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Start / Science unscripted
Science unscripted
The science stories that will actually change your day — and maybe make you laugh.
100 avsnitt • Längd: 20 min • Veckovis: Fredag
Om podden
The science stories that will actually change your day — and maybe make you laugh. Science unscripted is a podcast, radio show & YouTube channel driven by listeners. Hello from Germany 🙂
The podcast Science unscripted is created by DW. The podcast and the artwork on this page are embedded on this page using the public podcast feed (RSS).
Avsnitt
You already have a 'moral compass' (with or without a pope)
25 april 2025 |
30 min
On the day you were born, you already had the framework of your own personal morality inside you. And we know that because of a study on young children who were asked to do something really bad — because God 'told them to.'
Are you a liar?
10 april 2025 |
30 min
Music can be really bad for you if it's forced on you (at work). Also, which people believe false headlines — and a study to help you spot a liar.
What causes a scientist to actually pack up and leave?
6 april 2025 |
30 min
A “climate of fear” has taken hold as US researchers face budget cuts, mass layoffs and free-speech restrictions. Are they actually leaving, though? DW reached out to Germany’s “four pillars” of science to find out.
A case of bullying
27 mars 2025 |
30 min
A DW investigative report, together with Der Spiegel, looks into troubling allegations of workplace misconduct at Germany's Max Planck Society. Also, come celebrate as we mark 5 years of Science unscripted.
Borders & break-ups
20 mars 2025 |
30 min
The case of a French researcher denied US entry creates a jarring new crack between European scientists and their US peers. Also, if you're feeling lonely... but you're also in a relationship... well, what should you do?
Why don't I like my audiobook?
7 mars 2025 |
30 min
New research from Germany hints at what audiobooks of the future will sound like. Also, 'woolly mice' get blown out of proportion — and why you shouldn't get surgery on a Friday.
Why's that fish looking at me?
20 februari 2025 |
30 min
An experiment off the coast of Corsica suggests fish can recognize specific people (sometimes). Also, put a dot in front a zebrafish and, amazingly, you'll be a step closer to understanding the concept of free will.
What exactly is 'the ick'?
13 februari 2025 |
30 min
A new study has categorized the (wildly different) stuff that makes men and women get instantly and permanently disgusted by a romantic partner. And it's not always the 'icky' person's fault.
Eggs, AI & how to get people to have babies
6 februari 2025 |
30 min
Why are birth rates falling? And do they ever go back up? Also, a study on eggs — and an email about two horses peeing.
Should I give up on climate change?
30 januari 2025 |
30 min
With the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement... and its president chanting "Drill, baby, drill!"... it is absolutely fair to ask if your own personal climate footprint even matters anymore.
Is news bad for me? Science has an answer.
17 januari 2025 |
30 min
Trump, pandemic, war... more Trump. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the news (or feeling burned out) — you may be consuming it wrong.
The end of social media fact checking?
9 januari 2025 |
30 min
Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X — across platforms, fact checkers are being fired and replaced with... well, promises that regular people can do the job instead. They can't.
Bird flu 2025 - Spread, symptoms, risk
5 januari 2025 |
30 min
The words 'next pandemic' are being thrown around by more and more experts watching the spread of avian influenza in North America. Why?
Crime & punishment in a "dangerous" world
19 december 2024 |
30 min
Just how dangerous do you think the world is? Because that changes how you'd punish a violent criminal (if you're a woman). Also, if you're frustrated with your democratically elected government... what alternatives are you open to?
What is FOMO? (And how do I get rid of it?)
13 december 2024 |
30 min
You know that stab of anxious envy when you see people having a good time (without you)? You can get rid of that. Also, Gabe and Conor are back — with an unfortunate story about a random act of violence.
Science unscripted: Is another pandemic brewing? The current bird flu situation
6 december 2024 |
30 min
Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines amid the spread of the virus among livestock in the US. At least two children in North America have contracted the disease from unknown sources. How serious is the situation?
How your brain understands other people (sometimes WRONG!)
29 november 2024 |
16 min
Some people seem very good at guessing what you're thinking. And some of us might find that we think very deeply about what people are thinking or feeling. The reason appears linked to special connections between some the youngest parts of the brain, evolved 300 million years ago. We explored this with lead researcher Rodrigo Braga, a clinical neurologist, from Northwestern University.
A poo test for discrimination?
22 november 2024 |
13 min
Being discriminated against — due to your ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, age or anything else — is harmful and wrong. A new study shows it also... changes the bacteria in your stool?
A gossiper's friend & how to think about drinking
7 november 2024 |
30 min
Women drink less... if you ask them to visualize alcohol? Also, the yucky trick gossipers use to make you think they're kind — and why iron in red meat may be causing cancer (in your bottom).
Why are people getting skinnier?
31 oktober 2024 |
30 min
Data from the US suggests we may have passed the point of 'peak obesity.' Have we? Also, spray testosterone in men's noses... and they'll emotionally dehumanize certain women.
Don't text & drive (especially during a full moon)
25 oktober 2024 |
30 min
Quiz time: How could a full moon make roads more dangerous? (Email [email protected] with your guess before you listen.) Also, teens (like all of us) use their phones while driving — and a jarring new study tells us how much.
Can we hit ‘pause’ on a human embryo?
20 oktober 2024 |
30 min
Scientists in Berlin have shown you can stop the development of an embryo-like model - *NO HUMAN EMBYROS WERE USED IN THE EXPERIMENT* - and keep it alive to be developed later. The implications could be huge for IVF.
This is what a fake podcast sounds like
11 oktober 2024 |
30 min
If a show made by AI sounds as good as one made by humans... what happens next?
Want the job? Post a 'Duchenne' smile
4 oktober 2024 |
30 min
Fake smiles aren't just bad for Instagram. They're bad for your reputation. That's the implication of a new study — with clear consequences for LinkedIn... and maybe your life? (Also, come with us to see Europe's 'answer to ChatGPT.')
Assert yourself (especially if your partner drinks)
23 september 2024 |
30 min
Alcohol? Bad for us. But a fascinating new study looks at what happens to the person who's watching the drinking happen. Also, college kids in Egypt saw their depression/anxiey/stress drop... by getting a crash course on 'assertiveness.'
Cat-eating conspiracies & a heartless bot to stop them
12 september 2024 |
30 min
Fresh off the birth of a brand-new conspiracy, researchers have unveiled a 'soulless' new tool to stop us from becoming victims of half-truths and full-blown lies.
Weekly roundup — Waves in the dark
8 september 2024 |
30 min
An email from a miner, scary sounds in outer space, and a powerful magnet aimed at 50 human heads.
A dyslexia breakthrough
7 september 2024 |
12 min
With the help of a powerful MRI, researchers in Germany have discovered where dyslexia appears to happen deep inside the human brain (in males). The peppercorn-sized structure may become the target of therapies for millions of people.
When you look in the mirror, does your face match your name?
6 september 2024 |
24 min
A new study suggests your appearance 'drifts' as you age — toward the name you were given at birth.
Weekly roundup — My phone can smell things?
1 september 2024 |
30 min
Ever take out your phone to identify a song that's playing near you? Pretty soon, you'll be able to do the same with smells. Also, fruit flies may have just given scientists the secret to happy hour.
Unhoused people & what police should(n't) do about it
31 augusti 2024 |
26 min
You've lost your job, lost your home and go to sleep surrounded by strangers. You're scared. But what is it, exactly, you're scared of?
Are you symbiosexual?
30 augusti 2024 |
12 min
Demisexual, graysexual, pomosexual — it's hard to keep track of the (expanding) list of human sexualities. The Harvard Pleasure study just added another.
Weekly roundup — Together again
25 augusti 2024 |
30 min
It's been a long, chaotic and somewhat dangerous summer for the hosts of Science unscripted. It's time to catch up on that — and on the beautiful emails you've sent along the way.
What is 'benevolent' sexism?
24 augusti 2024 |
18 min
All sexism is bad. But the kind you're probably most familiar with is called 'hostile' in science literature. So what is 'benevolent' sexism? And how's it connected to cheating on your partner?
Will mpox become the next pandemic?
22 augusti 2024 |
14 min
As mpox spreads to Europe and Asia — and the WHO declares a public health emergency — a leading German virologist explains what we know (and don't know) about the infectious disease.
Weekly roundup — Oceans on Mars?
18 augusti 2024 |
30 min
The discovery of gigantic resevoirs of water deep under the surface of Mars has implications for whether life was — or might be — possible on our hideous red neighbor.
TikTok, misinformation, and the female pelvic floor
17 augusti 2024 |
9 min
Why is it that content with the least credible information is often the most viewed and shared on social media?
Human Hobbits really existed?
15 augusti 2024 |
14 min
With the help of an astute Australian reporter (who incidentally has joined the DW Science team), let's travel back in time to an Indonesian island and meet the smallest hominids ever.
Why do boys give better directions than girls?
9 augusti 2024 |
12 min
Give kids a map, and the boys will outperform the girls in giving accurate directions — that's according to a new study on children aged 3-10. Is it nature or nurture?
Gabe & Conor got burgled (true crime episode)
1 augusti 2024 |
30 min
When both hosts of Science unscripted see their homes burglarized within a span of weeks, they get help from a detective named Roland and come to a gut-wrenching realization.
Weekly roundup — 20 billion clicks?
28 juli 2024 |
30 min
With YouTube's commentary, who needs emails? Also, a new German study hits the rewind button on our promiscuity reporting.
Depressed after moving? You're not alone.
27 juli 2024 |
10 min
Moving into a new apartment or house is pretty exciting. It's also associated with depression — especially if it happens at a certain age. Why?
Sexual double standards & better sleep
25 juli 2024 |
18 min
Women, not men, are viewed more favorably if they've had a few recent sexual partners... even if a German study appears to suggest the opposite. Also, if you're gonna do some late-night scrolling (because who doesn't), do it right.
Young Germans are happier to be single (nowadays)
11 juli 2024 |
12 min
"Are you okay with being single?" If you were to pose that question to a young German, you would get a different answer these days compared to 10 years ago. Why?
Weekly roundup — Things just won't stop changing
7 juli 2024 |
30 min
On this week's show, we learn the first thing young people should do when they're struggling. Also, why exactly do our eyes get worse as we get older? Plus, a researcher gets in touch to thank us (DW) for teaching him German.
Can you sing? And if so, does it have anything to do with lemurs?
6 juli 2024 |
9 min
Headlines implying human singing came from Madagascar... just aren't true. But lemurs are worth listening to.
Why do people ghost each other?
5 juli 2024 |
20 min
Ever had someone just... vanish out of your life? Or maybe you did it to them? A new study shows why people 'ghost' — and who actually suffers most from it.
Weekly roundup — A cure for lower back pain (that might injure your legs)
30 juni 2024 |
30 min
The number one cause of disabiliity worldwide is lower back pain. Great news, then, that a rigorous study says we can halve its recurrence by... walking. But there's a catch.
Losing your job is worse for your health if you live in a different country
29 juni 2024 |
9 min
Why is it that migrants get physically unhealthier when they lose their jobs (compared to locals)? And can anything be done to stop it?
Granola poop & a deserving victim
27 juni 2024 |
20 min
Sadly, one of our recent episodes caused a listener to go outside and cover her jacket in human feces. Also, if you're trying to raise money for a good cause, remember the German word 'Schadenfreude.'
Weekly roundup — Hold the door & filter your phone
23 juni 2024 |
30 min
Does it make YOU happier to do a random act of kindness? Also, how to stop a smartphone from messing with your sleep, and a milkshake fathers can make for pregnant partners.
Your body might not survive a trip to Mars
22 juni 2024 |
13 min
Why would our kidneys (possibly) fail when we're inside a spacecraft? And why do women's bodies do better in space than men's?
Where should you look during a video call?
21 juni 2024 |
21 min
Got an interview coming up? A study out of Japan has potentially life-changing advice for where to focus your gaze. Also, Gabe's back — and is recovering from an operation.
'Hunger games' in the jungles of Panama
15 juni 2024 |
13 min
Does having a big brain make you better at finding food? It's a difficult question to answer ethically. Unless you have access to an island.
The vending machine experiment (or why you don't live in a tree)
11 juni 2024 |
30 min
In a dream you see a vending machine. Instead of coins or cash, it has a square-shaped hole. That's it. No instructions. No one who walks past can explain it. At some point you shake it violently (still nothing) and see your own hands. They're furry.
What to do when your hair falls out
30 maj 2024 |
19 min
Hormonal therapies? Hair transplant? Or just go bald? When a genetic test shows a Science unscripted host is bound to lose his hair, it leads to a shocking amount of bad science and (potentially) significant side effects.
Weekly roundup — Make things & stay healthy
26 maj 2024 |
30 min
Is it OK to pee on your feet to get rid of foot and nail fungus? Also, if you say 'hi' kinda differently to your boss than you would to a friend or family member, you have something in common with the biggest land mammal on earth.
Drugs don't make you more creative
25 maj 2024 |
14 min
If you take drugs or drink alcohol and then write down your 'wildly creative,' chemically-inspired ravings... new research suggests you'll create a catalogue of useless garbage.
Scary microplastics news & how to eat during pregnancy
24 maj 2024 |
19 min
We all have microplastics inside our bodies. Until now, scientists weren't certain about the extent of the harm. Now they are.
Weekly roundup — Mea culpa!
19 maj 2024 |
30 min
Science Unscripted got an email this week about orgasms. What's more, someone wrote to let us know why a dying countess in a classic German novel would rather spend her final moments with a chauvinist man than with Conor or Gabe. And finally, how your doctor's credentials might just save your life.
Nurses & teachers suffer when you call them 'heroes'
18 maj 2024 |
14 min
When you applaud nurses, teachers, or member of military for being 'heroic,' you make it more OK for them to be exploited.
'Bigger penises' & learning from our mistakes
17 maj 2024 |
18 min
Are male sex organs really 'getting bigger' over time? Also, a new study suggests we don't actually learn from all our mistakes.
Weekly roundup — Around the rim
5 maj 2024 |
30 min
Gabe's voice undergoes an unexpected transformation, and why two people have been running around a 'wall of death' in Italy. Also, send your favorite SAD SONG to [email protected] - and let us know why you listen to it?
Your body image, ice baths & sad music
3 maj 2024 |
18 min
Unhappy with your body? Deleting Instagram may help (if you're a woman). Also, forget 'cold tubs' if you want bigger muscles — and why do we consume content that makes us sad?
Avian flu, strangers & orgasms
26 april 2024 |
19 min
How concerning is the spread of H5N1 from cows to humans? Also, random people know you better than you think, new research on why people make sounds during sex, and a listener... doesn't like a song we played.
Weekly roundup — Let's talk (to a whale)
21 april 2024 |
30 min
If we wanted to talk to a gigantic underwater animal, how would we do that? Also, lose weight... by making friends!
Yes, songs are getting simpler, angrier & more about 'me'
20 april 2024 |
14 min
Dear elderly people, you were right. Today's music isn't what it used to be. The interesting part is why.
A (surprising) connection between bad eating & loneliness
19 april 2024 |
16 min
If you're home alone on a Friday night, you might stuff your face full of chips, chocolate or candy. (Gabe and Conor do.) A study on brain activity shows it's not entirely your fault, though — and that there may be a way to solve it.
Weekly roundup — In your head, your heart & your tummy
15 april 2024 |
30 min
Angry? New research shows you can 'export' it and then destroy it! Also, make yourself healthier and happier... by being touched... by something!
Please touch me (it's for my health)
13 april 2024 |
13 min
Are we touching each other less? Probably. Does it matter? Very much. If you're missing physical contact, new research will make you feel better.
Where do you feel music?
12 april 2024 |
17 min
A good song resonates inside you. But the question is... where? Well, it depends — on 'surprise' and 'uncertainty.'
Weekly roundup — There's so much in this one we couldn't find a title
30 mars 2024 |
30 min
Frozen hands, subjective aging, understanding autism — this episode has a ton of science (and some angry YouTube comments).
Solar eclipse? Drive carefully.
30 mars 2024 |
12 min
There's a 30% increase in car deaths due to solar eclipses, and it's important to know why that happens.
A vaccine for... cocaine?
28 mars 2024 |
7 min
Human trials are underway to stop cocaine addiction using vaccines. Do they work? And if so, how?
Weekly roundup — Fat dogs & a new gender bias
24 mars 2024 |
30 min
If you're tempted to blame dog owners for their chunky animals... think twice. Also, should Gabe and Conor be perfectly informed on every study they talk about?
Angry? Don't run. Just breathe.
23 mars 2024 |
14 min
We all have ways of dealing with anger. And most of them don't really work.
You probably prefer studies that make women look better (and that's a problem)
22 mars 2024 |
18 min
When new research makes women look good, we tend to like it. When it makes men look good, we don't.
Weekly roundup — Want the job? Be first
17 mars 2024 |
30 min
A quirk in human psychology has a big impact on your chances of getting a job, a date or winning a talent show. Also, Conor puts 'social norms erosion' research to the test — twice.
A blood 'breathalyzer' for tired drivers
16 mars 2024 |
18 min
Exhaustion is almost as dangerous as driving drunk. And researchers might have found a way to prove who's doing it.
Stop f***ing swearing & get some damn sleep
14 mars 2024 |
13 min
Did you notice? How the curse words above jolted your brain awake? That effect is real. Don't abuse it.
Weekly roundup — Make yourself do things
10 mars 2024 |
30 min
You a procrastinator? (We are.) New research suggests an unexpected cause of that. Also, if you have a tough time confronting rule breakers in public (because who doesn't), a new study shows there's a way to do it right.
How to stop people from playing loud music & videos on their phones
9 mars 2024 |
13 min
Ever heard someone scrolling TikTok or YouTube Shorts ? It's really annoying — and there's a way to stop it.
The German man who got 200+ COVID vaccinations
8 mars 2024 |
20 min
Yes, he's real. And he was doing it (in part) to make money. But when doctors found out, they asked him to get jabbed a few times more.
Weekly roundup — Dark waters
3 mars 2024 |
30 min
A listener email sends us deep into the lakes of Latvia — and to honor victims of genocide, it's important to talk about what it is, how it happens and who it happens to.
Is it possible to reintegrate people who committed genocide?
2 mars 2024 |
16 min
If a close neighbor had committed horrific murders 30 years ago and was released back into your community, could you accept that? That they'd been rehabilitated? Researchers are trying to answer that question in Rwanda.
Infectious empathy & a laptop with a nose
1 mars 2024 |
12 min
If someone had become more empathetic... how would you know? Also, people are willing to pay more for products that look and talk like humans — but only some products.
Weekly roundup — Smell & anti-depressants
18 februari 2024 |
30 min
Powerful smells may mitigate severe depression, and a new study suggests regular erections can help against ED. Also, the fascinating reason humans built a gigantic wall close to a lake roughly 10,000 years ago.
Scared of crime? Motion lights won't help
17 februari 2024 |
13 min
A new study using VR suggests the things that make neighborhoods safer… don't necessarily make us FEEL safer. (And for God's sake, close the garage door.)
What is the Alaskapox virus?
15 februari 2024 |
16 min
Deep in a remote forest, a sick, elderly man got scratched by a stray cat — and likely died as a result.
Weekly roundup — Understanding climate deniers (a little better)
11 februari 2024 |
30 min
Every third person thinks human-induced climate change — which is real and caused by us humans — is a fantasy. But if you think it's a psychological trick to drive SUVs or fly (guilt free), a new study suggests you're wrong.
(Psst. Telling secrets is good for you.)
10 februari 2024 |
13 min
New research suggests we should divulge our secrets more often than we do. But how you do it matters. (Send secrets to [email protected])
Why is new music so terrible?
8 februari 2024 |
19 min
Look, we know we sound like boomers — but there really is something wrong with mass-produced music today, and it's connected to the science of how humans perceive beats.
Weekly roundup — A human was behind this episode
4 februari 2024 |
30 min
Should Science unscripted be using AI imagery for its shows? It's a real question, and we don't know how to answer it. Will you help us?
Which decisions are you OK with AI making?
3 februari 2024 |
11 min
Imagine you got rejected by a university. Except a human didn't reject you — AI did. How do you feel now?
Alzheimer's 'infections' & walking around parking lots
1 februari 2024 |
14 min
Was Alzheimer's transferred to a handful of patients? Also, a new study shows what parking lots do to your brain.
Suffering from stress at work? (Play video games.)
28 januari 2024 |
30 min
Most of us employees only have a short time before going to bed to recover from the stress of the work day. Video games can help. But you have to be careful with how you use them.
Were we hunter-gatherers, or gatherer-hunters?
26 januari 2024 |
15 min
Let's be honest: 'Gatherer-hunters' doesn't quite roll off the tongue. And a new study from up in the Andes doesn't prove we've been plant-based all along.
Weekly roundup — The moral law within me
21 januari 2024 |
30 min
A new study suggests it's never a good idea to watch someone else eat raw broccoli. Also, what Job (from the Old Testament) got wrong about wind and wisdom, and the surprising side effect of phobia therapy.
Kids don’t need God to tell them what’s right or wrong
19 januari 2024 |
13 min
By asking children whether they should stomp on another kid’s foot, researchers have answered one of the core questions of our existence.
Why more women are doing 'Veganuary'
17 januari 2024 |
17 min
Look, we're not trying to push a vegan lifestyle. But it’s worth figuring out why a diet that leads to better human health (and a cooler climate)… just isn't popular with men.
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