SciShow Tangents
by Complexly
SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research... while not getting distracted. There will be tangents about video games, music, weird smells, surprisingly deep insights about life, and of course, poop, but it always comes back to the science.
Episodes
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Spaaaace Compilation
To infinity, butt facts, and beyond! It's not a shock that we here at Tangents love space. This wide-ranging set of episodes takes us all over our seasons - and all throughout our universe - as we learn about the wonders of space both near and very, very, very far. Episodes in this compilation…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 37
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on July 16, 2024 titled "Extra Special Crew Chat!" Original Patreon description: Tangents is made possible by people like you - who contribute to our Patreon which makes this show free for everyone! This week we are in the midst of our campaign…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 36
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on July 1, 2024 titled "June Bonus!" Original Patreon description: This is going be a gooooooood one! Here's some cut for time content from the bananas episode! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 35
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on May 31, 2024 titled "Bonus Content!" Original Patreon description: This month we have a special cut-for-time bonus science couch question from our Turtles episode! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 34
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on April 25, 2024 titled "Bonus Episode Hygiene!" Original Patreon description: Rapid Fire Quesitons coming in HOT! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to...
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Superhero Tropes Compilation
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's another Tangents compilation! In these fantastic, superpowered episodes, we learn about the real-world ways these superhero tropes show up all around us. Strap on your utility belt and flutter your cape, we're off to do some heroic stuff! Episodes in this...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 33
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on April 1, 2024 titled "Big vs. Small bonus questions!" SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! While you're at it,...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Minions Movie Commentary
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on February 14, 2024 titled "Minions. Commentary. + Announcement." Original Patreon description: Besties, Followers, Fangents, we've been so busy putting the final touches on this GLORIOUS Minions Movie Commentary and planning for our time on…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 32
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on December 22, 2023 titled "Dust Questions, Lightning Round (and baseball sounds)." Original Patreon description: We're back at it again with more fast answers to all the questions that wouldn't fit in our normal episode, and we got some fun...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 31
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on November 9, 2023 titled "Blue Questions (Lightning Round)." Original Patreon description: We're back at it again with more fast answers to all the questions that wouldn't fit in our normal episode, and we got some fun sound effects to boot!...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 30
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on September 14, 2023 titled "Bacteria Questions (Lightning Round)." Original Patreon description: Up the stakes y'all, we've got a challenge: we're answering your bacteria questions as fast as we can with as much accuracy as possible. SciShow...
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Build-A-Human Compilation
For all you aspiring Frankenstein's out there (that's the scientist, not the monster, you know we gotta be accurate on Tangents), may this compilation guide your mad scientist tendencies as we learn about some of the most essential body parts (butts obviously included). Episodes in this...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 29
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on July 28, 2023 titled "Shell Questions (the Lightning Round Version)." Original Patreon description: Welcome to the show, a lightning round of bonus questions focused on ONE episode! Here are all the runner-up questions from the shell episode....
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 28
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on July 12, 2023 titled "Bonus Episode #25." Original Patreon description: Dr. Sam and Esteemed Co-host Ceri are answering your questions, science and non-science! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 27
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on June 6, 2023 titled "Ask Sam & Ceri!" Original Patreon description: Hang with Sam, Ceri, and AP Faith and see if they answer your science couch questions! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 26
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on May 9, 2023 titled "Bonus Episode!" SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! While you're at it, check out the...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 25
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 18, 2023 titled "Bonus Tangents!" Original Patreon description: It's the bonus Patreon podcasts for patrons on Patreon that support us over here! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to...
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Earth, Wind, and Fire Compilation
Nature never ceases to amaze...well, us at least. We here at Tangents are big fans of planet Earth and all the incredible stuff that happens here. We get our hands dirty and our minds informed in these episodes all about the elements! Episodes in this compilation: S1 E9 - Ice and Snow, original...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 24
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 3, 2023 titled "Bonus Content, Incoming!" Original Patreon description: Another Patreon Bonus Podcast! Listen for your Science Couch Questions, and Check in with Sam on the Every Person's Science Bench? SciShow Tangents is on YouTube!…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 23
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on January 31, 2023 titled "SciShow! Tangents! Patreon! Podcast! (with hand gestures)." Original Patreon description: It's a new energy for 2023. We don't know what the energy is, but it definitely involves hand gestures and accents. Tune in and...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 22
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on December 23, 2022 titled "December Bonus Episode." Original Patreon description: Enjoy this cutting-room floor compilation of some tangents moments throughout the year. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 21
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on December 1, 2022 titled "November Bonus Episode." Original Patreon description: Our sound engineer Tuna joins the bonus pod this week as we rapid fire answer some of your burning questions. These answers are probably right... SciShow Tangents...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 20
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on October 29, 2022 titled "What the heck?" Original Patreon description: This bonus pod is Ceri's special game: Pattently Obvious. Watch along and see if you can guess what the patent is for! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to...
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Best of Butts Compilation
If Tangents is known for anything, it's known for our incredible, fascinating, endlessly-shareable facts...about butts. In celebration of the Butt One More Thing Fact, enjoy this compilation of topics related to butts and the treasure trove of knowledge within. Episodes in this compilation: S3 E8…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 19
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on September 30, 2022 titled "Silly Little Bonus Pod." Original Patreon description: The Tangents team is back in know your team mode. Listen along to more great icebreakers and send us your answers in the discord! SciShow Tangents is on…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 18
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on September 7, 2022 titled "Get to know the Tangents Team!" Original Patreon description: Think you know our hosts well? Listen as our lovely hosts dive in and answer some of the internet's best get-to-know-you questions. SciShow Tangents is on...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 17
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on August 1, 2022 titled "SciShow Samgents: ANAGRAM." Original Patreon description: Listen and play along with the team in this month's bonus episode! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 16
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on June 30, 2022 titled "SciShow Tangents Livestream!" SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! And go to...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 15
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on June 3, 2022 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Ep 15: Quick Question Spectacular." Original Patreon description: Our second episode of Dear Sam and Ceri is on hold for now, so we have a special treat: the first episode of our new SciShow Prime…
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Rainy Day Compilation
Grab a hot beverage, cuddle up with something soft, lean plaintively against a chilly window, and let the tremulous tones of Tangents lull you to the relaxation that only a cozy rainy day indoors can bring. Episodes in this compilation: S1 E29 - Sleep, original airdate: May 28, 2019 S2 E28…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 14
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on April 29, 2022 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Ep 14: April Fool Special!" Original Patreon description: It's the end of April now, but remember how fun the first day was? Here's the Tangents gang on April Fools talking about the science of pranks...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 13
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 31, 2022 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Ep 13: Dear Ceri and Sam." Original Patreon description: The totally not a copy cat podcast where Ceri and Sam answer your questions, give you dubious advice, and bring you the latest news from the...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 12
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 4, 2022 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Ep 12: Talking Tuna!" Original Patreon description: We're chatting with our sound designer Tuna about his human form, and fish compatriot! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 11
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on January 31, 2022 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Ep 11: New Year New Poopoopeepeepedia." Original Patreon description: Find out intimate details about Gummybear's poop, Professor McGonagall's anus, and the psychology of New Years resolutions!...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Cars 2 Movie Commentary
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on January 25, 2022 titled "Cars 2 Tangents Movie Commentary!" Original Patreon Description: It's finally here! Thank you for helping us meet our goal of 500 Patrons! We are so thankful for each and every one of you. Time to finally figure out,...
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Ace Your Chemistry Test Compilation
For those of you with finals on the brain, or those of you whose brain can't let go of those finals and they haunt your dreams to this day, Tangents has your back with this compilation stuffed to the brim with essential chemistry knowledge! Episodes in this compilation: S1 E46 - Plastic, original...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 10
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on December 22, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Ep 10: Warm Poopoopeepeepedia." Original Patreon description: We're trying to stay warm here in frigid Montana, so we discuss all things warm and cozy with ex-Tangents host, Stefan Chin! SciShow...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 9
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on November 23, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Episode 9: Thankspooping!" Original Patreon description: This month we are grateful for turkey, crescent rolls, friends, and you our wonderful Patrons! Enjoy our game of Family Food and an...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 8
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on October 29, 2021 titled "Tangents ~BOOOOnus~ Pod Episode 8: Spooky Scary Science." Original Patreon description: Why do we get the creepy crawlies? Why do phobias exist? Why is my milk wriggling?!? I'd avoid eating anything around minute…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 7
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on September 30, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Episode 7: Stump Hank!" Original Patreon description: This month, it's finally time to Stump Hank! See how he holds up to intense questioning about Star Trek, dark matter, and fashion! Plus…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 6
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on August 31, 2021 titled "Poopoopeepeepedia Episode 6." Original Patreon description: Alternative name to this podcast that keeps changing: Hank's Hangover Corner! Poor guy was too hungover to be properly stumped but we hope you enjoy Hank's...
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Summer Road Trip Compilation
Summer is just around the corner, with all its golden-hued evenings, icy-cold treats, groovy music, and winding roads laden with promises of adventure. If you're heading out on an epic summer road trip, bring this Tangents compilation along for the ride and squeeze in some learning between…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 5
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on July 28, 2021 titled "Poopoopeepeepedia - Episode 5." Original Patreon description: Hank faces the consequences of his bathroom humor titling by diving into the poopy waters of urine and feces! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 4
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on June 30, 2021 titled "Q and Bidet - Episode 4." Original Patreon description: What popular songs does Ceri know? How stumped did she get by your science questions? Listen to this episode of Q and Bidet (I should mention Hank came up with that...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 3
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on May 28, 2021 titled "Q and Play - Episode 3!" Original Patreon description: We've named the Patreon podcast! Enjoy Sam trying to answer your science questions while Ceri and Hank give him encouraging/condescending smiles. SciShow Tangents is…
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 2
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on April 30, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Episode #2." Original Patreon description: Ceri and Hank answer your questions about the future of science! SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents! And go to...
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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 1
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 26, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Episode #1!" Original Patreon description: Hank, Sam, and Ceri answer your questions! Including: What happened to Chin Coins? Is there a scientific formula to a great joke? And how do non-newtonian fluids...
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Back to the Future Compilation
Stroll back in time to look ahead at the future with Tangents in this compilation of episodes investigating the science and innovations that have pushed humanity and technology ever on down the road of advancement! Episodes in this compilation: S1 E15 - Artificial Intelligence, original airdate:...
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Tangents
The day has arrived- this is our very last episode of Tangents ever! So of course, we had to talk about a topic that's near and dear to our hearts forever: Tangents. Ride down memory lane with us and returning original host Stefan Chin as we reminisce, try to remember what we've learned, and…
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Cancer Revisit with Deboki Chakravarti
We're thrilled to be joined for a special return to the topic of Cancer by our own magnificent editorial assistant, Deboki Chakravarti! We cover a ton in this beefy episode, so grab a snack, get comfy, and prepare to dive deep on a topic that's well worth the revisit. SciShow Tangents is on...
About this show
SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research... while not getting distracted. There will be tangents about video games, music, weird smells, surprisingly deep insights about life, and of course, poop, but it always comes back to the science.
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