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Unhealthy Curiosity

Unhealthy Curiosity

By: Dr Sarah Holper
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Neurologist Dr Sarah Holper explores the human body's strangest features, flaws, and quirks. Using medicine, biology, history, and curious case studies, she explains why our bodies behave the way they do. From sweating blood to voice transplants, each episode examines a curious corner of human anatomy.Dr Sarah Holper Biological Sciences Science
Episodes
  • How to Map Your Taste Buds

    How to Map Your Taste Buds
    Jul 3 2026

    A famous biology textbook diagram. A Harvard psychologist called Edwin Boring. And somehow... netball. This episode explores the mad history of the tongue map, and why taste exists in the first place.
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    12 mins
  • So You Think You Want a Six-Pack?

    So You Think You Want a Six-Pack?
    Jun 24 2026

    If you thought doing sit-ups would give you a six-pack, think again. This episode explores the gruelling reality of competitive bodybuilding, and how a 19th century circus strongman used a tape measure, Greek statues, and a little mathematics to define the ‘perfect’ physique. (Do you measure up?)
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    13 mins
  • How Long Can You Go Without Sleep?

    How Long Can You Go Without Sleep?
    Jun 14 2026

    In one experiment, a man who didn't sleep for a week ended up sobbing about an imaginary gorilla. This episode explores what science has uncovered about the effects of sleep deprivation, from hallucinations to frank psychosis – and whether the brain recovers afterwards.
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    13 mins
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