10 Podcasts like The Joy of Why

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  • 1. Unexplainable

    Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know ... and then keeps right on going. This Vox podcast explores scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and all the things we learn by diving into the unknown. New episodes every Wed...Show More

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    A decade ago, psychologists realized much of their science was fatally flawed, calling untold numbers of studies into question. Now, some young psychologists are trying to rebuild the foundations of t...Show More

  • 2. All In The Mind

    All In The Mind is ABC RN's weekly podcast looking into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour — everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.

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    On happiness—notes from prison

    29:07 | Jan 12th, 2020

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    Picture this—an Australian journalist sitting near a squat toilet under the only light in the prison cell he shares with 140 others, writing pages of notes about happiness. After 15 months in a notori...Show More

  • 3. Stuff To Blow Your Mind

    Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman...Show More

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    The Dog with the Burning Brand

    53:21 | Aug 31st, 2021

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    From dogs in old paintings that look like dope smokers to Aztec psychopomps, what’s with all these fire dogs? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore… Learn more about your...Show More

  • 4. Short Wave

    New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, every weekday. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Aaron Scott for science on a diffe...Show More

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    The Legacy of Trauma: Can Experiences Leave A Biological Imprint?

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  • 5. Big Biology

    Big Biology is a podcast that tells the stories of scientists tackling some of the biggest unanswered questions in biology.

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    1:03:04 | Feb 17th, 2022

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    What roles does plasticity play in evolution?  Where does novelty come from, and how does it become widespread in populations? On this episode, we talk all things plasticity with David Pfennig, a...Show More

  • 6. Bio Eats World

    Biology is breaking out of the lab and clinic—and into our daily lives. Our new ability to engineer biology is transforming not just science, research, and healthcare, but how we produce our food, the materials we use, how we manufacture, and much, m...Show More

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    Building Foundation Models for Biology

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    Cofounders Jeremy Wohlwend and Gabriele Corso join the a16z podcast to discuss the launch of Boltz, a public benefit company building AI infrastructure for molecular biology. The conversation explains...Show More

  • 7. How We're Wired

    Love. Touch. Speech. Movement. Consciousness. What do they all have in common? From before birth to after death, our brains underpin our experiences and feelings. They make us who we are. But how? In How We’re Wired, evolutionary anthropolog...Show More

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    When We Ask You A Question

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    What do you want to know about the brain? What mysteries of human behaviour do you want to understand? And what incredible awards has How We're Wired won in the 13th Annual Lovies? In this special ep...Show More

  • 8. Intelligent Design the Future

    The ID The Future (IDTF) podcast carries on Discovery Institute's mission of exploring the issues central to evolution and intelligent design. IDTF is a short podcast providing you with the most current news and views on evolution and ID. IDTF delive...Show More

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    Sex: A Masterpiece of Design

    23:33 | Jan 23rd

    In his landmark book Darwin's Black Box, biochemist Michael Behe wrote that "to appreciate complexity, you have to experience it." On today's ID The Future out of the vault, we conclude a three-part s...Show More

  • 9. Psychedelics Today

    Psychedelics Today is the planetary leader in psychedelic education, media, and advocacy. Covering up-to-the-minute developments and diving deep into crucial topics bridging the scientific, academic, philosophical, societal, and cultural, Psychedelic...Show More

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    PT 646 - Manvir Singh: Shamanism the Timeless Religion

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    Manvir Singh joins Psychedelics Today to unpack what shamanism means and why the term matters now. Singh is an anthropologist and author of Shamanism: The Timeless Religion. He argues that shamanism i...Show More

  • 10. Raw Talk Podcast

    Raw Talk is a graduate student-run podcast at the University of Toronto about medical science, and the people who make it happen. We focus on the journeys, perspectives, and expertise of health researchers, professionals, students, patients, and comm...Show More

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    Have you ever had a bad reaction to a medication? Or realized that it just wasn’t helping at all? The way someone responds to a particular drug – how effective it is and whether they experience any si...Show More

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