SciShow Tangents

SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research... while not getting distracted. There will be tangents about video games, music, weird smells, surprisingly deep insights about life, and of course, poop, but it always comes back to the science.

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Fruit

Episode Date: June 22, 2021

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 he...

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Dogs with Frankie Jonas

Episode Date: June 15, 2021

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...

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Electricity

Episode Date: June 8, 2021

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...

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DNA with Amanda Wacker

Episode Date: May 25, 2021

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 thi...

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Smell

Episode Date: May 18, 2021

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? ...

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Sticky Things

Episode Date: May 11, 2021

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...

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Dirt

Episode Date: May 4, 2021

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 everything on...

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Tools

Episode Date: April 27, 2021

Humans use tools to do work! It’s what separates us from the animals! Except for crows… and honeybees… and dolphins… octopuses… well, regardless, tool...

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Fish with Kurtis Conner

Episode Date: April 20, 2021

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 ever...

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Flowers

Episode Date: April 6, 2021

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! Stop an...

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Marsupials

Episode Date: March 30, 2021

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 ca...

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Armor

Episode Date: March 23, 2021

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...

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Pee

Episode Date: March 16, 2021

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 ye...

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Exoplanets

Episode Date: March 9, 2021

The Tangents crew blasts off beyond the Sun’s familiar orbit to check out all the weird, wild, possibly-inhabited exoplanets circling distant stars! W...

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Candy

Episode Date: March 2, 2021

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 it is!” ...

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Climate Control

Episode Date: February 23, 2021

This episode of SciShow Tangents was created in partnership with Bill Gates, inspired by his new book “How To Avoid A Climate Disaster,” available now...

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Listener Mailbag 2

Episode Date: February 16, 2021

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, w...