
Neurologist Dr Sarah Holper explores the human body's strangest features, flaws, and quirks. Using medicine, biology, history, and curious case studies, she explains why our bodies behave the way they do. From sweating blood to voice transplants, each episode examines a curious corner of human anatomy.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 24 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ScienceLife Sciences | |||

In one experiment, a man who didn't sleep for a week ended up sobbing about an imaginary gorilla. This episode explores what science has uncovered about the effects of sleep deprivation, from hallucinations to frank psychosis – and whether the brain ... more
The inventor of Corn Flakes believed cinnamon was morally suspicious and flavour was a threat to virtue. This episode explores the strange story of John Harvey Kellogg, his wellness empire, his obsession with chewing, vibrating chairs for constipatio... more
In 1980, flight attendants began apparently sweating blood on flights between New York and Florida. The CDC investigated. The explanation was not what anyone expected. Also featuring blue sweat, pink sweat, and the only diagnostic dilemma ever solved... more
This episode explores the biology of itching. Including NASA’s emergency Velcro patches, exploding lice in World War I trenches, contagious scratching, "amphetamites", mosquito mouth-javelins, and the imaginary insects produced by the human brain its... more
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Short, quirky, seemingly unlinked proven facts are woven together in a very relaxing, clever way.
Your appetite is whetted at the start of each episode and the concluding summary is most helpful joining the facts together.
I have laughed aloud every episode. I genuinely look forward to
this podcast each week.
One of the few podcasts that actually makes you smarter in ten minutes. Each episode turns some obscure bodily quirk into a gripping story. No fluff, no banter — just excellent science with dry humour and great storytelling.
I am already developing an unhealthy curiosity for needing more content! These are facts that I needed to know but didn’t even know existed and are also from a trusted source - a doctor who is actually making concepts easy to understand. Looking forward to learning more as I listen on my commute.
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