It
By VICE
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Description
A deep dive into the world's greatest mysteries that were solved by science. Brought to you by Motherboard and staff writer Kaleigh Rogers.
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CleanIntroducing "Chapo," a New Podcast From VICE News | If you like The VICE Guide To Right Now, we think you'll also really enjoy VICE News' first ever podcast, "Chapo." As Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán goes on trial, VICE News explores his high-stakes case through the... | 10/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[BONUS] Introducing Queerly Beloved | If you've been enjoying Science Solved It, we think you'll also love our newest VICE podcast, Queerly Beloved. Queerly Beloved is a new podcast series from Broadly. Co-hosted by Broadly editor Sarah Burke and Fran Tirado of the popular que... | 9/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBlood Falls | In the heart of Antarctica, a blood red waterfall pours out of a glacier and cascades down 100 feet. It took more than 100 years for scientists to discover the source of this eerie feature. | 8/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Doctor Who Drank Bacteria | For more than a century, doctors believed they understood the cause of stomach ulcers: stress. But in the 1980s, one Australian doctor dared to challenge that concept, and put he his own stomach on the line to prove it. | 7/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Devil’s Kettle | In northern Minnesota, a waterfall splits in two. One half tumbles over the edge and continues down the river, the other half drops into a huge hole in the rock and disappears. | 7/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Scuba Diving Flies | In Mono Lake, California, tiny flies have developed a unique ability: they can swim underwater, thanks to a scuba-suit-like bubble that forms as they enter the lake. But how do they do it? | 7/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAn Ancient Star that Took 600 Years to Explain | Korean royal astrologers saw a new star appear in the sky in 1437 AD, and it took 600 years for astronomers to find what they had seen, and explain why it appeared that night. | 7/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Kentucky Meat Shower | On March 3, 1876, chunks of meat fell from the sky in Olympia Springs, Kentucky. The locals came up with bizarre theories for where the meat came from, without realizing the truth had already been uncovered by a clever scientist in nearby Lexington.... | 7/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChemtrails | Season Two of Science Solved It kicks off with a pernicious conspiracy theory: chemtrails. This theory won't die, even though the scientific explanation for the phenomenon is as simple as can be. | 6/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIntroducing Science Solved It: Season 2 | Season two of Science Solved It debuts on Tuesday, June 26. Subscribe now so you stay updated on every new episode. | 6/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean7.5 - Post-Season Wrap Up | Kaleigh and Tim reflect on the first season and discuss their goals for next season. Plus we hear from a listener and chat about Kaleigh’s accent. | 6/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean7 - The Ghost Trees | Hidden throughout the mesmerizing redwood forests of California’s coast are stark, pure white trees. These rare albino redwoods don’t have the chlorophyll that other plants have. Chlorophyll makes plants green but it’s also necessary for plants to | 6/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean6 - The Pokémon Shock | On December 16, 1997, an episode of Pokémon aired in Japan. The next day, reports began to spread of hundreds, even thousands, of children experiencing dizziness, blurred vision, and convulsions while watching the show. Pokémon went o... | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean5 - The Map That (Almost) Changed the World | In 1854, the London neighborhood of Soho experienced a deadly outbreak of cholera, a truly horrible disease. Doctors at the time were powerless to stop it because they didn’t actually understand how cholera spread, until one doctor—an anesthetist— | 5/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean4 - Ancient Aliens or Prehistoric Hot Air Balloons? | The Nazca lines have baffled scientists and explorers for centuries. The giant carvings in the earth are best viewed from space, but they were created sometime around 500 A.D. How did they execute such elaborate designs? And why build something you cou. | 5/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean3 - The Unexplained Flying Lights Are Big and Bright | The small town of Marfa, Texas has been a regular tourist attraction for decades, as travellers flock to catch a glimpse of the strange, beautiful floating lights that appear every night a few miles out of town. Will learning the secret behind these li. | 5/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean2 - Don’t Be Alarmed, But the Rocks Are Crawling | Deep in Death Valley National Park, there’s a dried up lakebed that’s home to some of the most extreme weather on the continent. It’s also home to the sailing stones: giant hunks of rock that inexplicably move across the desert all by themselves. | 5/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean1 - A Call from the Deep | In 1997, ocean researchers listening for the sound of underwater volcanoes accidentally recorded something they had never heard before. The noise, which they dubbed the “bloop,” was the loudest sound ever recorded under the sea, and it was an unexpl | 4/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean0 - Introducing Science Solved It | A mystery is only as good as its solution…at least, that’s what host Kaleigh Rogers believes. Science Solved It is a new weekly show from Motherboard that introduces listeners to the world’s greatest mysteries that were solved by science, with ins | 4/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
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I really enjoy this podcast! I'm always intrigued by the stories they tell and what the "solve" will be.
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Super interesting story
Listened to ‘Ancient Star’ and loved it! Thank you for explaining novas in a way a five year old would understand.... I get it now 😉
