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- 1. It Wasn't A Hoax After All · 26 Jul 2026
- 2. What Happens Inside Earth's Forbidden Zones? · 29 Jul 2026
- 3. Why Lithium Batteries SUCK · 2 Aug 2026
The Lake At The North Pole That Stops Europe From Freezing
12 Aug 2026 · 47 min
When you picture the North Pole, you probably imagine a vast, frozen expanse of floating sea ice. But hidden deep beneath the surface of the Arctic lies something incredible: a massive, churning reservoir of nearly freshwater, suspended right in the middle of
The Science of Putting Sunglasses on The Sun
9 Aug 2026 · 1h 0m
Why does the cartoon Sun always wear sunglasses? And how big would a real pair need to be? Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens investigate space mirrors, Reflect Orbital and solar eclipses to find out. Starting with a pencil held at arm’s length, they use the
Why Is It A Colour Wheel & Not A Line?
5 Aug 2026 · 47 min
Colour wheel or colour line? Light itself runs in a straight line from red to violet, yet every colour theory chart bends that spectrum into a circle and the reason has nothing to do with physics. Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens (VSauce) dig into
Why Lithium Batteries SUCK
2 Aug 2026 · 54 min
Can Hannah convince Michael that the lithium-ion battery is one of our most overrated inventions to ever happen? Hannah makes her case using a surprising energy source hidden in your fridge, a bell in Oxford that's been ringing since 1840, and a metal that is
What Happens Inside Earth's Forbidden Zones?
29 Jul 2026 · 45 min
What grows in the spaces humans are forced to abandon?Hannah brings Michael an actual piece of barbed wire from the Korean Demilitarised Zone, one of the most heavily fortified and forbidden borders on Earth, and it sends them somewhere unexpected. From deser
It Wasn't A Hoax After All
26 Jul 2026 · 59 min
Did the world really end in 2012? Not with fire, meteors or an ancient Mayan prophecy, but Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens ask whether something just as profound took place instead. Together they unravel how one of the biggest myths in history
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