Let's Learn Everything!
Episodes
32: The Ozone Success Story, Turning Heads, and Eurovision
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's the story of how we successfully saved the ozone? Why and how can owls turn their heads around, and who else can? And can Ella convert Tom ...
31: End of Year Q&A 2022
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To round out the year we learn about the most interesting thing: each other! We talk about the process of researching and writing an episode, future...
30: The HaLearnDay Spectacular! 2022
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On a very special holiday episode, Tom, Caroline, and Ella give the gift of learning! We've wrapped up our favorite fun facts to give to each other,...
29: What's in a Scientific Name, How Many Cells are in a Human, and What the British Museum Stole
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the science of scientific naming, and could it actually be life saving? How many cells are in a human body, and why is it important to know?...
28: Cerebral Organoids, Are Cats Liquids, and The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can you study a brain without a brain? In what ways is a cat actually like a liquid? And why do we say The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread?I...
27: Zoologist Ash Campbell, Kleptoparasitism, and Australia's Best Animal
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest Ashlen Campbell asks us: how do you stop a seagull from stealing your chips? And what can that teach us about the wild world of klep...
26: Pain, Vampiric Animals, and Penny Dreadfuls
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do we define pain, and what animals can feel it? How similar are vampires to real vampiric animals? And what are penny dreadfuls and how were ...
25: 🎂 The Timeline of Timekeeping, Origins of Speech, and the Birthday of Birthdays
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the show's birthday! And we're going to celebrate with LEARNING! How much do we really know about the history of keeping time? When did hum...
24: Self Experimentation, Amputation Archaeology, and Learning to Love PowerPoint
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the pros and perils of self experimentation? What archaeological clues do we have to the first human amputation? And why should we actually...
23: Plastic's Past, Imperfect Pitch, and the Dumb History of Generation Naming
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the history of plastic, and what could the future hold? Why is perfect pitch, not so perfect, and do any animals have it? And how on Earth...
A Big Announcement...!
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A very special announcement!Episodes we recommend for new listeners:1: Time Illusions, Electric Bees, and Fakespeares5: The History of Pregnancy Tests...
22: Magnetic Mysteries, The Real Trolley Problem, and Hitchbot
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do animals sense magnetic fields? Why was the first Trolley Problem written? And who was Hitchbot?Images we talk about:- Hitchbot with SantaSuppor...
21: Paleontologist Evelyn Vollmer, Figuring out the Age of the Earth, and What Defines a Dinosaur
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How old did Aristotle think the Earth was? What makes a dinosaur a dinosaur? And how did our guest get into paleontology? Support us w...
Test Ep 2: Bugs on Drugs, How Much Pi do we Need, and the Blackest Black
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you gives bugs drugs? How many digits of pi do we actually need? And what is the drama behind the blackest black?Images we talk abou...
20: The Math of Conspiracy Theories, Why is Pluto not a Planet, and Animal Art
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If all these conspiracy theories were real, what are the statistical odds they'd be kept secret? Why did Pluto get demoted from planethood? And can an...
19: The Science of Gay, How Many Songs Fit in DNA, and Niche Sports
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the nuanced science behind homosexuality in animals and humans? Is there a single gay gene? No. No absolutely not. But how many songs could yo...
18: Radiocarbon Revolution, Space Babies, and Nail Polish
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You've probably heard of Carbon Dating, but how are Astronomy, Biology, and Nuclear Physics involved? What are the problems with having babies in spac...
17: Cosmic Rays, Eye Colors, and the Most Disliked Instrument
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly are cosmic rays and how do they affect us? Why do humans have so many different eye colors? And why does everyone hate the triangle so mu...
Test Ep 1: Machine Learning, Caterpillar Memories, and Love Island
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're releasing our very first test episode of the podcast! What are neural networks? Do butterflies remember being caterpillars? And what i...
16: The Trouble with Honeybees, Why Repeated Words Lose Meaning, and Speed Running
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Ella's new job's tiktok!When we say save the bees, which bees are we talking about? What happens when you repeat a word and it loses meaning? A...
15: What the Turing Test Became, Ella's Bodily Quirks, and Pub Quizes
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Turing Test, what has it become, and what can we learn from it? How many of Ella's weird bodily quirks do you have? And how did the pub qu...
14: Domesticating Foxes, The Oldest Potted Plant, and Crosswords
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Could you domesticate a fox, and what even IS domestication? What is the oldest potted plant, and, wait, what does Caroline mean by that question? And...
13: The Golden Toad Mystery, All the Things we Left on the Moon, and the Oldest Bar Joke
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What happened to the golden toad? How many things did we leave on the moon, and what are they? And what is the oldest recorded bar joke?Support us wit...
12: Thermal Biology, Why we have Periods, and Stickers
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do heat and temperature have to do with biology? (It turns out, a lot!) We know what periods are, but why do humans have them? And stickers are d...
11: Guest Steve Rathje, Insect Consciousness, and Theatre Science
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Steve Rathje (@StevePsychology) asks us, do insects have consciousness? What, empirically, makes things go viral on social media? And wh...
10: Video Game Epidemiology, Sneeze Smells, and Game Jams
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What can a video game teach us about pandemics? What are the different things a sneeze can smell like? And what makes game jams so magical?Support us ...
9: Beaver Reintroductions, Solving Mazes, and ASMR
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the benefits of reintroducing a species after 400 years? Why do we make rats solve mazes, and can slime molds solve mazes? What is ASMR, and ...
8: Recorded Sound, Prosopagnosic Pareidolia, and Meeting David Attenborough
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To start the new year we learn about the science and history of recording sound, consider whether people with Prosopagnosia experience Pareidolia, and...
7: End of Year Q&A 2021
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we learn about the most interesting topic of all: each other! How did we get into our science fields, and how did we meet? What's our favorite s...
6: Genetic Chimeras, Judas Goats, and Toys
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On a surprisingly deep holiday episode, we ask, what is a genetic chimera, could it save lives, and is it moral? What are Judas Goats, and what are th...
5: The History of Pregnancy Tests, The Middlest Size, and FanFiction
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When was the first pregnancy test? If we know the biggest and smallest sizes in the universe, what is the middlest size? What's the deal with fanficti...
4: Randomness, What Happens Without Sleep, and Stardew Valley
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the uses of randomness, and how do we even get it? What happens to your body when you don't sleep? And is Stardew Valley secretly... a horror...
3: Mind Controlling Parasites, Are Elephants Right Handed, and Naruto AMVs
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do mind controlling (or rather, behavior controlling) parasites work? Are elephants right or left handed? And what is so great about Naruto Bohemi...
2: Spooky Frogs, The Most Bones, and Witch Hunts
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this SpoOoOoky Halloween episode we learn about a slew of truly spooky frogs, investigate which animal has the most bones, and see how capitalism m...
1: Time Illusions, Electric Bees, and Fakespeares
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does a time illusion look like? Why are bees electrically charged? Who is the real Shakespeare? Support us with a Max Fun Members...
Trailer: Let's Learn Everything!
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science communicators Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper share anything and everything interesting! Each episode they teach each other about a ...