The Rest Is Science
Hosted by Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens and Michael and Hannah · Goalhanger
4.9from 5,027 ratings
- 102
- Episodes
- 97
- Transcribed
- 5,027
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About The Rest Is Science
Join Maths Professor, and Celebrity Traitors star Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (Vsauce) as they dig into the weird scientific questions that often go unexplored. Welcome to The Rest Is Science, a show that sits in the fascinating space between what we think we know, and what we actually know. Why do we assume we understand things like time, randomness, or even gravity? Once you start questioning these familiar ideas, reality becomes astonishingly strange and completely fragile. Whether you're a lifelong science fan or just naturally curious, The Rest Is Science will change your perception of reality, and prove that the biggest questions are always the most fun.
- Publisher
- Goalhanger
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 18 Nov 2025
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
97 of 102 episodes have a transcript.
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Why Sharks Attack The Internet
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But the bit that really matters, the fiber optic bit, are these hairs inside, which is where light is sort of sent down it in a really efficient way so it can travel really long distances and it gets boosted at various stages by this kind of electrical current. […]
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- 4.8 / 5
- 485 ratings
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- 4.9 / 5
- 4,542 ratings
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Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens and Michael and Hannah host the show. Published by Goalhanger.
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