SciShow Tangents
Episodes
Fruit
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Tangents team tackles one of the greatest controversies in science history: are tomatoes fruits? Head to the link below to find out how you can h...
Dogs with Frankie Jonas
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Frankie Jonas stops by to chat with us about your best friend and mine, the humble dog! You'd think that in this, of all episodes, we'd be able to hav...
Electricity
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Danger! High voltage episode! This week, we're zapping your earholes with electrifying knowledge that's sure to illuminate you!Head to the link below ...
SciShow Tangents Classics - Cars
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s too nice outside to make a podcast this week, so instead, we’ve got a classic episode for you! Learn basically everything you need to know ab...
DNA with Amanda Wacker
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by scientist and podcaster Amanda Wacker to talk about DNA, the building blocks of life! A blueprint for building a living t...
Smell
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If SciShow Tangents had a smell what would it be? It’s full of knowledge, so maybe a dusty old book? We talk a lot, so maybe all of our nasty breath...
Sticky Things
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sticky seems easy, right? You step on gum, it sticks to your shoe, You put glue on paper, it sticks to other paper. It just works! But it turns out st...
Dirt
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A wiser man than me once said “worms make the dirt and the first makes the Earth.” And that’s true. Join us as we learn about the stuff everythi...
Tools
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Humans use tools to do work! It’s what separates us from the animals! Except for crows… and honeybees… and dolphins… octopuses… well, regard...
Fish with Kurtis Conner
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, streamer, and YouTuber Kurtis Conner (@kurtisconner) stops by to talk to us about fish! Don’t be koi… give it a listen!This episode has ...
SciShow Tangents Classics - Fungi
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a break this week to rest up and work on some exciting things! In the meantime, join us as we talk about fungus and Praise the Drungus! ...
Flowers
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been said that April showers bring May flowers, but here’s the thing, gang: we couldn’t wait a whole month to talk about the darn things! S...
Marsupials
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
G'day, mate! This week, we’re taking a trip Down Under (and to South, Central, and North America) to meet our weird mammalian cousins with built-in ...
Armor
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Strap on your greaves and grab your gauntlets: It's time for the weekly science/comedy deathmatch that is SciShow Tangents!Head to the link below to f...
Pee
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for the podcasting event of the year, and it's only March! This week, we're talking urine in all sizes, colors, and consistencies! Better ...
Exoplanets
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Tangents crew blasts off beyond the Sun’s familiar orbit to check out all the weird, wild, possibly-inhabited exoplanets circling distant stars!...
Candy
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk about the ol’ tippy top of the food pyramid: Candy! When you get done with this tasty episode, you’ll be saying “how sweet i...
Climate Control
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SciShow Tangents was created in partnership with Bill Gates, inspired by his new book “How To Avoid A Climate Disaster,” available...
Listener Mailbag 2
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're cracking open the mailbag once again to answer some dusty old questions you sent us a long time ago! Ew, they're all rotten and goopy... well, ...
Immortality with Deboki Chakravarti
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
True immortality may be a scientific impossibility, but podcasts last forever. Whether you listen to this the day it comes out or 1,000 years from now...
SciShow Tangents Classics - Giant Rodents
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No, you didn't wake up back in March 12, 2019, this is just a rerun of the classic Giant Rodent episode in honor of Groundhog Day. Be back with someth...
Ceri's Weather Shanty - Deluxe Edition
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our very own Josef 'Tuna' Metesh took Ceri's already exceptional sea shanty and turned it into a masterpiece! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...
Weather
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Weather is an evergreen small talk topic, and after this episode of Tangents you will be fully equipped to blow the socks off every grocery store cler...
Ears
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the world of podcasting, one organ reigns supreme: the ear. This week, we give thanks to the orifice that allows us to enjoy SciShow Tangents and t...
Cephalopods
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tangents is back for a 3rd season, and things are going to get weird! So we’re embracing the weirdness by talking about some of the weirdest animals...
SciShow Tangents Enhanced Classics - Experiments in Space
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SciShow Tangents is still on a break, but we have another Enhanced Classics for you! This week, a rerun of Experiments in Space with a brand new Ask t...
SciShow Tangents Enhanced Classics - Light
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SciShow Tangents is taking a short break, but we didn't want to totally leave you hanging! You're about to listen to a rerun of the Light episode, but...
Stefan's Favorite Things
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we send Stefan off in grand style by talking a lot about the things that bring him great joy in life: getting yolked, going to the store, a...
Ceri's Favorite Things
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we celebrate the brains of this whole operation: Ceri! This episode starts out incredibly wholesome! There are beagles, Pokemon, gardening...
Sam's Favorite Things
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Tangents team faces their most complicated, multi-faceted, and mysterious topic yet: Sam. Who is he? Can anyone ever really know? Find out in this...
Hank's Favorite Things
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 of SciShow Tangents is coming to a close, and to celebrate, we’re honoring each of our panelists with episodes about their favorite things!...
Vegetables
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the immortal words of Brian Wilson: "I'm gonna be round my vegetables, I'm gonna chow down my vegetables, I love you most of all... my favorite veg...
Wood
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you look out a window right now, you're probably going to see a tree. And that tree? Why, it's made out of wood, friend. And that's where things st...
Architecture
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you think architecture, you’re probably thinking blueprints, slide rules, maybe a compass or something, I don’t know. But it turns out some o...
Migration
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our 100th episode! And to celebrate our migration from double- to triple-digits, we’re talking about… animal migration... Ok, we forgot it ...
The Science of Scary Sounds - A SciShow Tangents Audio Adventure
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Monster Month bursts from the grave with one last shocking surprise! Enjoy this audio adventure through a haunted house, as Scary Ceri guides you thro...
Monster Month: Monster Mash
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Monster Month meets its ghoulish end, and we’re throwing it a swinging wake! This week, all the monsters we didn’t talk about during the rest of ...
Monster Month: Vampires
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Monster Month turns up the spooky sex appeal as we talk about the hunkiest monster in Monster Town: vampires! What monster do you think is the hunk...
Monster Month: Living Dead
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Monster Month shambles on! This week: the living dead! We’re talking zombies, we’re talking Frankensteins, we’re talking skeletons. And by the e...
Monster Month: Ghosts!
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s ba-ack! Fear Month is back from the dead in a hideous new form: Monster Month! This week we’re busting out the Ouija board and summoning fort...
SciShow Tangents Classics - Bats
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a short dirt nap this week in preparation for October's frightening festivities! Enjoy this classic, slightly spooky episode and join us ...
Language with Deboki Chakravarti
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What would a podcast be without language? Perhaps a series of soothing tones? Maybe frog sounds? Wait… that sounds nice… Need more sweet language...
Eyeballs
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeepers creepers, today we’re talking about peepers! I can't come up with anything that would really add to the above description of the episode,...
Cars
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Beep beep, toot toot, etc. Cars are definitely one of the more common-place things we’ve talked about on Tangents… yet to some, including many on...
Black Holes
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does the Tangents crew know anything about black holes? Not really. But when has that ever stopped us? Let’s get theoretical! Follow us on Twitter ...
Milk
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Milk is pretty normal, right? Boring even! But have you ever thought about it? Like, really thought about it? We have! And I gotta say, it led us to s...
Listener Mailbag
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We get A LOT of questions from our listeners! So this week we decided to put the competition on hold, open up the old Tangents Mailbag, and answer a f...
Glowing Things
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Glowing Things: is that a scientific topic? Yes, but not by much. In fact, we spend a lot of the episode figuring out of there even is a scientific de...
Proteins
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do proteins do? Heck, an easier question to answer would be 'what don't they do?" No, seriously... I think they do, like, everything. Follow us ...
Frogs
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What’s a frog? Well, it’s not quite a fish, and it’s not quite a lizard, but put them together and you have a stout, slimy little pal that every...
SciShow Tangents Classics - Bees
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Tangents crew needed to get out and enjoy some summer sun, so this week we're reposting our classic Bees episode! Tune in next week for a new epis...
Diseases
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From toenails to T-cells, human bodies have a whole lot of moving parts, which means there’s ample opportunity for things to go not-quite-according-...
Whales
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The sea is filled with giant, super-smart aquatic mammals communicating across vast distances and using the stars to navigate. No jokes in this descri...
Flying Machines
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Humanity’s quest for flight has been, all things considered, extremely successful! Sure, we aren’t all zipping around in jetpacks yet… but hones...
The Internet
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From the joyful to the hateful to the extremely weird, the Internet is all of the complexity of human thought given shape! And boy do humans think abo...
Allergies
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From itchy and annoying to potentially deadly, allergies seem to make our lives worse for pretty much no discernible reason! [Truth or Fail]Hot Dog A...
Healing
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you suffering from mild boredom, a grumpy frown, and a general lack of extremely niche scientific knowledge? Well, SciShow Tangents has the cure f...
Games
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking the ball, passing another type of ball, running around the big arena and making a point! SciShow Tangents knows one thing and that one thing i...
Hair
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mammals pretty much have the market cornered on hair, and you know all the other types of animals are jealous of us. Imagine a little lizard with bang...
Salt
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Salt: a mineral so nice that much of early human civilization was based on its procurement! Now we put big chunks of it on tasty pretzels at the mall!...
Holes
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have been digging deep holes for fun and profit since time began, and some animals have been doing it for way longer than that! And all of th...
Trees
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This Arbor Day, give your favorite tree the gift they really want: this tree-themed episode of SciShow Tangents. Just put the headphones around its tr...
Robots
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Real robots have more and more in common with science fiction robots every day. Not enough that you need to worry about them rising up against humans,...
Rivers
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the rivers swell with crystal clear snowmelt from tall mountain peaks... and we're all stuck inside a...
Ducks
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ducks! Basically a joke of an animal, if we're being perfectly honest. They make silly noises, they waddle around, they are extremely cute and goofy l...
Museums
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode has a little bit of everything: the French Revolution, haunted amulets, mummies (maybe??)... why, it's like a regular Night at the Museum...
Experiments in Space
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Space… it’s big, it’s confusing, and there isn’t any gravity! That’s why we have a dedicated team of people up in the International Space St...
Sugar with Deboki Chakravarti
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SciShow Tangents editorial assistant/genius Deboki Chakravarti joins us once more to talk about that sweet sand we all love so much: sugar!Follow us o...
Viruses with Deboki Chakravarti
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Viruses are the subject of confusion & misinformation. Luckily, we have a friend who knows a lot about them! We sit down with microbiology genius ...
Oceans
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Oceans: they cover 70% of the planet, but what do we really know about them? Like what’s with all the salt, huh? And just what is the difference bet...
Subatomic
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Things get a little weird this episode, and by ‘little’ I mean very little! One thing I learned in this episode is that everything in the univers...
Hearts
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This Valentine’s Day, what could be better than cuddling up with someone special and listening to the Tangents Crew talk about various medical proce...
Meat
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meat... seems pretty simple on the surface, but what do we really know about it? Like.. are living things made of meat? Or is meat only meat once it...
Music
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So look, Stefan sings a song in this episode, so I’m not sure what more you need. He looked cool as heck when he was doing it and I was really proud...
Running
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From diet, to shoes, to movement efficiency, people devote their lives to researching and perfecting the art of running. Meanwhile, cheetahs run 75 mp...
Magnets
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wise men have long pondered how magnets work. We all know the answer is “magic,” but Ceri and Hank have to keep up the illusion that science is re...
Money
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listening to Tangents is like making an investment with your brain. And the dividend? Knowledge. Invest today, won't you?Follow us on Twitter @SciShow...
Light
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SciShow Tangents’ exploration of the electromagnetic spectrum continues with good old, dependable light! What is it? Where does it come from? Only C...
Radio
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have wielded the power of radio waves for more than a century, but what exactly are they and how do we use them to transmit information? It tur...
Festive Ecology
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman, Let it Snow; the timeless sounds of the holiday. And to that pantheon of greats is added another track: this 30-minu...
Ceramics
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From ancient clay pots to the heat-proof panels on the space shuttle, ceramics have been an integral part of human technology from the very beginning....
Bones
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bones… seems like a simple enough topic, right? Well, would you believe me if I told you that scientists can’t even agree on how and why bones evo...
Nutrition
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to proper nutrition, just about the only thing everyone can agree on is that people need to eat food. Everything else, from eggs to carb...
Transportation
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Be Advised! This episode was recorded before we decided to reset the scores for Season 2 and rename them Sambucks. Please don't tweet at us about this...
Cryptography
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Fire
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ancient man harnessing and wielding the elemental power of the flame was pretty cool, I guess, but I think this being Tangent's one year anniversary i...
Fear Month: Spiders!
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SciShow Tangents' Month of Fear concludes with what is undeniably the scariest, most valid fear of any of those discussed... spiders! I'm not saying ...
Fear Month: Claustrophobia
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SciShow Tangents' Month of Fear continues and… wait… do you feel it… the walls they’re... closing in around you! Crushing you!...were you scar...
Fear Month: Decomposition!
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As the SciShow Tangents Month of Fear continues, your hosts get down into the wormy, slimy muck to discuss Ceri’s biggest fear: decomposition! Does ...
Fear Month: Sharks!
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SciShow Tangents' Month of Fear continues! This week, Stefan is confronted by his fear of sharks! Thrill as we weave a tale of nigh-immortal sharks!...
Fear Month: Failure with Caitlin Hofmeister!
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here at Tangents, we don't mess around when it comes to Halloween. So each week in October, the topic will be one of our greatest fears! Hank was appa...
Plastic
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Plastic: space age wonder material or planet-destroying scourge? The real answer may lie... somewhere in the middle (but leaning more towards scourge)...
Teens
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For humans, the teenage years are marked by angst, self-discovery, and homework. For elephants, they’re marked by pus-weeping face glands, uncontrol...
Fashion
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and the world's most stylish science podcast is celebrating by exploring the intersection of fashion and scien...
Navigation
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wether it's a human trying to figure out the quickest way to the airport, a salmon returning to the waters where they were born, or a dog trying to f...
Precious Metals
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Almost all of human culture and economics is structured around a handful of pretty metals that we have arbitrarily assigned value to! Follow us on ...
Extremophiles
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Extremophiles are tough little guys that not only survive but thrive in the harshest environments on Earth; unforgiving places like volcanic vents at ...
Acid
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Other Couch's high-school-level understanding of chemistry is really put to the test as we talk about acid! What is it? How does it di...
Deserts
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You might think you know everything there is to know about deserts: big, sandy, hot, etc. But between the alien mummies and the ice blades, we're gue...
Metamorphosis
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you think metamorphosis, you might think a beautiful butterfly coming out of its cocoon. However, lots of things metamorphose in much less grac...