It’s easy to think of people in the distant past as kinda dumb for believing things like that mice could spontaneously generate from old grain. But if you look a little deeper, you’ll find there was a sensibility to the odd beliefs that came before science.

It&rsquo;s easy to think of people in the distant past as kinda dumb for believing things like that mice could spontaneously generate from old grain. But if you look a little deeper, you&rsquo;ll find there was a sensibility to the odd beliefs that came before science.

Turn down the gas on your Bunsen burner, distill a nice pot of tea, and slip into your most comfortable lab coat because Stuff You Should Know is submitting our most science-y episodes for your peer-review.  Prepare to go full egghead!

Turn down the gas on&nbsp;your Bunsen burner, distill a nice pot of tea, and slip into&nbsp;your most comfortable lab coat because&nbsp;Stuff&nbsp;You&nbsp;Should&nbsp;Know&nbsp;is submitting our most science-y episodes for&nbsp;your peer-review.&nbsp; Prepare to go full egghead!

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist

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Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts. 

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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Things We Believed Before the Scientific Method

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Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy.

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<li>Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy.</li>
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Chaos Theory Changed the Universe

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It's a confusing part of climate change when it seems winter is as cold as ever, but as global temperatures creep ever so slightly higher, a cascade of catastrophic events will almost surely follow. The ball is in humanity's court.

It's a confusing part of climate change when it seems winter is as cold as ever, but as global temperatures creep ever so slightly higher, a cascade of catastrophic events will almost surely follow. The ball is in humanity's court.

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Global Warming Works

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Like many huge discoveries, X-rays were accidentally stumbled upon. That serendipity led to a medical breakthrough still in use today. Learn about how X-rays are created and why they make such delightful images of our bones.

Like many huge discoveries, X-rays were accidentally stumbled upon. That serendipity led to a medical breakthrough still in use today. Learn about how X-rays are created and why they make such delightful images of our bones.

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How X-Rays Work

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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Things We Believed Before the Scientific Method

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