Unhealthy Curiosity
Dr Sarah HolperCurious about why your stomach doesn’t eat itself, or why some people sweat blood? Dr Sarah Holper, neurologist, explores the human body’s features, flaws, and questionable design choices. Unhealthy Curiosity uses science, medical mysteries, history, and stories to explain why our bodies behave the way they do.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 19 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Life SciencesScience | |||
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This episode examines the odd biology and even odder rituals surrounding sneezing. Including sunlight sneezes, chocolate sneezes, and why on earth we feel compelled to bless them.
For thousands of years, doctors believed urine revealed the hidden workings of the body. By peering at a patient’s wee, they diagnosed everything from epilepsy to death — sometimes without even meeting the patient.
This episode explores the strange ... more
If you were feeling sickly 100 years ago, your doctor might have prescribed a loincloth, a bed, and a sun-drenched balcony in the Swiss Alps. No blood tests or scans — your degree of tan would determine your prognosis.
From sun worship to sun-gazin... more
Your DNA can build a body, grow a tumour, or implicate you in a crime. This episode explores what happens when DNA evidence meets identical twins, and why one of Europe’s most feared serial killers turned out to be much stranger than anyone expected.... more
If you’ve ever heard a recording of your own voice, you may have wished for a voice transplant. But would it be possible? This episode explores why your voice is more than your voice box — and what it would actually take to sound like Elvis.
Your oesophagus was never designed to handle acid splashes — and yet, sometimes it has to. This episode looks at heartburn — why it happens, the neat trick emergency doctors use to distinguish it from a heart attack, and what spaceflight reveals abou... more
Over the centuries, doctors have tried everything to cure hiccups — from sugar to shock to what modern medicine would classify as controlled drugs and poisons. This episode looks at what hiccups actually are, why they happen, and which cures have at ... more
Many animals use chemical signals — pheromones — to find mates, mark territory, and warn of danger. Humans, despite popular belief, can’t detect them. This episode examines these signals — including the anatomical relic of our pheromone-sniffing past... more
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- The human body, brilliantly explained
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.
Apple Podcasts5Bluecat314
Australia2 months ago - Fascinating
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.
Apple Podcasts5Snapdragon💕Australia3 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #13 |  France/Science/Life Sciences |
Apple Podcasts | #17 | Australia/Science/Life Sciences |
Apple Podcasts | #165 | France/Science |
Apple Podcasts | #190 | Australia/Science |
Apple Podcasts | #113 |  Israel/Science/Life Sciences |
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