Particles of Thought

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Ready to break your brain? Particles of Thought, the hit video podcast from the producers of NOVA is back with new mind-expanding conversations with scientists ...

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Your Brain’s Peak Performance Mode | Heather Berlin contributed by Lukas · Feb 25
Black Hole Geometry Will Warp Your Brain | Janna Levin contributed by Lukas · Feb 18
What Exactly Is a Law of Nature? | Robert Hazen & Michael Wong contributed by Lukas · Feb 11
How Many Microbes Live on Earth? | Peter Girguis contributed by Lukas · Feb 4
Why Tropical Trees Don’t Have Rings | Kirk Johnson contributed by Lukas · Jan 28
How Weight Loss Drugs Were Inspired by Gila Monsters | Sean B. Carroll contributed by Lukas · Jan 21
De-Extincted” Dire Wolf Pups Are Growing Up | Beth Shapiro contributed by Lukas · Jan 14
How AI Is Taking “Future-Proof” Jobs | Hany Farid contributed by Lukas · Jan 7
Discovering Dark Energy and the Hubble Tension with Adam Riess contributed by Lukas · Dec 18, 2025
Hubble Tension, Explained | Adam Riess contributed by Lukas · Dec 17, 2025
Einstein’s “Biggest Blunder” | Adam Riess contributed by Lukas · Dec 15, 2025
How Fame Affects the Brain | Heather Berlin contributed by Lukas · Dec 11, 2025
How Fossils Form and How to Find Them | Kirk Johnson contributed by Lukas · Dec 10, 2025
Why Only Some Species Can Talk—and Dance | Erich Jarvis contributed by Lukas · Dec 8, 2025
Evolution of New Species, Venom, Wings, and More with Sean B. Carroll contributed by Lukas · Dec 4, 2025
How the Fruit Fly Revolutionized Biology | Sean B. Carroll contributed by Lukas · Dec 3, 2025
The Evolution of Venom & Antivenom | Sean B. Carroll contributed by Lukas · Dec 1, 2025
A Black Hole Is a Place, Not a Thing | Janna Levin contributed by Lukas · Nov 30, 2025
How To Recognize Alien Life | Peter Girguis contributed by Lukas · Nov 26, 2025
Can We Make Animals Talk? | Erich Jarvis contributed by Lukas · Nov 24, 2025
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Ready to break your brain? Particles of Thought, the hit video podcast from the producers of NOVA is back with new mind-expanding conversations with scientists on the edge. Host Hakeem Oluseyi dives into how to hack your own anxiety, the surprising connection between dark matter and black holes, the secrets of animal communication, the hidden geometry shaping our world, and even what it means to b...

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