The Rest Is Science

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

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The Audio Illusion That Proves We Don't Experience Reality

Jun 28, 2026

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Will A 25 Year Old Space Pen Still Write?

Jun 24, 2026

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A Paleontology Of The Future

Jun 21, 2026

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What Are The Odds You'll Become A Fossil?

Jun 17, 2026

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Why Feet Are Weirder Than You Think

Jun 14, 2026

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How Many Words Do You ACTUALLY Know?

Jun 10, 2026

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Why You Should Stop Using Face ID

Jun 7, 2026

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Nikola Tesla Fell In Love with a Pigeon

Jun 3, 2026

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Michael Discovered A New Way To Make Twins

May 31, 2026

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Why Michael Abandoned Ink For Mechanical Pencils

May 27, 2026

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Do Our Bodies Really Belong To Us?

May 24, 2026

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Hannah Predicted a Pandemic

May 20, 2026

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DARK vs LIGHT

May 17, 2026

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Polymetalic Nodules Are Weird

May 13, 2026

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"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"

May 11, 2026

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When 0 = 1000

May 6, 2026

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How To Use a Black Hole To See Your Past

May 4, 2026

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The Barf Bag Episode

Apr 29, 2026

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Alan Turing’s Final Theory Was About Leopards

Apr 27, 2026

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How To Prove You're A Time Traveller

Apr 22, 2026

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The Reasoning Test Psychologists Still Can't Explain

Apr 20, 2026

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The Elegant Laminar Flow Of Moroccan Tea

Apr 15, 2026

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Science Is (Literally) Cool

Apr 13, 2026

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Are There More Raindrops In Clouds Or Data In THE Cloud?

Apr 8, 2026

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This Toothpick Contains Everything Ever Said (Infinity Part 3)

Apr 6, 2026

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Why We Need Zip Lines On The Moon

Apr 1, 2026

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Two Infinities... And Beyond (Infinity Part 2)

Mar 30, 2026

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How Evolution Is Shaping Cancer Research

Mar 26, 2026

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Paradoxes Of Infinity (Infinity Part 1)

Mar 24, 2026

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Michael's Favourite Science Books

Mar 19, 2026

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Cognitive Ghosts

Mar 17, 2026

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Introducing: The Book Club - Never Let Me Go

Mar 14, 2026

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Why We Cry Out In Pain

Mar 12, 2026

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What's The Most "Vegetable" Vegetable?

Mar 10, 2026

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How Words Shape Your Body

Mar 5, 2026

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You Don't Exist For One Third Of Your Life

Mar 3, 2026

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How To Fall To Earth (Without Burning Up)

Feb 26, 2026

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You (Don't) Know Where You Are

Feb 24, 2026

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How Big Is A Piece Of Chocolate?

Feb 19, 2026

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There Are Four Ways To Lie

Feb 17, 2026

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The Evolution Of The Butthole

Feb 12, 2026

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(Finite) Numbers So Large They'd Destroy You

Feb 10, 2026

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Michael Wrote Some Math Poetry

Feb 5, 2026

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Can We 'Solve' Sports?

Feb 3, 2026

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This Glass Was Made By Lightning

Jan 29, 2026

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Can You Die Of Boredom?

Jan 27, 2026

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Would You Kill One Person To Save Five?

Jan 22, 2026

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Searching For Meaning In Randomness

Jan 20, 2026

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Why Erdős Was The Original Kevin Bacon

Jan 15, 2026

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