Top Science Podcasts

Hidden Brain
Games & Hobbies

Hidden Brain

Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.
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The Science of Happiness
Government & Organizations

The Science of Happiness

Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. Read More
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Ologies with Alie Ward – Alie Ward
Games & Hobbies

Ologies with Alie Ward – Alie Ward

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists’ obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life. Read More
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StarTalk Radio
Games & Hobbies

StarTalk Radio

Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of New York’s Hayden Planetarium, and his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities, and scientific experts explore astronomy, physics, and everything else there is to know about life in the universe. New episodes premiere Tuesdays. Keep Looking Up! Read More
Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, Read More
Short Wave – NPR
Games & Hobbies

Short Wave – NPR

New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes. It’s science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber for science on a different wavelength.If you’re hooked, try Short Wave Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks Read More
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Stuff To Blow Your Mind
Life Sciences

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 future. Read More
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This Podcast Will Kill You
Games & Hobbies

This Podcast Will Kill You

This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that can. In each episode, they tackle a different topic, teaching listeners about the biology, history, and epidemiology of a different disease or medical mystery. They do the scientific research, so you don’t have to.   Since Read More
This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke Read More
2100
Comedy

2100

This podcast series is a time capsule left for the people of 2100 to dissect and find with it what they want. Host Jason Peters is fascinated with the idea of time and the possibilities that come with time and new technologies. In this series Jason discusses the future of many subjects in hopes of Read More
This podcast series is a time capsule left for the people of 2100 to dissect and Read More
Science Friday
Astronomy

Science Friday

Brain fun for curious people.
Brain fun for curious people. Read More
Invisibilia
Games & Hobbies

Invisibilia

Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.
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Science Vs
Games & Hobbies

Science Vs

There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Gimlet that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don’t have to and cover everything from 5G and Read More
There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Read More
Life Kit: Health
Health & Fitness

Life Kit: Health

Taking care of yourself shouldn’t be complicated. We talk to the experts for practical advice to live a long and healthy life, based on science. Subscribe to get episodes from Life Kit on health and wellness.
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American Innovations – Wondery
Games & Hobbies

American Innovations – Wondery

DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was. It was also the result of hard work, teamwork, and competition. And incredibly surprising moments. Hosted by bestselling author Steven Johnson (“How We Read More
DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and t Read More
Radiolab
Documentary

Radiolab

Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Read More
Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative j Read More