Human Evolution and the Power of the Mind: Science Compilation

The Why Files

Huge thanks to Jesse for hosting this compilation!


From rewriting the blueprint of life to radioactive creatures defying biology, this collection pulls back the curtain on some of the strangest scientific mysteries we've covered.


A forgotten fungus may have reshaped the human brain in record time.


Meaningful coincidences might be more than chance, and a maze experiment from a century ago still can't be fully explained.


Hidden signals shape decisions without your knowledge, and one scientist's radical theory cost him his safety for challenging what we think we know about memory.


Six stories, one question worth sitting with: how much of reality are we still missing?

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Huge thanks to Jesse for hosting this compilation!


From rewriting the blueprint of life to radioactive creatures defying biology, this collection pulls back the curtain on some of the strangest scientific mysteries we've covered.


A forgotten fungus may have reshaped the human brain in record time.


Meaningful coincidences might be more than chance, and a maze experiment from a century ago still can't be fully explained.


Hidden signals shape decisions without your knowledge, and one scientist's radical theory cost him his safety for challenging what we think we know about memory.


Six stories, one question worth sitting with: how much of reality are we still missing?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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