Discover the science of why "soft and fluffy" often means "water-resistant". We reveal how to strip away industrial sizing and chemical residues using pro hotel hacks like vinegar and baking soda to turn your slick linens into ultimate drying machines.

Discover why a soak in the tub turns your hands into "prunes," a phenomenon driven by an active, neural process rather than passive water absorption. This podcast explores the "Rain Tread" hypothesis, which suggests these wrinkles are an evolutionary adaptation that acts like tyre grooves to channel water away and improve grip efficiency on wet objects. We also examine how the repeatable topography of these wrinkles serves as a vital indicator of sympathetic nerve function and overall neurovascular health.

Lightning is a powerful discharge of electrical energy occurring between charged ice particles within a storm cloud. This podcast explores how these strikes heat the air to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit—five times hotter than the surface of the sun—causing a rapid expansion of air that creates the sonic shockwaves we hear as thunder. We investigate the phenomenon of "heat lightning," which is actually just distant lightning whose sound has been dissipated or refracted by the atmosphere before it can reach the observer. Beyond Earth, the show ventures to Jupiter and Saturn, where massive storms produce flashes with an optical energy of 109 Joules. Finally, we delve into the rare and mysterious ball lightning, which some theories suggest is formed by complex hydrodynamic vortex rings created by the very shockwaves thunder produces.