Supersonic Flights: Soviet Spies, Sonic Booms, and Aerodynamics

There’s no disputing that Venus is a mysterious hellscape with scorching temperatures, crushing pressures, and a poisonous atmosphere, but it wasn’t always like that. Some theories even suggest Venus was once habitable. So to finally get answers, NASA is developing two missions to explore Earth’s evil twin. In this series, we’re going to see why Venus didn’t end up like Earth, why sci-fi once imagined the planet was a paradise, and explain a controversial study suggesting life could exist in the clouds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The "God Particle” is a sexy name, but many physicists absolutely hate it. It’s also led people to think that maybe the discovery of the Higgs boson has something to do with the search for God, but it doesn’t. In this series, we’re going to talk about how scientists even knew to look for the Higgs Boson, how they found it, and what it means for the future of particle physics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you’re online, you may notice that conversations around ADHD are everywhere. You may even be starting to wonder, as you flick from one app to the next, that you yourself may have ADHD. But what exactly is ADHD and how is it diagnosed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the first supersonic flights in the 1940's, we’ve made advances in engines and materials and computers, even having a paying public going supersonic for a few decades too. However, today commercial airplanes are no faster than they were in the 1960s. So when will the public go supersonic again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ultimately the goal of archaeology is to find out about historic humans and their lives, but we also need to consider whether we should be digging up ancient people and the objects that once supported their livelihoods in the first place. And what will the future of the field look like with recent technology break-throughs? All this and more in this episode of Seeker+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Constructing a true metaverse is not an easy undertaking. Find out just what it’s going to take to get the technology up and running for a seamless and immersive experience in this episode of Seeker+. Oh, and we'll get into whether or not the metaverse is going to be a good thing or cause more problems than it's worth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Seeker+, we dig into the neuroscience of how we learn and comb through studies about what can really make us more productive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the single most complex construction project in the history of humanity. Find out how the International Space Station was built, what scientific breakthroughs are being made onboard today, and what the plan is for future stations in space! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even though surgeries are super common these days, it’s still pretty incredible that surgeons can cut people open, root around and people leave feeling better. We’ve learned how to remove tumors, fix brains, stitch wounds, and even swap out body parts. Learn about some of medicine's craziest and most impressive surgeries and find out what the future of surgery will look like with autonomous robots, predictive modeling, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s talk about ghosts… and not just because we’re bringing Seeker+ back from the dead. So are ghosts real? I mean a lot of people claim to have seen them, but there’s a lot of proof that these scary appearances are more likely to be tricks being played by the brain. In this episode, we'll also get into what science actually says about the soul and whether believing in ghosts might be good for you after all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices