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<p>Ever wonder if your pet is lying to you, what's inside a black hole, or whether you'd survive being cryogenically frozen? With infectious curiosity, cartoonist and former roboticist Jorge Cham makes science fun and accessible as he answers your biggest questions on the ScienceStuff podcast.</p>

  • 37 minutes 35 seconds
    Why Do Our Knuckles Crack?

    Why do our joints snap, crackle and pop? And why can't we stop doing it? Jorge investigates the evolution, psychology and physics of this annoying habit.

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    11 March 2026, 7:00 am
  • 35 minutes 40 seconds
    Why Do People Forget Memories?

    What happens to the things we remember when we can't remember them anymore? Jorge talks to two psychologists about the science of forgetting and the fascinating world of amnesia.

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    4 March 2026, 8:03 am
  • 35 minutes 31 seconds
    What Is Super Memory (And How Do You Get It)?

    Some people can remember 100,000 digits of pi, or everything that's ever happened to them. How do they do it? And can anyone learn this skill? Jorge goes down memory lane to find out.

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    25 February 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 2 seconds
    Do Animals Have a Sense of Humor?

    Do chihuahuas chuckle? Or jaguars joke? Jorge kids around with animal experts to find out if animals can be funny (on purpose).

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    18 February 2026, 8:03 am
  • 35 minutes 35 seconds
    Why Is the Moon So Big?

    NASA is sending astronauts back to the moon. But why? What deep mysteries still hide on the far side of the moon? Jorge jumps over the moon to find out.

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    11 February 2026, 4:01 pm
  • 39 minutes 38 seconds
    What Is AI Slop Doing to Us?

    AI is everywhere these days. What happened to make it so powerful all of a sudden? And what is all this AI content doing to our brains? Jorge talks to three experts to find the answers.

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    4 February 2026, 8:03 am
  • 8 minutes 23 seconds
    BONUS: How to Stop Procrastinating

    Is there hope for the eternal procrastinator? Jorge gets some tips for living with procrastination from three expert psychologists.

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    30 January 2026, 8:03 am
  • 33 minutes 25 seconds
    Why Do We Procrastinate?

    We finally got around to it: an episode about procrastination. Why do we do it? Is it really bad? And is there such as a thing as productive procrastination? Jorge talks to three psychologists about the science of putting things off.

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    28 January 2026, 8:30 am
  • 32 minutes 3 seconds
    Why Do We Go Bald?

    What's the skinny on why we lose our hair? Is it genetic or avoidable? Or do we need to comb over society's stigma about it? Jorge gets to the hairy truth.

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    21 January 2026, 8:03 am
  • 33 minutes 53 seconds
    Do Supersenses Exist?

    Can we hear echoes like bats, or see x-rays like Superman? Believe it or not, scientists think the answer is yes. Jorge talks to three experts involved in extending human senses.

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    15 January 2026, 12:56 am
  • 33 minutes 21 seconds
    The Science of Imagination

    What's happening in your brain when you're being imaginative? And can it affect your mental health? Jorge talks to two neuroscientists to imagine the possibilities.

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    7 January 2026, 8:03 am
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