Why we hiccup

Five-sixths of all the matter in the universe is this invisible stuff called dark matter, and scientists barely understand what it is. So what happens if we can't answer arguably the biggest mystery in the universe? One physicist decided to quit because he started asking question ...  Show more

It's a question that seems impossible to grapple with, but scientists won't take no for an answer. In this collaboration with Scientific American, we take on the big bang and a whole bunch of seemingly impossible questions. Guests: Rachel Feltman, host of the Science Quickly podc ...  Show more

Why do we hiccup? What evolutionary function does it perform? Which of the remedies actually work to stop hiccups? Who were the people who had extended hiccups? Who won the Ig Noble Prize for hiccups?   ... We explain like i'm five!   Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive communit ...  Show more

Ask a Chemist #64

In this bonus edition of 'Chemistry for Your Life,' hosts Melissa and Jam tackle intriguing questions from listeners. They delve into why some people hiccup when eating carrots, the fascinating uses of poinsettias in food packaging, th ...

In episode 45, we get curious about 2 topics for the first time thanks to Wolfie of Dallas, Texas.  Learn what hiccups and farts are and how to treat them.  Find out whether animals hiccup and fart.  Olivia also charms us with her own hiccup and fart sounds for your entertainm ...

Learn about a scientific tool to cure hiccups; why corvids owe big brains to longer childhoods; and how spacecraft move.Finally, the first-ever scientific tool to cure hiccups by Grant CurrinTeam describes science-based hiccups intervention. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eureka ...  Show more