Particles of Thought

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Episodes: 63

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Ready to break your brain? Particles of Thought, the hit video podcast from the producers of NOVA is back with new mind-expanding conversations with scientists on the edge. Host Hakeem Oluseyi dives into how to hack your own anxiety, the surprising connection between dark matter and black holes, the secrets of animal communication, the hidden geometry shaping our world, and even what it means to be human. Along the way, he tackles big questions, uncovers surprising answers, and opens up entirely new ways to think.

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Episode Date
Rethinking Neanderthals
Aug 06, 2026
Real Hobbits?
Aug 04, 2026
Full Interview: The Future of AI and Us
Jul 30, 2026
AI Origins
Jul 28, 2026
AI Robots
Jul 23, 2026
When AI Escapes the Data Center
Jul 21, 2026
Full Interview: Anxiety Hacking
Jul 16, 2026
Your Brain Needs Friends
Jul 14, 2026
Neuroscience of Exercise
Jul 09, 2026
Good Anxiety
Jul 07, 2026
Full Interview: T. rex to Birds
Jul 02, 2026
Real World vs “Jurassic World"
Jun 30, 2026
How Birds Survived the Asteroid
Jun 25, 2026
T. rex Family Secrets
Jun 23, 2026
Full Interview: Dark Matter = Black Holes?
Jun 18, 2026
Hunt for Mini Black Holes
Jun 16, 2026
Are Black Holes Dark Matter?
Jun 11, 2026
Why Dark Matter Matters
Jun 09, 2026
How Many Leaves Are on a Tree? | Kirk Johnson
Apr 29, 2026
The Air You Breathe Is Bacteria Poop | Peter Girguis
Apr 22, 2026
The Fish That Could Walk | Sean B. Carrol
Apr 15, 2026
How Close Can You Safely Get to a Black Hole? | Janna Levin
Apr 08, 2026
A New Law of Nature? | Robert Hazen & Michael Wong
Apr 01, 2026
AI Is Coming for Blue Collar Jobs | Hany Farid
Mar 25, 2026
What Species Can We De-Extinct? | Beth Shapiro
Mar 18, 2026
Were Dinosaurs Able to Sing? | Erich Jarvis
Mar 11, 2026
Space-Time Expansion, Explained | Adam Riess
Mar 04, 2026
Your Brain’s Peak Performance Mode | Heather Berlin
Feb 25, 2026
Black Hole Geometry Will Warp Your Brain | Janna Levin
Feb 18, 2026
What Exactly Is a Law of Nature? | Robert Hazen & Michael Wong
Feb 11, 2026
How Many Microbes Live on Earth? | Peter Girguis
Feb 04, 2026
Why Tropical Trees Don’t Have Rings | Kirk Johnson
Jan 28, 2026
How Weight Loss Drugs Were Inspired by Gila Monsters | Sean B. Carroll
Jan 21, 2026
De-Extincted” Dire Wolf Pups Are Growing Up | Beth Shapiro
Jan 14, 2026
How AI Is Taking “Future-Proof” Jobs | Hany Farid
Jan 07, 2026
Discovering Dark Energy and the Hubble Tension with Adam Riess
Dec 18, 2025
Hubble Tension, Explained | Adam Riess
Dec 17, 2025
Einstein’s “Biggest Blunder” | Adam Riess
Dec 15, 2025
How Fame Affects the Brain | Heather Berlin
Dec 11, 2025
How Fossils Form and How to Find Them | Kirk Johnson
Dec 10, 2025
Why Only Some Species Can Talk—and Dance | Erich Jarvis
Dec 08, 2025
Evolution of New Species, Venom, Wings, and More with Sean B. Carroll
Dec 04, 2025
How the Fruit Fly Revolutionized Biology | Sean B. Carroll
Dec 03, 2025
The Evolution of Venom & Antivenom | Sean B. Carroll
Dec 01, 2025
A Black Hole Is a Place, Not a Thing | Janna Levin
Nov 30, 2025
How To Recognize Alien Life | Peter Girguis
Nov 26, 2025
Can We Make Animals Talk? | Erich Jarvis
Nov 24, 2025
De-Extinction, Dire Wolves, and Jurassic Park with Beth Shapiro
Nov 20, 2025
De-Extinction: A How-To Guide | Beth Shapiro
Nov 19, 2025
How AI Deepfakes Are Really Made | Hany Farid
Nov 17, 2025
What's My Brain Doing? Goosebumps & Other Strange Phenomena | Heather Berlin
Nov 13, 2025
When Black Holes Collide | Janna Levin
Nov 12, 2025
Leopard Spots on Mars? NASA’s Big Discovery, Explained | Peter Girguis
Nov 10, 2025
Sinkholes in Florida Reveal Amazing Fossils | Kirk Johnson
Nov 06, 2025
How to Detect Deepfakes: Recognizing AI-Generated Content | Hany Farid
Nov 05, 2025
Extremophiles, the Deep Sea, and Alien Life with Peter Girguis
Nov 03, 2025
Bird Song and the Evolution of Language with Erich Jarvis
Oct 21, 2025
Neuroscience of Consciousness, Personality, and Creativity with Heather Berlin
Oct 07, 2025
A Missing Law of Nature with Bob Hazen and Mike Wong
Sep 23, 2025
Black Holes and Quantum Weirdness with Janna Levin
Sep 09, 2025
Deepfake Detection and the Future of AI with Hany Farid
Aug 26, 2025
Fossil Hunting, Sinkholes, and Paleobotany with Kirk Johnson
Aug 26, 2025
Introducing Particles of Thought
Aug 12, 2025