Hannah Fry
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The Most Dangerous Rock In Hannah's Collection
When you think of dangerous geological specimens, does your mind jump straight to radioactive uranium, toxic heavy metals, or even asbestos?
The Audio Illusion That Proves We Don't Experience Reality
Your ears are lying to you right now. In this episode of The Rest Is Science, Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens (Vsauce) dive into the bizarre world of audio illusions where your brain hears…
Will A 25 Year Old Space Pen Still Write?
A pen designed to write in space sits unopened for 25 years. Does it still work?
A Paleontology Of The Future
What will humanity leave behind? In this episode, Professor Hannah Fry and VSauce's Michael Stevens explore the traces humans leave behind and what those traces reveal about how we think.
What Are The Odds You'll Become A Fossil?
Most living things vanish without a trace. A select few become fossils. But how?
Why Feet Are Weirder Than You Think
Compared with almost every other animal on Earth, our feet seem strangely specialised.
How Many Words Do You ACTUALLY Know?
Most people use just a fraction of the words they understand. But how big is your vocabulary, really?
Why You Should Stop Using Face ID
Do you think your thoughts belong to you? How would feel if you found out they don't?
Nikola Tesla Fell In Love with a Pigeon
What do lightning, wireless electricity, Cambridge dining etiquette, hypnosis, and a lovestruck pigeon have in common? The answer is (of course) Nikola Tesla.