Science Vs
Spotify Studios - gimletmedia.com
Latest episode: Thu Oct 23 2025
There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Spotify Studios 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 ADHD, to Fluoride and Fasting Diets.
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- Oct23Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?43mins
- Oct16Birth Rates: Are We Running Out of Babies??43mins
- Oct9Sugar: How Bad Is It Really?37mins
- Oct2The Full Moon: Is It Messing With Us?43mins
- Sep25How to Smell like a Dog, with Ed Yong48mins
- Sep18Does Tylenol Cause Autism?28mins
- Sep11AI Chatbots: Are They Dangerous?40mins
- Sep4Memory: How to Boost It36mins
- Aug28We Are So Back3mins
- Jun19Autism: The Real Reason It’s Going Up44mins
- Jun12The Carnivore Diet: Can We Live On Meat Alone?35mins
- Jun5Creatine: A Hack To Get Jacked?36mins
- May29Dire Wolves! They're Back?27mins
- May22The War Keeps Raging Against Science43mins
- May15Bird Flu: The Next Pandemic?42mins
- May8Is There Really a Plastic Spoon in Our Brains?27mins
- May1Methamphetamine: The Most Misunderstood Drug?44mins
- Apr24Measles: How Worried Should We Be?36mins
- Apr17Telepathy: Is It For Real?51mins
- Apr10Fluoride: Is Your Water Safe?40mins
- Apr3ADHD: Do We All Have It?42mins
- Mar27Squirting: What's Really Happening?!51mins
- Mar20We're Back to Science Harder Than Ever3mins
- Feb19The War on Science34mins
- Dec19Narcissists: Are We Surrounded?48mins
- Dec12The Real Anti-inflammatory Diet39mins
- Dec5When Vaginas Attack!30mins
- Nov28How a Nuclear Lab Helped Catch a Serial Killer49mins
- Nov21The Pill: Is It Messing Up Our Brain and Body?42mins
- Nov14Lucid Dreaming: The Bonkers World Inside Our Minds46mins
- Nov7Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye33mins
- Oct31Fiber: The Secret to a Healthier, Happier You?36mins
- Oct24Ghosts: The Science of Spooky Encounters43mins
- Oct21Climate Crisis: We're Solving It?!38mins
- Oct17Menopause: The Myths and the Madness43mins
- Oct10The Keto Diet: Can It Supercharge Your Brain and Body?35mins
- Oct3Microplastics: How Worried Should You Be?40mins
- Sep26The Time the Protesters Won38mins
- Sep19Have We Crossed the Climate Tipping Point?42mins
- Sep12Social Media: Is It Rotting Your Brain?46mins
- Sep5Coming Up On Science Vs [VIDEO]3mins
- Aug8Ask Wendy Anything: Behind the Scenes at Science Vs [VIDEO]33mins
- Aug1When the Olympics Wants You to Take Drugs37mins
- Jul25Hydration: Are You Drinking Enough Water?42mins
- Jun20Mind-Blowing Orgasms: Does the Male G-Spot Exist?42mins
- Jun13Protein: Are You Getting Enough?33mins
Jun11Introducing The Journal: Trillion Dollar Shot41mins- Jun6Trans Kids’ Healthcare: Are We Getting It Wrong?37mins
- May30The Great Dinosaur Smashup35mins
- May23The Abortion Pill: How Dangerous Is It Really?38mins
- May16What the Hell Is at the Edge of Space?21mins
- May9Heartbreak: Why It Feels So Achy Breaky28mins
- May7Tig Notaro Shares Her Favorite Jokes22mins
- May2The Funniest Joke in the World56mins
- Apr25Wendy Talks About Her Pyromaniac Past — and More [Video]70mins
- Apr18Hormone Balancing: Should You Try It?36mins
- Apr11Murder in the Ivory Tower32mins
- Apr4Cannabis: I Get High With a Little Help From … Science45mins
- Mar28Intermittent Fasting: Hungry for Facts?33mins
- Mar21Dreams: What Could They Mean?44mins
- Mar14Ozempic: Is It Scarier Than We Thought?40mins
- Mar7Anti-Aging: Can We Be Forever Young?35mins
- Feb29Get Ready for Our BIGGEST SEASON EVER3mins
Dec14Ayahuasca: WTF is up with DMT?48mins
Dec7Personality Tests: Who Are You Really?44mins
Nov30Caffeine: How Much is Too Much?42mins
Nov23MDMA: Can Ecstasy Cure Your Agony?43mins
Nov16Pssst!! The Science of Gossip39mins
Nov9When Your Eyes See Lies53mins
Nov2Sleep: How Do We Get More?32mins
Oct26Seed Oils: Is Your Canola Oil Killing You?43mins
Oct19UFOs: The Truth Is Right Here43mins
Oct12Andrew Huberman on Supplements, the Covid Lab Leak Theory and more41mins- Oct5Self-Care: Can You Hack Your Mood?38mins
- Sep28Why Fossil Nerds Are Pissed Right Now52mins
- Sep21Vaping: Is It Really That Bad?41mins
- Sep14Breathwork: A Bunch of Hot Air?43mins
- Sep7We're Back! And Boldly Going Where We've Never Gone Before2mins
- Aug24The Best Ever Episode of Science Vs44mins
- Aug17Orgasms: Your Favorite Sex Episode!38mins
- Aug10Exercise: Your Favorite Wellness Episode!31mins
- Aug3Magic Mushrooms: Your Favorite Drugs Episode!37mins
- Jul27Behind the Scenes of ‘Oppenheimer’29mins
- Jul20How Bats Break Science25mins
- Jul20Video: How Bats Get High4mins
- Jun29Sex Drive: The Dirrrrrrty Science40mins
- Jun22Who Killed Affordable Housing?35mins
- Jun15Gluten: Should You Give It Up?36mins
- Jun8AI: Is It Out Of Control?42mins
- Jun1Blue Balls: A Ball-Faced Lie?40mins
- May25The Dentist: Toss the Floss? Flush the Brush?36mins
- May18Skin Care: Is Anti-Aging a Scam?36mins
- May11Did We Predict the Pandemic?49mins
- May4I’ll Be Dammed: Beavers Fighting Climate Change18mins
- Apr27Ketamine: How Special is Special K?32mins
- Apr20Pit Bulls: Bad to the Bone?37mins
- Apr13Superbugs: Apocalypse … Now?38mins
- Apr6Hangovers: What Really Helps?18mins
- Mar30Alcohol: Time to Put a Cork in It?32mins
- Mar23Weight Loss Meds: Is Ozempic a Miracle Drug?38mins
- Mar16Nerds, Assemble! Science Vs Is Back3mins
- Feb9Listen to Science Vs in Spanish!33mins
- Dec9Adderall: What's It Doing to Your Brain?30mins
- Dec2When Science and Superstitions Collide37mins
- Nov17Hypnosis: Does It Really Work?36mins
- Nov10Deodorant: Is It Dangerous?31mins
- Nov3The Male Pill: When Is It Coming?27mins
- Oct20The Mystery of the Man Who Died Twice38mins
- Oct13Mass Shootings: How Do We Stop Them?41mins
- Oct6Should We Compost Human Bodies?41mins
- Sep22The Fight to Fix a Racist Medical Gadget33mins
- Sep15Vegans: Are They Right?30mins
- Sep8Hydration: Are You Drinking Enough Water?42mins
- Sep1We're Back for Season THIRTEEN2mins
- Aug3Fauci on Monkeypox: What Went Wrong18mins
- Aug2Monkeypox: What's Going On?40mins
- Jun30Abortion: The Science and the Supreme Court44mins
- Jun9Nightmare on Science Street42mins
- Jun2Placebo: Can the Mind Cure You?34mins
- May26A Mystery in the Air37mins
- May12ASMR: How Whispering Hijacks the Brain39mins
- May5Serial Killers: The Mind of a Murderer32mins
- Apr28Ultra-Processed Foods: A Load of Baloney?38mins
- Apr21Ivermectin: The Story of a Wonder Drug53mins
- Apr15Spotify and Misinformation: An Update!2mins
- Apr7The Abortion Underground41mins
- Mar29Ukrainian War: Fighting Russia's Propaganda Machine37mins
- Mar24Ancient Aliens: Who Really Built the Pyramids?30mins
- Mar18Trans Kids: The Misinformation Battle51mins
- Mar11Here’s What’s Coming Up!1min
- Feb25Misinformation: What Should Our Tech Overlords Do?43mins
- Feb5Joe Rogan: The Malone Interview43mins
- Dec10The Moon: Why Are We Really Going Back?34mins
- Dec4Fauci on How This Ends17mins
- Dec3Omicron: Do You Need to Freak Out?39mins
- Nov25Presenting Gastropod: How Chilis Conquered the World47mins
- Nov18Jurassic Park: Hold On to Your Butts37mins
- Nov11Killer Asteroids: NASA Strikes Back33mins
- Nov4Monkey Say What? LEOPARD!!11mins
- Oct28Chronic Pain: Can Our Brains Fix It?29mins
- Oct21The Legendary Condom Queen34mins
- Oct14Burnout: Can We Fix Work?34mins
- Oct7Blue Balls: You're Wrong About Them40mins
- Sep30True Love: Is Monogamy Unnatural?38mins
- Sep28The Secret World of Plants11mins
- Sep23Childbirth: Are Doctors Messing It Up?37mins
- Sep16Weight: Is Fat Unhealthy?31mins
- Sep9Therapy: Does It Work?32mins
- Sep2Let’s Do Science Again!!2mins
- Aug19Presenting Not Past It: The Vax That Got Axed31mins
- Aug10The Delta Variant: How Bad Is It?22mins
- May27Pet Food: How Fancy Should They Feast?37mins
- May20The G Spot: Come Again?38mins
- May14Back From the Dead39mins
- May6A Seedy, Late-Night Adventure33mins
- Apr29Screens: Are They Ruining Our Brains and Mental Health and Eyes and38mins
- Apr22Havana Syndrome: Did a Secret Weapon Fry Diplomats' Brains?41mins
- Apr8How Science Created Morons35mins
- Apr2Coronavirus: How Scary Are the Variants?33mins
- Mar30Snake Bite Cures: Weasels, Pigeons, Pee5mins
- Mar25SNAKES!!!33mins
- Mar18UFOs: Through the Wormhole Again36mins
- Mar12Brood X: A Drug-fueled Cicada Orgy33mins
- Mar5Immune Boosting: Is It a Bust?35mins
- Feb25Bringing the Science Back, Baby!2mins
- Jan28Butterflies Are Secret Monsters6mins
- Jan21Presenting Coronavirus: Fact Vs. Fiction18mins
- Dec10Magic Mushrooms: Trip Through the Science37mins
- Dec7Coronavirus: More Scared or Less Scared?7mins
- Dec3Coronavirus: Shots! Shots! Shots!32mins
- Nov19Did the CIA do it? Part II32mins
- Nov13Did the CIA Plant a Virus in Cuba?30mins
- Nov5Platypuses Get a Glow Up5mins
- Oct30Reparations: How Could It Work?31mins
- Oct22Supervolcanoes: Is Yellowstone Gonna Blow?27mins
- Oct15Science Vs Presents: How to Save a Planet39mins
- Oct8Lab-Grown Meat: We Grill It32mins
- Oct2Hunting an Invisible Killer36mins
- Sep25Orgasms: Come for the Science39mins
- Sep10SHARKS!!! Sink Your Teeth in Again39mins
- Sep3Astrology: Are Geminis the Worst?25mins
- Sep1Mini Mask Update4mins
- Aug27Probiotics: Scam or Superfood?32mins
- Aug20New Season! Time for Non-Coronavirus Content1min
- Jul3Coronavirus: Are We Back Where We Started?34mins
- Jun23Fauci! He’s Back!21mins
- Jun19Coronavirus: Dude, Where's My Vaccine?29mins
- Jun12Coronavirus: Weirdest Virus Ever?26mins
- Jun9Coronavirus: Protesting in a Pandemic24mins
- May29Coronavirus: Labs Go Dark27mins
- May22Coronavirus: Sweden Goes Rogue26mins
- May15Coronavirus: The Mask Wars28mins
- May8Coronavirus: Pregnant in a Pandemic25mins
- Apr24Coronavirus: Was It Made In a Lab?25mins
- Apr20Working Out From Home — in 7 Minutes? [Rebroadcast]14mins
- Apr17Coronavirus: Can You Get It Twice?28mins
- Apr10Coronavirus: When Will It End?21mins
- Apr7Coronavirus: Should I Disinfect EVERYTHING?26mins
- Apr3Coronavirus: Is It Airborne?23mins
- Mar31Coronavirus: Are Young People Safe?24mins
- Mar27Coronavirus: Will Chloroquine Save Us?24mins
- Mar24Coronavirus: Unmasking the Facts and Ibuprofen Scares24mins
- Mar19Coronavirus: A Story From the Front Lines20mins
- Mar16Coronavirus: What Should You Do Now?28mins
- Mar12More Science Vs Coming Right Up1min
- Mar4Coronavirus: Fears and Facts28mins
- Jan31Coronavirus Outbreak: How Scared Should You Be?28mins
- Dec20How to Stop A Killer Asteroid33mins
- Dec13Healthcare: How Do We Fix It?35mins
- Dec5Ants: Tales from the Underground32mins
- Nov22Police Shootings: The Data and the Damage Done37mins
- Nov15When a Hospital becomes The Butcher Shop38mins
- Nov8Sleep: All Aboard the Snooze Cruise!34mins
- Oct315G: Welcome to the Revolution?37mins
- Oct25Vaping: What the Hell is Going On?!35mins
- Oct11PANDEMIC!!!36mins
- Oct3Heartbreak: Why does it hurt so bad?19mins
- Sep27Football: Should We Cancel It?29mins
- Sep19Exercise: Fat Buster or Belly Flop?33mins
- Sep12Let's...science...AGAIN!1min
- Aug8The Dinosaur Explosion22mins
- Jun14SHARKS!!!40mins
- Jun6How Bad Science Killed A President29mins
- May30Peanuts: Public Enemy No. 1?17mins
- May23The Abortion Underground39mins
- May9Placebo: Can the Mind Cure You?31mins
- May2Vaccines: Time for a Booster Shot [Rebroadcast]38mins
- Apr25Fertility Cliff: Is It Real?41mins
- Apr19Race: Can We See It In Our DNA?34mins
- Apr12DNA Kits: Can You Trust Them?36mins
- Apr4Pets on Planes: Are Emotional Support Animals Legit?12mins
- Mar29Fasting Diets: What's the Skinny?27mins
- Mar22Science's Rotten Underbelly35mins
- Mar15Alcohol: A Pour Decision?31mins
- Mar7We're back next week!1min
- Dec20The Mystery of the Man Who Died Twice41mins
- Dec13The Science Of Being Transgender38mins
- Dec6The Wank Worm: How NASA Got Hacked30mins
- Nov29Ancient Aliens: Who Really Built the Pyramids?31mins
- Nov217 Minute Workout: Fit or Fad?10mins
- Nov15CBD: Weed Wonder Drug?33mins
- Nov2Election Special: Immigration37mins
- Nov1Election Special: Climate Change46mins
- Oct31Election Special: Abortion47mins
- Oct30Election Special: Gun Violence36mins
- Oct26Online Dating: Can Science Find You Love?35mins
- Oct18Murder Mystery: An 1850s Whodunnit34mins
- Oct11Gentrification: What's Really Happening?33mins
- Oct4Soy, Almond, Oat Milks: Are They Udder Bull?11mins
- Sep27Vegans: Are They Right?28mins
- Sep20Essential Oils: Science or Snake Oil?27mins
- Sep13Plastics: The Final Straw?30mins
- Sep6We Return... With A Twist.2mins
- Jul17Welcome, New Listeners!2mins
- Jun28Serial Killers: Science of the Lambs30mins
- Jun21UFOs: What the Government Covered Up37mins
- Jun15Lyme Disease: How Scary Is It?34mins
- May31Circumcision: Why Are We Doing This?32mins
- May25How Science Created Morons34mins
- May17Polar Bears: A Surprising Tail30mins
- May3Scott Kelly: How A Year in Space Changes You29mins
- Apr26Ketogenic Diet... Is Fat Good For You?31mins
- Apr19Nuclear War... Total Annihilation?34mins
- Apr5Sex Addiction: Are They Faking It?33mins
- Mar29Opioids: Kicking America's Addiction34mins
- Mar23Opioids: How America Got Hooked41mins
- Mar16Brand New Science Vs!2mins
- Dec14Obesity - Is It Your Fault?35mins
- Dec7Chiropractors31mins
- Nov30Birth Control - The Biggest Myths33mins
- Nov16Molly - Scary Drug or Promising Therapy?37mins
- Nov9Balding - What Actually Works?34mins
- Nov2The Bee-pocalypse33mins
- Oct19Vitamins & Supplements - Are They Worth It?36mins
- Oct12Bigfoot34mins
- Oct5100% Renewable Energy - Can We Do It?38mins
- Sep21The Rise of Anti-Vaxxers35mins
- Sep14Vaccines - Are They Safe?38mins
- Sep7Detoxing & Cleanses - Do They Work?35mins
- Aug31New Season... Coming Soon!2mins
- Jun8Artificial Sweeteners - not so sweet?51mins
- Jun1Nuclear Power - what are the Risks?40mins
- May25Meditation33mins
- May11True Love45mins
- May4Antioxidants36mins
- Apr27Abortion: What You Need To Know46mins
- Apr17GMO... OMG?45mins
- Apr6Lemmings32mins
- Mar30Ghosts49mins
- Mar16Climate Change... the Apocalypse?46mins
- Mar9Acne47mins
- Mar9Immigration48mins
- Feb28New season... coming soon!1min
- Oct28Antidepressants39mins
- Oct21DNA and the Smell of Death48mins
- Oct7Forensic Science38mins
- Sep30Zika37mins
- Sep23Hypnosis40mins
- Sep2The G-spot39mins
- Aug26Organic Food35mins
- Aug12Gun Control (Pt 2)40mins
- Aug4Guns39mins
- Jul28Attachment Parenting37mins
- Jul27Fracking42mins
- Jun28Sneak Peek3mins