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Many physicists dream of coming up with a unified theory of the universe. Rae Robertson-Anderson dreams of understanding ranch dressing, shampoo, and scrambled eggs. Guests: Rae Robertson-Anderson, a physics professor at the University of San Diego. (Find her TikToks at physics_mamma.) For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For… Play episode

The musical structure of the universe
How to beat roulette
Is climate change really making hurricanes worse?
Are we sure about fluoride?
The man who walked butterflies on a leash
Imagine a sunset, now imagine you can't
An imaginary planet that feels extremely real
The view from inside a volcano
Who are you calling a Neanderthal?
Sorry, we left an implant in your brain
Blood farm
Moon genes
How to stop your hiccups
A new way to listen
Intraterrestrials
How to talk to aliens
Good Robot #4: Who, me?
Good Robot #3: Let’s fix everything
Good Robot #2: Everything is not awesome
Good Robot #1: The magic intelligence in the sky
A strange signal from space
Dylan got malaria on purpose
The problem with dreams
Is science in danger?
How umami blew up taste
What’s hiding under the Antarctic ice?
Biopiracy
Will AI ever ... feel?
New year, new diet, live forever?
Mysteries we can’t stop thinking about
Who let the wolves in?
Where to meet a Neanderthal
Pinky and the (lab-grown) Brain
Why are there lefties and righties?
Placebos work. Why?
Why is horror so fun?
Are psychedelics breaking science?
Your gut’s feelings
Is insurance doomed?
My animal heart
How hot could the world get?
Should you be eating poison oak?
Dark oxygen could rewrite Earth’s history
You're lost in the wilderness. Now what?
Viral dark matter
The good virus
Ecstasy therapy
What did dinosaurs sound like?
Do we live inside an enormous black hole?

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