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- 3 days ago1h 14m
We're Going Science Supersonic
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Supersonic Planes, Galactic Winds, SpiderCam, Electric Squirts, Owl Brilliance, Neural Disappointment, Fructose Failing, Turning Left, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS in all […] The post 10 June, 2026 – Episode 1062 – We’re Going Science Supersonic appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
- 1 weeks ago1h 49m
Science Needs You!
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: New Science Rules, Mosquitoes, Bad Food, Bad Gut, Wild Pigs, Pigeon Hypotheses, Bower Bird Bonanza, Octopus Mirror Attack, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find […] The post 5 June, 2026 – Episode 1061 – Science Needs You! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
- 1 weeks ago2h 15m
Under the Sea Science Venting
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview w/Dr. Andrew Thaler, Watching Wildlife, New Octopus, Cucumber Bits, Backrooms, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. If […] The post 27 May, 2026 – Episode 1060 – Under the Sea Science Venting appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
- 3 weeks ago2h 1m
Humpty Dumpty Sat On the Science
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Urban Animals, Human Birth, Happy Mice, Eye Plants, Bug Killing Medicine, Colossal Shells, and Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. […] The post 20 May, 2026 – Episode 1059 – Humpty Dumpty Sat On the Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
- May 15, 20262h 42m
Unicorns Are Real
This Week: Interview w/Alaina Levine, Science Unicorns, Cancer Gone, Carnivorous Plants, Outdoor Cats, Carnivorous Rice, Gluca Gone, Insect Pain, Wings, Sleepy Time, and Much More!
- May 8, 20262h 44m
Science de Mayo
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Guest Host Philip Shane, Death Of A Great Mind, Plastic Heat, Fish Filth, Swedish Power, Double Trouble, Sweet Myelin, Folding Proteins, Baby Mom Yawns, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. […] The post 06 May, 2026 – Episode 1057 – Science de Mayo appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
- May 1, 20261h 16m
What Is Science Worried About?
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Bye-Bye Science Board, Fluoride, Coffee, Bees Love Viruses, Sexist Birds, Yawns, Melatonin, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. […] The post 29 April, 2026 – Episode 1056 – What Is Science Worried About? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
- Apr 24, 20261h 58m
What's The Earth Worth?
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Sara Kobilka, Slowing Currents, Hard Freeze, It’s All Connected, Plant Lives, Cocaine Salmon, This Is New, Mars Stuff, and Much More Earth Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that […] The post 22 April, 2026 – Episode 1055 – What’s The Earth Worth? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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