The Rest Is Science
Join mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (Vsauce) as they dig into the weird scientific questions that often go unexplored. Welcome to The Rest Is Science, a show that sits in the fascinating space between what we think we know, and what we actually know. Why do we assume we understand things like time, randomness, or even gravity? Once you start questioning these familiar ideas, reality becomes astonishingly strange and completely fragile. Whether you're a lifelong science fan or just naturally curious, The Rest Is Science will change your perception of reality, and prove that the biggest...
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Episodes (67)
The Most Dangerous Rock In Hannah's Collection
Jul 1, 2026
The Audio Illusion That Proves We Don't Experience Reality
Jun 28, 2026
Will A 25 Year Old Space Pen Still Write?
Jun 24, 2026
A Paleontology Of The Future
Jun 21, 2026
What Are The Odds You'll Become A Fossil?
Jun 17, 2026
Why Feet Are Weirder Than You Think
Jun 14, 2026
How Many Words Do You ACTUALLY Know?
Jun 10, 2026
Why You Should Stop Using Face ID
Jun 7, 2026
Nikola Tesla Fell In Love with a Pigeon
Jun 3, 2026
Michael Discovered A New Way To Make Twins
May 31, 2026
Why Michael Abandoned Ink For Mechanical Pencils
May 27, 2026
Do Our Bodies Really Belong To Us?
May 24, 2026
Hannah Predicted a Pandemic
May 20, 2026
DARK vs LIGHT
May 17, 2026
Polymetalic Nodules Are Weird
May 13, 2026
"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"
May 11, 2026
When 0 = 1000
May 6, 2026
How To Use a Black Hole To See Your Past
May 4, 2026
The Barf Bag Episode
Apr 29, 2026
Alan Turing’s Final Theory Was About Leopards
Apr 27, 2026
How To Prove You're A Time Traveller
Apr 22, 2026
The Reasoning Test Psychologists Still Can't Explain
Apr 20, 2026
The Elegant Laminar Flow Of Moroccan Tea
Apr 15, 2026
Science Is (Literally) Cool
Apr 13, 2026
Are There More Raindrops In Clouds Or Data In THE Cloud?
Apr 8, 2026
This Toothpick Contains Everything Ever Said (Infinity Part 3)
Apr 6, 2026
Why We Need Zip Lines On The Moon
Apr 1, 2026
Two Infinities... And Beyond (Infinity Part 2)
Mar 30, 2026
How Evolution Is Shaping Cancer Research
Mar 26, 2026
Paradoxes Of Infinity (Infinity Part 1)
Mar 24, 2026
Michael's Favourite Science Books
Mar 19, 2026
Cognitive Ghosts
Mar 17, 2026
Introducing: The Book Club - Never Let Me Go
Mar 14, 2026
Why We Cry Out In Pain
Mar 12, 2026
What's The Most "Vegetable" Vegetable?
Mar 10, 2026
How Words Shape Your Body
Mar 5, 2026
You Don't Exist For One Third Of Your Life
Mar 3, 2026
How To Fall To Earth (Without Burning Up)
Feb 26, 2026
You (Don't) Know Where You Are
Feb 24, 2026
How Big Is A Piece Of Chocolate?
Feb 19, 2026
There Are Four Ways To Lie
Feb 17, 2026
The Evolution Of The Butthole
Feb 12, 2026
(Finite) Numbers So Large They'd Destroy You
Feb 10, 2026
Michael Wrote Some Math Poetry
Feb 5, 2026
Can We 'Solve' Sports?
Feb 3, 2026
This Glass Was Made By Lightning
Jan 29, 2026
Can You Die Of Boredom?
Jan 27, 2026
Would You Kill One Person To Save Five?
Jan 22, 2026
Searching For Meaning In Randomness
Jan 20, 2026
Why Erdős Was The Original Kevin Bacon
Jan 15, 2026