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Knowable Magazine

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What are the limits to what’s knowable — and how does our thinking about big questions in science and technology evolve over time? The Knowable Magazine podcast explores puzzles as diverse as the existence of black holes and how to build an artificial heart — with plenty of surprises along the way. Hosted by science journalists Adam Levy and Charlotte Stoddart.

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Recent episodes

  • Speech interjections aren’t throwaway linesFeb 24, 2025 · 14 min
  • Quantum entanglement’s long journey from ‘spooky’ to law of natureJul 18, 2023 · 27 min
  • How the placebo effect went mainstreamJun 27, 2023 · 28 min
  • The fossil that launched a dinosaur revolutionJun 13, 2023 · 29 min
  • Scientists warned about climate change in 1965. Nothing was done.May 30, 2023 · 22 min
  • How antidepressants changed ideas about depressionApr 26, 2022 · 30 min
  • How particle accelerators came to beMar 29, 2022 · 36 min
  • The history of climate change offers clues to Earth’s futureMar 15, 2022 · 25 min
  • Structural biology: How proteins got their close-upMar 1, 2022 · 35 min
  • The search for exoplanetsFeb 15, 2022 · 25 min

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