Why Alien Life Would Be Our Doom — The Great Filter

S06 E01 • Thursday, Feb 1, 2018 • Feb 1 • 10m

Finding alien life on a distant planet would be amazing news - or would it? If we are not the only intelligent life in the universe, this probably means our days are numbered and doom is certain.

Homeopathy Explained — Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud?

S06 E02 • Thursday, Feb 22, 2018 • Feb 22 • 9m

What are the principles behind Homeopathy and does it work?

String Theory Explained — What Is the True Nature of Reality?

S06 E03 • Thursday, Mar 1, 2018 • Mar 1 • 8m

Is String Theory the final solution for all of physic’s questions or an over-hyped dead end?

A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place — Egoistic Altruism

S06 E04 • Sunday, Mar 18, 2018 • Mar 18 • 7m

Why should you care about the well-being of people half a globe away?

Time: The History & Future of Everything — Remastered

S06 E05 • Sunday, Apr 8, 2018 • Apr 8 • 9m

The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations

S06 E06 • Sunday, Apr 22, 2018 • Apr 22 • 9m

The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth — The Bacteriophage

S06 E07 • Sunday, May 13, 2018 • May 13 • 7m

A war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don’t even notice. This war involves the single deadliest being on our planet: the bacteriophage.

3 Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal Reviewed

S06 E08 • Sunday, Jun 10, 2018 • Jun 10 • 10m

We take a fair look at some of the best counter arguments for legalization and see how they hold up in review.

Plastic Pollution: How Humans Are Turning the World Into Plastic

S06 E09 • Sunday, Jul 1, 2018 • Jul 1 • 9m

Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a problem and what do we know about its dangers?

What If You Detonated a Nuclear Bomb in the Marianas Trench? (Science, Not Fantasy)

S06 E10 • Sunday, Jul 22, 2018 • Jul 22 • 6m

Did you ever wonder what happened if you detonated a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench? No? We neither! Let us find out together!

Wormholes Explained — Breaking Spacetime

S06 E11 • Sunday, Aug 12, 2018 • Aug 12 • 9m

Are wormholes real or are they just magic disguised as physics and maths? And if they are real how do they work and where can we find them?

How We Could Build a Moon Base TODAY (Space Colonization #1)

S06 E12 • Sunday, Sep 16, 2018 • Sep 16 • 10m

Did you know that we could start building a Lunar Base today?

Why Meat Is the Best Worst Thing in the World

S06 E13 • Sunday, Sep 30, 2018 • Sep 30 • 9m

Meat is a complicated issue. But also a delicious one. Let's talk about it.

Why Beautiful Things Make Us Happy — Beauty Explained

S06 E14 • Tuesday, Oct 23, 2018 • Oct 23 • 8m

It’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?

End of Space — Creating a Prison for Humanity

S06 E15 • Sunday, Nov 25, 2018 • Nov 25 • 9m

Space travel is the most exciting adventure for humanity, but in an irony of history we may stop ourselves from going into space the more we do it. With every rocket launched we are creating a deadly trap for mankind.

How to Build a Dyson Sphere — The Ultimate Megastructure

S06 E16 • Thursday, Dec 20, 2018 • Dec 20 • 9m

If humans want to expand into space, it will take us incredible amounts of energy. How do we do that? Easy: we will just use the sun’s energy by realizing the most ambitious construction project in history. This is how it works.

Aliens Under the Ice — Life on Rogue Planets

S06 E17 • Thursday, Dec 27, 2018 • Dec 27 • 9m

Out in the vast coldness of outer space, there are planets that travel alone through darkness without the boundaries of a system. Here’s how this can happen – and why these frozen deserts might secretly harbor alien life.

Episode 18

S06 E18 • Unknown • Unknown

Unreleased