This Week I Learned
Your audio guide to the most fascinating and fun revelations, reports, and studies on the internet. Quick, concise, and infectiously entertaining, This Week I Learned promises to make learning fun again.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 80
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2017
Ep. 79: This week I learned that crows make up after fights, and more
This week I learned that a murder of crows has a soft side, that the Vatican paints its walls with milk, that in 1975 all of Iceland's women went on strike, and that mountain climbing can cause you t…
Ep. 78: The week I learned your ice is teeming with bacteria, and more
This week I learned the tasty way to kill the bacteria on your ice, why you should play Super Mario into your old age, that it's illegal to take a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night, and that our atm…
Ep. 77: This week I learned dogs really are smarter than cats, and more
This week I learned that your dog is a nerd, the trick to learning a new skill faster, the tragic reason Canada gives Boston a Christmas tree every year, and that whales also exfoliate their skin.
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Ep. 76: This week I learned that prehistoric women were ridiculously strong, and more
This week I learned that our stone-age female ancestors were strong as hell, that turtles breathe through their butts during the winter, that cuddling can change your genetics, and your perception of…
Ep. 75: This week I learned America really struggled to pin down a date for Thanksgiving, and more
This week I learned about the time America celebrate Thanksgiving twice in one year, where the wishbone tradition comes from, that gluten may not be to blame for your gluten sensitivity, and that cou…
Ep. 74: This week I learned the dinosaurs could still be alive today if the asteroid had hit pretty much anywhere else, and more
This week I learned dinosaurs almost weren't wiped out 66 million years ago, that wounds heal faster during the day, that bugs have certain preferences when it comes to your home, and that penguins h…
Ep. 73: This week I learned that dogs can smell happiness, and more
This week I learned that dogs can smell happiness, that bees can also be right-or left-handed, that the Polish composer Frederic Chopin's death-bed request was that his heart be sent back to Poland, …
Ep. 72: This week I learned plants can smell predators coming, and more
This week I learned plants can sniff out their predators, bacteria have a sense of touch, there's a planet in another solar system where it snows sunscreen, and there might be a very good reason why …
Ep. 71: This week I learned that salmon sex literally moves mountains, and more
This week I learned how the sweet, sweet love between salmon changes landscapes, that you shouldn't fear the wandering mind, that we're born with a fear of spiders, and that a broken heart is a medic…
Ep. 70: This week I learned worms can smell danger, and more
This week I learned there's so much more to the humble roundworm, that stress can be just as harmful to your body as junk food, that fish get depressed like humans, and that we might not have the Oxf…
Ep. 69: This week I learned how female dolphins are weaponizing their vaginas to fight the underwater patriarchy, and more
This week I learned the badass way that evolution is helping dolphins fend off unwanted males, that the placebo effect has an evil twin, that Nazis once stole an entire room made of amber, and that r…
Ep. 68: This week I learned spoilers can actually make a story better, and more
This week I learned why you no longer need to fear the spoiler, that parents' have a gender bias when it comes to their kids, the psychology of why we find clowns so creepy, and that stress causes us…
Ep. 67: This week I learned a good mood can make the flu vaccine more effective, and more
This week I learned good moods can boost the effective rate of the flu vaccine, the benefits of identifying your cat's personality, about an extinct frog with a jaw strength to rival a lion's, and th…
Ep. 66: This week I learned you should absolutely beat yourself up a little the next time you fail, and more
This week I learned that getting emotional after failure is a good thing, that cargo ships out in the open ocean are influencing the weather, why giraffes really have those long necks, and that there…
Ep. 65: This week I learned the science behind out-of-body experiences, and more
This week I learned there's nothing mystical about your out-of-body experience, that we're consuming an alarming amount of plastic, that women were also Viking warriors, and that chocolate was once m…
Ep. 64: This week I learned your unfulfilled coffee craving is wreaking havoc with your memory, and more
This week I learned just how powerful a coffee craving can be, that swordfish heat their eyeballs to hunt in cold water, that wild dogs vote by sneeze, and that Haagen-Dazs isn’t the least bit Danish…
Ep. 63: This week I learned the beloved starfish is a surprisingly brutal killer, and more
This week I learned that starfish are murderous creatures, how companies can 'own' colors, that scientists are getting fish addicted to drugs to help humans, and that surgeons performed a medical mir…
Ep. 62: This week I learned our brains can predict the future, and more
This week I learned your brain can predict the future, that taking photos won't rob you of the moment, why astronauts can't have fresh bread in space, and that there's one type of snake venom that ha…
Ep. 61: This week I learned late-night snacking might make you more prone to sunburns, and more
This week I learned that eating too late could make you more sensitive to the sun, that humans and mammals bold hold their babies to the left, that Walt Disney made a ton of propaganda films during W…
Ep. 60: This week I learned it might be possible to learn while you sleep, and more
This week I learned it might just be possible to learn while you sleep, how the tongue keeps all those tastes straight, that bees understand the concept of zero, and that drugs in sports was once a c…