Curiosity Stream

Dr Jack meets Wim Hof, 'The Iceman', and finds out how our mind controls our experience of pain. He tests out his own pain barrier.

Dr. Jack meets people who can smell sounds, taste words and hear flavours. Magician Pete confuses our sight, smell and touch.

Hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, twisters and typhoons are all powerful wind storms that leave devastation in their wake all across the globe.

From flash floods to hurricanes to tsunamis, is a changing climate making these devastating floods more likely and their impact more severe?

Ours is a dangerous world where geological mishaps-avalanches, landslides, heat waves, sinkholes and blizzards-can spell disaster almost as much as the big cataclysms.

Our focus for this chilling but fascinating episode is when humans are a serious danger to themselves through nuclear and industrial accidents.

This episode charts a sobering course through the choppy seas of maritime disasters involving luxury liners, routine ferry trips, an oil tanker, and modern piracy.

In this episode, we see that though many improvements in aviation technology have lessened the dangers of flying over the years, the risks have not all been eliminated.

Join host Nick Uhas and his guests as they make science look like sorcery. This week's experiments delve into the possibilities of mind control, why objects and people?

Join host Nick Uhas and his guests as they tune into the science behind sound. This week's experiments hit high notes as we discover the physics of theremins.

Dog drool leads to phone addiction, and the accidents behind Teflon, dynamite, and wifi.

Dr Jack explores the origins of creativity and meets a man who developed an amazing talent for art after suffering a brain trauma.

Dr Jack meets Wim Hof, 'The Iceman', and finds out how our mind controls our experience of pain. He tests out his own pain barrier.

Rail journeys and even just getting in your car can be fraught with catastrophe caused by the powers of nature and human folly alike.

This episode is a sobering survey of environmental disasters-such as deforestation and pollution on land, in the sea, and in the air-and their causes.

Dog drool leads to phone addiction, and the accidents behind Teflon, dynamite, and wifi.

The accidents behind the inventions of plastic, DNA fingerprinting, Botox, and artificial indigo.

Dr Jack meets two people who can't stop falling asleep, and discovers how important sleep is for good health.

Dr Jack explores the origins of creativity and meets a man who developed an amazing talent for art after suffering a brain trauma.

This episode charts a sobering course through the choppy seas of maritime disasters involving luxury liners, routine ferry trips, an oil tanker, and modern piracy.

In this episode, we see that though many improvements in aviation technology have lessened the dangers of flying over the years, the risks have not all been eliminated.